Australia recently beat South Africa by 3 wickets in the second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 16 November. Australia will now meet India in the finals of the World Cup 2023 on 19 November at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
South Africa made a difficult job for Australia to chase the low target of 213 runs by consistently taking wickets however, the low order batters helped Australia win the game by three wickets. Travis Head became the player of the match for his attacking batting in the initial overs of the second innings.
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In the postmatch ceremony, Pat Cummins said,“I think it was easier out there than sitting in the dugout. Nerve-wracking couple of hours but it was good to get the result. Wasn’t expecting Starc and Hazlewood to bowl so much early. We knew it was going to spin later on but there was a bit of cloud cover so wasn’t too disappointed about bowling first.”
“We talk a lot about our fielding, probably wasn’t up to standard at the start of the tournament but we were fantastic today. Specially Warner who’s 37. Travis Head was the man today, to take that crucial wicket in the middle overs. Inglis played that beautifully, he looked in total control out there, especially against two quality spinners”, he added.
“Few of us have played in a final before, couple of other guys in a T20 World Cup final, the stadium is going to be packed, mostly going to be one-sided but it’s about embracing it. 2015 World Cup was a career-highlight, so to be playing another final in India, we are very happy as an unit, can’t wait”, he said.
