IND vs AUS clash in final..! Aussie qualified for the 8th time..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
IND vs AUS clash in final..! Aussie qualified for the 8th time..!?

South Africa was defeated by 3 wickets in the second semi-final match of the ICC cricket World Cup. australia to advance to the finals. With this, india and australia will play a multi-match series in the final match on Sunday. The second semi-final match was played at Eden Gardens, kolkata with great anticipation among the fans. South African captain Bevuma won the toss and declared to bat first. The Australians could not data-face the accurate bowling and the South Africans were stumped in succession. Captain Bevuma ducked out, quinton de kock scored 3 runs and Aidan Marker scored 10 runs. As a result, the South African team lost four wickets before adding 24 runs. After this, Clausen and David Miller added 95 runs for the fifth wicket to save the team from collapsing. Heinrich Klaasen was dismissed for 47 runs and David Miller played brilliantly to score a century.
With this, the South African team scored 212 runs in 49.4 overs. With a target of 213 runs to win, Australia's openers David Warner and Travis Head played aggressively and added runs. The Australian team passed 60 runs in all six overs. Mitchell Marsh ducked David Warner for 29 runs. However, Travis Head played well and added 62 runs off 48 balls.
It included nine fours and two sixes. At one point, Marnus Lapassen was bowled out for 18 runs and Maxwell by one run in quick succession. The fans believed that the South African team would win. However, he played a responsible game and got out for 30 runs. This left australia 174 runs for the loss of 6 wickets and australia needed 39 runs to win with four wickets in hand. This opened the door to victory for South Africa. However, as there were a lot of balls, Australian player Joss Englis played like a Test match and was bowled after adding 28 runs.
With 3 wickets in hand for 19 runs, the fans were on the edge of their seats. As usual, quinton de kock dropped a tough catch due to the crunch. Such a small opportunity is wasted. However, Pat Cummins stood till the end to ensure Australia's victory with 16 balls to spare. Thus, australia qualified for the final for the 8th time.
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