Australia won back to back 8 consecutive matches in this world cup. South Africa brilliant effort fell short as Australia 215/7 sealed the win 3 wickets and 16 balls to spare and qualify for the final of world cup. Top Scorer from Australia is travis head 62 runs. But this win only possible dueto Crucial Partnership of Mitchell Starc and Josh Inglis and win match for his team and qulaify for final after 2015 world cup.
Australia lost the first two matches but won the remaining eight matches. On the other hand, India is unbeaten in ten matches, but if they can win the final with Australia, then India will be the unbeaten champions in the 2023 World Cup. Every batsman and bowler of India has prepared themselves well and they are ready to give their best in the final. Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are performing well in this World Cup so the World Cup is going to be decided for India.
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Australia won back to back 8 consecutive matches in this world cup. South Africa brilliant effort fell short as Australia 215/7 sealed the win 3 wickets and 16 balls to spare and qualify for the final of world cup. Top Scorer from Australia is travis head 62 runs. But this win only possible dueto Crucial Partnership of Mitchell Starc and Josh Inglis and win match for his team and qulaify for final after 2015 world cup.
They lost their first two matches, and then went on to win 8 matches consecutively after that. This has become more or less a norm for Australia, as they always start poorly in the ICC tournaments, and then improve upon their performance in due course of time. India on the other hand are now having 10 consecutive wins during this world cup. At least I am glad that the two best teams are featuring in the world cup final this time. These two deserved to be there and we are all set for a high voltage encounter on 19th November.
What an amazing comeback by the Australian team. They lost a few initial games but made a good comeback in the end. A tough team to beat in the finals, yesterday it was thier bowling that destroyed South Africa.
The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
Australia won back to back 8 consecutive matches in this world cup. South Africa brilliant effort fell short as Australia 215/7 sealed the win 3 wickets and 16 balls to spare and qualify for the final of world cup. Top Scorer from Australia is travis head 62 runs. But this win only possible dueto Crucial Partnership of Mitchell Starc and Josh Inglis and win match for his team and qulaify for final after 2015 world cup. The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
The final match will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Last time when we had an ODI match there, it was a low scoring encounter. Afghanistan scored 244 runs batting first and South Africa won by 5 wickets with just 2.3 overs remaining. Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi were the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan, while Gerald Coetzee and Keshav Maharaj excelled for South Africa. So we can say that it is a spin friendly track where Kuldeep and Jadeja will be useful for India. The only match India played in this ground was against Pakistan. The Pakistanis were bundled out for 191 runs, with Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav taking two wickets each.
Narendra Modi Stadium pitch is spin friendly. The team will benefit from having talented and experienced spinners in the squad. We saw it in the South Africa bona, Afghanistan match as well. Also, the average score of the first innings on this pitch is 237 runs and the average score of the second innings is 209 runs. Statistics also show that high scores are unlikely on this pitch. Still, with the form India's batsmen are in, they can easily muster more than 300 on batting-friendly pitches. But if Australia's spin bowlers can do well in this match then the match will be competitive. On the other hand, the performance of Australia's batsmen is quite erratic. So I consider India as the favourite.
The final match will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Last time when we had an ODI match there, it was a low scoring encounter. Afghanistan scored 244 runs batting first and South Africa won by 5 wickets with just 2.3 overs remaining. Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi were the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan, while Gerald Coetzee and Keshav Maharaj excelled for South Africa. So we can say that it is a spin friendly track where Kuldeep and Jadeja will be useful for India. The only match India played in this ground was against Pakistan. The Pakistanis were bundled out for 191 runs, with Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav taking two wickets each.
Narendra Modi Stadium pitch is spin friendly. The team will benefit from having talented and experienced spinners in the squad. We saw it in the South Africa bona, Afghanistan match as well. Also, the average score of the first innings on this pitch is 237 runs and the average score of the second innings is 209 runs. Statistics also show that high scores are unlikely on this pitch. Still, with the form India's batsmen are in, they can easily muster more than 300 on batting-friendly pitches. But if Australia's spin bowlers can do well in this match then the match will be competitive. On the other hand, the performance of Australia's batsmen is quite erratic. So I consider India as the favourite.
