England fall agonisingly short but can still qualify for the semi-finals
. But they have made life much harder for themselves after falling to defeat in their second Super Eights match against
Quinton de Kock showed that early on, reaching fifty from just 22 balls, after Buttler won the toss and decided to field first again, just as he did earlier in the week. Buttler followed up in the 14th with a remarkable direct-hit run out that saw the back of Heinrich Klaasen, the man who had tormented England with 109 off 67 balls during their Mumbai meltdown at last year’s 50-over World Cup.
The situation got even uglier for England two balls into the 11th over when Moeen Ali pulled Ottneil Baartman to deep midwicket.
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