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South Africa vs Australia, SA vs Aus LIVE Score - WC Semi Final: Australia beat South Africa by 3 wickets to meet India in World Cup Final
16 Nov, 2023 | 10:21:28 PM IST
South Africa vs Australia Live Updates, SA vs AUS: Australia overcame a spirited challenge from South Africa by three wickets in the second semifinal of the World Cup on Thursday to set up a title clash with hosts India.
The final will be played on Sunday at Ahmedabad. David Miller struck a 116-ball 101 and lifted South Africa to 212 all out after his team had lost four early wickets.
In reply, Australia stuttered before completing the chase of 213 with 16 balls to spare as South Africa choked yet again on the big stage.
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.
Earlier, Miller hit eight fours and five sixes during his rescue act, and brought up his century with a maximum over deep midwicket off Australian captain Pat Cummins.
Opting to bat after winning the toss, South Africa were off to a disastrous start losing both their openers Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma with just eight runs on the board in the sixth over.
Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram too didn't last long, leaving South Africa precariously placed at 24/4 in the 12th over.
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood were the wreckers in chief early into South Africa's innings.
A partnership of 95 runs between Miller and Heinrich Klaasen (47 off 48 balls) steadied the ship before Australia struck again to remove the latter through Travis Head.
Brief score:
South Africa: 212 all out in 49.4 overs (David Miller 101, Heinrich Klaasen 47; Pat Cummins 3/51, Mitchell Starc 3/34, Josh Hazlewood 2/12).
Australia: 215/7 in 47.2 overs (Travis Head 62; Tabraiz Shamsi 2/42, Gerald Coetzee 2/47, Keshav Maharaj 1/24).
The final will be played on Sunday at Ahmedabad. David Miller struck a 116-ball 101 and lifted South Africa to 212 all out after his team had lost four early wickets.
In reply, Australia stuttered before completing the chase of 213 with 16 balls to spare as South Africa choked yet again on the big stage.
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.
Earlier, Miller hit eight fours and five sixes during his rescue act, and brought up his century with a maximum over deep midwicket off Australian captain Pat Cummins.
Opting to bat after winning the toss, South Africa were off to a disastrous start losing both their openers Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma with just eight runs on the board in the sixth over.
Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram too didn't last long, leaving South Africa precariously placed at 24/4 in the 12th over.
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood were the wreckers in chief early into South Africa's innings.
A partnership of 95 runs between Miller and Heinrich Klaasen (47 off 48 balls) steadied the ship before Australia struck again to remove the latter through Travis Head.
Brief score:
South Africa: 212 all out in 49.4 overs (David Miller 101, Heinrich Klaasen 47; Pat Cummins 3/51, Mitchell Starc 3/34, Josh Hazlewood 2/12).
Australia: 215/7 in 47.2 overs (Travis Head 62; Tabraiz Shamsi 2/42, Gerald Coetzee 2/47, Keshav Maharaj 1/24).
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South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 215/7 in 47.2 Overs: Australia beat SA by 3 wickets to meet India in the finals
SA vs AUS Live: Aussie skipper hits four take the Australian team home. And Australia are through to yet another Cricket World Cup final.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 206/7 in 45 Overs: Australia 7 runs away from victory
SA vs AUS Live: Another catch dropped in this over! And, Markram looks crestfallen out there, so is de Kock. 2 runs off this over and the Proteas have tried everything they could - a few drop catches have made it extremely difficult for them to snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 203/7 in 43 Overs: Australia 10 runs away from victory
SA vs AUS Live: 2 runs off Aiden Markram's sixth over and SA need to come up with something extraordinary now to stop the Australians. A few more runs on board could have made a big difference for the Proteas.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 201/7 in 41.5 Overs: 200 up for Australia
SA vs AUS Live: Gerald Coetzee fires a poor full-toss and umpire calls it no-ball. Australia just 12 runs away from place in the finals.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 193/7 in 39.5 Overs: WICKET!
SA vs AUS Live: It's not over yet! Gerald Coetzee removes Inglis to keep the Proteas hopes alive. Gerald Coetzee to Josh Inglis, out Bowled! Terrific yorker and it does the job.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 190/6 in 39 Overs: Maharaj finishes off his spell
SA vs AUS Live: 0 1 0 0 0 1 - in this over, as Keshav Maharaj ends his spell with 10-0-24-1. The Proteas don't have much firepower left in their spin department now. Can pacers do the job for SA?
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 188/6 in 38 Overs: Edged and four!
