ICC World Cup 2023: Eden and dusted!
Updated On: 17 November, 2023 07:10 AM IST | Kolkata | Arup Chatterjee
Australia beat SA by three wickets in thrilling contest to enter ODI World Cup final for the eighth time; Cummins & Co to face India at Ahmedabad on Sunday
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Skipper Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc celebrate Australia’s win over South Africa. Pics/Bipin Patel
Australia set up a Sunday showdown with India, but not before a belligerent South Africa had given them a scare at the Eden Gardens. The three-wicket victory took the five-time champions to their eighth ICC World Cup final with the Proteas missing out on a title-clash despite five appearances in the semi-finals. On Thursday, they shot themselves in the foot after winning a good toss.
David Miller rose from the ruins with a belligerent century as South Africa, pinned down by a disastrous start, began a fightback that spilled deep into the Australian innings. The southpaw, coming to the crease in the 12th over with the score a precarious 24-4, scored 101 off 116 with eight fours and five sixes to drag the Proteas to a fighting 212 on a wicket that would increasingly lend itself to spinners. Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj and Aiden Markram made the most of it, while Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee chipped in with fast and furious spells.
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