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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

This Aus team can't beat India.

It's been a good month and a half - I'll see you for the next tournament! Take it easy!
 
Congratulations Australia.

Nice to see a close game on a tricky pitch. South Africa's poor batting upfront, tactics and drops came to cost them but they fought hard with a low total. Definitely some positives for future.
 
Well done Australia totally deserved to be in the final. 2 best teams are in the final no crying over the chokers
 
India is guaranteed victory over Australia in the final. Man to Man India is a superior team and they have all bases covered. Aussies have gone soft vs India in recent years
 
Aussies need to win the toss and bat first on Sunday.

I don't see them chasing any type of score against India.
 
India on a 10 match winning streak
Aus on an 8 match winning streak
2 best sides in the world and this competition to play the final, couldn't have asked for a better finish.
Will it be 6-2 or 5-3?
 
Savak said:
India is guaranteed victory over Australia in the final. Man to Man India is a superior team and they have all bases covered. Aussies have gone soft vs India in recent years
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Aus beat India in the WTC final.
 
Congrats Australia. A proper champion cricketing nation ever. Yet another cwc final. Aussies just keep producing it.


Proteas batted poorly. 211 was never enough. Modern ODI’s need atleast 240! Minimum.
 
Brilliant captaincy by Bavuma in the end. Perhaps we could have introduced Markram earlier, perhaps opened the bowling taking into account how much Head was turning. But ultimately we didn't have enough runs in the end. That's what cost us this game
 
soso_killer said:
Brilliant captaincy by Bavuma in the end. Perhaps we could have introduced Markram earlier, perhaps opened the bowling taking into account how much Head was turning. But ultimately we didn't have enough runs in the end. That's what cost us this game
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Brilliant? How?
 
soso_killer said:
Brilliant captaincy by Bavuma in the end. Perhaps we could have introduced Markram earlier, perhaps opened the bowling taking into account how much Head was turning. But ultimately we didn't have enough runs in the end. That's what cost us this game
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212 was more than enough. Resource utilization was mediocre.
 
Gotta admit, SA were robbed of final place by BCCI scheduling their semi final at Eden Gardens, the slow spin wicket. SA were beasts on flat decks. They would have surely won vs Aus at Wankhede.
 
soso_killer said:
Brilliant captaincy by Bavuma in the end. Perhaps we could have introduced Markram earlier, perhaps opened the bowling taking into account how much Head was turning. But ultimately we didn't have enough runs in the end. That's what cost us this game
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Brilliant coptaincy lol? No matter south Africa hasn't won any ICC tournament. Bavuma is crap players so is his captaincy
 
Poor captaincy by Bavuma, someone like Dhoni would have kept Aussies under 150 here.
 
Savak said:
India is guaranteed victory over Australia in the final. Man to Man India is a superior team and they have all bases covered. Aussies have gone soft vs India in recent years
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Yeah that's totally why we lost the WTC final and we lose Test matches at home to them.
 
Savak said:
India is guaranteed victory over Australia in the final. Man to Man India is a superior team and they have all bases covered. Aussies have gone soft vs India in recent years
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Where were you gone when india lost to Australia in WTC final?
 
Devadwal said:
Where is @soso_killer ? He was defending Bavuma when we all are criticized him. Everyone know that Bavuma is crap players let Alone Captain. His 47 Batting avarage is misleading as Binny six wickets hall.
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Bavuma has 2 centuries after 56 Tests.

Can't believe he is a regular in South Africa team.

Reeza should definitely play ahead of him.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
212 was more than enough. Resource utilization was mediocre.
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Never enough runs that. 230-240 was the bare minimum. There was no scoreboard pressure. All they had to do was to survive the spinners, which they tried to do but struggled to do so
 
Finally a world cup final we all deserve. Two best teams in the world cup in an all out shoot out. Can't wait!!
 
sweep_shot said:
Did you watch the game? LOL.

Bavuma was definitely not brilliant. I am not the only one to say this. Go through the thread.
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His captaincy was brilliant. Everyone was moaning about Rabada who is no longer the enforcer for us and hasn't been in a long while. That spell would have been given to Nortje under normal circumstances. Bavuma was brave enough to give it to a rookie when Rabada was there. Credit when it's due. It's not that deep really
 
soso_killer said:
Never enough runs that. 230-240 was the bare minimum. There was no scoreboard pressure. All they had to do was to survive the spinners, which they tried to do but struggled to do so
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Do you know that how many catch were dropped ? When was Maharaj came to Bowl? There was no slip when South Africa need wickets to win the game ?
 
