{"id":317929,"date":"2023-11-16T19:26:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=317929"},"modified":"2023-11-16T19:26:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:26:31","slug":"photos-aus-edge-sa-to-enter-their-8th-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/sport\/photos-aus-edge-sa-to-enter-their-8th-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Aus edge SA to enter their 8th World Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five-time champions Australia battled through to Sunday&#8217;s final of the 50-over World Cup against India with a nervy three-wicket win against South Africa in the second semi-final on Thursday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SCORECARD<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australia laid the foundations for a place in the final after bowling out South Africa for a below-par 212 despite David Miller&#8217;s defiant 101 at the Eden Gardens.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/16head1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The chase, however, was not as straightforward as Pat Cummins and his team would have liked.<\/p>\n<p>Man-of-the-match Travis Head (62) led their rollicking start before a mid-innings wobble put Australia in a spot of bother.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/16coetzee.png?w=670&#038;h=900\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>South Africa did not let big partnerships bloom but their inadequate total meant Australia eventually prevailed with 16 balls to spare to make the final for the eighth time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nerve-wracking couple of hours but great effort and a great game,&#8221; said Cummins, who was especially pleased with his side&#8217;s fielding. &#8220;It&#8217;s something we talk a lot about. It wasn&#8217;t up to scratch at the start of the tournament.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/16maharaj-shamsi.png?w=670&#038;h=900\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The chase has not been South Africa&#8217;s forte in the tournament and Temba Bavuma&#8217;s decision to bat first under an overcast sky seemed to be a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<p>Bavuma played the match despite not having fully recovered from a hamstring strain and his four-ball duck suggested sitting out would probably have been a wiser decision for him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/16head.png?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Australia ramped up the pressure with their electric fielding and Cummins led by example, taking a brilliant catch to send back the other South African opener Quinton de Kock.<\/p>\n<p>Australia were so dominant that South Africa had to wait until the ninth over for their first boundary and were 18-2 after their 10 powerplay overs.<\/p>\n<p>It soon snowballed into a full-fledged crisis and South Africa slumped to 24-4 in the 12th over.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>World Cup 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/16miller1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Drizzle held up play after 14 overs and when the action resumed Heinrich Klaasen (47) and Miller rebuilt the innings, taking South Africa past the 100 mark in 28 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Klaasen hit Adam Zampa for back-to-back sixes but Australia regained control after part-time spinner Head broke the 95-run stand, claiming two wickets in two balls.<\/p>\n<p>Miller brought up his hundred with a six off Cummins but departed in the same over trying to clear the rope again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/16smith.png?w=670&#038;h=900\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Australia got off to a flyer, plundering 60 runs from the first 10 overs with Warner smashing four sixes in his 29.<\/p>\n<p>Bavuma introduced spin in the seventh over and the move immediately paid off as Aiden Markram bowled David Warner with his first delivery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/16starc.png?w=670&#038;h=900\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kagiso Rabada dismissed Mitchell Marsh in the next over but South Africa&#8217;s catching was rather sloppy and Head was the beneficiary on two occasions either side of his fifty.<\/p>\n<p>Just when Australia appeared to be cruising to a comprehensive victory, South Africa&#8217;s spinners injected fresh excitement into the contest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/16starc-markram-wkt.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Keshav Maharaj bowled Head through the gate and Tabraiz Shamsi dismissed Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell to jolt Australia out of any complacency that might have crept in.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Smith made 30 and Josh Inglis scored 28 but South Africa kept fighting back. However, Cummins and Starc combined to foil the Proteas and get Australia over the line.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/16hazlewood-appeals.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quite hard to put into words,&#8221; a dejected Bavuma said. &#8220;Our character came through. 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