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Cricket World Cup 2023, 2nd Semi-Final (2nd v 3rd), Kolkata, Nov 16th, 2023

South Africa

(49.4 ov) 212/10

Australia

(47.2 ov) 215/7

Complete Australia won by 3 wkts

Player of Match: Travis Head

Mark your calendars if you haven't already - November 19th will see India go up against Australia in the 2023 Cricket World Cup final at Ahmedabad.
Pat Cummins:
Temba Bavuma: Cannot put it into words, first of all congratulations to Australia. Good luck to them in the final. They played really well today. Our character came through today. We should a lot of resilience. The way we started with the bat and the ball was the telling point, that's where we lost the game.
Spare a thought for Quinton de Kock too, his ODI career comes to an end with that.
All stats courtesy of our hard-working legend Roshan Gede
It will be an India vs Australia final for the second time in World Cups (after 2003); the only other instance of two teams facing off in a CWC final twice featured Australia and Sri Lanka (1996 and 2007).
Lowest win-margins in World Cup knockouts (by wickets)
3 wickets - AUS vs SA, Kolkata, 2023 SF
4 wickets - PAK vs NZ, Auckland, 1992 SF
4 wickets - NZ vs SA, Auckland, 2015 SF (1 ball remaining, DLS)
4 wickets - AUS vs ENG, Leeds, 1975 SF
[b]Most defeats in World Cup semi-finals[b]
7 - New Zealand
4 - India
4 - Pakistan
4 - South Africa
Most wins in a single World Cup edition
11 - Australia (2003)
11 - Australia (2007)
10* - India (2023)
9 - India (2003)
8 - Sri Lanka (2007)
8 - New Zealand (2015)
8* - Australia (2023)
AUS vs SA in ODIs since 2016
Matches: 22
Won by SA: 16
Won by AUS: 5
NR: 1

Before today, South Africa had won four consecutive ODIs against Australia - all by 100-plus runs - three in their come-from-behind series win at home in September, before a 134-run win in the round-robin game in Lucknow.
Teams qualifying for World Cup finals most often
8 - Australia
4 - England
4 - India
3 - West Indies
3 - Sri Lanka
Most wickets in a World Cup edition for South Africa
20 - Gerald Coetzee (2023)
17 - Lance Klusener (1999)
17 - Morne Morkel (2015)
17 - Marco Jansen (2023)
Most wicketkeeping dismissals in a World Cup edition
21 - Adam Gilchrist (2003)
21 - Tom Latham (2019)
20 - Alex Carey (2019)
20 - Quinton de Kock (2023)
17 - Kumar Sangakkara (2003)
17 - Adam Gilchrist (2007)

Quinton de Kock also became the only wicketkeeper to achieve a double of 500-plus runs and 20 dismissals in a single World Cup edition.
SA bowling today
Rabada and Jansen: 1/76 in 10.2 overs, ER:7.35
Others: 6/136 in 37 overs, ER: 3.68
Australia batting today
Openers: 91(66), SR: 137.87
Others: 107(220), SR: 48.63
Travis Head, Player of the Match: Hard to unpack all of that. Tensed finish, amazing game. Didn't move from the seat for the last. We knew how it was going to play, we had three or four days here. We haven't seen such spin, we knew we had to battle. I thought I wasn't going to be here (after the hand injury), but I am happy to contribute for Australia, nice to be here. Straight as they came. He (Klaasen) smacked me, was under the pump, but it was nice to get his wicket. I was prepared to bowl a few overs, always keen to contribute with the ball. We have had that positive approach to keep the pace rolling. Disappointed for the way I got out, that (vs Maharaj) was a match up against a left-arm spinner, but wasn't to be. It's an unbelievable attack, their bowlers look sharp and they have been one of the best teams in the competition, never dreamed of playing a World Cup final against them.
Did Rabada have a niggle? The fact that he didn't bowl towards the end suggested that he wasn't fully fit. A lot of things will plague South Africa when they look back on this game. Firstly, they didn't quite apply themselves well enough with the bat.
Travis Head, Player of the Match: Hard to unpack all of that. Tensed finish, amazing game. Didn't move from the seat for the last. We knew how it was going to play, we had three or four days here. We haven't seen such spin, we knew we had to battle. I thought I wasn't going to be here (after the hand injury), but I am happy to contribute for Australia, nice to be here. Straight as they came. He (Klaasen) smacked me, was under the pump, but it was nice to get his wicket. I was prepared to bowl a few overs, always keen to contribute with the ball. We have had that positive approach to keep the pace rolling. Disappointed for the way I got up, that's a match up against a left-arm spinner. It's an unbelievable attack, their bowlers look sharp and they have been one of the best teams in the competition.
But that's when Josh Inglis came out and played probably the most important knock of his career yet. He batted brilliantly along with Smith who was at the other end and the duo stitched a crucial partnership. They were patient against the spinners and soaked up all the pressure while displaying exemplary technique.
22:10 Local Time, 16:40 GMT, 22:10 IST: What a game! Fitting of a semi-final? You bet!

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