SA vs AUS Semi-Final Live Score, World Cup 2023: The pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata is expected to be batting-friendly. However, as the match proceeds, it might become slow and favour the spinners.
South Africa vs Australia Semi-Final Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: South Africa clash against five-time world champions Australia in the all-important semi-final of the ICC men’s World Cup 2023 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
SA skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the second semifinals of the World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. For South Africa, spinner Tabraiz Shamsi came in for pacer Lungi Ngidi in their only change, while Australia went with Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Starc in place of Marcus Stoinis and Sean Abbott in their playing XI.
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The Indian Express’ Sandip G will be covering the game from the venue in Kolkata.
The conditions are overcast in Kolkata, and there is a chance of rain. Both teams ended with 14 points after seven wins from nine league games to make it to the knockout stage. The proteas, who finished second in the group stage, will be wary of the Kangaroos, who bagged the same points but were third with a lesser NRR of (+)0.841.
ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 – 2nd Semi-Final
South Africa
102/4 (28.3)
vs
Australia
Batting
Heinrich Klaasen37 (41)
David Miller*41 (61)
Bowling
Adam Zampa *0/34 (4.3)
Glenn Maxwell0/9 (4)
Play In Progress ( Day – 2nd Semi-Final )
South Africa elected to bat
Cricket World Cup: Glenn Maxwell isn’t Australia’s lone SOS man; Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa have rescued team from brink too
Shane Warne, one of Australia’s greatest World Cuppers, had urged their floundering Ashes team of 2005 to bounce back with the epic quote: “Find a way to get back in to the game, find a way to build a partnership, find a way to get bowling partnerships, find a way to catch a ball, find a way to stop it.”
Australia’s five World Cup campaigns in the past have mostly been about ‘finding a way out’ of trouble. And this World Cup offered a fair few samples of how the Batch of 2023 have gone about doing it, with Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins and that other gent, Glenn Maxwell showing how it’s done.
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First published on: 16-11-2023 at 10:28 IST
