South Africa beat England by 10 wickets as De Villiers smashes century:

Delhi: The thrill of the World Championships of Legends is continuously increasing and in the 8th match, South African Champions defeated England Champions. Thanks to the century of captain AB de Villiers in excellent form, South Africa defeated England by 10 wickets to register their third win in the competition.

Century in 41 balls, De Villiers played match winning innings

The South African team started chasing a target of 153 runs. De Villiers showed aggressive attitude from the beginning and scored a century in just 41 balls. He hit 15 fours and 7 sixes in his unbeaten 116 innings. During this time, his strike rate was 227.45. Hashim Amla, who is opening with him, scored 29 not out in 25 balls with the help of 4 fours. The two batsmen together gave the team a win without losing any wickets. AB was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for a great batting performance.

England’s innings faded

The decision to bowl first after winning the toss was beneficial for South African captain de Villiers. The England team scored 152 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Phil Mustard scored the highest 39 runs, while Samit Patel played 24 and Eoin Morgan played useful innings of 20 runs. Experienced players like Moin Ali and Ian Bell, returned to the pavilion cheaply.

South African bowlers’ impressive performance

For South Africa, Imran Tahir and Wayne Parnell took two wickets each. Dane Olivier and Chris Morris got one wicket each. This restrained performance of the bowlers stopped England from scoring a big score.

South Africa topped the points table

With this stunning victory, the South African team has now reached the top of the World Championship of Legends’ points table. He has 6 points with three wins in three matches. At the same time, Australia and Pakistan have three-three points, but Australia is second and Pakistan is third on the basis of better net run rate. India’s team is in the sixth place with one point.

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