SA vs AUS Live: 4 runs off over. Gerald Coetzee misses a difficult return catch on his ball, but that has been the story of the Proteas so far in this knock-out contest. Australia need 25 runs in 72 balls.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 184/6 in 37 Overs: Tabraiz Shamsi ends his spell with decent numbers
SA vs AUS Live: 0 0 0 0 0 2 - in this over as Shamis ends a fine spell with 10-0-42-2. Australia just 29 runs away from the victory and they have 78 balls to get it done. Time is running out for the Proteas and they need to come up with something incredible now to win this contest.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 174/6 in 33.3 Overs: WICKET! But is it too little, too late for the Proteas?
SA vs AUS Live: Gerald Coetzee gets the big wicket of Smith, as the Aussie batter blasts off one in the air and de Kock takes a difficult catch. Can South Africa turn this around from here? Smith c de Kock b Gerald Coetzee 30(62) [4s-2]. The big threat is gone, but Australia have a depth in their batting line-up.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 174/5 in 33 Overs: 2 runs off 33rd over but Australia is on the right track
SA vs AUS Live: Australia just 39 runs away from securing their berth in the final. Steven Smith and Josh Inglis have already stitched a 37 off 56 balls partnership.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 162/5 in 30 Overs: FOUR!
SA vs AUS Live: Bavuma goes back to pace attack but fails to get desired results. Gerald Coetzee concedes 6 runs in this over. The Proteas need to stick to a game-plan here as they don't have much to defend.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 150/5 in 27 Overs: 150 up for Australia
SA vs AUS Live: Australia need 63 runs more runs to meet in the final. 4 runs off Maharaj's over and Josh Inglis is looking a lot more comfortable against spin that Glenn Maxwell, who got out early.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 146/5 in 26 Overs: 5 Runs in this over
SA vs AUS Live: Josh Inglis plays Shamsi well as he is not trying too many things out there.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 137/5 in 23.5 Overs: WICKET! Australia 5 wickets down
SA vs AUS Live: Shamsi sends dangerous man Maxwell back to the pavillion. Shamsi bamboozles Maxwell, out Bowled with a terffic flater delivery. Maxwell wants to use the crease but gets stuck there and Shamsi gets the better of him.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 130/4 in 21 Overs: WICKET!
SA vs AUS Live: Shamsi gets rid of Labuschagne, out Lbw! Tabraiz Shamsi is pumped as he fires a good length delivery on off-stump and Labuschagne misses it. Australia went upstairs, to check if any bat or glove was involved but ball tracker showed no trace of that and South Africa gets rid of Labuschagne lbw b Shamsi 18(31) [4s-2]
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 130/3 in 21 Overs: FOUR!
SA vs AUS Live: Gradually Labuschagne and Smith have settled on this pitch and that's not a good sign for the Proteas. Labuschagne waits and hits a superb FOUR as he goes after a tossed up delivery.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 119/3 in 19 Overs: SA maintains the pressure
SA vs AUS Live: Fine captaincy from Bavuma as he fields at silly point to make things happen as Proteas spinners are making life difficult for Aussie batters here on typical Eden Gardens pitch. 1 off Maharaj's over.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 118/3 in 18 Overs: Edged and dropped
SA vs AUS Live: Shamsi continues to test Aussie batters. Another terrfic delivery from Shamsi and Smith knicks it but de Kock fails to collect a difficult catch. Some terrific spin bowling from South Africa.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 109/3 in 15 Overs: WICKET!
SA vs AUS Live: Keshav Maharaj gets wicket on his first ball. And, that's the big fish - Travis Head. Maharaj starts with a flighted delivery and Head misjudges that and crashes into the stumps. Australia need 104 runs to meet India in the final.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 92/2 in 12 Overs: Another catch Dropped & 100 up for the Aussies
SA vs AUS Live: Tabraiz Shamsi creates trouble for the Australian in his opening over but another chance goes begging as Klaasen at slips drops a catch - another one by the Proteas.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 92/2 in 12 Overs: FOUR!
SA vs AUS Live: Not a big over but Aussies won't mind to get 6 runs an over. 1 0 4 0 1 0 - in this over.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 92/2 in 12 Overs: Catch Dropped & 3 FOURS
SA vs AUS Live: An eventful over as Reeza covers a lot of ground but drops Head - what a miss. And, Head makes the Proteas pay for the mistake as he hits thre consecutive FOURS to maintain the pressure. 15 off over. SA can't afford to drop any catch in this low-scoring contest. Meanwhile, Head completes his fifty.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 77/2 in 11 Overs: Fine over from Markram
SA vs AUS Live: 0 0 1 1 0 1 in this over - Markram keeps it tight and simple and that's what Proteas need to do on a consistent basis.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 74/2 in 10 Overs: A good over for SA
SA vs AUS Live: 6 off over. Though Head hits off four of first delivery in this over, Rabada maintains a good line and length to keep things in control for the Proteas.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 61/2 in 6.1 Overs: WICKET! Rabada gets rid of Mitchell Marsh
SA vs AUS Live: The Proteas are here to fight and they aren't going down - without fight. Superb catch by van der Dussen as he flies in the air to grab one. Rabada bowls a fine delivery and new-batter Mitchell Marsh goes hard at it and plays the ultimate price by getting out on 0. Mitchell Marsh c van der Dussen b Rabada 0(6)
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 60/1 in 6.1 Overs: WICKET! Markram draws the first blood for the Proteas
SA vs AUS Live: Markram sends dangerous Warner back to the pavillion in his very frist ball of the match. And, he is pumped. A bowling change from Bavuma does the trick for the Proteas, as he fires one straight ball and Warner looks to play without moving a bit and gets beaten completely. Warner b Markram 29(18) [4s-1 6s-4]
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 60/0 in 6 Overs: Back-to-back four SIXES! Australia 50 up in just 6 overs
SA vs AUS Live: 21 off 6th over. 1 0 N6 6 L1 0 6 - nothing going right for the Proteas. Rabada looks out of sorts as both Warner and Head goes after him - SA need to get some wickets quickly otherwise it would be all over for them too soon.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 39/0 in 5 Overs: SIX and a couple of FOURS!
