South Africa steamroll Dutch for second win

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Mohali: South Africa crushed the Netherlands by 231 runs in a lop-sided Group B match to record their second successive victory in the World Cup on Thursday.

Put into bat, Hashim Amla (113) and AB de Villiers (134) featured in a marathon 221-run third wicket stand while JP Duminy (40) chipped in with a 15-ball cameo to propel South Africa to a commanding 351-5 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium.

Text: Reuters

Images: AP

Image: South Africa's batsman AB de Villiers bats during an ICC Cricket World Cup league match between South Africa and Netherlands in Mohali, India, Thursday, March 3, 2011.

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