Devadwal said:
Do you know that how many catch were dropped ? When was Maharaj came to Bowl? There was no slip when South Africa need wickets to win the game ?
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Only catchable one that was dropped was Head, dropped by Reeza. He didn't score enough after that anyway. Australia were always ahead of this one
 
Savak said:
India is guaranteed victory over Australia in the final. Man to Man India is a superior team and they have all bases covered. Aussies have gone soft vs India in recent years
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Agree. This Indian team is exactly like Australian team of 2003 and Australia has become like India of 2003. India will win even if they play up to 70% of their potential and they will loose if they will have one off day which is looking difficult honestly
 
soso_killer said:
Never enough runs that. 230-240 was the bare minimum. There was no scoreboard pressure. All they had to do was to survive the spinners, which they tried to do but struggled to do so
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There was enough assistance for all bowlers. They literally gave 50 to 60 runs on a platter upfront.
 
low-scoring thriller at Eden Gardens ended in Australia’s favour as Pat Cummins’ side sealed a spot in the final of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

Australia looked on course for a dominant day out in Kolkata when the new-ball bowlers ripped through South Africa’s top order after the Proteas opted to bat first in overcast conditions.

But a brilliant David Miller century helped South Africa reach 212 all out, leaving the bowlers something to work with in the second innings.

Requiring 213 to win – the same total as in the infamous 1999 semi-final between these two nations – Australia set about their chase in brisk fashion.

Travis Head and David Warner went firmly on the attack in the opening powerplay, only for South Africa’s spinners to turn the momentum back in their team’s favour as wickets continued to fall at crucial moments.

A topsy-turvy encounter came to a tense conclusion with South Africa throwing everything at Australia’s tail in search of the final wickets they needed to pull off a stunning comeback.

Keshav Maharaj with 1/24 from ten overs, Tabraiz Shamsi (2/42) and Gerald Coetzee (2/47) were the pick of the Proteas bowlers.

But Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins finished the job with the bat in hand, wrapping up victory with three wickets and 16 balls to spare.

Earlier, South Africa’s top order were put under enormous pressure in helpful bowling conditions after the Proteas opted to bat first in the semi-final.

Runs were extraordinarily hard to come by as South Africa slipped to 24/4 in the 12th over, with Temba Bavuma (0), Quinton de Kock (3), Aiden Markram (10) and Rassie van der Dussen (6) all falling cheaply as Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood turned the screw.

A rain delay offered South Africa a chance to regroup, and they steadily rebuilt through the middle overs, with Heinrich Klaasen (47) and Miller ensuring that the semi-final at least stayed alive.

Miller departed for 101 from 116 balls as the innings headed towards its close, with his brave effort giving South Africa’s bowlers a total to defend, with the Proteas finishing 212 all out with two balls of the allocated 50 overs remaining.

Starc finished with 3/34 from ten, Cummins with 3/51 from 9.4 overs. But the headline-grabbers with the ball for Australia were Hazlewood, who took a remarkable 2/12 from eight overs, and Travis Head, who bagged 2/21 from five, including the crucial wicket of Klaasen.

Semi-final 2: Australia beat South Africa by 3 wickets

Travis Head and David Warner made a sparkling start to the chase, cutting into Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen in the first six overs, racing to 60/0. But Australia's serene progress came to an abrupt halt as the spinners kept the game alive.

The introduction of Aiden Markram gave South Africa initial hope as he struck with his first ball to remove Warner for 29.

And a terrific grab from Rassie van der Dussen off Kagiso Rabada saw Mitchell Marsh depart without scoring.

And a terrific grab from Rassie van der Dussen off Kagiso Rabada saw Mitchell Marsh depart without scoring.

But Travis Head raced to a rapid half-century to keep his side well ahead of the game, with wickets-in-hand the crucial factor for Australia as they eye progress to Sunday's final.

The game looked to be drifting towards an inevitable conclusion until the spinners heaped on the pressure in the middle overs.

Maharaj provided the decisive breakthrough right at the start of his spell, cleaning up Head for a 48-ball 62.

And Tabraiz Shamsi got into the action to give South Africa real hope, removing Marnus Labuschagne (18) and Glenn Maxwell (1).