SA vs AUS Live: 15 off the over of Marco Jansen - as he struggles with his line and length and Aussie openers make the most of it. 4 0 4 0 1 6 - in this over and both Warner and Head are looking in an ominous touch.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 17/0 in 3 Overs: Not the start Marco Jansen wants!
SA vs AUS Live: 4 0 Wd 0 Wd Wd 0 0 0 - Not an expensive but wayward over from Marco Jansen, as he strays in his line and keeps de Kock busy behind the stumps by sending three deliveries towards the leg-side. SA can't afford to give away such freebies.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 10/0 in 2 Overs: FOUR!
SA vs AUS Live: Travis Head hits a risky shot as he slashes hard an angled in delivery but manages to get another four. The Proteas have to get a few quick wickets if they want to put some pressure on the imposing battling line-up of Australia.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - Aus 5/0 in 1 Over: FOUR!
SA vs AUS Live: Travis Head on the job from the word go - as he smacks the first boundary off 2nd ball off Marco Jansen. This is how Head and Australia like to play - dominate the proceedings from the very start and put the opposition under immense pressure.
Innings Break
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 212/10 in 49.4 Overs: WICKET! SA fail to play full quota of 50 overs
SA vs AUS Live: Rabada goes hard against a slower ball off Cummins, but shoots it in the air and Maxwell completes a good catch to end South Africa innings. Australia need to score 213 to meet India in the finals.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 210/9 in 49 Overs: SIX!
SA vs AUS Live: Rabada hits a massiv SIX off Starc in the first ball of 49th over - South Africa need more of such hits, but Starc does well with next five balls and gives away only 7 runs to finish off his spell with - 10-1-35-3
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 203/9 in 48 Overs: WICKET!
SA vs AUS Live: Miller tries to accelarate and perishes as he tries to smoke one but fails to clear the boundary and Travis Head takes the catch. Miller c Head b Cummins 101(116) [4s-8 6s-5]. A crucial innings comes to an end and the Proteas in all sorts of bother here.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 203/8 in 47.1 Overs: 100 for Miller!
SA vs AUS Live: SIX and Miller completes his hundred in style. This could go down as one of his greatest innings as it comes in a World Cup semi-final. He has played the role of a sheet anchor perfectly here. He needs to continue in the same manner to bolster Proteas' chances.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 196/8 in 47 Overs: WICKET! Mitchell Starc comes back and gets rid of Maharaj
SA vs AUS Live: Keshav Maharaj tries to take on Starc - but manages to hit one straight into the air and Smith obliges to take an easy catch. Aussies have been relentless in their approach from the very start today - that's what you expect from five-time World Cup Champion team.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 190/7 in 46 Overs: Killer Miller moves into 90s
SA vs AUS Live: Miller manages to get 8 runs from this over and now he is on 96 - the lone warrior for the Proteas.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 182/7 in 45 Overs: FOUR! Miller stands firm to deliver
SA vs AUS Live: Miller hits a beautiful four as Zampa continues to struggle against him. 8 runs come off this over.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 174/7 in 44 Overs: WICKET! Cummins breaks budding partnership
SA vs AUS Live: Aussie skipper Cummins gets his first wicket today, as Gerald Coetzee gloves a short delivery and Inglis takes an easy catch. The Proteas once again lose a wicket at a crucial juncture.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 171/6 in 43 Overs: SIX!
