Australia has now officially won a World Cup title in the decades of 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. For India, their decade-long wait for a major ICC Trophy continues as after overcoming the semifinal hurdle, they have lost in the final.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins addressed concerns of rain looming over the second semi-final clash between the Baggy Greens and South Africa at Eden Gardens.
Marnus's fielding, which saw him run out Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mahmadullah and take a catch of Towhid Hridoy, helped Australia prevent Bangladesh from posting a very massive score.
The term 'Bazball' was coined by cricket fans and experts alike to describe the positive, highly-aggressive brand of cricket played by England under skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, which lifted the team out of struggles and gloom that came in Joe Root's captaincy.
David Warner and Glenn Maxwell's century, Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne's onslaught took Australia to 399/8 against the Netherlands in the 24th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday.
Australia legbreak spinner Adam Zampa revealed that he had been suffering from a back spasm for a couple of days which played a major role in his low performance in their last World Cup match.
Aussie batsman Travis Head made his return to the nets for the first time after he suffered a fractured hand in South Africa and is expected to be able to fly out to join the World Cup squad in India on Thursday.
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.