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    "title": "World T20: All-round South Africa outclass Afghanistan by 37 runs",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mumbai, March 20 (Cricketnmore):&nbsp;<\/strong>Riding on swashbuckling batsman AB de Villiers&#39; quickfire half-century (64 off 29 balls) followed by seamer Chris Morris&#39; impressive four-wicket haul, South Africa edged past a spirited Afghanistan by 37 runs in their second Group 1 clash of the World Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Batting first, the Proteas posted 209\/5 in 20 overs, which included crucial knocks from De Villiers, Quinton de Kock (45) and Faf du Plessis (41).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In reply, despite opener Mohammad Shahzad&rsquo;s blistering 19-ball 44 at the start, Afghanistan lost wickets at regular intervals and were bundled out for 172 in 20 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For South Africa, Chris Morris (4-27), Imran Tahir (2-24), Kyle Abbott (2-36) and Kagiso Rabada (2-37) were the pick of the bowlers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chasing a stiff target of 210, opener Shahzad and Noor Ali Zadran (25) got Afghanistan off to a rollicking start, scoring 50 inside four overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shahzad struck three fours and five sixes but his stay in the middle was short-lived as seamer Chris Morris cleaned him up to help South Africa claw back into the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Skipper Asghar Stanikzai (7) who came in next too fell cheaply to have the team struggling at 60\/2 in sixth over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inexperience in the middle order showed as Gulbadin Naib (26), Mohammad Nabi (11), Samiullah Shenwari (25) all were dismissed despite getting starts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Proteas&#39; bowlers, despite getting hit for runs, picked up wickets at regular intervals in the middle overs to have the opposition in the backfoot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier opting to bat, South Africa were given a flying start by openers Quinton se Kock and Hashim Amla (5), scoring 21 runs off the first two overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Amla&#39;s stay at the crease was cut short as, while trying to hit the ball over the covers, the right-handed batsman chipped it straight to mid-off. South were 25\/1 inside three overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Proteas skipper Du Plessis played positively along with de Kock to help team post 66 runs after six overs.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Du Plessis, who struck seven boundaries and a six, was becoming a threat to Afghan bowlers but was run out when Mohammad Nabi came up with a good effort in the field.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Proteas received a double blow as another set batsman de Kock, after smacking six fours and two sixes in his 31-ball innings, was caught by the wicketkeeper to have South Africa at 97\/3 in 12th over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">De Villiers took a bit of time to settle down but freed his arms to smack leg-spinner Rashid Khan for 29 runs in the 17th over. It included four sixes, one four and a single that also brought up his eighth T20 internal half-century in just 24 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The innings proved to be costly for Afghanistan as de Villiers was dropped on 26 and 35 to bludgeone four boundaries and five massive sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">De Villiers and his partner Jean-Paul Duminy (29 not out) struck 76-run partnership for the fourth wicket to take team past 150-run mark.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Amir Hamza claimed one wicket each for Afghanistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brief scores: South Africa 209\/5 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 64, Quinton de Kock 45, Faf du Plessis 41; Amir Hamza 1\/25, Shapoor Zadran 1\/28, Mohammad Nabi 1\/35, Dawlat Zadran 1\/46) vs Afghanistan 172 in 20 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 44; Chris Morris 4-27, Imran Tahir 2-24, Kyle Abbott 2-36, Kagiso Rabada 2-37)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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