Duminy 150 guides Proteas past the Dutch

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South Africa produced a dominant display to overcome the Netherlands in a warm-up game ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy on Friday (local time).

JP Duminy hit an unbeaten 150 to inspire AB de Villiers' men to an emphatic 84-run victory at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen.

The Netherlands could not get anywhere close to the target of 342 set by the visitors and, although Peter Borren's side produced an admirable display, South Africa were never in any danger as they cruised to triumph.

Proceedings did not start particularly well for de Villiers' men, as they lost a wicket within three overs of winning the toss and choosing to bat when Alviro Petersen was caught in the slips by Borren from the bowling of Mudassar Bukhari for just six.

Hashim Amla was the next to fall as Paul van Meekeren claimed his scalp to leave the visitors in some distress at 2-38.

However, that was where the wickets dried up, with Colin Ingram and Duminy putting on a partnership of 151 to leave South Africa well in control before Ingram fell to Bukhari for 82.

At that point the score was 3-189 but Duminy continued his superb form with the bat, finding another willing partner in Faf du Plessis.

The pair put on a stand of 152, taking South Africa to 3-341 and leaving the hosts with a huge challenge.

The Netherlands response started relatively well, as Stephan Myburgh and Eric Swarczynski putting on 43 before Farhaan Berhardien struck to take Myburgh's wicket.

No more runs would be scored before Wesley Barresi was trapped lbw by Duminy in the next over and, although Swarczynski continued to prosper, he found support to be slim as Tom Cooper and Daan van Bunge fell in relatively short order to Robin Peterson and Berhardien respectively to leave the hosts in trouble at 4-97 after 22.3 overs.

Borren came in to steady the ship somewhat, with the Netherlands captain contributing 48 to a partnership of 70 with Swarczynski.

However, when he became Peterson's second victim, the writing was on the wall.

Tom de Grooth scored just eight before being bowled by Rory Kleinveldt, and the result had already been well and truly settled when Swarczynski was run out two short of his century with the hosts on 7-219.

Peterson struck twice more as the home side laboured to 9-252, but the day belonged to Duminy as South Africa laid down a marker ahead of the Champions Trophy in June.

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