SA win by 146 runs and qualify for quarter-finals
SA 341-6; De Villiers 99, Behardien 64 not out
UAE 195 all out; Patil 57 not out
UAE were already eliminated before the game
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.
Image source, ReutersLuckily 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.
Former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs:, external Could we possibly see a 200 from a Protea batsman today?
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"That is a genuine beamer, that. The bowler immediately went down to check on him."
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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.
Image source, Getty ImagesHashim 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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Image source, Getty ImagesSouth 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."
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."
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.
Image source, Getty ImagesGary 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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"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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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."
Image source, BBC SportSouth 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."
Image source, BBC SportSouth 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.
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.
Image source, BBC SportFirst 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.
Image source, ReutersHello 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.