Cricket World Cup: Australia wanting to keep up force against South Africa Australia will endeavor to keep up their energy heading into...
Cricket World Cup: Australia wanting to keep up force against South Africa
Australia will endeavor to keep up their energy heading into the Cricket World Cup semi-finals and seal top spot in the gathering stage by beating South Africa at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The safeguarding champions were the principal group to fit the bill for the last four and will be ensured to confront New Zealand in Manchester next Tuesday in the event that they win the last gathering match at a similar setting.
Aaron Finch's side are a point in front of India, who face Sri Lanka prior in the day and will take on hosts England at Edgbaston next Thursday the way things are.
Dwindle Handscomb has been called up to the Australia squad after Shaun Marsh was precluded for the remainder of the competition because of a cracked lower arm, continued when he was struck by a short ball from Pat Cummins in the nets.
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Glenn Maxwell was likewise hit on the lower arm by Mitchell Starc, however the all-rounder did not do any genuine harm and is in dispute to confront the Proteas.
South Africa will watch bow out with consecutive triumphs subsequent to seeing off Sri Lanka, with Imran Tahir and JP Duminy set to play their last ODIs.
Competition SO FAR
Two of world cricket's heavyweights have had strikingly differentiating competitions, with Australia losing only the one match against India and winning seven.
South Africa have endured a bad dream competition, losing Dale Steyn to shoulder damage before he had any impact and winning just twice - against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
WHAT THEY SAID
Australia head mentor Justin Langer: "It's tied in with keeping up the energy of winning. That is extremely significant for us. For this game, a few people said it was a dead elastic. There's nothing dead about it."
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis: "It's an extraordinary challenge between two savage countries. Truly, they are looking pretty where they are sitting as far as the World Cup, however we are as yet going to ensure we give it everything."
OPTA FACTS
- South Africa have won seven of their last eight ODIs against Australia, four of those triumphs coming when pursuing an objective.
- This will be the 100th ODI between the two countries. Australia have won 48 of those and South Africa 47.
- David Warner and Aaron Finch have both recorded five scores of 50 or more in the competition. No Australian player has ever recorded six scores of 50+ at a World Cup.
- Mitchell Starc needs four wickets to turn into the fifth player to achieve 50 World Cup scalps. His bowling normal of 13 is the best of anybody to take 20+ wickets ever of rivalry
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