South Africa opened their World Cup campaign with a 62-run victory over Zimbabwe in Hamilton.
The Proteas made 339-4 in their 50 overs after being put into bat at Seddon Park with David Miller and JP Duminy both scoring centuries.
Zimbabwe made a brave reply but never looked in danger of reaching the target despite 80 from Hamilton Masakadza. They were all out for 277 in the penultimate over.
Miller smashed nine sixes, in addition to seven boundaries, in making 138 from 92 balls, while Duminy hit 115 in an unbeaten 256-run stand for the fifth wicket.
SA stuttered to 28-2 at the end of the powerplay, losing Quinton de Kock (7) and Hashim Amla (11), then Faf du Plessis (24) and AB de Villiers (25) were also gone by the 21st over.
However, Miller and Duminy, who hit nine boundaries and three sixes in his 100-ball innings, dominated the bowling in a record stand.
Zimbabwe were left needing 6.78 runs per over for an unlikely victory but had some hope as they reached 137-1 in the 24th over.
Leg-spinner Imran Tahir then made a double breakthrough with opener Chamu Chibhabha caught on the cover boundary for 64 and Masakadza’s bright innings ending when he got a leading edge to Amla at cover.
Captain Brendan Taylor made a run-a-ball 40, but he was the first of seven wickets to fall in 12.1 overs with Tahir finishing with 3-36.
India are next up for South Africa in Pool B next Sunday, while Zimbabwe face UAE on Thursday.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1uYyaH5
via IFTTT February 15, 2015 at 12:46AM
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