16 Nov 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup Cricket

South Africa 212 ao off 49.4 ov  Klaasen 47 off 48, 4 fours, 2 sixes, Miller 101 off 116, 8 fours, 5 sixes, Hazlewoo 3-12 Stars 1-34. Warner 29 off 18, 1 four, 4 sixes, Coetzee 2-47, Shamsi 2-42, Maharaja 1-24, Rabada 1-41.

Australia 215-7 off 47.2 ov Head 62 off 48, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Smith 30 off 62, 2 fours, 

Australia win by 3 wickets

Australia beat South Africa and are through to the World Cup final with a 3-wicket win. 

South Africa were in trouble  as Start and Hazlewood ran through the top order as Stars removed Temba Bavima in the first over  Quinton de Kock became  Hazelwood’s victim  and at the end of power play South Africa a reduced to 18-2. Miller and Heinrich Klaasen contributed a 95-run stand to give South Africa slim hope. After Klaasen fell for 47 Miller reached his sixth one-day international century.

After bowling South Africa for 212, Pat Cummins’s side made a dream start with Travis Head hitting 62 before they were pegged back by Proteas spinner and slipped to 137-5. Cummins and Mitchell Stars kept their cool to see Australia through to finals.

Australia face India in the finals at Ahmedabad on Sunday.