What an amazing comeback by the Australian team. They lost a few initial games but made a good comeback in the end. A tough team to beat in the finals, yesterday it was thier bowling that destroyed South Africa.
The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
Australia is very big and strong team.Because Australia's batsmen and bowlers worked hard and will reach the final.If South Africa's bowlers and batsmen worked hard, they could have defeated Australia, but South Africa's bowlers and batsmen did not show any effort and the captain also did not fight his own thoughts, due to which they will lose the match.South Africa is no less a team but fate could not help them on that day.The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
The final match will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Last time when we had an ODI match there, it was a low scoring encounter. Afghanistan scored 244 runs batting first and South Africa won by 5 wickets with just 2.3 overs remaining. Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi were the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan, while Gerald Coetzee and Keshav Maharaj excelled for South Africa. So we can say that it is a spin friendly track where Kuldeep and Jadeja will be useful for India. The only match India played in this ground was against Pakistan. The Pakistanis were bundled out for 191 runs, with Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav taking two wickets each.
What an amazing comeback by the Australian team. They lost a few initial games but made a good comeback in the end. A tough team to beat in the finals, yesterday it was thier bowling that destroyed South Africa.
The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
Temba Bavuma has had a poor batting performance since the start of this World Cup tournament. In the two matches he was sidelined due to injury problems, his replacement performed well but still Temba Bavuma is trusted by the South Africa team management. The decision to bat first after winning the toss in the semi-final match may not have been good but he managed to make some good decisions in the second innings. Along with well-timed bowling changes, he orchestrated aggressive fielding but unfortunately his team lost against Australia yesterday due to poor fielding by his teammates.
What an amazing comeback by the Australian team. They lost a few initial games but made a good comeback in the end. A tough team to beat in the finals, yesterday it was thier bowling that destroyed South Africa.
The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
Australia is very big and strong team.Because Australia's batsmen and bowlers worked hard and will reach the final.If South Africa's bowlers and batsmen worked hard, they could have defeated Australia, but South Africa's bowlers and batsmen did not show any effort and the captain also did not fight his own thoughts, due to which they will lose the match.South Africa is no less a team but fate could not help them on that day.The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
What an amazing comeback by the Australian team. They lost a few initial games but made a good comeback in the end. A tough team to beat in the finals, yesterday it was thier bowling that destroyed South Africa.
The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
Australia is very big and strong team.Because Australia's batsmen and bowlers worked hard and will reach the final.If South Africa's bowlers and batsmen worked hard, they could have defeated Australia, but South Africa's bowlers and batsmen did not show any effort and the captain also did not fight his own thoughts, due to which they will lose the match.South Africa is no less a team but fate could not help them on that day. The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
Yes, T. Shamsi and Maharaj did a wonderful bowling, both did 10 10 overs and gave the least runs which shows their struggles and best performance to contain Australia and win the match but unfortunately they lost. Other bowlers did their best, they did 4 to 8 overs each and in this A. Markaram did best bowling, he did 8 overs in which he gave 23 runs and took one wicket also. The bowlers of the South African team did their best to restrict Australia but the target was too small. Australia chased the target in 47 overs if south Africa did a few more runs then it would be difficult for the Australian team to win the match, the batsman did a very poor performance if they did a little more runs up to 250 or 260 then Maybe they did not win that match.
Not sure about the part Shamsi played, as he conceded runs during crucial moments and then picked up wickets only when the match was almost over. On the other hand, Maharaj bowled his overs when the Australian batsmen were at their peak form and returned spectacular figures of 10-0-24-1. If he had received some sort of support from the pacers as well, then the outcome would have been different. From one end, Maharaj was bowling very tightly and from the other end Rabada, Jansen and Shamsi were conceding runs.
It is like the New Zealand team which has been defeating the Indian team from 2003 until yesterday when they lost. A reminder the New Zealand team has not won the cup and niether have the African team.
Now the only one match left of this World Cup so I decided to tell about one country that can’t qualify for the final but we want to see them in the final, of course not all teams can play final, only two teams can play.
Anyway, let’s start to talk about the journey of New Zealand in this World Cup, sometime they disappointed and sometimes they did work to happy their audience. The New Zealand team is one of the unluckiest teams ever because they lose big matches. Their squad is good but they can’t use it. They lost their end matches and they won their early matches, they can’t win against big teams in this World Cup, they lost against Pakistan, India and other big countries.
Tabraiz Shamsi and kesev Maharaj struggling hard to save South Africa. But in the end, no one can say whether South Africa will be able to save the last. But everyone expects South Africa to win the semi-final and become the champion with India. But why fate dealt so cruelly with South Africa no one can say.
Yes, T. Shamsi and Maharaj did a wonderful bowling, both did 10 10 overs and gave the least runs which shows their struggles and best performance to contain Australia and win the match but unfortunately they lost. Other bowlers did their best, they did 4 to 8 overs each and in this A. Markaram did best bowling, he did 8 overs in which he gave 23 runs and took one wicket also. The bowlers of the South African team did their best to restrict Australia but the target was too small. Australia chased the target in 47 overs if south Africa did a few more runs then it would be difficult for the Australian team to win the match, the batsman did a very poor performance if they did a little more runs up to 250 or 260 then Maybe they did not win that match. 
What an amazing comeback by the Australian team. They lost a few initial games but made a good comeback in the end. A tough team to beat in the finals, yesterday it was thier bowling that destroyed South Africa.
The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
Australia's performance in the beginning didn't seem like they would make it to the semi-finals, but gradually they improved their performance. The team was going to play the final against India in doubt whether they would be able to play the semi-finals. The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
Temba Bavuma has had a poor batting performance since the start of this World Cup tournament. In the two matches he was sidelined due to injury problems, his replacement performed well but still Temba Bavuma is trusted by the South Africa team management. The decision to bat first after winning the toss in the semi-final match may not have been good but he managed to make some good decisions in the second innings. Along with well-timed bowling changes, he orchestrated aggressive fielding but unfortunately his team lost against Australia yesterday due to poor fielding by his teammates.
What an amazing comeback by the Australian team. They lost a few initial games but made a good comeback in the end. A tough team to beat in the finals, yesterday it was thier bowling that destroyed South Africa.
The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
The worst part was that South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first. They have a captain who I feel is a liability. He has been out of form and have taken some of the worst decision. He was caught sleeping on the stage and might have been doing the same while deciding to bat first or bowl.
Australia won yesterday's match by 3 wickets Congratulations to Australia team for reaching the final. But in yesterday's match, if the South African batsmen could have increased a little run, if they could have given a target of 250 runs to Australia, then I would say that South Africa would have won the match yesterday. It really feels bad for South Africa that they have reached the semi-finals five times but they have not made it to the final once. It is very painful for South Africa. South Africa give Australia a target of 212 runs. South Africa bowled brilliantly in the target of 212 runs. Australia lost seven wickets to collect 213 runs. If South Africa gave Australia a target of 250 then South Africa would have won yesterday's match. Either way, win or lose, Australia are now in the final and should now focus on the future. Now it is to be seen how the final match of Australia vs India goes. Thousands of cricket fans are eagerly waiting to see which team will be the champion.
Cricket analysts say that South Africa is the "Chockers" team.South Africa is perhaps the only team to reach the semi-finals five times and never reach the final.South Africa have scored 400 plus runs in almost every match in the previous matches of this World Cup but in the semi-finals they have had their worst performance.Had David Miller not scored a century in the semi-final, it might have caused a bigger disaster for South Africa.One thing I noticed is that if Australia reach the semi-final or the final they become more formidable and every player of theirs performs well.
Now all eyes are on the final match whether Australia can win their sixth World Cup while India can win their third ODI World Cup.
Now all eyes are on the final match whether Australia can win their sixth World Cup while India can win their third ODI World Cup.