SA vs AUS Live: Miller hits the much-needed MAXIMUM for the Proteas. Zampa pitches one in Miller's hitting zone and he goes after in a flash. Coetzee-Miller partnership is past 50 runs now.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 164/6 in 42 Overs: Aussie skipper comes back into the attack
SA vs AUS Live: Pat Cummins sticks to a tight line and goes through another quick over as the Proteas only manage to score 4 off it. David Miller and Gerald Coetzee have stitched a 45(67) partnership and they can switch gear now to take the attack to the opposition.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 160/6 in 41 Overs: Another quick and tight over from Head
SA vs AUS Live: Head has been doing a fantastic job - gives away only 4 runs in his 5th over. Just 9 overs to go - South Africa needs to accelarate from here to put a decent total on board.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 156/6 in 40 Overs: Glenn Maxwell finishes a fine spell
SA vs AUS Live: Just 2 runs come off in the final over of Glenn Maxwell's spell. The part-timer does his job well as he concedes only 35 runs in his 10 overs.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 154/6 in 39 Overs: 150 up for Proteas
SA vs AUS Live: Mitchell Starc comes back into the attack after his devastating first spell that yielded 2 wickets and Gerald Coetzee hits a fabulous boundary to take SA past 150. Miller and Coetzee have already stitched a 35(49) runs partnership.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 139/6 in 36 Overs: Another FOUR!
SA vs AUS Live: 0 1 0 0 0 4 - Five runs come off in this over. Maxwell bowls five good deliveries but then strays in line and Miller pounces upon it in a flash to get a boundary.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 134/6 in 35 Overs: FOUR!
SA vs AUS Live: Some respite for SA - a poor delivery from Head and Gerald Coetzee hits a fine shot to get an important boundary for his team.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 129/6 in 34 Overs: A tight over from Maxwell
SA vs AUS Live: Maxwell quickly goes through with this over and concedes only 2 runs. David Miller is the key for the Proteas but he needs some support on other end.
South Africa vs Australia Live Score - SA 127/6 in 33 Overs: 50 for Miller
SA vs AUS Live: The lone warrior for the Proteas - Miller hits another 50. He is the key for South Africa, but there isn't much battling left on the other end.
South Africa vs Australia Live score: WICKET! Another one bites the dust
SA vs AUS Live: Another wicket for Travis Head and South Africa six wickets down now. Klaasen b Head 47(48) [4s-4 6s-2]
South Africa vs Australia Live score: WICKET! The Proteas lose their fifth wicket and that spells big trouble
SA vs AUS Live: Travis Head gets the big wicket of Klaasen in his very first over and breaks the crucial partnership. A straight delivery and Klaasen fails to read it completely. Klaasen b Head 47(48) [4s-4 6s-2]
South Africa vs Australia Live score: SIX!
SA vs AUS Live: Massive hit from Miller as he dispatches a poor delivery for the maximum. A low full-toss gives Miller another opportunity to free his arms and he goes after it without second thought. Terrific hitting. South Africa 108-4 after 30 overs.
South Africa vs Australia Live score: 100 up for South Africa
SA vs AUS Live: SA vs AUS Live: David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen stitch 84(101) parternship after initial jolts. Some comeback from the Proteas, but they need to continue in the same manner to bolster their chances against the mighty Aussies. South Africa 100-4 after 28 overs.
South Africa vs Australia Live score: What a shot!
SA vs AUS Live: A 74 meter SIX! The crowd at Eden Gardens roars. Adam Zampa bowls googly length ball, outside off stump. Klaasen hits it on the back foot pulling over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. The next one is another beauty. Klaasen gets on the back foot and lofts a pull for 6 runs this time in stands towards deep mid-wicket. A much needed over for the Proteas.
South Africa vs Australia Live score: 50 plus partnership between Klaasen, Miller
SA vs AUS Live: Finally a partnership for South Africa as Klaasen and Miller take things slow. Current partnership stands at 57 runs off 81 balls. After 25 overs SA are 79/2
South Africa vs Australia Live score: Run rate drops below 4
SA vs AUS Live: The Proteas' run rte drops again as they have not grabbed any runs in the last two overs. It currently hovers around 3.19
South Africa vs Australia Live score: Maxwell in action
SA vs AUS Live: A good over for Australia as the skipper brings in a change in bowling. Maxwell bowling the 21st over leaves Miller struggling from grabbing some runs. SA are 68/4
South Africa vs Australia Live score: Proteas gaining some momentum
SA vs US Live: The South African men are gaining some momentum as they manage to clinch another boundary and this time in Cummin's over. Miller plays a front foot flick, and the ball chips past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. 5 runs off the 20th over and SA are 67/4
South Africa vs Australia Live score: Zampa conceding runs
SA vs AUS Live: Miller hits another maximum off Zampa. Another slog shot and this time the ball goes towards deep mid wicket and straight in to the stands. After 19 overs, SA are 62/4
South Africa vs Australia LIVE score: Lethal Hazlewood
SA vs Aus Live: Two back to back maidens in a world cup knockout. Hazlewood has just been lethal with his excellent cross seam and half volley deliveries. After 18 overs, SA are 55/4