The topsy-turvy game again turned back in Australia’s favour as a drifting spell of play saw Steve Smith and Josh Inglis accumulate patiently to pull their side closer to the target.

But Smith’s patience ran out in dramatic fashion when he flailed at a delivery from Gerald Coetzee and skied a catch that was well held by the keeper, departing for 30 from 62 balls.

Another steady partnership edged Australia closer to their target, but South Africa remained in with a chance when Coetzee cleaned up Josh Inglis for 28, leaving Australia's bowlers with the task of finishing the job with the bat.

Miller's rescue act helps South Africa to 212

After Temba Bavuma decided to bat first in overcast conditions, Mitchell Starc struck with the new ball and accounted for the South Africa skipper for a duck in the very first over. Extracting good movement and bounce, Starc and Josh Hazlewood made the scoring a tough prospect in the early overs.

And when Quinton de Kock tried to take on Hazlewood in the sixth over, he ended up ballooning a catch towards the mid-on region. Pat Cummins held on to a brilliant take.

The Proteas were also challenged by some great fielding from Australia, especially the veteran David Warner, who wasn't shy of throwing himself around the field. A big task lay ahead for Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram.

However, Starc and Cummins proved to be too good in these conditions. Markram was dismissed while trying to pierce through the point, while van der Dussen fell in the very next over when he edged one to the second slip. South Africa were four down before rain arrived to halt play.

After resumption, attacking play from David Miller lifted the Proteas effort. A number of fours and sixes flew from his willow, even as the South Africa rate picked up. He got good support from Heinrich Klaasen, who hit a couple of lusty blows against Adam Zampa to get going. Proteas seemed to be building up towards a fighting total before Travis Head turned the game around with his part-time spin.

The tweaker cleaned up Klaasen (47) after the batter missed one that came in completely. Off the very next ball, he had Marco Jansen trapped lbw for a duck.

South Africa’s chances of reaching a competitive score rested on Miller’s chances, and he delivered with a defiant century.

The number six and Gerald Coetzee put on 53 runs before Coetzee departed caught behind off Cummins for a 39-ball 19, although replays suggested that he would have survived had he reviewed the decision.

But Miller continued in style, bringing up his hundred with a six off the Australian skipper, only for the centurion to fall two balls later and miss out on the chance of a late flurry with two and a half overs of the innings remaining.

A big Kagiso Rabada maximum helped boost South Africa at the death, but Cummins wrapped things up when he removed Rabada for 10.

South Africa finished 212 all out - not quite enough to prevent more semi-final heartbreak.

Source: ICC
 
Devadwal said:
He has no places in Limited over formats. His stats is totally misleading
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Players with worse numbers than him are a true reflection? How does that even make sense?

Was he poor in this WC? Absolutely, he was beyond dreadful. But if the argument is that he did not make the squad on merit that would be a load of bollocks
 
Bavuma single-handedly costed Southern Afrikaans this World Cup through his mediocre batting where he went on to fail in all World Cup games. It was a case of not only being non capable enough with bat but yet find a way to choke because you would have expected him to atleast score some fifties here and there in such a long tournament but even that didn't happen.

Moreover, his clueless and mediocre captaincy was like the final nail in the coffin. No slips when Coetzee was bowling 150 kph consistently, allowed the openers to smash 60 runs in first 6 overs itself and numerous dropped catch.

The reason SA lost this World Cup was not because they choked but because they showed up with 10 players while the rest of the team played with 11 players.
 
soso_killer said:
Only catchable one that was dropped was Head, dropped by Reeza. He didn't score enough after that anyway. Australia were always ahead of this one
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No ,this score was defendable has bavuma bring maharaj early in the PP .this was not a pitch where apposition can run away with 60-0 in 6 overs. Bavuma didn't have any slip at crucial stage when a Nick was produced by bowler .Dekock dropped two catches amd total 5-6 catch were dropped by South Africa.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
There was enough assistance for all bowlers. They literally gave 50 to 60 runs on a platter upfront.
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Well the seamers bowled like crap as they did against India. They had to bowl at some stage. They way the ball swings about in the evening would have been enticing enough for Temba to give them a go.
 
Ab Fan said:
Bavuma single-handedly costed Southern Afrikaans this World Cup through his mediocre batting where he went on to fail in all World Cup games. It was a case of not only being non capable enough with bat but yet find a way to choke because you would have expected him to atleast score some fifties here and there in such a long tournament but even that didn't happen.

