Sports News | South Africa Crush England by 229 Runs
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. South Africa demolished world champions England by 229 runs in an authoritative all-round show in a World Cup game here on Saturday.
Mumbai, Oct 21 (PTI) South Africa demolished world champions England by 229 runs in an authoritative all-round show in a World Cup game here on Saturday.
Batting first, Heinrich Klaasen's century (109 off 67 balls) and his 151-run stand with Marco Jansen (75 not out off 42 balls) took South Africa to a mammoth 399 for 7.
For England, Reece Topley was the most successful bowler with figures of 3 for 88 while Adil Rashid took two wickets for 61 runs in 10 overs.
In reply, England managed 170 in 22 overs with Gerald Coetzee taking 3/35 in four overs.
Brief Scores:
South Africa: 399 for 7 in 50 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 109, Reeza Hendricks 85, Marco Jansen 75 not out; Reece Topley 3/88).
England: 170 all out in 22 overs (Mark Wood 43; Gerald Coetzee 3/35).
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