How South Africa beat UAE to reach quarter-finals

1. SA win by 146 runs and qualify for quarter-finals
2. SA 341-6; De Villiers 99, Behardien 64 not out
3. UAE 195 all out; Patil 57 not out
4. UAE were already eliminated before the game

That's about it from us: you can read Michael Emons's match report if you're just getting up (shame on you!) and have missed the game.

You'll need to set your alarms tomorrow as there are two games on: we'll be here at 00:30 GMT for Bangladesh v New Zealand (01:00 start), swiftly followed by England's final game of a pretty sorry World Cup at 03:30 when they bid to avoid an Afghanistan-shaped banana skin. You'll be able to hear Test Match Special commentary on both games via BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and the BBC Sport website.

Until then, enjoy the rest of your day. We'll be back tomorrow.

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Kishin Mahtani: Last World Cup the team that beat only West Indies among Test nations and finished second in their group went on to win the Cup.

Man of the match

More from AB de Villiers: "It's never just a given you are going to make the quarter-finals of the World Cup, we have a lot of people we are representing back home and we have a great opportunity.

[on taking 2-15 with his bowling] "There was an opportunity to give some of the part-time bowlers a run and it might come in handy in the knock-out games, it's not a given we are going to play seven batsmen but if we do it's good to have bowling options."

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Man of the match

South Africa skipper AB de Villiers: "Very happy about today, in the early stages of the match it moved around a bit and they made it difficult so I was very happy with the way we fought, which is what I want to see as a captain.

"I try to keep it simple and stick to my game plans, it's not always easy to play against what they say is not such a good team so it was important to stick to my game plans and I think most of our batters did that really well."

Man of the match

He bats, he scores the most runs; he bowls, he takes wickets; he fields, he keeps, he takes catches, he captains, and he can probably knock you up a mean soufflé in his spare time - the man of the match is AB de Villiers.

So how's the table looking?

South Africa get a "Q" next to their name and have completed their pool fixtures. Barring an unlikely net run-rate scenario elsewhere, they'll likely finish second, earning them a quarter-final place against the third-placed Pool A team, which barring any upsets in the final games, looks likely to be Sri Lanka.

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Captain's view

UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir: "We bowled well until 44-45 overs when things went a bit wrong. In batting it was a good knock from Patil and we almost batted 50 overs which is very positive for our batters.

"It has given us a lot of confidence, they have some amazing bowlers, we are not used to playing against them. There is a huge difference between our domestic and this level so this is good experience, the more we play against these nations the better it is for our cricket."

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Final scorecard

UAE 195-9 (all out) (47.3 overs)

Batsman: Patil 57*

Fall of wicket: 29-1 (Berenger 5), 45-2 (Amjad 21), 45-3 (Khurram 12), 108-4 (Anwar 39), 118-5 (Haider 7), 125-6 (Javed 5), 163-7 (Naveed 17), 189-8 (Tauqir 3), 195-9 (Shazad 0) - Alhashmi absent hurt

Bowling figures: Steyn 9-1-40-1, Philander 8.3-1-34-2, Morkel 10-2-23-2, Duminy 3-1-12-1, Behardien 4-1-11-0, Tahir 10-0-40-1 De Villiers 3-0-15-2.

South Africa 341-6 (50 overs); De Villiers 99, Behardien 64 not out, Naveed 3-63

UAE won toss

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A fairly routine win for South Africa - and the doughty Swapnil Patil finishes with 57 not out from 100 balls.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"South Africa's ground fielding was a bit untidy, the catching was very good, I think they would have liked a few more runs but you can't complain too much about 341. Morne Morkel bowled very well. Philander looked a bit rusty which is understandable, he hasn't played a game for over a fortnight.

"They did what they were allowed to. It can be difficult, a bit like when a soccer team plays a team three leagues below them and they put eight across the goal."

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Champagne moment

SOUTH AFRICA BEAT UAE BY 146 RUNS AND QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINALS

WICKET

Can Philander finish off the innings? Shazad takes the traditional tail-ender's step back, and swing - he tries that and misses twice, and is caught at mid-on off the third ball.

The players shake hands - with the injured Alhashmi unable to bat, the UAE are nine down but all out.

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Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"There's only been horrible result when the UAE were bowled out for 100 by India and I just think 200 is entirely respectable by the UAE. All of the associates have done themselves proud."

UAE 195-8

Patil is joined by Kamran Shazad, who we think will be the last man as the injured Fahad Alhashmi is unlikely to bat. But for now, Patil's enjoying himself, knocking Morkel back over his head for four. He sees off the over, but Shazad will be facing next over.

With the required rate having climbed above 36 and the UAE therefore needing snookers, I hope you'll understand if I no longer list the target each over...

Charles Dagnall

BBC Test Match Special

"The bail must have gone 50 metres!"

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WICKET

With Patil having reached 50, Tauqir won't win any bravery awards here - backing away to square leg while Steyn bowls him middle stump, and one of the flashing bails disappears into the night.

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Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"Patil has worked, dare I say, probably harder than anyone else who has reached fifty in this tournament. He's been there for a very long time, he came to the wicket in the 13th over."

Patil 50

Whisper it quietly, the UAE could end up batting out the overs here, something which looked unfathomable half-an-hour or so ago. It's celebration time for the doughty Swapnil Patil, who pulls a two through mid-wicket for his second ODI fifty from 93 balls.

UAE 186-7 (target 342)

Can Morne Morkel, with 2-16 from eight overs, finish it for South Africa? He fires one in from round the wicket which hits Tauqir's armguard and disappears for four "leg" byes - acceptable, as he was taking evasive action.

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Charles Dagnall

BBC Test Match Special

"They're getting peppered but they're sticking in there. Good on them!"

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UAE 181-7

This match is sleepwalking towards its inevitable conclusion - Steyn has two slips in but can't draw the edge from captain Tauqir, who defends a couple of straight ones. Maiden over. In the 44th over of an ODI.

UAE 181-7 (target 342)

Patil goes for the scoop, shovelling Tahir over his left shoulder for a couple, while we then have a collector's item - a fielding mistake by De Villiers who swoops on the ball but can't effect a clean pick-up and they run one. Maybe he's human after all.

UAE 177-7 (Patil 44*, Tauqir 2*)

Dale Steyn to return, it's not quite been vintage Steyn today as he's now wicketless in seven overs as the UAE pair help themselves to occasional ones and twos. Patil is six runs away from what would be only a second ODI half-century.

And a bit of news for England fans - former England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive David Collier has a new job. He'll be taking over as CEO of the Rugby League International Federation on 1 April.

UAE 173-7 (target 342)

Tahir in for his ninth over, Patil sweeps and they run two to the lumbering Morne Morkel at fine leg, while in a rare attacking foray, he whacks a four through extra cover. If anyone's still holding out hope of an unlikely UAE win, the required rate is up above 18.

Scorecard update

UAE 166-7 (40 overs)

Batsmen: Patil 35*, Tauqir 1*

Fall of wicket: 29-1 (Berenger 5), 45-2 (Amjad 21), 45-3 (Khurram 12) 108-4 (Anwar 39) 118-5 (Haider 7) 125-6 (Javed 5) 163-7 (Naveed 17)

Bowling figures: Steyn 6-0-33-0, Philander 8-1-34-1, Morkel 8-2-16-2, Duminy 3-1-12-1, Behardien 4-1-11-0, Tahir 8-0-29-1 De Villiers 3-0-15-2

South Africa 341-6 (50 overs); De Villiers 99, Behardien 64 not out, Naveed 3-63

UAE won toss

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UAE 166-7 (Patil 34*, Tauqir 1*)

Captain Mohammad Tauqir in at nine, one place higher than he's been for most of the tournament so far. He pokes a single into the covers while at the other end, Patil is chipping away with another couple of singles and has 35 from 73 balls.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"Good old fashioned tailender's innings, swung at just about everything and 17 off 15 deliveries was the result."

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WICKET

Naveed's entertaining cameo is ended as he swipes the ball over mid-wicket and is easily caught by the skipper to give the recalled Philander another wicket. De Villiers has scored 99, taken two wickets and a catch, the man of the match award engraver can probably make a start.

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UAE 162-6 (target 342)

Having tried his three fast bowlers so far in this powerplay, De Villiers turns to leg-spinner Imran Tahir. Naveed clubs a couple of singles.

