Australia Vs South Africa 2Nd Semi Final
ICC Cricket World Cup in India - 2023 (2023/24) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 16 November 2023
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 16 balls remaining). David Miller top-scored with 101 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 16 November 2023
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 3 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Travis Head
- Captains
- Temba Bavuma (South Africa), Pat Cummins (Australia)
- Umpires
- Nitin Menon and RA Kettleborough
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 212 all out. David Miller top-scored with 101 off 116 balls, and Heinrich Klaasen made 47. Mitchell Starc took 3 for 34 for Australia. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the fifth wicket between David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen, 45% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 24 for 4.
Chasing 213, Australia made 215 for 7. Travis Head top-scored with 62 off 48 balls, and Steven Smith made 30.
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 212 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temba Bavuma | c Josh Inglis b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 4 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Pat Cummins b Josh Hazlewood | 3 | 14 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | c Steven Smith b Josh Hazlewood | 6 | 31 |
| Aiden Markram | c David Warner b Mitchell Starc | 10 | 20 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | b Travis Head | 47 | 48 |
| David Miller | c Travis Head b Pat Cummins | 101 | 116 |
| Marco Jansen | lbw b Travis Head | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Coetzee | c Josh Inglis b Pat Cummins | 19 | 39 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc | 4 | 8 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Glenn Maxwell b Pat Cummins | 10 | 12 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | not out | 1 | 5 |
Extras 11 · Total 212 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 10 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Pat Cummins | 9.4 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
| Adam Zampa | 7 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Travis Head | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Temba Bavuma (0) and Quinton de Kock (1) | 1 | 6 |
| second | Rassie van der Dussen (3) and Quinton de Kock (2) | 7 | 28 |
| third | Rassie van der Dussen (2) and Aiden Markram (10) | 14 | 31 |
| fourth | Rassie van der Dussen (1) and Heinrich Klaasen (1) | 2 | 6 |
| fifth | David Miller (48) and Heinrich Klaasen (46) | 95 | 113 |
| sixth | David Miller (0) and Marco Jansen (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | David Miller (32) and Gerald Coetzee (19) | 53 | 76 |
| eighth | Keshav Maharaj (4) and David Miller (14) | 19 | 17 |
| ninth | David Miller (7) and Kagiso Rabada (3) | 12 | 6 |
| tenth | Tabraiz Shamsi (1) and Kagiso Rabada (7) | 9 | 14 |
AUSTRALIA: 215 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | b Aiden Markram | 29 | 18 |
| Travis Head | b Keshav Maharaj | 62 | 48 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Rassie van der Dussen b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 6 |
| Steven Smith | c Quinton de Kock b Gerald Coetzee | 30 | 62 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | lbw b Tabraiz Shamsi | 18 | 31 |
| Glenn Maxwell | b Tabraiz Shamsi | 1 | 5 |
| Josh Inglis | b Gerald Coetzee | 28 | 49 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 16 | 38 |
| Pat Cummins | not out | 14 | 29 |
Did not bat: Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Extras 17 · Total 215 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen | 4.2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Aiden Markram | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 9 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (29) and Travis Head (25) | 60 | 38 |
| second | Mitchell Marsh (0) and Travis Head (1) | 1 | 9 |
| third | Steven Smith (8) and Travis Head (36) | 45 | 39 |
| fourth | Steven Smith (5) and Marnus Labuschagne (18) | 27 | 46 |
| fifth | Steven Smith (3) and Glenn Maxwell (1) | 4 | 11 |
| sixth | Steven Smith (14) and Josh Inglis (19) | 37 | 59 |
| seventh | Mitchell Starc (10) and Josh Inglis (9) | 19 | 38 |
| eighth | Mitchell Starc (6) and Pat Cummins (14) | 22 | 46 |
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