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Seems like England have found a new way to give a treat to it's followers! take the game to the brink, to the last ball of the last over! This match ws no different! Cricket World Cup, 2011 - South Africa vs England, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Match 21 Toss won by: England Status : England Beat South Africa by 6 runs Batted First : England Batted Second : South Africa Man of the match - Stuart Broad (ENG) South Africa: 165 AllOut in 47.4 overs R/R: 3.47   Target: 172 South Africa Batsman Status R B 4's 6's Hashim Amla b Stuart Broad 42 51 3 0 Graeme Smith (C) c Matt Prior b Graeme Swann 22 41 2 0 Jacques Kallis c Matt Prior b Stuart Broad 15 20 3 0 AB de Villiers b James Anderson 25 44 0 0 Faf du Plessis run out (Ian Bell) 17 38 2 0 JP Duminy b James Anderson 0 4 0 0 Morne van Wyk (W) b Tim Bresnan 13 37 0 0 Robin Peterson c Matt Prior b Michael Yardy 3 16 0 0 Dale Steyn lbw b Stuart Broad 20 31 3 0 Morne Morkel c Prior b Stuart Broad 1 4 0

Cricket World Cup, 2011 - South Africa vs Netherlands, Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Match 16 Match Result: South Africa beat Netherlands by 231 runs Man of the match: AB de Villiers Toss won by: Netherlands Status : Match Ended Batted First : South Africa Batted Second : Netherlands South Africa: 351 for 5 in 50.0 overs R/R: 7.02 South Africa Batsman Status R B 4's 6's Hashim Amla c Tom Cooper b Ryan ten Doeschate 113 130 8 0 Graeme Smith (C) b Bernard Loots 20 32 1 0 Jacques Kallis c Wesley Barresi b Ryan ten Doeschate 2 12 0 0 AB de Villiers run out (Berend Westdijk) 134 98 13 4 Faf du Plessis not out 18 14 1 0 JP Duminy c Peter Borren b Ryan ten Doeschate 40 15 2 4 Morne van Wyk (W) not out 0 0 0 0 Robin Peterson Dale Steyn Morne Morkel Imran Tahir Extras :    24  (b - 2, w - 16, nb - 1, lb - 5, Penalty - 0) Fall of wickets: 1/51 (Graeme Smith 12.5 ov.), 2/58 (Jacques Kallis 15.3 ov.), 3/279 (Hashim

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Match no. 7 West Indies vs South Africa (Final Scoreboard) Cricket World Cup, 2011 - South Africa vs West Indies, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, Match 7 Match Result: South Africa beat West Indies by 7 wickets Man of the match: AB Deviliers (RSA) Toss won by: South Africa Status : Match Ended Batted First : West Indies Batted Second : South Africa West Indies: 222 for 10 in 47.3 overs R/R: 4.67 West Indies Batsman Status R B 4's 6's Chris Gayle c Jacques Kallis b Johan Botha 2 3 0 0 Devon Smith c & b Imran Tahir 36 57 3 0 Darren Bravo lbw b Johan Botha 73 82 8 1 Ramnaresh Sarwan lbw b Imran Tahir 2 10 0 0 Shivnarine Chanderpaul c Robin Peterson b Imran Tahir 31 51 1 1 Dwayne Bravo run out (Morne Morkel) 40 37 1 3 Devon Thomas (W) c JP Duminy b Imran Tahir 15 26 1 0 Kieron Pollard lbw b Dale Steyn 0 1 0 0 Darren Sammy (C) lbw b Dale Steyn 0 4 0 0 Sulieman Benn c Morne Morkel b Dale Steyn 6 8 1 0 Kemar Roach not out 2 6 0