Australia face happy selection headache ahead World Cup semifinal: Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins on Saturday conceded Australia will be facing selection headaches going into their World Cup semifinal against South Africa after Mitchell Marshs 177 not out powered the fivetime champions to a commanding eightwicket win against Bangladesh in the last league game here Australia who began the World Cup campaign with two losses on the trot have now seven consecutive wins and will face South Africa in the second semifinal at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 16Also ReadICC World Cup 2023 Itrsquos pack up for PakMarshs 177 not out 132 balls 17x4s 9x6s follows a stunning knock of 201 not out from allrounder Glenn Maxwell against Afghanistan in Mumbai last week who singlehandedly made the bulk of the runs when Australia were reduced to 91 for seven chasing 292 We thought it was a really good wicket and thought we could get that total All 15 players have played this tournament now and we go up to Kolkata reassess and perhaps a few selection headaches there Cummins said at postmatch presentation ceremony With injury to Travis Head hand and Marsh returning home during their World Cup campaign due to a personal loss it was only in their last two matches that Australia finally had their preferred squad of 15 at their disposal Maxwell who struggled with severe cramps all over his body in his monumental knock against Afghanistan will be in mix for the semifinal along with MarshAlso ReadICC World Cup 2023 League of their ownThe selection headache originates from the fact that both Maxwell and Marsh have struck two centuries each in the World Cup He Mitchell Marsh played beautifully and the tempo he played with was sustainable and the way he finished off the innings its a scary prospect to have him next week Cummins said Winning seven games in a row I think chasing 300 was something really special and everything is clicking together said Cummins after Australia recorded their highest successful chase in World Cup history Marsh said he was surprised to have been named the Man of the Match after a costly spell with the ball in the first half of the match Its rare that youd win the Man of the Match award after going for nearly fifty from 4 overs but I would want to contribute more to the team It was important for me to back myself at No 3 knowing when Head comes back Ill have to go down Have failed a few times but have backed myself to perform he saidSure my mum and dad would be watching back home and they would be happy with this my grandpop who died last week was a great man and Im sure hed be happy out there he added I think were peaking well at the moment and looking forward to the semifinals in Kolkata he added Standin captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said Bangladesh will look into all their league stage games for improvement after they finished eighth with two wins and seven defeats Its disappointing we didnt play our best this tournament We will see what we can do better from now he said Mahmuduallah batted really well in this World Cup and Shakib Al Hasan also bowled well in a couple of games We have to improve as a team It is not about individual performances we want to look at the nine games and work on areas we need to improve he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever