ST AUGUSTINE, March 10: South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said there is no need to panic despite watching his world No 1 side's batting line-up fail to click for the second successive match.

South Africa lost by seven wickets to Pakistan here on Friday in their final World Cup warm-up match on an awful pitch which caused so many concerns that players protested over its match worthiness.

“There is absolutely no panic. This was just a practice match and it didn't go our way,” said Arthur after seeing another below-par outing from his batsmen who mustered just 192 against Ireland on Monday.

“I think if the coin had fallen the other way and had we bowled first, it would have been different. Our bowlers had a decent workout, but the only concern is that the top order still needs some runs.”

The game was help up for nearly 10 minutes in the morning session after the players had complained of the track. South Africa were 56-3 at the stage.

“I don't think we gave up. It took us 10 overs to regain the intensity after the break,” said Arthur.—AFP