And if you didn't hear the Paul Farbrace interview on TMS during the interval between innings, you can read it on the BBC Sport website.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"Very, very impressive from Morne Morkel, he's pretty frightening at the moment. But if a bowler bowls a no-ball it's amazing how many times the seventh ball of the over goes to the boundary. Morkel has had the chastening experience of losing out on wickets because of bowling no balls."

UAE 158-6 (Patil 32*, Naveed 15*)

Morkel replaces Philander, the crowd will be pleased as a Patil single gets the entertaining Naveed back on strike. He backs away to leg and swings but Morkel, bowling round the wicket, delivers a no-ball. (Not that Naveed really needs the invitation of a free hit to have a wild swing). The free hit ball is signalled as wide, so we get another, which Naveed swipes high into the night sky. He's "caught" by De Kock as the batsmen run a single. With Patil back on strike, the tempo changes, and he has to rear away from a snorter from Morkel.

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Moose: Is AB even human?! Or is he a secret Dr Who robot?

UAE 154-6 (target 342)

Shaun Pollock on TMS correctly predicts a slower ball... but it's wide of off sump and Naveed lets it go by. 15 from the over, keep doing that and they could theoretically win...

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"That's as good a strike as you'll see in this World Cup, whether it's De Villiers, Maxwell or Gayle, they won't hit them better than that."

Six

An enormous change in pace at the other end, as De Villiers (right-arm medium if we're being generous) is replaced by Dale Steyn (right-arm fast, no arguments). But the faster he bowls, the faster he can go to the boundary, as an attempted yorker is guided off his legs for four by Patil. A single brings the free-swinging Naveed on strike, he aims a cross-batted blast which flies over the keeper for four and then hoists Steyn into the stand at long-on for six! It's keeping the crowd on their feet, at least. UAE past 150.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"This is the danger for South Africa, this is when Philander comes back and he's not nearly as effective as he could be, the lack of pace at this time of the innings you can definitely put him under pressure."

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UAE 139-6 (target 342)

Amla steps back from slip to virtually a fly slip position. We have two contrasting batsmen at the crease: while Patil is attempting to bat through the 50 overs, Naveed looks determined to go out in a blaze of glory - and when he does connect, he swings the ball high over extra cover for four.

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Chaos Theory: Wayne Parnell now doing tricks in the field just like football players do when they are winning by a huge margin.

Powerplay

Aussie umpire Steve Davis, who rarely shows much emotion on the field, twirls his arm with a little more gusto than usual to signal the batting powerplay, and Philander returns from the City End. Patil pushes ahead with a single, Naveed has a huge agricultural mow and misses, earning him a smaile from Philander, who then fires in a bouncer which plunks Naveed on the helmet and flicks over the keeper's head for four leg byes.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"De Villiers hasn't bowled much in his career but clearly his one weakness is his drag down delivery, and at his pace you can't afford to be that short."

UAE 130-6 (De Villiers 3-0-15-2)

Mohammad Naveed is the new batsman but it's Patil on strike - and even De Villiers can't help being smacked through the leg side for four when he sends one down too short. Will he bowl himself in a powerplay?

Drinks break

Players take an impromptu drinks break.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Another short delivery from AB and he picks up another wicket. Javed decided to go after it and it was a juggling act by Wayne Parnell before finally he had it under control."

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WICKET

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Javed is the next man to fall - top-edging De Villiers into the night sky and it's juggled a couple of times and eventually caught by Wayne Parnell at wide mid-on. ABDV now has 2-10 - nothing wrong with buying a wicket, your honour.

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UAE 121-5 (target 342)

Javed manages to pick Tahir's googly to work a single off his legs. Patil is holding up his end well, he has 20 from 54 balls.

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Jay: I bet ABDV can bowl a swinging yorker, reverse sweep that for six and then scramble to take a stunning catch in the stands.

I've found it unwise to predict what ABDV can and cannot do.

UAE 119-5

Amjad Javed, who's got some long levers on him, is the new batsman. Patil helps himself to a single, and Javed defends his first ball off the back foot. ABDV has 1-6 from two overs.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It was a wonderful catch, a lot of ground covered by Roussouw. It was in the air for a period of time but he had to cover a lot of ground and put the dive in, then hang on when his elbows hit the ground. I think AB will want to check to see where he is on the list of wicket-takers in this tournament now!"

WICKET

ABDV gives himself a second over - and he's the man with the golden arm as Haider skies one high over mid-wicket and it's the second stunning catch of the day by the diving Rossouw, who really is leading the life of Rilee today.

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UAE 115-4 (Patil 17*, Haider 6*)

Left-hander Haider unleashes an early reverse sweep against Tahir which disappears for four. The target - for those of you prone to wild optimism - is another 227 runs from 18 overs, with the required rate shooting above 12 and a half.

UAE 110-4 (target 342)

Bringing yourself on to bowl just after a wicket's fallen is the perk of captains in all forms of cricket - and that's what AB de Villiers has done, to send down an over of gentle medium pace. Despite his skills as a near-superhuman batsman and fielder (and occasional wicketkeeper), AB has proved himself a half-decent part-time bowler in recent times, and only concedes two singles from the over - so may grant himself another. New batsman Saqlain Haider is off the mark.

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UAE 108-4 (30 overs)

Batsmen: Patil 16*, Haider 0*

Fall of wicket: 29-1 (Berenger 5), 45-2 (Amjad 21), 45-3 (Khurram 12) 108-4 (Anwar 39)

Bowling figures: Steyn 5-0-18-0, Philander 6-1-26-0, Morkel 7-2-12-2, Duminy 3-1-12-1, Behardien 4-1-11-0, Tahir 5-0-19-1

South Africa 341-6 (50 overs); De Villiers 99, Behardien 64 not out, Naveed 3-63

UAE won toss

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Charles Dagnall

BBC Test Match Special

"I just wonder if he picked the right length to hit, Tahir just offering slightly shy of the perfect length to hit. It's a sad end for Anwar, he was softened up in the previous over by Morkel but he's been a pleasure to watch and I wouldn't bet against him scoring big runs against the West Indies."

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WICKET

But it's not Anwar's day as he slog-sweeps Tahir into the deep and picks out the man at deep mid-wicket.

The UAE are four down - but if you weren't with us earlier, it could be effectively five as seamer Fahad Alhashmi, down at number 10 on the card, left the field on an injury cart and with runners no longer permitted in international cricket, he must be at least a doubt to come out and bat.

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How's stat?

Andrew Samson

BBC Test Match Special statistician

"Most runs by an Associate player at a World Cup: Shaiman Anwar 308 (when he reached 38*) 2015, ahead of Ryan ten Doeschate's 307 in 2011."

Ouch!

A seagull circles the Wellington "Cake Tin" as a single means Anwar moves ahead of Amla on 308 runs four the tournament - his next target is India's Shikhar Dhawan, in fourth place on 333. His partner Patil is more watchful against Morkel, who oversteps for a no-ball which Patil knocks for a single - that earns Anwar a free hit. But the free hit ball smacks Anwar on the hip, that's got to hurt...

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"I think the World Cup should inspire more small teams to think 'hey the UAE are there, we could get there'. The ICC should be trying to grow the game even if it means losing a little money, or a lot of money."

UAE 102-3 (Anwar 37*, Patil 13*)

With the UAE needing a mere 245 from 23 overs, captain De Villiers rotates his bowlers in search of a fourth wicket. Anwar sweeps him for four to take his side into three figures. Tahir has 0-16 from four.

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"Anwar has looked comfortable against the fast bowlers, the challenge always is to try to figure out how he gets to put them away because he doesn't get many bad balls. You learn to do that the more you face these bowlers."

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UAE 97-3 (target 342)

Anwar, briefly the tournament's leading run-scorer earlier in the group stage if I remember rightly, is moving up the charts again, now six runs behind fifth-placed Hashim Amla who has 307 runs from six innings. South Africa want a wicket so turn back to Morne Morkel who gave the Emirati a bit of chin music earlier. He fires in a bouncer which hits the seam and sails over the keeper's head for four byes which bring up the fifty stand. Anwar edges his score to 32 with a single.

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"What's nice for the UAE is that they've been able to stave off the attack and keep a partnership going quite nicely."

