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Connor Esterhuizen scored 75 runs in just 33 balls, helping South Africa win!
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Tom Blundell scored a fantastic 186 runs, his best ever!
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Shakira performed the hit song 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)' for the 2010 World Cup.
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