AUS vs SA ICC WC 2023 Semi-final Head To Head Stats"

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The World Cup 2023 has reached the knockout stage and just three major matches are left now. India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand have qualified as the top four teams.

India and New Zealand will be facing each other in semi-final 1 of ICC World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, November 15.

On the other hand, heavyweights clash at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where record five-time champions Australia will take on South Africa in semi-final 2 on Thursday (November 16).

However, rain is expected to arrive on Thursday this week in Kolkata spoiling the chances for Australia more than that of South Africa.

If bad weather prevents the semi-final from finishing on Thursday, the match will resume on Friday on the reserve day from the same point.

But according to Weather.com, there is a 30 percent chance of rain on Thursday and a 40 percent chance of rain on Friday.

If the semifinal between Australia and South Africa is washed out on both Thursday and Friday, South Africa will directly qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final scheduled on November 19.

According to ICC rules laid for this World Cup, if the semifinals are washed out due to rain and no winner is decided, the team with a higher net run rate in the World Cup points table will reach the final. The points table has the top scores and NRR based on the teams' performance in the league phase.

In case of India vs New Zealand, if the semi-final in Mumbai is washed out despite using the reserve days, then Team India will qualify in the finals against the fourth-paced New Zealand as Men In Blue topped the group table with 18 points. The Kiwis only have 10 points.

Let's go through the records and stats of Australia vs South Africa:

Pat Cummins-led Australia will be keen to continue their winning run and reach yet another World Cup final, while Temba Bavuma’s South Africa will look to repeat the result from earlier in the tournament and reach their first-ever final.

The two sides clashed in the league phase last month when South Africa handed Australia their second defeat of the tournament – a 134-run loss in Lucknow. The two sides had also met in September when South Africa came from 0-2 down to beat Australia 3-2 in the five-match ODI series.

Australia and South Africa have met over 100 times in ODIs, including a thrilling World Cup semi-final in 1999. But they have never met at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where South Africa has played 5 times and Australia has played 3 times.

Last 10 meetings of Australia and South Africa:

06/07/2019: Manchester - South Africa won by 10 runs

29/02/2020: Paarl - South Africa won by 74 runs

04/03/2020: Bloemfontein - South Africa won by 6 wickets

07/03/2020: Potchefstroom - South Africa won by 6 wickets

07/09/2023: Bloemfontein - Australia won by 3 wickets

09/09/2023: Bloemfontein - Australia won by 123 runs

12/09/2023: Potchefstroom - South Africa won by 111 runs

15/09/2023: Centurion - South Africa won by 164 runs

17/09/2023: Johannesburg - South Africa won by 122 runs

12/10/2023: Lucknow - South Africa won by 134 runs

Overall

Australia wins: 50

South Africa wins: 55

Tied: 3 No result: 1

In which ICC tournaments have Australia faced off against South Africa?

ICC World Cup

Australia and South Africa have faced off a total of 7 times in this competition, with both sides winning three apiece, and one match ending in a tie. That tie is one of the game's most historic matches, as it came in the 1999 World Cup semifinal.

The sides' most recent meeting in this tournament came in the league stage of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in Lucknow, where South Africa won 134 runs.

ICC T20 World Cup

These two teams have faced off just twice in the T20 World Cup, once each in 2012 and 2021.

In the first meeting, left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty took 3/20 for Australia as they restricted the Proteas to 146/5 in Colombo. In reply, Shane Watson's aggressive innings of 70 helped them over the line with 14 balls to spare.

Their most recent meeting also ended in an Aussie win, as South Africa only mustered 118/9 in Dubai. Australia were in trouble at 81/5, but Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade took them over the line with 2 deliveries in hand.

South Africa and Australia’s Record in Kolkata:

In Kolkata at the Eden Gardens, Australia and South Africa have never met so far, but both sides have played different opponents at the venue, where the Proteas posted their lowest ODI total against India earlier in the tournament.