Broad annihilates hapless South Africa

NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Stuart Broad produced his best ever figures of five for 23 from ten overs as England destroyed South Africa by ten wickets in the second one-day international at Trent Bridge here on Tuesday.

The tourists were bowled out for 83 in 23 overs and England chased down their target with 35.5 overs to spare to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Matt Prior (45 not out) and Ian Bell (28 not out ) knocked the runs off with the minimum of fuss as England recorded a ten wicket win for only the third time in one-dayers.

Prior also equalled the world record for the number of dismissals in an innings claiming six catches as South Africa tumbled to their lowest ever one-day score against England and the second lowest in their history.

Prior joins Adam Gilchrist, Alec Stewart and Mark Boucher as the only wicketkeepers to take six catches in an innings in a one-day international.

The South African batsmen looked disinterested at the end of a long tour as Broad and Andrew Flintoff, who took three for 25, used their height and bounce to reduce South Africa to 53 for seven. The highest scorer was Andre Nel, coming in at number nine, who slogged three boundaries, and only two of the top six made it to double figures.

Broad's figures comfortably eclipse his previous best of four for 51 which he took against India at Old Trafford last year.