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1999 redux? The Aus vs SA World Cup semifinal that ended in 213-213 tie

The 1999 World Cup semi-final is considered one of the most thrilling encounters in cricket history because of its context and importance.

You are truly God's child: Anushka Sharma to Kohli after his 50th ODI ton

Anushka Sharma shares a heartwarming note for her husband and Indian cricketer, Virat Kohli. Virat surpassed Sachin Tendulkar after smashing his 50th ODI ton

What did Satya Nadella do during the India-New Zealand semi-final match?

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he stayed awake all night to watch the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand before delivering his keynote speech

World Cup 2023 semis, SA vs AUS Playing 11, toss result, live streaming

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, South Africa vs Australia live streaming: Hotstar will live stream the South Africa vs Australia SF match in India for free.

King of the Knockouts: How Australia have dominated the Cricket World Cup

Australia has most wins in knockouts, and there is no doubt why they have five World Cups in their kitty. Will they reach another final as they are up against Proteas in a knockout in the World Cup

Kolkata weather forecast: Will rain hamper AUS vs SA World Cup semi-final?

Cricket World Cup 2023, South Africa vs Australia weather forecast Kolkata: The 2nd semi-final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata may be affected by rain today & can be shifted to a reserve day on Friday

ICC Cricket WC 2023: Disney Star wants to make Rs 30L from 10-sec ad slots

Before Cricket WC 2023 began, Disney Star wanted to make Rs 31 lakh per 10-second ad slot for matches featuring India. However, advertisers struck a deal to pay Rs 22-25 lakh for such matches

Curse of the knockouts: South Africa's choking history at the World Cups

South Africa have been nicknamed chokers due to their continuous failure in big games at the ICC World Cup. But once again today, they will like to shed the tag when they play semifinal vs AUS today

World Cup 2023: Ind-NZ semi-final sets digital concurrent viewership record

Ind vs NZ semi-final: As Kohli and Shami were writing the history at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, another one was being made on the top-right corner of the Disney + Hotstar stream

World Cup 2023: India reach fourth final, one step away from third title

After beating New Zealand in the semi-final, India reached fourth final in the ICC Cricket World Cup. They will eye their 3rd title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19

SA vs AUS semis: A look at Australia's batting might in Cricket World Cup

Australian batters have combined to hit seven centuries in this World Cup. The team has one of the best batting lineups when it comes to showing intent

Pakistan cricket: Shaheen to lead in T20Is, Masood gets Tests captaincy

Former cricketer Mohammed Hafeez has been appointed as the Director of Cricket for Pakistan

Shami becomes first Indian bowler to take 7 wickets in an ODI cricket match

Mohammed Shami also registered the best bowling figures in the ICC ODI World Cup knockouts and broke a 48-year-old record held by Australia's Gary Gilmour.

World Cup 2023: Proteas Bavuma confident of ending semifinal jinx

Temba Bavuma was aware that Australia are not a "Mickey Mouse" team, but the South African captain on Wednesday sounded confident of his side's ability to defeat the five-time champions and end the Proteas' World Cup semifinals jinx. Ahead of the last-four match here on Thursday, history is heavily stacked against the SA who have lost in the semifinals of the showpiece four times, with two of them coming against the Aussies. You know, we're not coming up against a Mickey Mouse team. Australia have a lot of experience and confidence in knockout games, so we've got to respect that, Bavuma said. Backed by some powerful batting performances, South Africa have been impressive in the league phase, but Bavuma said the semifinal would be a different ball game. I'd hate to say that we deserve to go through because of the way we played our cricket. I don't think that's the way things go. But I think from our performances, from the processes that we've followed to get to this point, we'll ..

World Cup 2023: Tendulkar lauds 'Virat' player fore reaching 50 ODI tons

Sachin Tendulkar penned a heartfelt congratulatory message to Virat Kohli, who made a 50th ODI hundred to break his record during the World Cup semifinal against New Zealand here on Wednesday. Tendulkar had owned the record for the highest number of ODI hundreds till this day with 49 centuries. Tendulkar recalled his first meeting with Kohli in a funny yet nostalgic tone, and how some of the then teammates made the young cricketer touch his feet. "The first time I met you in the Indian dressing room, you were pranked by other teammates into touching my feet. I couldn't stop laughing that day. "But soon you touched my heart with your passion and skill. I am so happy that the young boy has grown into a 'Virat' player," Tendulkar wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account. The batting legend was quite chuffed by the fact that an Indian cricketer broke his mark. "I could not be happier that an Indian broke my record, And to do it on the biggest stage in the World Cup semi-final and

World Cup 2023:Pat Cummins feels Australia not weighed down by history

They know what it takes to win the 50-over World Cup, having won five of them in 12 editions, but Australia skipper Pat Cummins said they are never "weighed down" by history and will stick to basics against South Africa in the semi-final here on Thursday. The Proteas, on the other hand, are known as the 'perennial chokers' in the cricket fraternity. "Yeah, I don't think it counts for too much. You know, obviously you start from scratch every time you play," Cummins said on the eve of their match. "They're a team we've played quite a lot and know quite well. But as you said, this week it's probably going to be quite different to say the South African series that we just played against them a couple of months ago. "We've got a lot of guys that have been in this situation before that have won one day World Cup, T20 World Cup, various other tournaments in big moments. So, I think that really helps," he said. Having started off with two losses, Australia are peaking at the right time,

World Cup 2023 SF: Cummins confirms Maxwell's availability for semifinal

Glenn Maxwell, whose thunderous knock against Afghanistan acquired the status of an epic, is on the mend and is available for for the World Cup semifinal against South Africa, Australia skipper Pat Cummins said on Wednesday. Showing incredible will-power, Maxwell had battled severe and multiple cramps in his body to conjure up a magical unbeaten double century to take Australia past the finish line. Maxwell needed time to recover and had missed Australia's last match against Bangladesh on November 11 in Pune. "Glenn Maxwell is all clear. He is all good. He was a little bit sore yesterday. We get scans a lot of the time just to make sure that if there is something, we know what we're dealing with and fortunately it came back all okay. So he's fine," Cummins said ahead of the semifinal. Chasing 292-run target, Australia were struggling at 91 for seven in 18.3 overs when Maxwell took charge and lit up the Wankhede Stadium with his pyrotechnics on November 7. Cummins said that Austral

World Cup 2023: Kohli terms 50th ton stuff of dreams, too good to be true

His hero applauded, his wife blew kisses, and a football royalty watched in disbelief a packed crowd going bonkers, as Virat Kohli caressed his way into the record books with another significant cricketing milestone. The occasion was huge -- a World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at an iconic venue -- and Kohli came up with an apt description after he want past Sachin Tendulkar for his world record 50th ODI hundred here on Wednesday. Cheering him from the stands were, among others, Tendulkar himself, Kohli's actor wife Anushka Sharma, and football legend David Beckham. "Well, I'm feeling (pauses). Again, the great man just congratulated me. All this for me feels like a dream, it is surreal. It's too good to be true," said Kohli during the mid-innings break, having scored 117 off 113 balls. "I never felt that I will come here in my career, it is a semifinal, just glad that everything came together." After reaching the milestone, Kohli lifted his arms in the air, then sunk on the

World Cup: Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain from all 3 formats

Babar Azam resigned from captaincy of Pakistan in all three formats after they failed to reach the knockout stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

World Cup 2023 SA vs AUS: Proteas aim to put history behind at Eden Gardens

It will repeat of the 1999 World Cup semi-final, where both Australia and South Africa played a thriller, but the match ended in a tie.