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South Africa vs Australia Highlights, World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: AUS defeated SA by three wickets and will face India in the final.
South Africa vs Australia Highlights, World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Australia defeated South Africa by three wickets in their 2023 World Cup semi-final fixture, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. Pat Cummins and Co. will now face India in the final. Chasing 213 runs, Australia managed to reach 215/7 in 47.2 overs, in a highly tactical match. Travis Head got a half-century for Australia, smacking 62 runs off 48 balls. Meanwhile, Steve Smith (30), David Warner (29) and Josh Inglis (28) also got key knocks for Australia. For South Africa's bowling department, Tabraiz Shamsi and Gerald Coetzee took two wickets each....Read More
Earlier, David Miller's 101 off 116 balls almost single-handedly took South Africa to a score of 212 after Australia piled on the pressure in the first 20 overs and sent back their top four within the first 12. Australia came out with the bit between their teeth after Temba Bavuma and chose to bat first. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood were relentless with their lines and lengths while the Australian fielders were flying around and stopping almost everything. It led to South Africa scoring just 22 runs in the first 11 overs and losing three wickets, including their batting talisman Quinton de Kock. Matters got even worse as Hazlewood got Rassie van der Dussen in the 12th. That brought together South Africa's finishers Heinrich Klaasen and Miller in the 12th over of the innings itself.
Two overs later, rain made an appearance and South Africa were 44/4 in 14 overs. The match resumed just over 50 minutes later with no overs lost. Miller and Klaasen steadied the proceedings for the Proteas before they started counter-attacking and putting some pressure on the Australians. The stand reached 95 in 113 when Travis Head dismissed Klaasen on 47 off 48 in the 31st over. He then got Marco Jansen off the very next ball and Australia were right back on top. Gerald Coetzee then gave Miller able company and the pair put up 53 runs for the seventh wicket. Coetzee soon fell on 19 and Miller batted with the tail to eventually put up a gritty century. He fell soon thereafter on 101 off 116 balls and South Africa were all out for 212 in the final over.
Here are a few highlights around the South Africa vs Australia 2023 World Cup Semi-Final:
- South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
- South Africa and Australia have met just twice in the knockouts of the World Cup before this
- South Africa finished second on the points table while Australia finished third
- Rain interrupted play after the 14th over for over 50 minutes
- Klaasen and Miller then put up 95 for the fifth wicket before Head got the former and Jansen out off consecutive deliveries
- Miller scored his 25th ODI fifty shortly thereafter and fell on 101 off 116 balls
- South Africa were all out for 212
-Travis Head (62) gets half-century for Australia in chase
-Josh Inglis plays key knock of 28 off 49 balls
-Australia reach 215/7 in 47.2 overs, win by 3 wickets
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: FOUR! AUS WIN!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: FOUR! CUMMINS HAS DONE IT!
A short of a length delivery by Jansen, outside off. Cummins hammers it past backward point for a four as AUS win by 3 wickets!
AUS: 215/7 (47.2), Target: 213
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: AUS need 12 in 48 balls now!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: 6 off this over as Starc (11*) and Cummins (6*) take AUS closer to the finish line!
AUS: 201/7 (42), Target: 213
AUS need 12 runs in 48 balls!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: FOUR! CRUCIAL RUNS!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Coetzee pitches it up, outside off. Cummins drives it behind square on the off side, into the gap between deep point and third man for a four!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: HUGE WICKET! SA GET SOME HOPE HERE!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A full delivery by Coetzee, on off. Inglis doesn't connect well, and goes off balance! HITSS THE STUMPS! WHAT A YORKER!
Inglis b Coetzee 28 (49)
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: AUS need 23 in 66 balls!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A good knock by Inglis (28*) as he slowly carries AUS nearer to the finish line. Starc (7*) will also look to add some runs here!
AUS: 190/6 (39), Target: 213
AUS need 23 runs in 66 balls!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: FOUR!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A good length delivery bby Coetzee and on middle. Starc edges it, and there is no slip in place, four!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: AUS need 36 in 90 balls now!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Only two off this over as Starc (2*) and Inglis (20*) look build a match-winning partnership here!
