South Africa vs Australia, World Cup Semi-final: Temba Bavuma out for duck as Proteas' gamble fires back

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma got out for a duck after the Proteas opted to bat first against Australia in the second semi-final which is being played on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Bavuma, who was picked despite not being “100% fit”, got out to Mitchell Starc in the first over of the match. The skipper had strained his right hamstring against Afghanistan last Friday. World Cup 2023:  News |  Schedule |  Results |  Points table “I’m not 100 per cent fit, but it’s just going to have to be good enough,” Bavuma said at the toss. SA vs AUS:  LIVE SCORES, UPDATES, COMMENTARY South Africa coach Rob Walter had said before the match that Bavuma would not be given a preferential treatment but considering it’s a big game, the Proteas decided to stick with their captain. The Proteas also lost Quinton de Kock inside the powerplay to be reduced to 8/2. Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram were at the crease at the time of publishing this copy. South Africa also made two changes to their playing XI with Tabraiz Shamsi and Marco Jansen coming in for Lungi Ngidi and Andile Phehlukwayo. Australia brought in Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc for Marcus Stoinis and Sean Abbott. “We would have batted first as well. But it is overcast and hopefully there’s some swing early on. They play pretty similar style, unfortunately they have won a last few, we are due. We have been in these positions before. We have a lot of experience. We were not up to our best in those couple of games. But guys have been positive in the last seven games,” Cummins said. South Africa playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi Australia playing XI: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood