India to take on Australia in ICC Cricket World Cup Final 2023
Australia defeated South Africa by 3 wickets in the second semi-final played at Eden Gardens Ground in Kolkata. The Australian team has reached the final of this tournament for the 8th time. At the same time, South Africa once again stumbled in the knockouts. This is the fifth time that the South African team has lost in the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup.
In this match held on Thursday, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. The team was all out after scoring 212 runs in 49.4 overs. David Miller scored the highest score of 101 runs. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins took 3 each. In reply, Australia achieved the target by losing 7 wickets in 47.2 overs. Opener Travis Head played an aggressive innings of 62 runs on 48 balls. In between, Steve Smith scored 30 and Josh Inglis scored 28 runs.
South Africa lost in the World Cup semi-finals for the 5th time
The South African team has been eliminated from the 5th consecutive semi-final after losing. Earlier, the team had been out of the semi-finals of the 1992, 1999, 2007 and 2015 World Cups. The Proteas have been able to reach the top-4 of the World Cup 5 times so far.
Aussies undefeated in World Cup final for the last 27 years
The Australian team has reached the World Cup final for the 8th time. The team has won 5 out of 7 finals. The Australian team has not lost in the World Cup final for the last 27 years. The team has won all 4 of its finals in the last 24 years. The team last lost the final in 1996 against Sri Lanka in Lahore by 7 wickets. In the title clash on Sunday India will enter with a 10 match winning streak while the Aussies will enter on the back of 8 consecutive wins.