UAE 91-3 (Anwar 31*, Patil 12*)

Anwar comes down the track to Philander and smacks him wide of mid-off for four, right off the meat of the bat. Philander responds by digging in a bouncer which Anwar ducks - then next ball, he launches the bowler for another four, this time over his head. This stand is now worth 46, but Anwar is keeping this sparse crowd entertained.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"Bangladesh could yet be South Africa's quarter-final opponents should they upset the high-flying New Zealanders."

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UAE 83-3 (target 342)

Steyn in for his fifth over, Anwar looks content to see him off, just a single from the over. For those of you who remember the opening game of the inaugural World Cup in 1975, it's the Sunil Gavaskar approach to run chases...

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"Large rain is on its way apparently, if that's the case the UAE are about 150 runs behind on Duckworth-Lewis. Maybe not 150 but 100."

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"Normally De Villiers doesn't really want to bowl Philander at the end but he might make an exception today just so he can put those hamstrings to the test."

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UAE 82-3

Vernon Philander, back in the side today after a hamstring injury, returns for a second spell as he continues to prove his fitness - but Anwar is happy to fight fire with fire as he stands tall and hooks a bouncer for four. A single takes him to 22 from 39 balls - his partner Patil, freed from wicketkeeping duties today, has 12 from 32.

UAE 76-3 (target 342)

South Africa decide on another burst from Dale Steyn, who has a slip in, but that's too close to the legs of Anwar, one of the leading scorers in the tournament and by a distance the leading Associate batsman, and he helps it off his pads for four. But otherwise, it's a painful over for Anwar who has to deal with a couple of bounders from the Proteas speedster.

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"I think South Africa will want to play all their batsmen, I don't think they will drop Quinton de Kock despite his lack of touch, I think they'll give him the opportunity in the big games. I think they'll want to play [Rilee] Rossouw as well."

UAE 72-3 (Anwar 13*, Patil 12*)

Anwar and Patil help themselves to ones and twos against Behardien - all very well if they're trying to bat out the 50 overs, but it won't be long before the required run rate creeps towards 10 an over.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"UAE just trying to limit the damage here."

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UAE 67-3 (target 342)

Thanks, Michael. As ever, Imran Tahir is quickly through his over, much needed by South Africa with the length of some of those run-ups. It looks like the over's only going to cost a couple of singles before Patil sweeps, bisecting two boundary fielders and the UAE have their first boundary for 11 overs.

Scorecard update

UAE 61-3 (20 overs)

Batsmen: Anwar 8*, Patil 6*

Fall of wicket: 29-1 (Berenger 5), 45-2 (Amjad 21), 45-3 (Khurram 12)

Bowling figures: Steyn 3-0-13-0, Philander 4-1-13-0, Morkel 5-2-7-2, Duminy 3-1-12-1, Behardien 3-1-6-0, Tahir 2-0-5-0

South Africa 341-6 (50 overs); De Villiers 99, Behardien 64 not out, Naveed 3-63

UAE won toss

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UAE 61-3

Slow, slow progress in Wellington. Anwar is extremely lucky to not chop one wide back on to his off stump. Behardien has bowled three overs, and only conceded six. And with that, it is back to Mark Mitchener.

UAE 59-3

Shaiman Anwar sends a full toss away for one at long-off, before another single to the same area. Only three off the over. As Shaun Pollock suggests, UAE are completely being outclassed at the moment.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"The associate nations turn up to World Cups and are full of confidence, they've worked really hard on their games. Then what often happens is after two or three games they get found out and realise they cant compete with the bigger teams, get a bit deflated and you get performances like this, where they are going through the motions in many ways."

UAE 56-3 (Anwar 5, Patil 4)

The UAE batsman are beginning to look impatient, frustrated by their lack of recent runs. A wild swing from Patil. Probably good he didn't touch it as it could've gone anywhere. Patil has faced 19 balls. And scored four. A maiden for Behardien.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Tahir picks up wickets so often and when a new man comes to the crease he's very difficult to pick."

UAE 56-3 (target 342)

Imran Tahir is another bowler who has had a good tournament, picking up five wickets against West Indies, three against Zimbabwe and one against both India and Pakistan.

The spinner nearly has another wicket with his first ball here. It nips back violently into Shaiman Anwar, who is very relieved to see the ball missing leg stump. A single each for both batsmen in the 17th over.

UAE 54-3

It is the first look today at the bowling of Farhaan Behardien. He is aiming to build on his impressive form with the bat earlier today that saw him score 64 off 31 balls and a few wickets could guarantee his quarter-final spot.

But the radar is a bit off in his first over. Two wides, but still only four off the over. UAE are wrapped up, struggling to survive at the moment. Unless there is an absolute miracle, any slim chances of a shock victory look to have vanished already.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Morne Morkel has been in good rhythm in this World Cup. Some of the surfaces don't really suit him, he struggles to bowl full at times, but when they do suit him he's a real handful."

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UAE 50-3 (Anwar 3, Patil 2)

Morne Morkel continues to excel. He has figures of two wickets for seven runs, off five overs. Patil top edges for one, before a couple for Anwar off the final ball of the over.

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"Anwar has been good to watch as has a few of the other associate batsmen and I think that's the story of the World Cup."

UAE 47-3

In his previous four matches, Shaiman Anwar had scored 270 runs. As a comparison, that is more than England's Eoin Morgan (90), Gary Ballance (36) and James Taylor (141) put together. Now that is one depressing stat for English fans.

Anwar gets off the mark in the 14th over with a single off the pads after Duminy had gone around the wicket.

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"To show they've made improvement the UAE have got to be able to show that there is a structure to the way they chase down a target."

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UAE 45-3

So both batsmen are on zero. South Africa have just been far too good so far. UAE just need to consolidate for a bit, or this may not last long.

Joe Wilson

BBC News sports correspondent at the World Cup

On Twitter: Morne Morkel to UAE batsmen. The gulf in ability is too vast.

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"He came in to try and reap the rewards of what he'd done before. He was searching for a short ball because that's what had been at him the over before, and he just got a bottom edge."

WICKET

Morne Morkel had worked Khurram Khan over in his previous over, and gets his reward soon after. It is an ugly swipe from the batsman, who is caught behind by Quinton de Kock.

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UAE 45-2 (target 342)

Next man in Shaiman Anwar, who, without doubt, has been the best UAE batsman so far this tournament. He has made scores of 67, 106 and 62, while no other UAE player has managed to make a half-century.

WICKET

His first over went for 10, but what a response from JP Duminy. Amjad has gone and UAE fall to 45-2. He picks out Farhaan Behardien at deep square leg.

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Ouch!

It is a short ball, and smashes into the side of Khurram Khan's helmet. Morne Morkel is the first man to check to see if he is OK, which he is.

But there's no mercy from Morkel as a few deliveries later another feisty one smashes into the top of the bat, bouncing off the fingers. How will the batsman cope with this. Hostile from Morkel. He wants more wickets.

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Scorecard update

UAE 42-1 (10 overs)

Batsmen: Amjad 19*, Khurram 11*

Fall of wicket: 29-1 (Berenger 5)

Bowling figures: Steyn 3-0-13-0, Philander 4-1-13-0, Morkel 2-1-1-1, Duminy 1-0-10-0.

South Africa 341-6 (50 overs); De Villiers 99, Behardien 64 not out, Naveed 3-63

UAE won toss

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UAE 42-1 (Amjad 19, Khurram 11)

JP Duminy is into the attack, but flights in a wide delivery, which Khurram Khan happily cuts away for four between cover-point and cover. That was the second boundary of the over after an earlier shot was punched through cover. Ten off the over. The most expensive of the innings so far.

UAE 32-1 (Morkel 1-1, Philander 0-13)

What a tournament it has been for Morne Morkel. His dismisal of Berenger was his 12th wicket of the tournament. He may well be getting more soon. The UAE batsman struggle to deal with him and the ninth over is a maiden.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"The recurring theme I heard from players who worked with Bob Woolmer was 'well, what do you think?' - you always felt you were in control of the coaching. He was not so much instructive, as working with you."

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Charles Dagnall

BBC Test Match Special

TMS have been recalling the late Bob Woolmer, who coached South Africa, Warwickshire and Pakistan before his untimely death at the 2007 World Cup.

"I was lucky enough to be at Warwickshire for Bob Woolmer's second spell. He didn't have the players he had in his first spell like Dermot Reeve and Paul Smith, but he broke things down so perfectly for you that it became absolute simplicity, rather than you having six or seven different thoughts at the crease."

