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12 Mar 2015
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH
SA captain AB de Villiers received the best player accolade for scoring 99 runs off 82 balls.
12 Mar 2015
QUOTES:
"We bowled well until 44-45 overs," said UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir. "In batting it was a good knock by Swapnil Patil. We batted almost 50 overs so it is a big positive. It has given us a lot of confidence. They have got some amazing bowlers. We are not used to playing this kind of bowlers. A lot of confidence almost playing out 50 overs."
SA skipper AB de Villiers: "Very happy about today. It was hard work. They made it difficult for us. I was happy with the way we fought throughout. I won't say it is simple, but I try to keep it simple. Not always easy to play against a team not as good as you usually play. It was important for me to stick to my game-plans. It's never a given that you will make the quarter-final so a big moment for us."
12 Mar 2015
SOUTH AFRICA'S PERMUTATIONS:
Following a likely Australian victory over Scotland, Sri Lanka will finish third in their pool, which means they will face South Africa in the quarter-finals in Sydney next Wednesday.
12 Mar 2015
The South Africans are safely through to the quarter-finals after finishing second in Group B. They will in all likelihood face Sri Lanka in Sydney in the quarter-finals next Wednesday.
There are still some unanswered questions though. Will they persist with Quinton de Kock? Will Kyle Abbott return to the line-up? Who do you leave out then if Abbott returns? Will Behardien keep his place in the side....?
Also, South African fans will be worried about the toss in their knockout games. Can they chase a total down batting second?
12 Mar 2015
And that's GAME OVER folks. Fahad Alhashmi is injured so he won't come out to bat.
The UAE are then dismissed for 195 in 47.3 overs.
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FOUR! Patil gets another boundary when he hits Morkel straight down the ground for four.
12 Mar 2015
HALF-CENTURY for Patil, coming off 93 balls.
He celebrates by holding his arms aloft! It's his second ODI half-century. The other one was 99 not out against Scotland.
12 Mar 2015
Steyn steaming in now, but so far he's been unsuccessful.
He has been rather disappointing this World Cup it must be said...
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Naveed is out for 17, caught in the deep by De Villiers off the bowling of Philander.
UAE 163/7 after 39.2 overs.
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SIX! This time it's a proper shot from Naveed as he smacks Steyn over long-on.
That's the first maximum of the UAE innings...
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FOUR! Naveed ducks under the Philander bouncer, but it hits him on the helmet and goes all the way to the boundary!
He clearly took his eyes off the ball there...
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