Broad destroys the Proteas
2008-08-26 18:06
London - Stuart Broad claimed a career
best five for 23 on Tuesday to help England bowl South Africa
out for just 83 runs in 23 overs in the second one-day
international at Nottingham's Trent Bridge.
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, while wicketkeeper Matt Prior equalled the
world record in ODIs with six catches.
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.
Three highest-scoring batsmen
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.
Prior equalled the record for the most catches in an
innings, joining Australian Adam Gilchrist, who achieved the
feat four times, England's Alec Stewart (Prior's business
manager) and Boucher.