The Expert Opinion: ‘I expect Proteas to bounce back' - Jacques Kallis

Heinrich Klaasen scored a 61-ball century as South Africa posted a massive 399 for seven at the end of their 50 overs in the Cricket World Cup pool stage clash with England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

It was a masterclass from Klaasen in stiflingly hot and humid conditions as he finished with 109 from 67 balls, his fourth One-Day International hundred, and put on 151 from 76 balls for the sixth wicket with all-rounder Marco Jansen.

The latter played his part with a magnificent unbeaten 75 from 42 balls, his highest score in ODIs on a wicket that is excellent for batting.

It is the highest total scored against England at a 50-over World Cup and comes in a game both sides will feel they have to win.

England lost their last game to Afghanistan and already have two defeats from three games in the competition, while South Africa were stunned by Netherlands last time out.

England won the toss and elected to field, removing dangerous South Africa batter Quinton de Kock with the second ball of the innings for four, seamer Reece Topley taking the first of his three wickets.

South Africa were held in check in the opening overs, but when Topley went off with an injured finger, the pressure was released.

Reeza Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen put on a superb 121 for the second wicket, before the latter skied a delivery from spinner Adil Rashid (2-61) and was caught for 60.

Hendricks, in the side for ill South Africa captain Temba Bavuma, followed shortly afterwards for an eye-catching 85 from 75 balls when he misjudged a Rashid googly that turned back into him and he played onto his own wicket.

Aiden Markram compiled a well-played 42 and David Miller managed only five as Topley (3-88) removed both batters to bring Jansen to the wicket.

It will have to be the second highest run chase in ODI history if England are to reach their target, but they do have Ben Stokes back in the side after he missed their opening three games with a hip injury.

Rassie van der Dussen's century helped South Africa spoil Ben Stokes's farewell to one-day international cricket as the Proteas won by 62 runs on the England star's Durham home ground to go 1-0 up in a three-match series.

Van der Dussen's career-best 134 was the cornerstone of South Africa's 335-5, their highest ODI total in England, and he also shared stands of 109 with opener Janneman Malan (57) and 151 with Aiden Markram, who made a stylish 77.

Test captain Stokes did not have a fairytale finish to a 50-over international cricket career that peaked with a player of the match display in England's 2019 World Cup final triumph.

The struggling 31-year-old paceman took an expensive 0-44 in five overs amid searing heat, after being cheered by his loyal fans as he led England onto the field.

Stokes then made just five with the bat before he was lbw to off-spinner Markram having missed a reverse sweep.

Joe Root, a close friend of Stokes since their days playing youth cricket, took up the charge with a run-a-ball fifty.

But a target of 103 off the last eight overs, with England already six wickets down, was too much even for Root.

The world's top-ranked Test batsman was eventually bowled for an excellent 86 by express quick Anrich Nortje, who finished with 4-53 from 8.5 overs.

England openers Jason Roy (43) and Jonny Bairstow (63) had launched the 50-over world champions' chase with a partnership of 102 in 19 overs.

But that stand ended when Roy, looking to loft Proteas captain Keshav Maharaj, chipped the left-arm spinner and David Miller, running round from long-off, held a good low catch.

Bairstow, having completed a 53-ball fifty, was reprieved when Lungi Ngidi dropped a routine chance at long leg only to be lbw soon afterwards on the sweep to Markram.

And after Markram snared Stokes, slow bowling proved the undoing of England captain Jos Buttler as well, with the dangerman caught and bowled for 12 by Tabraiz Shamsi after an inside edge onto his pad lobbed back low to the diving left-arm wrist-spinner.

Stokes had announced on Monday that this game would be his 105th and last match at this level, with the dynamic all-rounder saying the demands of a congested England fixture schedule meant he had to jettison ODIs in order to still give of his best in Tests and Twenty20s.

England, who lost the third ODI, and with it a three-match series, against India at Old Trafford on Sunday, gave a 50-over debut to Matthew Potts after the Durham seamer made an impressive Test bow against New Zealand last month.

- Potts falters in the heat -
But on a day where temperatures touched 37-degrees, Potts bowled just four overs before leaving the field due to the heat after Maharaj, skipper in place of the injured Temba Bavuma, had won the toss and unsurprisingly opted to bat first in this day/night match.

Following the early loss of Quinton de Kock, South Africa's second-wicket duo were eventually separated when Malan holed out against off-spinner Moeen Ali.

But van der Dussen's leg-glanced boundary off Curran saw him to a 90-ball hundred including nine fours. It was the 33-year-old's third century in 36 ODIs and first against England.