UAE 32-1 (Amjad 18, Khurram 1)

Three singles off the over. Vernon Philander's four overs have only gone for 13 so far. He came in for Kyle Abbott, who had taken eight wickets in his last three matches. Who will get the nod for the quarter-final? A lovely dilemma to have for the South Africans.

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BBC Test Match Special producer

On Twitter: "Alex Hales in the nets as England practice for the final time at this World Cup."

England play Afghanistan tomorrow. Our live commentary will begin at 00:30 GMT with the New Zealand v Bangladesh game before focusing on England's final World Cup match from 03:30 GMT onwards.

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UAE 29-1

Khurram Khan is next in. He has played in all four of UAE's matches. His top score so far is 45, made against Zimbabwe in their first game.

Charles Dagnall

BBC Test Match Special

"It was an absolute snorter from Morne Morkel after a bouncer the previous ball. The batsman fended it off and would have imagined it would have landed safe, but the technique for Rossouw to scoop the ball up was absolutely fantastic. Wonderful fielding. And Morkel is running in seriously hard here."

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Stunning from Rilee Rossouw. And Andri Berenger is gone. Rossouw dives to his left after a lively ball from Morne Morkel and scoops the ball up just before it could hit the ground. A wonderfully hostile over from Morkel, who had sent in a bouncer earlier in the over.

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UAE 26-0 (target 342)

For all you romantics out there, UAE do not just need to record their highest ever total to win, they absolutely have to smash their previous best.

Their score of 285-7 in their first match of the tournament against Zimbabwe is currently their best ever one-day effort. But it is a solid start from the underdogs.

Philander drifts into the pads, and Amjad punishes him with his third boundary of the innings, before adding another three after taking advantage of two sloppy mis-fields from South Africa. Seven off the over.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"In terms of AB de Villiers' captaincy, I don't think it comes naturally to him. He has to work at it - that's why he likes to stand at mid-on early on, though usually he's in a more key position at the business end. I'm not saying it would weaken the fielding if he took the [wicketkeeping] gloves in the quarter-finals, but it might take the edge off his captaincy."

UAE 19-0

Amjad flicks one away off his pads as Dale Steyn loses his line and it is a boundary through mid-wicket for the UAE man. Ali then throws everything he has got at another Steyn delivery, nearly losing his footing as his swivels around for a single down to third man.

Rain had been forecast today, but there are no signs of any weather interruptions with Wellington in the sunshine.

UAE 14-0 (target 342)

Thanks Mitch. So how will these batsmen fare against Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander? They probably haven't come up against this pace much before.

Philander concedes a couple of leg byes in an otherwise uneventful fourth over.

Appeal - not out

Steyn also has a third slip posted as Berenger swings and slices one over the cordon for four. Then the big fast bowler screams an lbw appeal as Berenger tries to force him through the leg side - but he's right to decide against a review as the ball-tracker says "wickets missing".

Time for me to hand you back to Michael Emons for a spell...

UAE 7-0 (Amjad 4, Berenger 1)

The fit-again Vernon Philander will take the second new ball from the other end - Berenger is off the mark with a single, but captain AB de Villiers has seen enough in Philander's bowling to bring in a third slip. Amjad tries to force the ball off his legs, they run a leg bye and Behardien's throw deflects off non-striker Berenger and they almost apologetically run an overthrow.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"Dale Steyn is celebrating his 100th ODI cap for the second time as he actually made his ODI debut for an Africa XI against an Asia XI in 2005, playing two games. Today is his 102nd ODI - and his 100th cap for South Africa."

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UAE 4-0 (target 342)

Steyn fires one past Amjad's outside edge, before the left-hander gets them on the scoreboard by pulling a shorter delivery for four through mid-wicket.

Amjad Ali and Andre Berenger opening the batting, to face the fearsome South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn.

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And quick as a flash, because they bowled their overs a little slowly which shortened the interval a little, the UAE are ready to begin their innings - needing 342 for a shock victory against South Africa.

What if England suffer an upset against Afghanistan on Friday?

More from England assistant coach Paul Farbrace on TMS: "I'm not thinking about losing to Afghanistan. I was expecting us to beat Bangladesh, but they were the better side. What happens if we don't beat Afghanistan? That's something I'm not even thinking about. I want to be involved in a successful England team, I thoroughly enjoyed it at Yorkshire and Sri Lanka, and I want success with England."

More from England assistant coach Paul Farbrace on TMS: "The amount of data and team meetings we had with Sri Lanka was more than we had with the England team. Ian Bell is a very methodical player who looks at the footage, while Moeen Ali doesn't want to hear about the opposition - he just wants to go out and do his job. As coaches, we have to cover everyone's preferences. We don't spend hours and hours looking over numbers - we have an analyst who gives us the figures, and if we choose to share that with the players, we do. The idea that we spend hours and hours on analysis isn't true."

More from England assistant coach Paul Farbrace on TMS: "When the national team doesn't play well, you take the flak. That goes with the territory. It's not Peter Moores's fault that we've not qualified for the next stage - we're all in it together, players and coaches. We win together and we lose together. We're deeply hurt and we want to show we can make amends."

England assistant coach Paul Farbrace on TMS: "The team spirit's not good, if I'm honest. It's been huge disappointment with results and the way we've played. I'm not sure we've recovered from the first two crushing defeats against Australia and New Zealand. There's no plan to play cautiously - Moeen Ali goes out and hits the new ball over the top. Tomorrow is about being up for the game, we want them to go out and play with freedom."

More from Afghanistan coach Andy Moles on TMS: "We're under no illusions that we're going to win the tournament, but we've won a lot of friends, we need to be realistic and work on how we can make the side better. The group of players underneath this group needs to get a lot more cricket in them."

What are the differences between working in Birmingham and Kabul?

"The curries are better in Birmingham. Anyone who knows me will know I love a curry. I've been in Kabul for two or three months in the seven or eight months I've had the job, and I've not felt threatened at any time, touch wood. Cricket in Afghanistan is like India - these players are idolised, they're leaders and they're a unifying message around the world."

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David, Spain: That final knock by Behardien has probably sealed it for South Africa. Up till then, UAE had restricted a strong batting line-up pretty well. Yet to be seen if Anwar and Khurram Khan can make the chase exciting.

Afghanistan coach Andy Moles on TMS, looking ahead to the England game: "If we show a bit more composure with the bat, we've still got a scare in us. They've got to play the Afghan way, they play with passion, there are sometimes arguments when someone's made the wrong decision, but they leave that on the field. What we've got to do is learn from these opportunities against Full Member sides, and we'll learn the more we play."

Jonathan Agnew

BBC Test Match Special

"Moeen and Woakes will be missing for England tomorrow, so they're down to 13 players. So it's a chance for Tredwell, maybe Ballance, or Bopara who hasn't played in this World Cup yet."

Bryan Waddle

BBC Test Match Special

"This New Zealand side is good enough to go all the way. Whether they do depends on who they play, as the knock-out phase is a completely different ball game."

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Sphamandla Nqubuka: Great cameo by Berhadien... Now do it when it counts in QF.

Bryan Waddle

BBC Test Match Special

"It's a bit like the 1992 World Cup, there's a wave of euphoria that New Zealand are doing well. Even though it's the start of the rugby season, the World Cup is still getting a lot of coverage."

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Player reaction

South Africa's David Miller, who scored 49, said: "We have played consistent cricket over the last year or year-and-a-half so the confidence has comes from not only this tournament but that period as well. All of the top six have made contributions in the competition.

"It was great to be out there and have a little partnership with AB de Villiers, which is what we needed at the time."

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Time to pour yourself another mug of cocoa and pin back your ears as shortly on Test Match Special, they'll be looking ahead to England's game with Afghanistan tomorrow, with Jonathan Agnew having interviewed assistant coach Paul Farbrace.

But first, they're checking in with Kevin Howells and Bryan Waddle, who are Hamilton for tomorrow's match between co-hosts New Zealand and Bangladesh, who have both already booked their quarter-final place.

Charles Dagnall

BBC Test Match Special

"South Africa scored more than 400 against Ireland and West Indies, so the UAE have not done badly at all here."

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South Africa 341-6 (50 overs; lost toss)

Batsmen: Behardien 64 Philander 10

Fall of wicket: 17-1 (Amla 12), 85-2 (De Kock 26), 96-3 (Rossouw 43), 204-4 (Miller 49), 257-5 (De Villiers 99), 292-6 (Duminy 23).

