16/11Result
2nd Semi-Final (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Kolkata, Nov 16 2023
Australia won by 3 wkts (16b rem)
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia
16/11Result
2nd Semi-Final (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Kolkata, Nov 16 2023
Australia won by 3 wkts (16b rem)
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia

  • South Africa Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    Q de Kock †
    3
    14
    27
    0
    0
    21.42
    5.4 miles in the air, and brilliantly taken! The pressure tells on de Kock. He tries to launch a length delivery straight down the ground. Goes very high. Cummins back-pedals from mid-on, keeps his eye on it, and holds on above his head, then is able to keep hold as he falls to the ground. Outstanding stuff 8/2
    T Bavuma (c)
    0
    4
    5
    0
    0
    0.00
    0.6 edged, caught behind! Early strike for Starc. On off stump, goes on the with angle, a bit of a limp poke from the captain and it's a neat catch by Inglis, low to his right 1/1
    HE van der Dussen
    6
    31
    53
    0
    0
    19.35
    11.5 edged, taken this time! It's carnage out there. A touch fuller, brings him forward into a drive, thick edge and a catch at waist height 24/4
    AK Markram
    10
    20
    24
    2
    0
    50.00
    10.5 taken at point! Australia on fire. Markram goes for the drive, skews in the air off a thickish edge, Warner gobbles the chance 22/3
    H Klaasen
    47
    48
    76
    4
    2
    97.91
    30.4 gottim, leg stump flattened! Head points the sky, he's broken this crucial stand! What has Klaasen done here? Looks like he has played inside the line of one spinning into him, missing the ball completely as it slides through to hit middle and leg 119/5
    DA Miller
    101
    116
    138
    8
    5
    87.06
    47.2 goes again, but finds deep square leg! Huge moment with more than two overs still to go. Miller takes on the short ball, can't get distance this time, goes squarer. Head takes it near the rope, tosses it up to make sure and grabs the rebound easily 203/9
    M Jansen
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    30.5 sharp turn and he's trapped in front! Head wheels away in celebration and I don't think this looks good for Jansen - even though he reviews after a chat with Miller. Stuck on the crease, missed the ball by a long way... and it is thumping into leg stump! Head has ripped the guts out, SA six down and with a lengthy tail exposed 119/6
    G Coetzee
    19
    39
    42
    2
    0
    48.71
    43.3 gloves a short ball! Goes for the pull, it's a feather through to Inglis. He doesn't bother with the review. Well-directed bouncer. Ends a handy partnership. Hang on, no mark on Ultra Edge! Just brushed his elbow/shoulder 172/7
    KA Maharaj
    4
    8
    13
    0
    0
    50.00
    46.2 round the wicket, full outside off, carved high into the air and taken on the edge of the ring by mid-off. Comes off the toe of the bat. Maybe not the smartest stroke 191/8
    K Rabada
    10
    12
    18
    0
    1
    83.33
    49.4 great catch! Maxwell at long-on finishes things off. Rabada connect well with his drive down the ground, but Maxwell went low to his right and held it very well 212/10
    T Shamsi
    not out
    1
    5
    11
    0
    0
    20.00
    Extras
    11 (lb 4, w 7)
    TOTAL
    212 all out (49.4 Overs, RR: 4.26)
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Temba Bavuma, 0.6 ov), 2-8 (Quinton de Kock, 5.4 ov), 3-22 (Aiden Markram, 10.5 ov), 4-24 (Rassie van der Dussen, 11.5 ov), 5-119 (Heinrich Klaasen, 30.4 ov), 6-119 (Marco Jansen, 30.5 ov), 7-172 (Gerald Coetzee, 43.3 ov), 8-191 (Keshav Maharaj, 46.2 ov), 9-203 (David Miller, 47.2 ov), 10-212 (Kagiso Rabada, 49.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MA Starc1013433.40463140
    JR Hazlewood831221.50391000
    PJ Cummins9.405135.27325120
    A Zampa705507.85211600
    GJ Maxwell1003503.50353000
    TM Head502124.20193010

  • Australia Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    TM Head
    62
    48
    62
    9
    2
    129.16
    14.1 bowled him with a beauty first ball! Huge moment as Maharaj spins one through the gate to castle Head! That's why he's top of the rankings... Full and flighted, the seam rotating around its axis, bites into the turf and swerves back inside the drive to hit middle and off stumps. Australia's firestarter has been doused and SA are still in this 106/3
    DA Warner
    29
    18
    29
    1
    4
    161.11
    6.1 bowled him, Markram on the mark! Warner exposes his stumps and pays the price. Regulation offie from round the wicket to the left-hander and he misses with a push as the ball grips on him. Rattles into middle and off, brings some much-needed respite for SA 60/1
    MR Marsh
    0
    6
    5
    0
    0
    0.00
    7.4 launches into a drive... van der Dussen plucks a screamer in the covers! SA have two in two overs, Marsh gone for a six-ball duck. That is a stunning snag from the horizontal RvD² because the ball was travelling, full length to his right to get both hands around the ball. Rabada is on the board and SA have a sniff 61/2
    SPD Smith
    30
    62
    102
    2
    0
    48.38
    33.3 oh goodness, miles in the air and taken by de Kock! That came out of nowhere from Smith. A hack across the line of a short-of-a-length ball, goes high into the night sky, and de Kock does well to hold his nerve. He wasn't leaving it to anyone else 174/6
    M Labuschagne
    18
    31
    28
    2
    0
    58.06
    21.5 big appeal, and given lbw! Labuschagne misses the reverse sweep. He's called the review. He's not hit it. Clipping leg stump. Not by much, but enough 133/4
    GJ Maxwell
    1
    5
    8
    0
    0
    20.00
    23.4 done him! Oh boy, what a moment. Shamsi is off. Touch shorter, Maxwell goes for the pull, the ball skids through and clatters into leg stump. From 201 to 1 137/5
    JP Inglis †
    28
    49
    66
    3
    0
    57.14
    39.5 bowled 'im, Inglis plays over a straight one! Coetzee finds the perfect full length, cross-seam and skidding under the bat as he tries to flick off his toes. Gets the benefit of forcing the batter back with short stuff, as half a stride forward would have turned that into a full toss. Instead it sneaks through to light up the zing bails and rekindle SA hopes! 193/7
    MA Starc
    not out
    16
    38
    61
    2
    0
    42.10
    PJ Cummins (c)
    not out
    14
    29
    32
    2
    0
    48.27
    Extras
    17 (lb 3, nb 2, w 12)
    TOTAL
    215/7 (47.2 Overs, RR: 4.54)
    Did not bat: A Zampa, JR Hazlewood
    Fall of wickets: 1-60 (David Warner, 6.1 ov), 2-61 (Mitchell Marsh, 7.4 ov), 3-106 (Travis Head, 14.1 ov), 4-133 (Marnus Labuschagne, 21.5 ov), 5-137 (Glenn Maxwell, 23.4 ov), 6-174 (Steven Smith, 33.3 ov), 7-193 (Josh Inglis, 39.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    M Jansen4.203508.07186140
    K Rabada604116.83242411
    AK Markram812312.87341110
    G Coetzee904725.22358011
    T Shamsi1004224.20363050
    KA Maharaj1002412.40391000

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Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st60DA WarnerTM Head
2nd1MR MarshTM Head
3rd45SPD SmithTM Head
4th27SPD SmithM Labuschagne
5th4SPD SmithGJ Maxwell
6th37SPD SmithJP Inglis
7th19MA StarcJP Inglis
8th22MA StarcPJ Cummins