Nov 15, 2023
By: Sourabh Jain
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Australia, which has entered the semi finals with seven straight wins after two initial losses, will take on South Africa in the second semi-final, which will decide the second finalist of the 2023 ODI cricket World Cup.
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The Australia vs South Africa semi-final is scheduled for Thursday, November 16 at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, starting at 2 PM.
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The winner of the second semi-final will head on to the final of the tournament and take on either India or New Zealand to take home the trophy.
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South Africa has won the last four out of five ODIs against Australia, with Australia winning one match. This includes South Africa’s 123-runs wicket win against the Aussie team in the group stage of the ongoing tournament.
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Australia has played 109 ODIs against South Africa, winning 50 matches and losing 55 matches. Three matches ended in a draw and one match ended without a result.
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This is not the first time the two teams will face each other in a semi-final. The first was in 1999 which resulted in an epic encounter which ended with Allan Donald getting run out and Australia clinching the drawn match on virtue of a better run rate in the tournament. The second was in 2007 where Australia again won by 7 wickets.
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Australia’s David Warner, Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa are the key players to watch out for and they will take on the in-form Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markarm, Marco Jensen and Keshav Maharaj.
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Australia has played three matches at Eden Gardens, winning two of those. South Africa on the other hand has played five matches at the stadium, having won two matches. The two teams have never faced each other at this stadium.
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Pat Cummins, Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.
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Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi.
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