Bowling figures: Naveed 10-0-63-3, Shazad 8-0-59-1, Javed 9-0-62-1, Tauqir 10-0-47-1, Alhashmi 7.2-0-45-0, Khurram 4-0-31-0, Anwar 0.4-0-4-0.

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Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"I'm sure South Africa will want Behardien to get through a lot of work with the ball now - if he can bowl seven or eight overs, or even the full 10, rather than having to go to the other part-timers, you can ink him in for that number seven spot for the quarter-finals."

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SA 341-6

Behardien continues his assault on Javed's figures as he punches another four through mid-wicket, and steps outside leg stump to bash the last ball of the innings for a first-bounce four past extra cover. 21 off that last over.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"He had long enough to line up the ball. It has gone higher than the stadium roof, and the fielder did everything right up until the ball got there."

Dropped catch

Another big hit, the ball sails high into the Wellington sky and Behardien is dropped at cow corner as the ball slips out of Mustafa's hands. They run two.

Behardien 50

Another six, this time over long-on, brings up Behardien's fifty from 28 balls.

Six

Last over. Javed to bowl, and Behardien can only work a single to long-off. Philander heaves one to substitute fielder Rohan Mustafa at long-on and then Javed straus with a high full toss which Behardien swivel-pulls into the stand at mid-wicket for six. It's also a no-ball.

SA 316-6 (Behardien 41, Philander 9)

Naveed responds with a good yorker which Philander can only dig out for a single, but when he misses his length, Behardien powers him for four through the covers. A single means he'll be on strike for the last over, with 41 from 25 balls. Naveed finishes with 3-63 from 10.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"When batting, UAE will need to remember that Dale Steyn can only bowl 10 overs, and Morne Morkel can only bowl 10.

"Those overs might hurt and might be uncomfortable, but if they are going to try and avoid being embarrassed and being bowled out for a low score they are advised to be careful against those two. But they should also look at the fact that South Africa will have to rely on part-time bowlers as their fifth bowler."

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SA 308-6

Behardien steers Naveed for a single but Philander is tucking in here, driving a two before punching a four through cow corner.

Andrew Samson

BBC Test Match Special statistician

"99s in World Cup games: Adam Gilchrist v Sri Lanka (Centurion, 2003), JP Duminy v Ireland (Kolkata, 2011), and AB de Villiers today."

SA 301-6 (Behardien 33, Philander 2)

Vernon Philander, back in the side after nursing a hamstring strain for a couple of weeks, comes in for the last three overs - and after an exchange of singles, Javed spears one down the leg side and Behardien flicks it off his legs for four. A waist-high full toss to Philander is nearly called as a no-ball - but the umpires decide against it, and a single to mid-wicket brings up 300 for the Proteas. Nine from the over.

Daniel McHardy

BBC Test Match Special

"He was swatting against the line. Mohammad Naveed has been one of the best bowlers for UAE and he has now got three wickets. There have been lots of starts from the South African batsmen, but with no one really going from fourth to fifth gear."

WICKET

Now, did that pitch outside leg? That must be the only doubt - no, it pitches on leg and it's "umpire's call" for clipping off stump - so the on-field decision stands and Duminy walks.

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Umpire review

Duminy swings across the line and misses, is hit on the pad and given out - but with a review available, decides to take it.

Daniel McHardy

BBC Test Match Special

"Mohammad Naveed is moving the ball nicely away from the right-hander. You expect to see this in the sixth over, not so late in the innings."

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SA 291-5

Tauqir is rotating his seamers here, Mohammad Naveed is back and with two overs left in his allocation, he may bowl the 47th and 49th. Behardien lofts one over the bowler's head - while the UAE are confusing matters as the substitute fielder who gives chase is wearing a shirt with wicketkeeper Saqlain Haider's name and number on. (Surely not even a superhuman fielder like AB de Villiers could keep wicket AND field in the deep?). Behardien, who's scoring almost twice as quickly as Duminy, heaves a four through mid-wicket.

SA 283-5 (Duminy 23, Behardien 17)

Seamer Amjad Javed replaces spinner Khurram Khan, Behardien helps himself to some ones and twos but Javed is right on the money - though the UAE nearly lose a second bowler to injury as his back foot slides out from under him in his delivery stride, but the rangy Javed is back up straight away to finish the over.

How's stat?

Andrew Samson

BBC Test Match Special statistician

"AB de Villiers is the first captain to be dismissed for 99 in a World Cup game.

"Captains out for 99 in ODIs: Sanath Jayasuriya v India (Colombo, 2001) & v England (Adelaide, 2003) and Stephen Fleming v England (Bristol, 2004)."

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SA 276-5

More pedestrian Proteas progress permeates the "Cake Tin" as Duminy and Behardien exchange singles before the latter feasts on a shorter delivery from Shazad which he powerfully pulls for four. Five overs left, what will be the target? 320?

SA 268-5 (Duminy 18, Behardien 7)

It's as though we're back to middle-order nudging rather than late-order fireworks as Behardien and Duminy take six singles off Khurram's fourth over.

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Jay: ABDV C.H.O.K.E.D.?

SA 262-5

Right-hander Farhaan Behardien, whose chance comes today because of Faf du Plessis's back injury, is South Africa's seventh specialist batsman. His first ball is a full toss which he pushes back past the bowler, and no fewer than two UAE fielders manage to misfield it and they run three. Six from the over, but with De Villiers gone, at least the UAE probably won't have to chase 400 now...

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De Villiers goes for the big one, going for his hundred - but slices the ball to short third man where an astonished Amjad Javed hangs on. Gone for 99.

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SA 256-4 (De Villiers 99, Duminy 13)

...but he can't get the last ball away and for now is stuck on 99 from 82 balls.

SA 256-4

Khurram Khan, who sent down two overs of left-arm spin for 15 earlier, is the unlikely man to put the brakes on as he only concedes four singles off his first four deliveries. De Villiers is jumping around in the crease, trying to put the 43-year-old off, and when he serves up a juicy pie outside off stump, De Villiers fetches it from outside off and slog-sweeps him for six over mid-wicket to move to 99...

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Once AB de Villiers gets to three figures he will really decide to cut loose. He has not reached that sixth gear just yet."

SA 246-4

Some good news for the UAE - the powerplay restrictions are over so they can send a fourth fielder outside the circle. They turn back to Kamran Shazad, who has a big mop of dark hair arranged in a central parting, and it looks as though he's rushing back to his mark between deliveries as the UAE have only just sneaked past 40 overs in three hours of play. Now it's JP Duminy's turn to cut loose, carving Shazad for four through the covers when the right-arm seamer offers him too much width.

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Antony Stewart: Home from a hockey game just in time to witness De Villiers do unspeakable things to cricket balls.

Scorecard update

South Africa 240-4 (40 overs; lost toss)

Batsmen: De Villiers 90*, Duminy 6*

Fall of wicket: 17-1 (Amla 12), 85-2 (De Kock 26), 96-3 (Rossouw 43), 204-4 (Miller 49).

Bowling figures: Naveed 8-0-39-2, Shazad 5-0-39-0, Javed 7-0-46-1, Tauqir 10-0-47-1, Alhashmi 7.2-0-45-0, Khan 2-0-15-0, Anwar 0.4-0-4-0.

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Bowlers beware. Javed runs in, giving it everything, and De Villiers flicks him for six over square leg. He's finding the gaps now, blasting another four through extra cover. A single takes him to 90 off 75 balls - suddenly he's scored 27 off the last eight balls he's faced. Duminy, happy to play the supporting role, has five from 10.

SA 226-4 (De Villiers 78, Duminy 4)

And to make the UAE pay for that dropped catch even more, De Villiers smacks Naveed for successive fours, one over his head and one through square cover, before nicking the strike with a single off the last ball.

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Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Maybe he could've got his second hand to it. But it is like AB de Villiers has had a talk with himself and will look to attack more aggressively now."

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Dropped catch

Stand-in spinner Shaiman Anwar may well have bowled his first and only four deliveries in international cricket, as he's replaced by the lanky seamer Amjad Javed. AB and JP look relatively comfortable until De Villiers hits one hard just to the bowler's left, Javed gets his left hand to it but can't hold on. A drop - and a possibly costly one. As if to add insult to injury, De Villiers effortlessly hoists the next ball over mid-wicket for six. Why? Because he can. It pushes his strike rate over 100 for the first time, I think - he has 69 from 68 balls.

