This is Proteas' second loss to Australia in the 50-over World Cup semis. The first-ever semis meet between these two sides was tied and Aussies went to finals on the basis of better net-run rate in 1999. After that, Australia won once again in the semis against Proteas in 2007 and now th
Australia cruised to their eighth World Cup final, denying South Africa their maiden appearance in the title clash by beating them in the second semifinal by three wickets in a nail-biting match at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Despite not being able to qualify for the semifinals, the campaign has been memorable for Afghans. They secured wins in four of their nine matches and almost qualified for the semifinals. The rising Asian side recorded big wins over defending champions England and former world champions Sri
Ahead of Diwali, the ICC and BCCI showcased a special 3D projection on the Gateway of India in Mumbai to celebrate the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 on Friday.
De Kock's second successive century in WC set-up the victory for South Africa as they handed Australia a 134-run loss, their biggest-ever in WC history, at Lucknow on Thursday.
A century from De Kock and fantastic bowling spells from Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen helped South Africa defeat Australia by 134 runs and inflict on the five-time champions their biggest-ever WC loss.
This is Australia's biggest loss in WC history. Following this win, South Africa now leads the World Cup standings with four points from two victories, while Australia finds itself in second-to-last place, ninth in the rankings, after losing both of their matches.
South Africa's comprehensive performance, led by stellar contributions from Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram, as well as impressive bowling spells by Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj, propelled them to a 134-run victory over Australia in their ICC Cricket World Cup match held in Lucknow on