CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 05: Temba Bavuma of South Africa celebrates his century during day four of the 2nd Test at Newlands Stadium on January 5, 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

South African captain Temba Bavuma isn't concerned about his side's loss to Pakistan at the T20 World Cup, despite conceding that the "wheels probably came off" during their first defeat.

Pakistan managed 185 for 9 during Thursday's win, with a breakdown in fielding by the South Africans allowing the Pakistani's to triumph.

Speaking after the loss, Bavuma said the performance may serve as a wake up call for his squad.

"I wouldn't say it's a concern," Bavuma said.
"Probably is a bit of a wake-up call. I thought the first ten overs, we were superb. We were able to get them under pressure. Then after that, the wheels probably came off.
"Conditions changed a little bit with the ball going to skid [on]. I think in terms of our awareness, in terms of adapting to that, we were very slow. We allowed them to get momentum into their innings, and they were able to get a formidable score on the board.
"We're going to use our pace. We're going to use our bounce. Unfortunately for us today, it probably wasn't the right plan considering the conditions out there.
"Like I said, I don't think it's a big concern. Yes, there are talking points for us, areas that we can learn from. Maybe it's a performance that we needed to kind of bring us down back to earth."
Slippery conditions wreaked havoc on South African efforts on the field, but the skipper refused to blame the environment for his team's fielding.
"Maybe the intensity lowered a bit for the guys. Individually, the guys know, but it's definitely not the standard of fielding that we pride ourselves on," he said.
"I guess we had a bit of a lifeline probably because of the way we played up until this point, but I think from now on it's about us playing our best cricket. If we come unstuck, we come unstuck. Today we didn't play our best cricket."
South Africa will next face the Netherlands on Sunday, November 6, as their tournament continues.