ICC World Cup 2023 | SA vs AUS: Temba Bavuma wins the toss and elects to bat

In the second semifinal of the ICC World Cup 2023 South Africa will clash with Australia in Kolkatas Eden Gardens today on ThursdaySouth Africa skipper Temba Bavuma has won the toss and elected to bat first against South AfricaAlso Read ICC World Cup 2023 SA vs AUS Heres all you need to knowThe fivetime champions Aussies did not start the tournament well but later made a strong comeback They continue their winning momentum by eyeing the path to register the sixth ICC World Cup title under their nameSouth Africa who has not won any of the ICC World Cup titles has been giving their best in the tournament so far They impressed cricket fans all across the globe by delivering solid performancesAlso ReadChokers can become champions tooProteas wicketkeeperbatsman Quinton de Kock who is making his last appearance in the ICC ODI World Cup has made the tournament memorable for the South African fans so far Currently he holds the record for the most number of centuries in the ICC World Cup 2023 which is four and is the second position holder in the list of leading runs scorers in the tournament De Kock has 591 runs under his beltSouth Africa will heavily rely on the lefthander to get them an impressing start in the beginningAustralias Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh who missed the clash against their archrivals England have smashed 201 and 177 runs in the later matches respectivelySquadsAustralia squadPat Cummins captain Steve Smith Josh Inglis Josh Hazlewood Travis Head Marnus Labuschagne Mitchell Marsh Glenn Maxwell David Warner Adam Zampa Mitchell StarcSouth AfricaTemba Bavuma c Gerald Coetzee Quinton de Kock Marco Jansen Heinrich Klaasen Keshav Maharaj Aiden Markram David Miller Kagiso Rabada Tabraiz Shamsi Rassie van der DussenMen in Blue dominates Kiwis in the semifinal 1India won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill again gave an elevated start to their side Later on Virat Kohli played a historic knock and smashed his 50th ton in the ODI He is now the record holder of the most number of ODI centuries in cricketing history Shreyas Iyer smashed his second consecutive century in the ICC World Cup 2023 which powered India to 397 runsNew Zealand lost the early wickets of their openers Thereafter Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell smashed 69 and 134 runs respectively Mitchell was all set in the middle and was on the verge of taking the Kiwis into the finals but Mohammed Shami made a breakthrough at the right time by dismissing him for 134 runs Shami picked seven wickets against New Zealand and India won the match by 70 runs