South Africa bowl out England for 171
March 6th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANSChennai, March 6 (IANS) South Africa spun England out for 171 in their Group B World Cup match here Sunday.
Electing to bat, England were dealt two blows in the first over with left-arm spinner Robin Peterson (3-22) dismissing captain Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen.
He then removed Ian Bell and England were three wickets down with only 15 runs on the board.
Ravi Bopara (60) and Jonathan Trott (52) added 99 runs to bring the innings back on track. But Pakistan-born leg spinner Imran Tahir broke the partnership and finished with four for 38 to wrap England’s innings in 45.4 overs.
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