Chasing 190 for a place in the final, South Africa were bowled out for 143 in 16.5 overs to suffer a 46-run defeat in Sharjah on Friday.

Morne van Wyk top-scored with 31 off 25 balls, while AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis struck 25 off 13 balls each. The pair had raced to 52 in just four overs before falling in consecutive deliveries.

South Africa slumped from 52-0 to 58-4, with JP Duminy (4 off eight balls) and Colin Ingram (0 off four balls) also departing cheaply.

Tymal Mills (3-16), Ajmal Shahzad (3-33) and Samit Patel (2-27) did the damage with the ball as England ended South Africa’s unbeaten run.

Earlier, Moeen Ali smashed 70 off 41 balls and Joe Denly contributed 59 off 30 balls to propel England to 189-8 after South Africa elected to bowl first.

Robert Frylinck was the pick of the South African bowlers with 3-25, while Wayne Parnell, Hardus Viljoen, Imran Tahir, Aaron Phangiso and JP Duminy claimed one wicket each.

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