BBC Radio Test Match Special

During the interval on Test Match Special, they promise a "very revealing" interview with England assistant coach Paul Farbrace. Don't touch that dial on your radio.

SA 206-4 (De Villiers 61, Duminy 1)

JP Duminy is the new batsman, like Miller he's a left-hander so South Africa still have a useful left-hand/right-hand combo. But he's going to have to get going pretty quickly - he's off the mark with a single.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"There was no one back at deep mid-wicket and that was the area David Miller was trying to attack. But he is absolutely furious that he dragged it back on to his stumps. You got the feeling he only needed one more run to get to his 50 and then would've really pushed on to get a century. That's why he is so angry."

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Opening bowler Mohammad Naveed to return - and makes the breakthrough as Miller chops onto his stumps and looks livid! It was the first legitimate ball of Naveed's over after a wide - and Miller falls one short of a half-century. He's really missed out there in several ways.

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Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"You get the feeling there will be a catalyst over. They will go and then keep going. Left-handed and right-handed combinations are so vital. The bowlers and fielders always have to worry about their field placings when that happens."

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SA 203-3

While the golf buggy/milk float takes Fahad Alhashmi away for treatment, and possibly deliver a few pints of semi-skimmed on the way, Shaiman Anwar is going to finish Alhashmi's over - he's never even bowled in international cricket before, let alone in a powerplay. While listed on Cricinfo as "right-arm medium-fast", it looks like he's bowling off-spin. And with four balls to bowl, it's not the worst start from Anwar that he only concedes four singles.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It is Alhashmi's first game of the tournament and he was doing pretty well with ball in hand. Unfortunately he will not be able to bowl his full amount of overs and won't be able to bat later. It's a real shame for him."

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Ouch!

The big man doesn't look like he's going to be able to stay on the field here, let alone finish his over. Looks like his knee has gone. Two members of the support staff help Alhashmi walk away, he's wincing with every step - and he's even going to be met halfway by one of those golf buggies which they use to transport injured players.

Powerplay

Umpire Steve Davis whirls his arm to signal the batting powerplay with only three fielders permitted outside the fielding circle, and then it's more woe for Fahad Alhashmi as he goes down in his follow-through as the ball is struck to his left, crashes to the turf and the UAE physio is called on.

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TMS on Twitter: In Wellington @ABdeVilliers17 is batting like Boycott compared to his normal strike rate!

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SA 198-3 (De Villiers 58, Miller 46)

De Villiers and Miller plunder some more singles against Khurram's left-arm spin to bring up the century stand. Hold onto your hats, it's powerplay time!

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"AB de Villiers has got his 50 in slow motion. He has just nudged the ball into gaps and hoped to build a partnership with David Miller."

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De Villiers 50

And that's a 45th ODI fifty for AB de Villiers, who's averaging over 153 in ODIs played in New Zealand, as he nudges the lumbering Alhashmi for four off his legs. South Africa are moving up through the gears here. Cruising, you might say. Just like the enormous cruise ship in Wellington harbour - from which two people are peering down into the stadium.

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Jonathan Agnew

BBC Test Match Special

On Twitter: "Good to hear some honesty from England camp from Paul Farbrace. A brutal assessment of how the whole group must take responsibility for this. Farbrace said SL (who he coached to T20 champs last year) are much more reliant on stats, data and team meetings than England. Besides this data argument is a red herring. When you win, it is good preparation. When you lose, same data is stifling and restrictive."

England assistant coach Paul Farbrace has been talking to the media before his side's last game of the World Cup against Afghanistan tomorrow.

"A lot has been said about us being obsessed with stats, when I was with Sri Lanka we looked at stats much more," said Farbrace. "I just don't think we recovered from those first two heavy defeats."

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Drinks break

One 43-year-old spinner replaces another in the attack as Tauqir gives way to vice-captain (and ex-skipper) Khurram Khan, who's only bowled in one of their four previous World Cup group games. De Villiers doesn't need to "have a look" - he effortlessly guides Khurram's first ball through the covers for four. Five singles off the remaining five deliveries mean ABDV is within one run of his umpteenth half-century - and the players have earned some drinks.

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"This partnership with David Miller and AB de Villiers is picking up a bit and it spells a lot of danger for the UAE. South Africa had just had a bit of wobble, losing a couple of wickets quickly and that was not ideal. But they will be happy with this partnership."

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SA 176-3 (De Villiers 42, Miller 40)

Still sunny in Wellington, despite that rogue forecast of rain earlier in the week, as Alhashmi strays down the leg side and the right-handed De Villiers helps it away for four. The over is bookended by a similar shot from the left-handed Miller, that's his second four. This stand is worth 80.

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Michael, Edinburgh, on holiday in Australia: Can't see SA dropping De Kock, AB's form with bat has largely been since losing the gloves and as captain he has enough on plate with being on a warning to take them back.

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SA 167-3 (Tauqir 10-0-47-1)

Mohammad Tauqir to bowl his final over, having sent down all 10 off the reel - Miller belatedly collects his first boundary off his 32nd ball with a fluent swept four, before a drive to long-off - which would be just a single with most batsmen at the crease - is turned into two with the speedy De Villiers running to the danger end. Nine off the over, the skipper's bowled out, and South Africa are ominously upping the run rate with a batting powerplay on the horizon.

Scorecard update

South Africa 158-3 (30 overs; lost toss)

Batsmen: De Villiers 35*, Miller 29*

Fall of wicket: 17-1 (Amla 12), 85-2 (De Kock 26), 96-3 (Rossouw 43)

Bowling figures: Naveed 6-0-26-1, Shazad 5-0-39-0, Javed 5-0-22-1, Tauqir 9-0-38-1, Alhashmi 5-0-28-0.

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SA 158-3

Alhashmi sends down a legside wide out of Miller's reach, and when the left-hander attempts a fierce straight drive, Alhasmi sticks out a powerful leg and gets his right boot to it. Aiming to bowl his medium pace wicket-to-wicket with the keeper standing up. Even after De Villiers threads a well-run three through the covers, Miller has 29 from 31 balls, De Villiers has 35 from 43, and they've only hit one boundary between them - that six which AB hoisted over extra cover.

SA 153-3 (De Villiers 32, Miller 28)

Tauqir, looking to make up for that drop, is quickly through his over, while De Villiers isn't happy about something, coming down the wicket to speak to the umpire and jabbing a finger at something or other. Three singles are added, and ABDV has another word at the end of the over.

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"It got to Tauqir quicker than he expected. He is standing at cover and Miller hit the ball hard, but, fortunately for him, it was a couple of feet to the left of Tauqir and it did not stick."

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Dropped catch

Some scrappy fielding from the UAE as the left-handed Miller chips Alhashmi just to the left of skipper Tauqir at short cover, he gets a hand to it but can't hold on. Tauqir may be 43, but we have to put that down as a drop. A single brings up the fifty stand, while a hard-run three takes South Africa to the landmark of 150, while the stocky Alhashmi doesn't field particularly well off his own bowling when a throw comes in.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"South Africa aren't used to this [team selection debate]. For the last 20 years when I've been around, it's always been 'this is the XI and these are the reserves'."

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SA 143-3 (De Villiers 30, Miller 20)

Captain Mohammad Tauqir, I'd wager, will bowl his overs straight through here - it's the skipper's prerogative to get them in before any fireworks we might see in the "slog" overs. His eighth over goes for five - he has 1-35 so far.

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Shak: AB will get 200 today. You heard it here first.

Sorry, Shak. Ollie already called it in the 22nd over. It shows how good ABDV is that he is still on 28 and people are expecting him to get to 200.

SA 138-3

Thanks, Michael. Morning, everyone - this hasn't quite been the turkey trot that South Africa's fans may have expected. Fahad Alhashmi to continue, while the PA announcer desperately tries to whip up a small crowd, who are made to look even fewer in numbers within such a vast stadium.

It's easy pickings for De Villiers and Miller, who may be pleased to know the TV pictures are showing highlights of his incredible knock in Hamilton against Zimbabwe - which included a six which went out of the ground and bouncing down the road towards a funeral parlour. Four singles from the over.

SA 134-3 (De Villiers 26, Miller 15)

This pairing are looking comfortable and ready to unleash. Another six off the over.

So, it is time for me to hand over to Mark Mitchener, who may well be describing an awful lot of runs from the South Africans.

