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Australia vs South Africa, LIVE SCORE, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match Updates: Faf du Plessis entrusts Phehlukwayo with the last over of the innings, giving away seven runs off the first four deliveries — including three to Behrendorff off the first ball — before getting rid of Nathan Lyon off the penultimate delivery to bring the match to an end. South Africa may have notched up their worst-ever performance in World Cup history, but at least they end it with a thrilling victory over their old foe. Australia, on the other hand, will meet arch-rivals England at Edgbaston in the second semi-final on 11 July, with table-toppers India facing New Zealand on 9 July at this venue. Preview: A win against South Africa will ensure top spot for Aaron Finch’s men and will most likely to play New Zealand in the semi-finals. Currently, Australia have 14 points thanks to their seven wins and their only defeat in the tournament so far has come against India. It has been a tough tournament for South Africa and they will look to end their campaign with a win. Du Plessis’ side have lost crucial encounters against the likes of India, England and Bangladesh. Their two wins came against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Australia head coach Justin Langer wants to maintain the feel-good factor in his squad. “It’s about maintaining the momentum of winning,” Australia coach Langer said at Old Trafford on Thursday. “That’s really important for us. “For this game, some people said it was a dead rubber. There’s nothing dead about it. “There’s no way we’ll ever get complacent. Not with what’s happened the last 12 months. We’re playing good cricket, so we want to continue the momentum of winning going forward.” Full Team Squads Australia Team Players: Aaron Finch (capt), Jason Behrendorff , Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile , Pat Cummins , Usman Khawaja , Nathan Lyon , Shaun Marsh , Glenn Maxwell , Kane Richardson , Steve Smith , Mitchell Starc , Marcus Stoinis , David Warner , Adam Zampa **.** South Africa Team Players: Faf du Plessis (capt), Quinton de Kock , Imran Tahir , David Miller , JP Duminy , Lungi Ngidi , Kagiso Rabada , Aiden Markram , Chris Morris , Andile Phehlukwayo , Tabraiz Shamsi , Dale Steyn , Dwaine Pretprius , Rassie van der Dussen , Hashim Amla . With inputs from Agencies For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, click here
Highlights, Australia vs South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match, Full cricket score: Proteas win by 10 runs
Australia vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match Updates: Faf du Plessis entrusts Phehlukwayo with the last over of the innings, giving away seven runs off the first four deliveries — including three to Behrendorff off the first ball — before getting rid of Nathan Lyon off the penultimate delivery to bring the match to an end.
South Africa may have notched up their worst-ever performance in World Cup history, but at least they end it with a thrilling victory over their old foe. Australia, on the other hand, will meet arch-rivals England at Edgbaston in the second semi-final on 11 July, with table-toppers India facing New Zealand on 9 July at this venue.
 "Highlights, Australia vs South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match, Full cricket score: Proteas win by 10 runs")
And so the league stage of the 2019 ICC World Cup ends with India and South Africa notching up contrasting wins over Sri Lanka and Australia respectively. South Africa will rue the fact that they brought out their A game in their last two matches, by which time they had already been eliminated from the semi-final race. The Proteas end up at the seventh spot with seven points against their account, while Australia finish second behind India after a narrow 10-run loss at Old Trafford.
The World Cup takes a two-day breather now before the knockouts commence on Tuesday, with the Virat Kohli-led ‘Men in Blue’ take on New Zealand at this very ground.
We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the final double-header of the 2019 World Cup. Keep following Firstpost!
Faf du Plessis is the Player of the Match!
Faf: It’s been a tournament where I thought I was hitting the ball well through, but couldn’t convert it through out. What a game today. Always a pleasure playing against Australia. We wanted to walk away with a smile, or at least a small smile. Today is just a great example for young batters there about just being composed. It was just about hanging in there. (On the straight hit off Cummins) I normally play it more to guys that are 130-138. When guys are steaming in at 145, heart does beat a little more. I keep practising that shot. Absolute champions of human beings. The space that they will leave in the team. Immy is the big heart in the team and JP is the father figure. Happy to send the greats off with a win.
It’s official!
South Africa have now beaten Australia in last eight of the 10 ODIs that they have played against them.
This is Australia’s fifth defeat at Old Trafford out of seven ODIs since 2006.
Semi-final 1: India v New Zealand
Semi-final 2: Australia v England
After 49.5 overs,Australia 315/10 ( Jason Behrendorff 11 , )
Faf du Plessis entrusts Phehlukwayo with the last over of the innings, giving away seven runs off the first four deliveries — including three to Behrendorff off the first ball — before getting rid of Nathan Lyon off the penultimate delivery to bring the match to an end.
South Africa may have notched up their worst-ever performance in World Cup history, but at least they end it with a thrilling victory over their old foe. Australia, on the other hand, will meet arch-rivals England at Edgbaston in the second semi-final on 11 July, with table-toppers India facing New Zealand on 9 July at this venue.
Ball 5: OUT! Lyon looks for an almighty hit, and hardly gets any timing on it, offering a simple catch to the man at cow corner! AUS 315; South Africa clinch a thrilling 10-run win!
