Wednesday, 19 June 2013

England choke South Africa


London: England hosts leather chokers South Africa by seven wickets on Wednesday to march to the final for the second time Champions Cup.

The win was set up by the home team's bowling after captain Alastair Cook to the field, with wicket keeper Jose Buttler grab the record equivalent to six catches.



Although the southpaw young David Miller (56 *) and fast bowler Rory Kleinveldt (43) counter-attacked the brave with a record-breaking alliance 95-run, England were untroubled mainly to strengthen the hopes of 176, and Jonathan Trott (82 *), Joe Root ( 48) played a savior.

And England will meet the winner of the semifinal second between India and Sri Lanka, to be played on Thursday, in the final on Sunday.

Trotter - Nama

Trott was all poise and balance. He added 105 with root to save England from potential danger, after he left early blows them unsafe on 41/2.

Openers Cook and Ian Bell were both caught behind, and leave Trott root and young people to engineering a comeback. Trott, 32, lied his usual ODI strike rate several points and hit the Sweet 11 Hits of the fence, as he needed only 84 balls to bring up his highest score in the tournament.

Vision of the near victory, fell short root adventurous couple of his fifty when, after being hit Domini commander of the border, and he threw trying to paddle sweep. But England can not be denied and Trott, now with Owen Morgan of the company, and sent home side with a massive 75 balls to spare.

Brave effort

Earlier, smashing David Miller and Rory Kleinveldt record the position of the ninth wicket to lift South Africa to 175 of the perilous 80/8 in 23 more.

Hit Miller, a unbeaten 56 and Kleinveldt points in a career best 43 through a partnership 95-run, South Africa, the highest price for wickets ninth, which exceeded the 65 put on by Wayne Parnell and Dale Steyn against India in Jaipur in 2010.

Miller, who rose to fame with 38 ball century in the Indian Premier League this year, multiplied by five boundaries and two sixes.

Stein miss

Kleinveldt, to replace the invalid Dale Steyn, hit a six and four fours, also prevented the total collapse of the pair after England won the toss and elected to field in overcast conditions.

Khayat Stewart claimed widespread and off spinner James Tredwell three wickets each and James Anderson took two for 14 in eight overs.

Wicket keeper held Jose Buttler six, catches in an impressive display by the owners of the land in front of 25,000 fans at the Oval.

Anderson strikes

South Africa lost both openers, Colin Ingram and Hashim Amla, off the first 10 deliveries of the match to make the score 4/2.

Star was arrested batsman Amla, who hit triple century experiments in the same place last year, behind off Steven Finn to anyone. Ingram was leg before Anderson.

Pinch hitter Robin Peterson smashed 30 position - the third wicket of 41 with FAF du Plessis before becoming Anderson's second leg before victim in more than 11TH.

Freefall

Later two overs, the Proteas suffered a big blow when captain AB de Villiers gifted his wicket with a wild drive off the petition, which was increased to the wicket keeper.

Tredwell made up for the absence of the injured Graeme Swann as JP Domini was leg before in his second term, and got more than Du Plessis caught behind in his third.

South Africa fell to 70-6 in the 19th over and soon became 76-7 when Ryan McLaren was run by an alert Jonathan Trott in the slips as the batsman stepped up to pay Tredwell.

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