ICC World Cup 2023: We can't wait to face India, says Pat Cummins

A nervewracking semifinal win under their belt Australia cannot wait for the World Cup summit clash against India in Ahmedabad on Sunday said captain Pat Cummins Australia beat South Africa by three wickets in the second semifinal on Thursday to book a final berth against India at the 13lakh capacity stadium in Ahmedabad India had beaten New Zealand by 70 runs in the first semifinal in Mumbai on WednesdayAlso ReadShamiinspired Himanshu claims 544Easier than sitting in the dugout Nervewracking couple of hours but great effort and a great game Cummins said at the postmatch presentation Asked about taking on India in the final with a massive crowd supporting the hosts he said The stadium is going to be packed pretty onesided but got to embrace it The good thing is a few of us have been there for finals before The 2015 World Cup was a career highlight so to be out there in a final in India cant wait Cummins said he knew the pitch would spin later in the match We thought it would spin quite a bit Wasnt expecting Starcy and Josh to bowl so much early Bit gloomy swinging around so wasnt too upset Talking about impressive fielding display by his side Cummins said Something we talk a lot about Wasnt up to scratch at the start of the tournamentAlso ReadlsquoKohli inspires Rohit impressesrsquoDavey Warner 37 diving around incredible And the big two up front were incredible On Travis Head getting two wickets he said he has this knack of finding a wicket Been different bowlers chip in through the whole tournament Inglis also played that beautifully He looked in control against two really good spinners on a tough wicket South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said it was a dog fight but admitted that Australia were outstanding for a large part of the game Quite hard to put into word Our character came through It was a dog fight The way we started with the bat and the ball was probably the turning point we lost it quite badly there Asked about the reasons of South Africas toporder batting collapse Bavuma said Conditions and the quality of the attack They Australian bowlers were ruthless Presented with the conditions but they really put us under pressure South Africa were reduced to 24 for 4 in the 12th over before David Miller struck a magnificent 101 to take the score past 200run mark We were gaining momentum at that point before dismissal of KlaasenWeve seen how destructive he can be in the latter part of the innings David Miller showed what he can do as a player and his mentality Would have liked to have bowled better it allowed the other batters to play themselves in Shamsi was terrific we were competitive but we needed a lot to go right He admitted that South Africa had some tough chances fielding that went abegging We had chances tough chances but we put them down Could have been more proactive but you need things to go your way Bavuma also praised Quinton de Kock and Gerald Coetzee for their performances in the tournament It was de Kocks farewell game in the 50over format As a young guy he Gerald Coetzee was a warrior There wasnt much happening for him to bowl like that and get the wicket of Smith get us back into the game He kept on going until he was cramping He De Kock had an outstanding tournament Would have wanted to end on a different note but hell remember the fight we showed as a team Weve enjoyed playing with him in SA he will go down as a legend of the gameThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever