Cricket

Australia beat South Africa to set up World Cup final with India

AFP Kolkata, India
Australia's Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc celebrate progressing to the final after winning the semi-final match against South Africa
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Australia beat South Africa by three wickets in a tense chase of 213 on Thursday to set up a Cricket World Cup final against India.

Australia wobbled after Travis Head's 62 in Kolkata but Steve Smith (30) and Josh Inglis (28) helped the five-time champions reach their target with 16 balls to spare and make their eighth final.

South Africa's players react after losing the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) second semi-final match against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 16, 2023

For South Africa, it was a fifth World Cup semi-final defeat despite David Miller's 101.

The final is on Sunday at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.

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