SA 128-3

De Villiers, with scores of 162 not out and 77 already in this World Cup, sweeps one away for two as South Africa add five to the total.

Pommie Mbangwa

Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"He's a brilliant player, AB de Villiers. Wherever you're watching him from, it's aesthetically pleasing. People talk about Quinton de Kock being in the last chance saloon, they might just stick with him, but there's nowhere to hide at the top of the order."

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SA 123-3 (De Villiers 19, Miller 11)

We asked if this was the start of the acceleration? Well, it looks like it. De Villiers launches one into the crowd for six over extra cover. Eight off the first three balls. Also worth noting that we have our first dropped catch of the match by a fan.

But instead of going into hiding, the guilty man is then shamelessly speaking to someone on the phone. 'Did you see me on the telly?' Yes, we did. You should have caught it. Must do better.

SA 115-3 (De Villiers 12, Miller 10)

Well, Ollie says a double-century is on the cards. Miller is on 10 off 12 and De Villiers 12 off 14. Is this the start of the acceleration. Seven off the over. South Africa picking up the pace.

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Ollie: De Villiers 200/250 from here! Just you watch.

We are watching Ollie. And we are now expecting.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"Miller has been given an enormous life here. He would have been out by yards, he was literally not in the picture. South Africa should have been 108-4."

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Not out

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David Miller is a lucky, lucky man. He wants a single, and slips as he is sent back by AB de Villiers. A direct hit would have seen him gone. However, wicketkeeper Saqlain Haider fumbles the ball and that gives Miller enough time to just about get home.

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Potential run out? Is David Miller out?

Scorecard update

South Africa 107-3 (20 overs; lost toss)

Batsmen: De Villiers 6*, Miller 5*

Fall of wicket: 17-1 (Amla 12), 85-2 (De Kock 26), 96-3 (Rossouw 43)

Bowling figures: Naveed 6-0-26-1, Shazad 5-0-39-0, Javed 5-0-22-1, Tauqir 4-0-12-1.

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Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"I'm a fairweather tourist. I live in Durban, where the weather in winter is still about 16-17 degrees Celsius, and I can still wear shorts and a T-shirt. It was really cold when I played for Durham - I remember chasing a ball for 50 metres with my hands in my pockets. But I played in a game at Derby once where play was stopped because the sun came over the sightscreen."

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SA 104-3

That's the 100 up for South Africa, in the 20th over. David Miller, one of five South Africa centurions in this tournament, adds three to his total with an effort that is clipped off the pads through mid-wicket.

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Kishin Mahtani: Can South Africa choke this? Three down and UAE nothing to lose. Worrying times for all South African fans.

SA 99-3

Rather bizarrely, David Miller has to vault over an advertising hoarding to get on to the field. Well, that wicket of Rossouw has given UAE a spring in their step. They elected to bowl and will be pleased with their efforts so far.

This is only their second World Cup appearance, and they have only won one of nine matches, beating Netherlands by seven wickets in 1996. They won't be thinking of a victory yet, but it has not gone all South Africa's way so far.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"He's bowled really nicely, he's beaten the inside edge and then here, he's given it a little more air, Rossouw's not got to the pitch of the ball and it's a comfortable caught and bowled. All of a sudden, South Africa are on the back foot."

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WICKET

Sorry Rilee, I have completely cursed you there. Two balls after "being on the verge of a half-century" he is gone.

It is a deserved wicket for Mohammad Tauqir, who has bowled superbly without success. Rossouw gets it completely wrong and can only send his shot straight back into the bowler's hands.

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SA 95-2 (Rossouw 43, De Villiers 2)

Rilee Rossouw is closing in on his third half-century in four innings. A lovely half-volley, past deep cover for four, followed by another single, a square drive, takes him on to 43.

SA 88-2

So it was slow progress under Quinton de Kock. But things may get a bit faster now. AB de Villiers is the next man in. Remember his 150 off 64 balls? This could get messy for UAE.

Shaun Pollock

Ex-South Africa captain on BBC Test Match Special

"De Kock's body language there was that he wasn't going to be around for very much longer. The UAE were absolutely convinced. It's always surprising when the only person who isn't convinced is the umpire."

WICKET

Snicko comes to UAE's rescue and De Kock's miserable tournament continues. He is out, caught behind after a pretty painful 26 off 45 balls.

Twenty-seven runs from his first five matches, another 26 here today. Will that be enough for him to keep his place in the South Africa team?

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Worrying moment for Quinton de Kock. Has he hit it? The umpire says no, the UAE players appeal enthusiastically.

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Daniel McHardy

BBC Test Match Special

"That's disappointing from the bowler, Tauqir, when it went through his legs. Most bowlers become Jonty Rhodes off their own bowling."

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SA 82-1

How has that missed? For the third time Mohammad Tauqir should be celebrating. Yet he remains wicketless. Quinton de Kock is completely deceived, but the ball nips between bat, pad and wicket and goes away for four byes.

Not the best moment for wicketkeeper Saqlain Haider, playing his first match of the competition.

But Tauqir cannot moan for long, as he also misfields later on in the same over.

Charles Dagnall

BBC Test Match Special

"As soon as you see that, you think 'Simon Jones in the first Ashes Test in Queensland'. He was making good ground, but he just jammed in the turf, he didn't even get a hand to it."

Ouch!

Only nine runs have come from three overs and Rilee Rossouw tries to speed things up with a wild swipe. It makes it to the boundary, but it is a worrying moment for Kamran Shahzad. He dives early, catches his knee in the turf and rolls over, looking in a lot of pain. That four is the only scoring shot in the 14th over.

Charles Dagnall

BBC Test Match Special

"I'd be intrigued to know how deep these drop-in pitches actually go, to get that bounce and swing. With the 22 yards plus a few at either end, you're looking at about a 30-yard section of turf."

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SA 70-1

South Africa are still going at more than five runs an over, but they are a bit lucky to not be two wickets down.

It is a lovely first over from spinner Mohammad Tauqir. Twice he nearly secures the wicket of Rossouw, narrowly missing an edge on the first occasion, before the batsman gets an inside edge but is lucky to see it miss the wicket. Only one run from the over.

SA 68-1

Three singles in the 12th over. Pretty much an England-esque over there. Not much to get excited about.

"I feel for Peter Moores"

Afghanistan coach Andy Moles has been speaking at a news conference ahead of Friday's game with England:

"We believe we have a shock in us. I feel sorry for Peter Moores. I think his players think they've let him down."

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We are at Wellington today, the scene of two of many miserable moments for England in this World Cup. It was a cakewalk at the so-called Cake Tin as firstly New Zealand and then Sri Lanka thrashed England, by eight and nine-wicket margins respectively.

England, who are already out, play their last game tomorrow against Afghanistan. Their coach has just been speaking at a news conference.

SA 65-1

Four runs off the over. Probably not enough to make Kishin happy. Another pull through mid-wicket. Which seems to be a weak area for the UAE. That costs two, with a two further singles.

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Kishin Mahtani: Can someone please run out Quinton de Kock he slowing down my 500 run target which if hit I pocket a tidy sum.

Scorecard update

South Africa 61-1 (10 overs; lost toss)

Batsmen: De Kock 17*, Rossouw 28*

Fall of wicket: 17-1 (Amla 12)

Bowling figures: Naveed 5-0-22-1, Shazad 5-0-39-0

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SA 61-1 (De Kock 17, Rossouw 28)

A small milestone for Quinton de Kock. Well, maybe. He middles one for four as he moves on to his highest score of the tournament so far. That is his first boundary of the match, his second comes soon after, through mid-wicket after another front-foot no ball.

SA 52-1

As Neil says, there is some pressure on Quinton de Kock, who is ranked as the 12th best batsman in the world one-day international cricket. He only gets one from the ninth over, a mis-timed cut shot. He is a man who is looking nervous, but against this attack it is a perfect opportunity to show what he can do.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"Golfers sometimes kid themselves that they don't look at the leaderboard, but I bet Quinton de Kock is looking up at the scoreboard. He's been in eight overs and has only scored eight runs, and he'll know that he will be dropped for the quarter-finals if he doesn't get runs today. Rossouw would open if he's dropped."

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SA 51-1 (De Kock 8, Rossouw 28)

Well tight from Naveed, but some soft bowling from Kamran Shazhad at the other end. Must do better.

