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South Africa vs Australia Semi-Final Highlights, World Cup 2023: It's India vs Australia In Final After Pat Cummins' Men Beat SA In Thriller
SA vs AUS Semi Final Highlights, World Cup 2023: Australia registered a hard-fought victory over South Africa to set a final date with India.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:November 16, 2023 10:22 PM IST
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Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia set final date with hosts India on Sunday.© AFP
SA vs AUS, World Cup 2023 Semi-Final, Highlights:Â Australia registered a hard-fought win over South Africa to enter the final of Cricket World Cup for a record-extending eighth time on Thursday. Needing 213 in the second semi-final, Travis Head blazed away to 62 off 48 balls while David Warner smashed 29 off 18 in an opening stand of 60 to lay the foundation for Australia's chase. However, South Africa had their moments as they struck at regular intervals to dent Australia's chase. In the end, Australia crossed the finishing line with three overs to spare. Opting to bat, South Africa kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. Miller scored 101 runs while Heinrich Klaasen scored 47. (Scorecard)
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- 22:17 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: That's it!It will India vs Australia in the final of the 2023 World Cup! Starc and Cummins take Australia through. There might have been some nerves but the veterans stood strong. Heartbreak for South Africa. Their hopes for a World Cup title continues.India and Australia will face off on Sunday in Ahmedabad.
- 22:07 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: Four runs!That should be the game for Australia! Starc finds the gap and SA players' reaction tells the whole story. Just 3 needed now. Another heartbreak for the Proteas
- 22:01 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: Dropped!Cummins drives and gets a tickle, but it de Kock can't hold it. Markram knows, so did Bavuma. Big moment in the match
AUS: 204/7 (44.2) - 22:00 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: 9 needed of 36!Bavuma persists with Markram from the other end! The pressure continues. Starc and Cummins not taking any risks. Tense situationAUS: 204/7 (44)
- 21:51 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: Bowled but that's a no ball!Coetzee rattles the stumps but it was a free-hit! Australia are almost there. 12 needed off 48. Can South Africa add more drama to this semi-final?AUS: 201/7 (42)
- 21:46 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: Coetzee is struggling!Coetzee is down with some discomfort in his right half. This has been a busy spell for him. The physios are out to attend him. Should be fine to continue
- 21:40 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: Bowled him!Coetzee has sneaked that in somehow! Inglis walks back and SA have hope once again. Drama!!!Josh Inglis b Coetzee 28 (49)AUS: 193/7 (39.5)
- 21:34 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: Australia have one foot in final!RRR is 2.09 and Australia are doing just fine! The bowlers didn't do their job in the powerplay. The RRR has never been a problem for Australia.21 needed from 66.
- 21:28 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: Edged and four!That goes fine! Another excellent delivery from Coetzee. Over the wicket now, short of a length, edged wide of the keeper. No slip in place and Jansen can't cut it offAUS: 188/6 (37.2)
- 21:26 (IST)South Africa vs Australia Live: Another excellent over!Shamsi finishes his spell with another clean over! Just two runs off it. Australia need 29 off 78. Still there's to take. Proteas are giving a fight
- 21:18 (IST)South Africa vs Australia Live: Inglis finds the gap!Inglis breaks the shackles! Slightly uppish but gets it into the gap and the sweeper won't get around. Creamed throuhg coverAUS: 182/5
- 21:13 (IST)South Africa vs Australia Live: OUT!Gone high up in the air and de Kock takes an easy catch! Coetzee is delighted. Is this another twist in the tale? Still decent batting left for AUSSteven Smith c de Kock b Coetzee 30 (62)AUS: 174/6 (33.3)
- 21:00 (IST)South Africa vs Australia Live: Edged and four!Easy pickings for Australia! Another excellent delivery from Coetzee but Smith gets a slice of luck. Outside edge beats the keeper and the guy charging in from third man. Slipping away from SA
AUS: 172/5 (31.5) - 20:52 (IST)South Africa vs Australia Live: We are in for a banger!Short from Coetzee and Inglis uses the extra pace to perfection. Excellent stroke, in full control! Has Bavuma made a mistake by introducing pace?
AUS: 162/5 (29.5) - 20:47 (IST)South Africa vs Australia Live: We are in for a banger!No relief for Australia from either ends! Shamsi and Maharaj checking the flow of runs. Fielding has been good from Proteas, apart from a few half chances. It's anyones game from here.AUS: 156/5 (29)
- 20:37 (IST)Live Score: Shamsi on fire!Another tight over from Shamsi! What a spell this has been from him. He is all fired up after the wicket for Maxi! Still got three overs after this. Smith needs to play a sensible knock from hereAUS: 146/5 (26)
- 20:33 (IST)Live Score: Agony for Maxwell!He has played that one back! Shamsi is over the moon as SA peg back Australia. Maxwell goes for the pull, the ball skids through and clatters into leg stumpGlenn Maxwell b Shamsi 1 (5)AUS: 137/5 (23.4)
- 20:23 (IST)Live Score: Some relief for SA!Shamsi with a loud LBW shout and the umpire raises his finger. Marnus goes for the DRS but the umpire's call works for the Proteas this time. Big wicket for SA!!!