AUS: 177/6 (35), Target: 213
AUS need 36 runs in 90 balls!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: BIG MOMENT!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: BIG WICKET! ON TIME!
A good delivery by Coetzee to Smith, and it is up in the air. De Kock grabs it! BIG MOMENT! BIG WICKET!
Smith c De Kock b Coetzee 30 (62)
AUS: 174/6 (33.3, Target: 213
AUS need 39 runs!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: AUS EDGE CLOSER TO WIN!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A full delivery by Coetzee, on off. Smith gets a thick outside edge and there is no slip in place. Goes away for a four!
AUS: 172/5 (32), Target: 213
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: FOUR! OVER SLIP!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A short of a length delivery by Coetzee and Inglis directs it over slip, finer than he intended too! FOUR!
AUS: 162/5 (29.5), Target: 213
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: SA make it tight!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: SA are making it tight for Smith (21*) and Inglis (12*) here as the pair just get a single in this over!
AUS: 156/5 (29), Target: 213
AUS need 57 runs!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Focus on Inglis-Smith!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Only one in this over as Inglis (2*) and Smith (17*) look for a partnership here!
AUS: 141/5 (25), Target: 213
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: THIS IS A MASSIVE WICKET!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A quick flat delivery by Shamsi, andn on middle. Maxwell waits for it and missed it totally! Hits the leg stump! HUGE WICKET!
Maxwell b Shamsi 1 (5)
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: LBW! OUT!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A good delivery byb Shamsi, on length and on off. labuschagne tries to reverse sweep, but it goes past his bat and turns. It his him in front! He reviews it! No bat or glove involved and ball-tracking shows it was hitting leg on umpire's call!
Labuschagne lbw b Shamsi 18 (31)
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: FOUR!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Shamsi tosses it up, outside off. Labuschagne drives it through extra cover for a four!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: EDGED AND DROPPED!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A googly from Shamsi, around off. Smith tries to defend, but outside edges it to De Kock, and it hits his fingertips, thigh and then goes down!
AUS: 116/3 (17.4), Target: 213
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: MAHARAJ GETS THE KEY WICKET HERE!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A flighted delivery by Maharaj, and it beats Head's inside edge, hits the stumps! WHAT A WICKET! KEY MOMENT!
Head b Maharaj 62 (48)
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Head gets his fifty!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A short delivery by Coetzee, adds width. Head slams it past mid-off for a four! SHOT! Makes it back-to-back with a shot to mid-off for another four! Then reaches his half-century with another four!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: 6 off this over!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Six off this over as Smith (0*) and Head (38*) look to rebuild for Australia in this chase!
AUS: 74/2 (10), Target: 213
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: ANOTHER WICKET! RABADA STRIKES!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: SA fightback!
OUT! A good length delivery by Rabada, outside off. Marsh drives and it goes high to the right of cover for a catch!
Marsh c Van der Dussen b Rabada 0 (6)
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: OUT! BIG WICKET!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Good delivery by Markram as Warner fails to follow the ball's trajectory and is beaten on the outside edge. It hits the off stump! FIRST BALL, WICKET FOR MARKRAM!
Warner b Markram 29 (18)
AUS: 60/1 (6.1), Target: 213
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: MASSIVE! 21 off this over!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: It starts off with a single, then a dot ball. In the third delivery, Warner hammers a slow delivery by Rabada over the straight boundary for a six! It is also a no ball, he hits a six again! In the final delivery, Head gets a six over cow corner!
AUS: 60/0 (6), Target: 213
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: 7 off this over!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: 7 off this over as Warner also smacks Rabada for a six! Warner (11*) and Head (9*) will look for an opening partnership here!
AUS: 24/0 (4), Target: 213
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: 10 runs in the first 2 overs
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: A streaky boundary off the fourth ball of that second over for Head off Rabada. He reaches eight off 10, Warner on one off two.
SA vs AUS Live Score: Australia 10/0 in 2 overs
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: FOUR! Head off the second ball!
South Africa vs Australia Live Score, SA vs AUS World Cup 2nd Semi-Final 2023: Full by Jansen, Head with an almighty swing and it flies over cover point. Head attacking early as usual.