Team balance is simply not there in South Africa. Out of form players are pushed in just because of the quota system. The problem is that when one such player is pushed in, that results in poor performance not just from that player, but other players also come under pressure and perform poorly. One example is that of Temba Bavuma. His lack of form disrupted the balance of South African batting. Other batsmen such as Quinton de Kock are unable to play freely because Bavuma gets out usually during the initial powerplay and there is a need to stabilize the innings after that.
David Miller's individual 101 helped South Africa build resistance to chase down Australia with a target of 213 runs. Had pat cummins not missed the catch in the 45th over, the game could have taken a different turn. In the end, Australia secured the final by winning by 3 wickets. Australia collected 74 runs in the power play for two wickets and this power play run helped Australia to win. This time, Australia vs South Africa met three times in the semi-finals of the World Cup, but South Africa could not win even once. Congratulations to the Australian team for making it to the finals.
South Africa failed to score the runs they needed to win against Australia. South Africa could not set up a good target against Australia but they tried to win the match by setting a target of 213 runs but due to the fielding between the fielders, South Africa may have lost this match to Australia. If the players are fielding like this at such a crucial time in a match, it would be foolish to take anything else out of that team. The result of this match might have gone in South Africa's favor if the South African fielders had not dropped easy catches to the Australian batsmen towards the very end of the game. The first reason why South Africa lost this match was batting failure and the second reason was poor fielding. If South Africa could have batted a little better and fielded a little better, then maybe South Africa would have played the final against India on the 19th. Five times South Africa have faced each other in the semi-finals and each time they have lost in the semi-finals. Losing it in the semi-final is not acceptable at all. Why did South Africa perform so badly in the semi-final when they batted first in each game and scored 400 runs while yesterday they started the game with 4 wickets falling for 40 runs. However, I do not want to make any further comments about the degradation of South Africa.
Australia will face India in the final after defeating South Africa in tomorrow's match. However, every team is very important in the final, but if you consider it from that point of view, if the five-time world champions Australia pass the final, they will win the final. But from this side, India will get the advantage of the home ground in their own home ground, so they also have a chance. I can only hope that India will go to the World Cup this time as a neighboring country. I wish India win the World Cup.
Cricket analysts say that South Africa is the "Chockers" team.South Africa is perhaps the only team to reach the semi-finals five times and never reach the final.South Africa have scored 400 plus runs in almost every match in the previous matches of this World Cup but in the semi-finals they have had their worst performance.Had David Miller not scored a century in the semi-final, it might have caused a bigger disaster for South Africa.One thing I noticed is that if Australia reach the semi-final or the final they become more formidable and every player of theirs performs well.Australia will face India in the final after defeating South Africa in tomorrow's match. However, every team is very important in the final, but if you consider it from that point of view, if the five-time world champions Australia pass the final, they will win the final. But from this side, India will get the advantage of the home ground in their own home ground, so they also have a chance. I can only hope that India will go to the World Cup this time as a neighboring country. I wish India win the World Cup.
Now all eyes are on the final match whether Australia can win their sixth World Cup while India can win their third ODI World Cup.
I think Turning Points for Spinners Shamsi crucial dismissals of Australian bastmen including Glenn Maxwell for a duck. South Africa Spinners Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi 2-42 in a low scoring game and fast bowlers Coetzee 2 for 47 , causing trouble for Australia middle order bastmen. South Africa's early struggles, recording their lowest 10-over score in 15 years, but the Miller brilliant century, reached the South Africa total to 212. Australia top class bowler performance Wickets for Mitchell Starc 3-34 and Josh Hazlewood 2-12.
Keshav Maharaj was the one who made Australian batsmen struggle. He ended up with figures of 10-0-24-1. He tied down the Aussie batsmen and also picked up the crucial wicket of Travis Head (top-scorer for Australia yesterday). Tabraiz Shamsi picked up two wickets, but he has expensive. And it was perplexing to see Marco Jansen not being used. He only bowled 4.2 overs. So far in this tournament, he was the best bowler for South Africa and it was surprising to see him not being used during yesterday's match.
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