Marnus Labuschagne lbw b Shamsi 18 (31)
SA: 133/4 (21.5) - 20:16 (IST)Live Score: Swept away from Marnus!Marnus finds the gap! A powerful sweep, well in front of square, whistles through midwicket. More pressure on South Africa with this boundaryAUS: 130/3 (21)
- 20:08 (IST)SA vs AUS Live Score: SA need a wicket!Smith and Marnus have been super cautious after that DRS! They know that the RRR is very low. Singles and doubles will do the trick for them. South Africans looking desperate for a wicket!AUS: 119/3 (19)
- 19:59 (IST)SA vs AUS Live Score: Sigh of relief for Marnus!Shouts for an LBW! Shamsi is adamant and almost crashed onto de Kock in excitement. No reaction from the umpire. SA go for the DRS. Marnus saved by the umpire's call on impactAUS: 112/3 (15.4)
- 19:52 (IST)SA vs AUS Live Score: Wicket!This one goes through the gate! Maharaj cleans him up with a beauty. Full and flighted, the seam rotating around its axis, bites into the turf and swerves back to hit middle and off stumpsTravis Head b Maharaj 62 (48)AUS: 106/3 (14.1)
- 19:47 (IST)SA vs AUS Live Score: Dropped at slip!Another one missed, straight through slip! Klaasen is such a reliable customer that came at him in a flash. Very low reaction time. Head gets another slice of luckAUS: 105/2 (13.3)
- 19:40 (IST)SA vs AUS Live Score: 50 for Head!Finds the gap once again to complete his fifty! Rocks back and swivels a pull away, third consecutive boundary brings up a 40-ball half-century. Australia back in control with Head going stronglyAUS: 91/2 (11.5)
- 19:40 (IST)SA vs AUS Live Score: Head is having one of those days!Head gets dropped by Hendricks off Coetzee, who now sees a chance fly by him. Everything is falling in place for him right now.AUS: 83/2 (11.3)
- 19:31 (IST)Live Score: Just over the head of mid-on!Head takes aerial route! Doesn't get the ideal connection but it bounces away to long-on. Enough to beat the fielder. This will release some pressureAUS: 72/2 (9.1)
- 19:26 (IST)SA vs AUS Live Score: What a catch!South Africa are alive and kicking! Rabada strikes as Marsh chips it to Klaasen, who takes a blinder. Proteas have pegged back the Aussies. We are in for a treat folksMitchell Marsh c van der Dussen b Rabada 0 (6)AUS: 61/2 (7.4)
- 19:19 (IST)Live Score: Bowled him with a regulation offie!Flattens the off-stump! Markram strikes with his first ball as Warner is beaten all ends up. Rattles into middle and off, brings some much-needed respite for the Proteas. Markram said something to Warner as he was walking backDavid Warner b Markram 29 (18)AUS: 60/1 (7.1)
- 19:14 (IST)Live Score: Pulled away for a six!This one lands in the crowd! It's Head this time. Frees his arms and bludgeons this over deep cow corner. That's the end of the over.AUS: 60/0 (6)
- 19:13 (IST)Live Score: Hoicks this over long-off!Pulled down the ground and over long-off! Warner smashed Rabada over his head, and the bowler has overstepped, too! This has been a dominant partnership for Australia.AUS: 47/0 (5.3)
- 19:09 (IST)Live Score: Leathered down the ground!Make that two in this over! Crashed down the ground! Head stays still and hits this through the line, sends it skittering away to long-on. Four runsAUS: 32/0 (4.3)
- 19:03 (IST)SA vs AUS Live: Pulled away into the night sky!Back off a length delivery from Rabada and Warner makes the most of it. Does well to get under it and pulls this non-chalantry over backward square boundary for a six.AUS: 24/0 (3.3)
- 18:55 (IST)SA vs AUS Semi-Final Live Score: Four runs!Flies past second slip! Another excellent delivery from Rabada, gets a thick but beats everyone. Easy picking for AustraliaAUS: 10/0 (1.4)
- 18:50 (IST)SA vs AUS Semi-Final Live Score: We are back underway!One bounce and four! Travis Head extends his arms, throws his bat at this and lifts it over covers for a boundary. Gets off the mark in styleAUS: 4/0 (0.2)
- 18:17 (IST)SA vs AUS Semi-Final Live Score: South Africa 212 all outSouth Africa got bundled out for 212 in 49.4 overs against Australia. For South Africa, David Miller scored 101 while Heinrich Klaasen scored 47. For Australia, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins scalped three wickets each while Josh Hazlewood and Travis Head scalped two wickets each.
- 18:09 (IST)SA vs AUS Semi-Final Live Score: OUTOUT!!! After bringing up his ton, David Miller gets dismissed by Pat Cummins for 101. Miller smashes it hard for a six but Travis Head takes a brilliant catch the long-on. Ninth wicket gone for South Africa.SA 203/9 (47.2 overs)
- 18:07 (IST)SA vs AUS Semi-Final Live Score: Miller hits 100David Miller hits a six off Pat Cummins' delivery and brings up his century. It is his sixth half-century in the ODI format and he brings it up in 115 balls. Terrific batting from Miller.SA 202/8 (47.1 overs)
- 17:59 (IST)SA vs AUS Semi-Final Live Score: OUTOUT!!! Mitchell Starc takes his third wicket of the day as he dismisses Keshav Maharaj for 4. Maharaj tries to steal a boundary but fails to time the shot as it goes up in the air and Steve Smith takes a brilliant catch at the mid-off.SA 191/8 (46.2 overs)
- 17:56 (IST)SA vs AUS Semi-Final Live Score: Miller nears 100FOUR!!! David Miller continues to provide momentum to South Africa as he hits another boundary off Pat Cummins' delivery. Miller plays a pull shot towards the deep mid-wicket as the ball goes across the boundary line for a four. With this, Miller has gone past the 90-run mark and inching closer towards his century.SA 190/7 (46 overs)
- 17:51 (IST)SA vs AUS Semi-Final Live Score: FOURFOUR!!! David Miller hits another boundary off Adam Zampa's delivery. Miller goes on the back foot to pull between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg and steals a terrific boundary.SA 178/7 (44.1 overs)
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