ICC World Cup 2023: Australia (215/7) defeat South Africa (212 all out) by 3 wickets to reach the finals of ICC World Cup 2023

[kron]

One more wicket especially of the aus keeper then it's over. As good a Cummins is with the bat, once you are 7 down I don't see aus tail adding 28 to 30 runs. If it were like 15 to 20 runs then sure.

 

[Ahmed216]

Bringing on Maharaj for first over on a turning track after AUstralia reaching 93 runs while chasing 202 has to be the dumbest captaincy move of this world cup.

Also Maharaja bowled a little too slowly for this surface. They needed more wickets from him

 

[kron]

Bringing on Maharaj for first over on a turning track after AUstralia reaching 93 runs while chasing 202 has to be the dumbest captaincy move of this world cup.

Not that simple cause aussie pacers got lot out of the wicket so that probably is what bavuma was thinking since pitch is sluggish

 

[Devadwal]

Congratulations Australia

 

[kingusama92]

Last over for Shamsi.

 

[Asif321]

Only a fool rules Australia out. India favs but they will need the openers out early

India are miles ahead . Australia almost lost to Afghanistan and Pakistan . Today also wasn’t smooth .

 

[jnaveen1980]

Also Maharaja bowled a little too slowly for this surface. They needed more wickets from him

They needed more runs to play with clearly. WIth that they could have had more attacking field set.

 

[7sins]

Shamsi last over finally

 

[sweep_shot]

31 to win.

Shamsi's final over.

 

[mominsaigol]

Would still say better than 2019 as well. In Asian conditions is a different story. Australia wouldn't have won the world cuo in Asia in 2015 either.

That team loved flat belters brother

Aussies pitches are flat and very very bouncy. They accommodate swing but the swing in Australia is very unconventional to the one you'd find in other sena conditions.

Their similar to tennis ball bouncy swings.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

They needed more runs to play with clearly. WIth that they could have had more attacking field set.

280 was decent. Batted badly tbh

 

[sindhiboy]

Bringing on Maharaj for first over on a turning track after AUstralia reaching 93 runs while chasing 202 has to be the dumbest captaincy move of this world cup.

yea, bavuma not introducing maharaj will eng up costing sa the game

 

[Smbhayi]

Is shamsi don't have a googly?

 

[kingusama92]

One over of quality spin left.

 

[7sins]

Shamsi done finally

 

[Asif321]

SA fought but captaincy messed it up .

 

[jnaveen1980]

Shamsi lacked accuracy. You need guys like Rashid khan when batsmen are in defensive mindset.

 

[sweep_shot]

Shamsi is done with his 10 overs.

29 to win.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Nerves of steel from the Western Aussie wicket keeper.

 

[Sunzi]

Starc edges for 4

 

[kingusama92]

Another massive boundary from Australia. Coetzee keeps giving away runs.

 

[Asif321]

What stupidity no slip when you need wickets uffffff kaha se yeh captain laya hai

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Boundary. 25 runs needed

 

[jnaveen1980]

No slip for a lower order lol Bavuma your such a pathetic captain

 

[sweep_shot]

Edge and four.

25 to win.

 

[sindhiboy]

another coetzee ball edged for 4 that would've gone to slip, terrible captaincy from bavuma this match.

 

[Ahmed216]

Need wickets but no slip. Wow tembu

 

[IndoorCricket]

SA losing it. Couple of catches through the slips.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Lol no slip SAin Babar

 

[sweep_shot]

No slip for a lower order lol Bavuma your such a pathetic captain

Still no slip.

 

[sweep_shot]

They are getting a slip now. Too late?

 

[kron]

What stupidity no slip when you need wickets uffffff kaha se yeh captain laya hai

Yepp

 

[kingusama92]

Imagine Bavuma was Pakistan's captain right now.

He would have been ripped to pieces by the fans.

 

[JaDed]

Too late

 

[jnaveen1980]

Still no slip.

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards > Bavuma.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Coetzee is absolutely smashing the deck with a lot of force . Look at the lift.

 

[IndoorCricket]

Got the slip now!!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Imagine Bavuma was Pakistan's captain right now.

He would have been ripped to pieces by the fans.

KIng Bavuma

 

[kingusama92]

Incredible heart from Coetzee. You can tell he's going all out.

 

[sweep_shot]

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards > Bavuma.

Scott Edwards is a better captain than most Test nation captains.

One of the top 4 best captains in this WC for me.

 

[oatmeal]

It's the hope that's killing SA

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Look at the effort from this young beastly unit. Tremendous athlete this Coetzee guy.

 

[oatmeal]

if they dont get at least two wickets in this over, game over

 

[kingusama92]

Last over of quality spin here.

This is likely the last roll of the dice for SA.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

With their aggression Aussies always get lucky aswell

 

[jnaveen1980]

What crap field set. No close in fielders yet excet slip

 

[oatmeal]

4 balls to Starc who is a decent bat

 

[Champ_Pal]

Aus have half of their body already in the finals.

 

[shah_1]

Ahmedabad is a pitch that will make it competitive with not much spin or movement with the new ball

 

[Champ_Pal]

4 balls to Starc who is a decent bat

This is where bowlers who can bat decently are such an advantage.

 

[kingusama92]

All quality spin overs are now done.

Gets even harder for SA to complete the job. Bavuma really let them down by not giving his spinners enough runs to build additional pressure.

 

[7sins]

Maharaj also done

 

[oatmeal]

Hoping for a late twist but doesnt look like it will happen

 

[Devadwal]

What a dumb captain.no slip when South Africa only can win by taking wickets

 

[GLORY OF '92]

What a dumb captain.no slip when South Africa only can win by taking wickets

Possibly worse than Babar

 

[oatmeal]

Its looking very comfortable against pace

 

[globetrotter]

Aussies winning it now 100%

 

[7sins]

Why this match is this close all comes down to Cummins captaincy while bowling he didn't completed hazlewood 10 overs and head was bowling beautifully and he kept on bowling himself to Miller.

 

[sweep_shot]

20 to win.

 

[7sins]

Possibly worse than Babar

No not possible babar was worse than this

 

[Sunzi]

Englis yorked

 

[kingusama92]

Inglis gone.

 

[Ali Active]

whoaaaaa calm down everyone there is late twist here

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Coetzee getting that short ball to rise menacingly .

 

[jnaveen1980]

Alost their bowlers do not attack the stumps by pitching 3/4 lengths. How will you create chances?

 

[7sins]

Coetzee have big future ahead of him

 

[Smbhayi]

What a delivery man..

 

[Ali Active]

coatzeee u have my respect

 

[oatmeal]

Inglis bowled . Is there some life remaining

 

[kingusama92]

This game is truly a nailbiter.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Edgbaston all over? Can we expect a run out?

 

[JattMaula]

IT IS ON LIKE A DONKEY KONG!!!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

And now gets Inglis. Coetzee you effin brute . Short ball was so threatening that Inglis couldn't move his feet after that.

 

[sweep_shot]

Inglis is gone. Coetzee gets another wicket.

20 to win. 3 wickets in hand.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Finally someone attack the stumps. Can they not do that more often? When you are under pressure every single ball should be at the stumps

 

[oatmeal]

Hope they take revenge for 99

 

[globetrotter]

7th wkt down… what a match… really a roller coaster

 

[kingusama92]

Man if they had a few of those Maharaj/Shamsi overs right now.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Great ball.

Still Australia favs

 

[Sunzi]

Pitched outside leg.