South Africa doomed in Broad-way drama: Second ODI against England

NOTTINGHAM (England), Aug 26: Stuart Broad produced his best ever figures of five for 23 from ten overs as England destroyed South Africa by ten wickets in the second one-day international at Trent Bridge here on Tuesday.

The tourists were bowled out for 83 in 23 overs and England chased down their target with 35.5 overs to spare to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Matt Prior (45 not out) and Ian Bell (28 not out) knocked the runs off with the minimum of fuss as England recorded a ten wicket win for only the third time in one-dayers.

Prior also equalled the world record for the number of dismissals in an innings taking six catches as South Africa tumbled to their lowest ever one-day score against England and the second lowest in their history.

Prior joins Adam Gilchrist, Alec Stewart and Mark Boucher as the only wicketkeepers to take six catches in an innings in a one-day international.

It was the Proteas’ second-lowest total in a one day international.

England, who lost the toss, need to score only 1.68 runs per over to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series after their victory in Leeds on Friday.

Andrew Flintoff took three for 29 and Steve Harmison two for four in one over.

The carnage began when Herschelle Gibbs was caught down the leg side for 10, off Broad.

Skipper Graeme Smith, who should have been run out when completing his first run, was brilliantly caught by the under-pressure keeper who dived full length in front of first slip and hung on to a spectacular catch with his left hand.

That gave Broad his 50th one-day international wicket and he was the second-youngest Englishman to achieve the feat at 22.

Only James Anderson was younger.

South Africa crashed to 26 for three when Jacques Kallis attempted a square cut, only to edge to Owais Shah at first slip. It was the final ball in a wicket-maiden.

Broad then had figures of three for eight from four overs, having dismissed South Africa’s three highest-scoring batsmen.

Broad added a fourth victim next over when JP Duminy edged to Prior.

That was 36 for four after the first ten-over power play period.

Flintoff added the wickets of AB de Villiers (lbw) and Mark Boucher (caught behind) to reduce the Proteas to 50 for six.

Broad then claimed his first five-wicket haul for his country when he had Johan Botha caught behind, which was Prior’s fifth catch.

Harmison came on to bowl with seven wickets down and he claimed top scorer Andre Nel (13) with his first ball in the 22nd over of the innings. The batsman’s attempted slog was caught at midwicket and it was 68 for eight.

Albie Morkel’s boundary through midwicket for four in the same over took South Africa past 69, their lowest total in one-day internationals, but he edged Harmison on the next ball and gave Prior his sixth catch.

Scoreboard

SOUTH AFRICA

G. Smith c Prior b Broad 9

H. Gibbs b Prior b Broad 10

J. Kallis c Shah b Broad 6

AB de Villiers lbw b Flintoff 5

J. Duminy c Prior b Broad 8

M. Boucher c Prior b Flintoff 10

J. Botha c Prior b Broad 1

J. Morkel c Prior b Harmison 6

A. Nel c Wright b Harmison 13

D. Steyn b Flintoff 6