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England bats in the first innings and scores 286 runs in 50 overs. In the second innings, South Africa scores 169 runs in 30 overs for the loss of 2 wickets when the match got interrupted due to rain. After some time, the match resumed but overs available for South Africa were reduced to 40. After the resumption of the match, how many more runs does South Africa need to score to win the match?

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92
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85
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62
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79
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Solution

The correct option is C 62
Par Score = 286 - 52% of 286 + 31% of 286 = 286 - 21% of 286 = 225.94
Par score = 230
Runs required to win = 231 - 169 = 62

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