One four from Rossouw is sent away past mid-on to the rope, before the ball is soon pulled away through mid-wicket. Medium pace, off line, this is far too easy for the South Africans.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"Even those South Africa players who weren't there at World Cups in 1999, 2003 or 2011 - which were substantial chokes - still get tarred with the same brush and get asked those questions. I spoke to Jacques Kallis a couple of days ago - he played in five World Cups and the same things got asked every five years. He recalled as you got closer to the knock-out stages, there was an enormous weight of expectation and history."

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South Africa have never reached the final of a World Cup, losing in the semi-finals on three occasions. Probably none more painful than in 1999. A comical run out in the semi-final against Australia, when they needed one run to win.

SA 42-1

Only one from the over. Quinton de Kock moves on to eight, sending one away to third man area. Tight from Naveed. A much-needed break in the punishment.

SA 41-1 (Shazad 0-21, Naveed 1-20)

It might be cheekiness, but sending South Africa in to bat first may be a decision that is going to backfire. Rilee Rossouw continues his run of at least one boundary per over.

A well-timed chip over bowler Kamran Shazad's head. The bowler then immediately concedes another four. A low full toss is driven straight back past him. To be fair, that's what deserved to happen. Poor delivery.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"There's an element of admirable cheekiness from the UAE putting South Africa in to bat. Clearly English is not his first language, but captain Mohammad Tauqir said after the Pakistan game that their only way of stopping South Africa scoring 400 was batting first. He then said yesterday that was only in a moment of humour."

SA 31-1 (De Kock 6, Rossouw 10)

Rilee Rossouw looks in the mood for a big score here. UAE do not learn their lesson from the previous over as he is able to pull again. Another one through mid-wicket. Another boundary for South Africa. Eight off the over.

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Alex Leggate: Maybe fairer to stop fines and suspensions for slow over rates, and punish during match with penalty runs instead?

An interesting suggestion: how would you fix the problem (and there clearly is one) of slow over-rates? Five runs per over? 10?

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"AB de Villiers knows he's on a warning for slow over-rates. One more infraction and it's a one-match ban, which is not what South Africa want going into the knock-out stages."

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SA 23-1 (De Kock 3, Rossouw 5)

Rilee Rossouw only made six in the 29-run defeat against Pakistan but had made two scores of 61 in his two previous innings, against West Indies and Ireland. He gets five off the fourth over, including a delightful pull shot, which goes through mid-wicket for four.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"This is a massive innings for Quinton de Kock. There's a feeling that after five failures, South Africa might have to review their strategy, which may mean AB de Villiers taking the gloves again."

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SA 17-1

The new man in is Rilee Rossouw, who joins the out-of-form Quinton de Kock at the crease.

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"I don't think he was comfortable, I don't think he settled after that blow on the wrist from the beamer. Hashim Amla is so crucial to the tempo of a South African innings. When he goes early, there are nerves - Faf du Plessis has normally come in at number three, but he's struggling with a chronic lower back injury so Rilee Rossouw comes in on the back of a very ordinary game against Pakistan."

WICKET

He has scored three boundaries, but that is it for Hashim Amla today. Mohammad Naveed bowls one in short and Amla misjudges a pull shot but can only send the ball high into the Wellington sky. When the ball comes down, Amjad Ali is there to take a simple catch.

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SA 15 (Amla 12, De Kock 1)

Luckily for Hashim Amla he is able to carry on after that blow to the wrist. A single from De Kock gives Amla the strike, and he soon bashes in his third boundary of the match, this time sending the ball through extra cover.

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Former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs: Could we possibly see a 200 from a Protea batsman today?

Neil Manthorp

BBC Test Match Special

"That is a genuine beamer, that. The bowler immediately went down to check on him."

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Ouch!

Ouch. Mohammad Naveed gets a bit carried away, to say the least, with the extra ball, by sending in a head-high beamer. Hashim Amla desperately tries to get out of the way, but the ball crashes into his wrist and the batsman needs treatment. However, he is OK to continue.

He slashes at the second extra ball following the second no ball, which goes straight into first slip's hands.

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SA 9-0

Hashim Amla has had a fantastic World Cup, making 65 against West Indies and 159 versus Ireland. It could be a long time in the field for the United Arab Emirates bowlers and fielders if they keep sending it in short. Two fours off the first five balls before a front-foot no ball gives him a free hit.

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De Villiers hopes for confidence boost

South Africa captain AB de Villiers says his team have already put the Pool B defeats by India and Pakistan out of their minds.

"We didn't expect to be five from five - the World Cup is a funny tournament. We would have liked to win those two big games against India and Pakistan. It didn't happen that way, and there's no time to sulk about that now." he said.

"If you look at the standings at the moment, we win the last game and we'll be in a good position to go with a lot of confidence into the quarters."

Tauqir happy with UAE progression

UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir says playing the top teams at this World Cup has aided the development of his side.

The UAE, who last played against Pakistan on 4 March, conclude their campaign against the West Indies in Napier on 15 March after tonight's match at the "Cake Tin".

"We've had a few close games, one bad game against India, but overall it has been a good learning experience for our team," he said.

"We'd like to do well in the last two matches. We've got a few good cricketers who would like to prove a point."

Allan Donald hits the helmetless Sultan Zarawani in 1996

Not only was their previous meeting memorable for Gary Kirsten's efforts, the United Arab Emirates captain baffled his South African opponents by coming out to bat in a sunhat.

With his team struggling at 68-6, Sultan Zarawani walked to the wicket to face one of the world's fastest bowlers, Allan Donald, without a helmet.

Donald bowled a bouncer with his first delivery, but Zarawani wasn't able to get out of the way and took a blow to his head. He was out soon after, as the UAE slumped to a 169-run defeat in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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Previous meeting

Gary Kirsten hit 188 not out as South Africa made 321-2, before UAE scored 152-8 off their 50 overs. Kirsten's score was a tournament record which was only broken last month with Chris Gayle's 215 for West Indies against Zimbabwe.

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'We could see some records broken'

Charles Dagnall

BBC Test Match Special

"If South Africa feel in the mood, we could see some records broken here, at what is basically a converted rugby ground. It's a drop-in pitch, it looks straw-coloured and absolutely perfect."

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Captain's view

UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir: "It seems to be a good wicket, we've got a couple of fast bowlers in out side and we want to put them under pressure."

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Captain's view

South Africa captain AB de Villiers: "I'm not too unhappy [at fielding first]. It's another opportunity for our batters to scores some runs and get into form. If we do come out on top we'll be thinking about the knock-out stages, but for now the biggest game is today."

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Team line-ups

South Africa are without Faf du Plessis, who has been struggling with a lower back injury, so Farhaan Behardien comes in. Kyle Abbott, with eight wickets in his last three matches, makes way for Vernon Philander.

UAE make a couple of changes. Saqlain Haider will keep wicket and Fahad Alhashmi makes his first appearance of the competition.

South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers (capt), JP Duminy, David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir.

UAE: Amjad Ali, Andre Berenger, Khurram Khan, Shaiman Anwar, Swapnil Patil, Saqlain Haider (wk), Amjad Javed, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Tauqir (capt), Fahad Alhashmi, Kamran Shazad.

The on-field umpires are Steve Davis and Rod Tucker, with fellow Aussie Bruce Oxenford on TV replays.

How they stand

So South Africa are through then? Well, not quite. However, only a freak set of results will deny them. They would have to heavily lose to UAE, West Indies would have to thrash UAE on Saturday and Sunday's game between Pakistan and Ireland would need to end in a tie or a no result.

Four wins from six matches would likely secure second place in Pool B for AB de Villiers' side and set up a last-eight meeting against Sri Lanka in Sydney on 18 March.

The UAE have lost all four of their World Cup matches and are already out of the tournament, but produced spirited performances in the defeats by Zimbabwe and Ireland.

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Toss

First up, news of the toss. UAE have won it and will field first. Good news for those fans wanting to marvel at some South African batting.

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Hello

Hello everyone. Thank you for joining us for the latest match in the Cricket World Cup. Today it is off to Wellington as South Africa bid to secure qualification for the quarter-finals and United Arab Emirates aim for a huge shock victory.

Can UAE stop South Africa?

Twice they have made totals of more than 400, five different players have made centuries and AB de Villiers's 150 was the fastest in World Cup history.

When South Africa have got it right during this tournament, they have been sensational.

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Can United Arab Emirates, who have never beaten a Test-playing nation in a World Cup, stop the South African batting power?