Ton-up Klaasen guides South Africa to 399-7 against England / Photo: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE - AFP
-
Bayern boss Kompany out of hospital after meningeal irritation
-
Putin hails Elon Musk as 'truly a genius'
-
Shares in Google owner Alphabet sink on profit miss, ad slowdown
-
US stocks eye big tech earnings as Fed holds rates steady
-
Chelsea win as Bayern and Madrid draw in Women's Champions League
-
US Fed holds interest rates steady despite 'too high' inflation
-
Made with munitions from the Falklands War, a 'Chalice of Peace' for the pope
-
Rwanda cannot be blamed for what happens in DR Congo, FM says
-
Pioneering US labor leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96
-
Inter leave it late again in Serie A as Bologna sink AC Milan
-
Italian PM slams 'shameful' release of alleged protest organiser
-
Bolsonaro's escape to the US: How it happened
-
Hollywood producer Kennedy to head LA28 Olympic ceremony plans
-
Russell calls on Scotland to 'kick on' and beat big teams
-
Djokovic wins Basel opener to boost ATP Finals bid
-
Airbus aims for record deliveries despite disappointing quarter
-
US Fed holds interest rates steady despite surging inflation
-
Cuba wins UN vote against US embargo with weakest backing in 30 years
-
Chiefs sign ex-Ravens kicker suspended over sex allegations
-
Real Madrid, La Liga apology over Mbappe shows power of Chinese market
-
Inglis and Carey put Australia in command of South Africa decider
-
From Gaza to Ramallah, Palestinians see little hope in Israeli vote
-
92-year-old US judge handling Maduro case dies
-
US labor leader Dolores Huerta dead: family
-
Perez extends Cadillac deal to 2029
-
Investors turn cautious ahead of tech results, Fed update on rates
-
Arab Israelis proud of high election turnout, uncertain for future
-
'Cruise for life' strands passengers in Cambodia as operator goes bust
-
Inglis, Carey put Australia in command of South Africa decider
-
Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat
-
French firm Safran helps build aircraft wings of the future in UK factory
-
A throne on wheels, popemobiles star in new Vatican show
-
Ceasefire in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city holds for second day
-
Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, injures over 100
-
Canada hikes rates to contain oil price surge caused by Iran war
-
UK woman drugged by husband tells rape trial she woke up bound
-
World Bank warns of worsening food insecurity as commodity prices soar
-
Clean-up starts as Serbian students movement prepares to govern
-
Mona Lisa scrubbed from Syrian textbooks as critics slam conservative drift
-
Flavio Bolsonaro: right-wing heir falls from presidential hopeful to exile
-
Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat: AFP
-
UK budget lifts bank tax to offset surging energy bills
-
Brazil's Bolsonaros: between power, prison, and exile
-
Spain high-speed train collision kills 64, injures over 100
-
Israel president urges against new vote despite inconclusive result
-
Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida after election defeat: AFP
-
Eala recovers to move into Tokyo quarter-finals
-
Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit
-
COPs 'bunch of baloney' says Panama as it vies to host nature summit
-
Local ceasefire in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city holds for second day
Ton-up Klaasen guides South Africa to 399-7 against England
Heinrich Klaasen batted through the pain barrier in Mumbai to make a brilliant century as South Africa posted a colossal 399-7 in a crunch World Cup match against struggling champions England on Saturday.
It was the highest total England, desperate for a win after losing two of the first three matches of their title defence, had conceded in any one-day international, surpassing the 398-5 made by New Zealand at The Oval in 2015.
Klaasen, repeatedly troubled by cramp on a hot and humid day at the Wankhede Stadium, hit a six and a four off successive deliveries from fast bowler Mark Wood to complete a 61-ball hundred -- only his fourth in 45 ODIs.
He was eventually out for 109 when bowled by Gus Atkinson in the last over, having struck 12 fours and four sixes in total.
Klaasen received brilliant support from Marco Jansen in a sixth-wicket stand of 151 in just 77 balls.
Jansen, better known as a left-arm quick bowler, finished on 75 not out -- his maiden ODI fifty -- having struck three fours and six sixes with shots worthy of a top-order batsman.
The Proteas, looking to bounce back from a shock loss to non-Test side the Netherlands, ran riot as they scored 143 off the last 10 overs after losing the toss.
Reece Topley took three wickets but conceded 88 runs in 8.5 overs, with express quick Wood going for 76 in a wicketless seven-over spell during a barrage of boundaries.
South Africa's Quinton de Kock was caught behind off just the second ball of the innings.
But opener Reeza Hendricks, who only received a late call-up after Proteas captain Temba Bavuma was ruled out through illness, marked his return with 85 and shared a second-wicket stand of 121 with Rassie van der Dussen (60)
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid removed both Van der Dussen and Hendricks, with England bidding to get their title defence back on track after a shock loss to Afghanistan last time out.
But he could only watch as Jansen smashed two successive sixes off Topley full-tosses.
England brought in talismanic Ben Stokes for his first game of the tournament after being sidelined with a hip injury.
Brief scores: South Africa 399-7 in 50 overs (H Klaasen 109, R Hendricks 85, M Jansen 75 no, R van der Dussen 60; R Topley 3-88)
O.Johnson--AMWN