Lyon c Markram b Phehlukwayo 3(3)
After 49 overs,Australia 308/9 ( Jason Behrendorff 5 , Nathan Lyon 2)
Rabada bowls out the crucial penultimate over, getting rid of Khawaja off the first delivery, the latter deflecting the ball onto the stumps while looking to scoop the ball towards fine leg. Behrendorff collects a brace off the second delivery to get off the mark the second run coming as a result of an overthrow. Another brace to Behrendorff off the third, this time guiding the ball towards third man. Single to JB off the fourth. Starc gets his middle stump knocked while looking to slog the ball over long on for a maximum. Lyon is the last man out at the crease, and he gets off the mark with a brace off the first delivery that he faces. Australia need 18 off the last over with one wicket left in hand!
BOWLED EM! Hits the middle stump, and Australia are nine down now! Starc misses while looking to slog the ball over long on! AUS 306/9
Starc b Rabada 16(11)
BOWLED EM! Khawaja was looking to ramp the ball towards fine leg, but shuffled a little to far to his left, and ends up clipping the bails of the stumps. AUS 301/8
Khawaja b Rabada 18(14)
After 48 overs,Australia 301/7 ( Usman Khawaja 18 , Mitchell Starc 16)
Morris bowls the 48th. Khawaja gets a leading edge off the bottom of the bat while looking to paddle the ball towards fine leg, collecting only a single. Starc then smashes the ball over long on for a maximum off the second delivery, before hammering the ball down the ground for a four, keeping Aussie hopes alive in the process. Starc then works the ball towards cover for a single off the fourth. Khawaja then brings up the 300 with a flick towards the midwicket fence for a full toss, before keeping the strike with a single off the last ball. 17 off the over!
After 47 overs,Australia 284/7 ( Usman Khawaja 12 , Mitchell Starc 5)
Rabada returns to the attack for his penultimate over, bowling to Khawaja from round the wicket. Khawaja chips the ball towards mid off which falls short of the fielder off the second delivery. Khawaja then sets off for a single off the third. Starc sets off for a single off the fourth. Khawaja offers the Aussie dressing room a glimpse of hope by guiding a short ball towards fine leg for a boundary off the penultimate delivery. Keeps the strike with a single off the last ball. Australia need 42 off 18 now.
After 46 overs,Australia 277/7 ( Usman Khawaja 6 , Mitchell Starc 4)
Morris brought back into the attack in the 46th over. Rabada might be given the 47th and 49th. Starc sets off for a single right away off the first delivery. Usman Khawaja walks out to bat next, hobbling his way to the centre. Starc guides the ball behind square off the fourth delivery for a brace. Morris ends a brilliant over with back-to-back dots, giving away just three off it while getting rid of the main threat. Australia need 49 off 24 now.
OUT! Carey departs and with him do Australia’s hopes! Carey lofts the ball towards deep extra cover, unfortunately hitting it straight to a quality fielder in Aiden Markram protecting the boundary. What an innings though from the keeper-batsman, keeping Australia alive in the chase with his career-best score, and is unfortunate to miss out on a maiden ODI hundred. AUS 275/7
Carey c Markram b Morris 85(69)
Nail-biter already!
What a terrific game of cricket this is between SA and Australia and what a knock from Warner and now Carey ! Who’s winning this game ? Last ball thriller and what a way to set up the finals of this World Cup ! Come on Aussies
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) July 6, 2019
After 45 overs,Australia 274/6 ( Alex Carey (W) 85 , Mitchell Starc 1)
Big call from du Plessis, who tosses the ball over to Phehlukwayo, hoping to get rid of Carey before he takes the game away from them. Cummins slices the ball towards third man for a single off the second delivery. Wide conceded off the third delivery, before Carey collects a single off the following delivery. Cummins is dismissed after skieing the ball towards long off, where Duminy settles under the ball to take a safe catch. Starc walks out to bat at No 9. Single off each of the last two balls. Five runs and a wicket off the over. Australia need 52 to win off the last 30 balls. Quite a gettable equation, as long as Carey’s around.
OUT! Phehlukwayo strikes! Cummins skies the ball, and JP Duminy gets under the ball near long off and takes a safe catch! Was a slower ball from Phehlukwayo that Cummins failed to pick. AUS 272/6
Cummins c Duminy b Phehlukwayo 9(15)
After 44 overs,Australia 269/5 ( Alex Carey (W) 83 , Pat Cummins 8)
Another quality over for the Aussies, with 12 coming off this one, including back-to-back boundaries to Cummins off the first two balls. Australia need another 57 to win from 36 balls.
After 43 overs,Australia 257/5 ( Alex Carey (W) 72 , Pat Cummins 7)
Tahir into his penultimate over, and it turns out to be a forgettable one from his perspective, conceding 17 off it including a six to Carey and a four each to the Aussie wicket-keeper and Cummins. Australia need 69 to win from 42 balls.
After 42 overs,Australia 240/5 ( Alex Carey (W) 60 , Pat Cummins 2)
Shamsi’s brought back, and he somewhat redeems himself with a tight over, giving away just three singles and a wide off it. Helps build the pressure on the Aussies, who now need 86 to win off 48.
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