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22-Dec-2015 11:34:00 GMT
South Africa A v England XI, Tour match, Pietermaritzburg

Moeen Ali Takes Six in England Easy Win

Pietermaritzburg: Moeen Ali claimed six wickets as England beat South Africa A by an innings and 91 runs on the final morning of their tour match.

The spinner claimed 6-77 as the home side were bowled out for 187.

Captain Alastair Cook and Joe Root both scored centuries during the three-day encounter to help England to a first-innings total of 414-6 declared.

South Africa A's Quinton De Kock scored 53, but he was the only standout performer for his team who lost eight wickets for 152 runs.

Steven Finn took two more wickets in the second innings to finish with match figures of 6-64.

He claimed Omphile Ramela leg before to one that kept low before Khaya Zondo slashed to fourth slip off the shoulder of the bat.

Moeen sealed victory when he bowled Keshav Maharaj before he had Dane Paterson caught in the deep by Alex Hales.

It was the England all rounder's sixth first-class five-for.

The game was England's last before the four-Test series against South Africa begins on 26 December in Durban.

Brief scores
South Africa A -
136 (Cook 53*, Finn 4-34) and 187 (de Kock 53, Moeen 6-77)
England XI - 414 for 6 dec (Cook 126, Root 117, Stokes 66, Hales 56, Maharaj 4-129)
Result - England won by an innings and 91 runs


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