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<b>Cricket:</b> South Africa beat England by 9 wickets

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South Africa cruised with a 9-wicket victory over England to enter the semi-finals.

England, after electing to bat first, just could not get moving and finished with a partly 154 from 48 overs. Andrew Strauss with 46 runs was the top scorer.

Man of the Match Andrew Hall picked 5 wickets for just 18 runs from his 10 overs.

South Africa sent England on a leather-hunt, reaching to the target of 155 runs in just 19.2 overs. Skipper Graeme Smith was unbeaten on 89 runs from just 58 balls.

 
 

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First Published: Apr 18 2007 | 8:14 AM IST

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