{"id":13988,"date":"2012-08-29T03:21:01","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T01:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/cricket-amla-inspires-south-africa-to-odi-victory-over-england\/"},"modified":"2012-08-29T03:21:01","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T01:21:01","slug":"cricket-amla-inspires-south-africa-to-odi-victory-over-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-amla-inspires-south-africa-to-odi-victory-over-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Amla inspires South Africa to ODI victory over England"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aug 28 (Reuters) – South Africa made light work of England
\nin the second one-day international in Southampton on Tuesday,
\ndefeating the hosts by 80 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the
\nfive-match series after being set up by Hashim Amla’s 150.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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England were set a target of 288 to win following Amla’s
\nstellar innings after the Proteas, who now top the world
\nrankings in all three forms of the game, won the toss and
\nelected to bat.<\/p>\n

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The hosts would have loved to have mirrored outcast Kevin
\nPietersen’s innings on the same day, after he thrashed a
\nquick-fire 163 for Surrey in the County Championship match
\nagainst Somerset, but it was not to be as England’s run chase
\ngot off to a horrible start before they were bowled out for 207.<\/p>\n

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In just the second ball of the innings captain Alastair Cook
\nwas clean bowled for a duck by left arm opener Lonwabo Tsotsobe.<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell put on 64 runs to steady the
\nhosts, but the promising partnership came to an end after Trott
\ndeparted for 23 courtesy of Dean Elgar’s delightful catch in the
\ndeep off the bowling of Morne Morkel.<\/p>\n

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As he approached his half-century, Bell was next to fall for
\n45, bowled by deceptive spinner Robin Peterson to leave England
\nin the awkward position of 77 for three.<\/p>\n

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South Africa began to take control of the match when
\nPeterson struck for a second time in his next over, Ravi Bopara
\nwas claimed for 16 as he struck a back-foot drive direct to Faf
\ndu Plessis at extra cover. England lasted 40.4 overs.<\/p>\n

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Earlier Amla scored a magnificent 150 to lead South Africa
\nto an imposing total of 287 for five.<\/p>\n

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Graeme Smith and Amla shared a fluent opening partnership of
\n89, seeing off the early threat of James Anderson and Steven
\nFinn with ease.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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