Cricket World Cup 2023 · 2nd Semi-Final (2nd v 3rd)
Completed
South Africa
212/10 (49.4)
Australia
215/7 (47.2)
Australia won by 3 wickets
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Key Stats
Toss: South Africa opt to bat
Over 474 runs
- 4Marco Jansen to Pat Cummins: Four. Winning runs for Australia and they progress to the final. Short of length outside off. Guides it past the backward point fielder for a boundary and finishes things off in style.
- 0Marco Jansen to Pat Cummins: No Run.
Over 461 run, 7 wkts
Mitchell Starc 16(38)
Pat Cummins 10(27)
Aiden Markram
8.0-1-23-1
- 0Aiden Markram to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 0Aiden Markram to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 0Aiden Markram to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 1Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: One Run. Flighted ball on middle. Plays it uppishly down to long on for a single. 2 runs needed now.
- 0Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: No Run.
- 0Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: No Run.
Over 454 runs, 7 wkts
Mitchell Starc 16(35)
Pat Cummins 9(24)
Marco Jansen
4.0-0-31-0
- 0Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 0Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 4Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc: Four. Australia now 1 hit away! Full and straight on middle. Hits it but it goes off the inner half of Starc's bat and finds the gap past mid wicket for a boundary.
- 0Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 0Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 0Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
Over 442 runs, 7 wkts
Mitchell Starc 12(29)
Pat Cummins 9(24)
Aiden Markram
7.0-1-22-1
- 1Aiden Markram to Mitchell Starc: One Run. Full ball on off. Drives it down to long off for a single. Australia now need 7 runs.
- 1Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: One Run. Full ball on middle and leg. Plays it down to long on for a single.
- 0Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: No Run.
- 0Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: No Run.
- 0Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: No Run. Ohhh....dropped by de Kock!!!!! Inside edge and de Kock couldn't hold onto it. Markram is in dis-belief. Needed a little more luck there de Kock!
- 0Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: No Run.
Over 431 run, 7 wkts
Mitchell Starc 11(28)
Pat Cummins 8(19)
Gerald Coetzee
9.0-0-47-2
- 0Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 0Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 1Gerald Coetzee to Pat Cummins: One Run. Full ball outside off. Hits it uppishly towards deep point for a single.
- 0Gerald Coetzee to Pat Cummins: No Run.
- 0Gerald Coetzee to Pat Cummins: No Run.
- 0Gerald Coetzee to Pat Cummins: No Run.
Over 422 runs, 7 wkts
Mitchell Starc 11(26)
Pat Cummins 7(15)
Aiden Markram
6.0-1-20-1
- 0Aiden Markram to Mitchell Starc: No Run.
- 1Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: One Run. Short ball on middle and leg. Punches it uppishly towards long on for a single.
- 0Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: No Run.
- 0Aiden Markram to Pat Cummins: No Run. Plays it uppishly towards Miller at mid wicket. Miller dives forward but it falls just short of him. So close!!!