Van der Dussen, dropped on 121 when Bairstow failed to hold a difficult low running chance at midwicket, went on to surpass his previous highest ODI score of 129 not out against India at Paarl in January this year. He was bowled by a Livingstone delivery that kept low two balls after the spinner dismissed Markram.

The series continues at Old Trafford on Friday.

England paceman Stuart Broad is confident he has recovered from a heel injury and is fit enough to play in the opening test against South Africa at Lord's starting on Thursday, in what will be Joe Root's coronation as captain.

Broad left the field when the problem flared up on his left heel after bowling just one over for his county Nottinghamshire against Leicestershire last month, putting his participation in the first test in doubt.

The 31-year-old spent two weeks on the sidelines before returning to play in his county's Royal London One-Day Cup final win over Surrey at the weekend.

He failed to take a wicket but sent down nine overs in a boost for England, who are without injured pace duo Chris Woakes and Jake Ball for the opening test of the four-match series.

"I got through the Lord's final here on Saturday without any problems and I actually bowled on the Wednesday and Friday before that with no pain as well," Broad told Sky Sports.

"It's pulled up really well. We are training this (Tuesday) afternoon and tomorrow and I am really confident.

"I've been playing county cricket since early April so I've had quite a lot of red-ball cricket, so I am not concerned about the workload and it was great to have the intensity of the Lord's final to put the body to the test."

Root will end his long wait to lead the side out on Thursday, nearly four months after he was appointed England's test skipper and replaced his long-serving predecessor Alastair Cook.

"Joe is an attacking cricketer and aggressive when he plays, so I think the team will take that sort of shape," Broad said.

"I don't think he has captained me in a tour game or anything, so I am excited for him and I am sure he is looking forward to getting going.

"He was announced what seems a long time ago and now he gets his opportunity to put things into place, and what a series to be able to do that.

"South Africa have a really good record in England and are a very dangerous team... I think it will be an exciting series to watch

India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the 'Best Test player' of the 21st century in an online poll conducted by Cricket Australia's website.

The former India skipper got the highest number of votes to emerge on top of the list of the 100 best Test players since 2000, in a poll conducted by cricket.com.au.

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara received the second highest votes, followed by Adam Gilchrist of Australia in the third position.

Currently the 'Icon' of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians, Tendulkar earned 23 per cent of votes, with more than 16,000 fans participating in the survey.

Sangakkara got 14 per cent votes after CA released the top-100 Test players' list since 2000 on its website.

Tendulkar, who retired from international cricket in 2013 after playing his 200th Test, is the lone Indian player to be figuring in the top-10 list, while there are four Australian, three South African and two Sri Lankan cricketers, reported The Times of India.

"After 10 days of counting down and no end of deliberations, cricket.com.au released its final countdown of the 100 best Test players since 2000 a couple of days ago. Readers debated the top 10, just as you did players 11 through 100, but we also provided an opportunity for you to decide your No.1 Test player of the century," CA's website stated.

"Tendulkar, the little master who remains an iconic figure in the sport, was a runaway winner, jumping four places from where cricket.com.au had him placed, while batting giants Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis were separated on countback, with the Australian just edging out his Proteas counterpart," it further said.

The 42-year-old Tendulkar, who is the only batsman to have hit 100 international centuries, holds the record for highest run scorer in both Tests and One-Day Internationals.

The Poll result: 1. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) 23%, 2. Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 14%, 3. Adam Gilchrist (Aus) 13%, 4. Ricky Ponting (Aus) 11%, 5. Jacques Kallis (SA) 11%, 6. AB de Villiers (SA) 10%, 7. Shane Warne (Aus) 9%, 8. Glenn McGrath (Aus) 5%, 9. Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) 3%, 10. Dale Steyn (SA) 1%.

South African legend Jacques Kallis has been named the head coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), replacing Trevor Bayliss.

Bayliss was signed up as England national side's coach before Ashes 2015 in July.

Kallis began his IPL career with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural season in 2008, before moving to KKR in 2011.

He represented the Kolkata franchise owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for four seasons and had taken up the role of a mentor and batting consultant last year.

"KKR is my family in India and the association since 2011 has been one of the most enjoyable experiences for me." South African allrounder explained.

"I look forward to the new challenge and feel honored to be part of the KKR family," said Kallis in a statement.

Kallis took up the role of a mentor of KKR in the 2015 season.

The absence of Bayliss has resulted in him stepping into the role to ensure a smooth transition.

Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Shakib Al Hasan (L), Brendon McCullum (C) and captain Gautam Gambhir (R) celebrate the wicket during the IPL Twenty20 first playoff cricket match against Delhi Daredevils. Photo: AFP