Moreover, his clueless and mediocre captaincy was like the final nail in the coffin. No slips when Coetzee was bowling 150 kph consistently, allowed the openers to smash 60 runs in first 6 overs itself and numerous dropped catch.

The reason SA lost this World Cup was not because they choked but because they showed up with 10 players while the rest of the team played with 11 players.
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But people were moaning about Rabada. And when Coetzee took the wicket it was because Smith played a poor shot and what not. Incredible mental gymnastics
 
soso_killer said:
Players with worse numbers than him are a true reflection? How does that even make sense?

Was he poor in this WC? Absolutely, he was beyond dreadful. But if the argument is that he did not make the squad on merit that would be a load of bollocks
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He has very poor World cup and reeza played superb innings .even today bavuma said he was not 100% fit then why he played ?
His wickets set the tone for Australian bowlers.
 
Why was Bavuma not dropped inspite of his dreadful performance with bat? What was even the merit of making him a captain? Why was Markram, an U-19 World Cup winning captain not given the leadership and let him play the best XI on merit?

Who will answer these questions?
 
Devadwal said:
He has very poor World cup and reeza played superb innings .even today bavuma said he was not 100% fit then why he played ?
His wickets set the tone for Australian bowlers.
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But Reeza shouldn't have been in this WC based on form. So your argument does not make sense either way
 
Ab Fan said:
Why was Bavuma not dropped inspite of his dreadful performance with bat? What was even the merit of making him a captain? Why was Markram, an U-19 World Cup winning captain not given the leadership and let him play the best XI on merit?

Who will answer these questions?
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Probably the same reason the likes of Amla and QdK weren't dropped in their dreadful World Cups. Helps going into a major tournament with form
 
soso_killer said:
Too many variables in cricket like conditions etc. Our physicality and endurance basically flattens everyone bar the All Blacks.
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But you are the fittest in cricket too how are these variables only present in ICC WC?

Sidenote: I remember reading how Dhoni loved it in Sa too due to its massive outdoor activities and he actually did very well.

I absolutely love SA Aus NZ sport cultures jus wish SA did well in WCs too.
 
Devadwal said:
No ,this score was defendable has bavuma bring maharaj early in the PP .this was not a pitch where apposition can run away with 60-0 in 6 overs. Bavuma didn't have any slip at crucial stage when a Nick was produced by bowler .Dekock dropped two catches amd total 5-6 catch were dropped by South Africa.
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Not against 2 left handers. The idea was to see if the seamers could extract swing, and it was there. Unfortunately our bowlers are not good enough to bowl in the same area in consecutive balls to apply the pressure.

Oddly enough he brought Markram ahead of the main spinners and struck immediately. He didn't get credit for that. Just like he didn't get credit for trusting a rookie ahead of Rabada. Do you see a pattern here? 🤔
 
JaDed said:
But you are the fittest in cricket too how are these variables only present in ICC WC?

Sidenote: I remember reading how Dhoni loved it in Sa too due to its massive outdoor activities and he actually did very well.

I absolutely love SA Aus NZ sport cultures jus wish SA did well in WCs too.
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Cricket isn't dependent on fitness alone. Like I said conditions play a major factor. Whereas the Springboks could more or less play to their strengths anywhere in the world. A great bowling attack in SENA may not necessarily be the best in the subcontinent. The same applies with batting.
 
Ab Fan said:
Why was Bavuma not dropped inspite of his dreadful performance with bat? What was even the merit of making him a captain? Why was Markram, an U-19 World Cup winning captain not given the leadership and let him play the best XI on merit?

Who will answer these questions?
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It is hard to believe that guys like Brevis, Malan, Rossouw, Reeza etc. aren't getting games over him.

I think South Africa is trying to create a certain brand around Bavuma. He is likely to keep on getting selected regardless of how he performs.
 
soso_killer said:
Yet he came into this WC averaging 52, QdK 38. Hendricks 29, but he was the "deserving" player? Do you know how insane that sounds?
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Bavuma scored those runs in meaningless ODI games (bilaterals which most teams don't take seriously). As a matter of fact, Bavuma is quite new to ODI; he has less than 40 ODI games under his belt.

De Kock is a big match player. Reeza is a more impactful player.
 
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