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South Africa’s journey to the World Cup 2023 ended with yet another semi-final defeat. In the second semi-final against Australia, the Proteas lost by 3 wickets and once again the team proved to be ‘chokers’ in the World Cup. South Africa had many chances during the match, but the team failed to convert them. One such chance was created by Aidan Markram off his bowling, but Quinton de Kock could not convert that chance behind the wicket. This made the sad Markram emotional on the field. The video of this incident is quickly going viral on social media.
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The incident happened in the 45th over of the Australian innings when the Kangaroo team was just 9 runs away from victory. Markram created a chance to dismiss Pat Cummins off the second ball, though Quinton de Kock, standing behind the wicket, failed to take the catch. De Kock’s drop catch left Markram so disappointed that he got down on one knee. During this he was also seen very emotional. Markram knew that if he got the wicket of Cummins here, South Africa had a chance to win the match as the next two batsmen were Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa. However, that was not to be and Pat Cummins scored the winning run to give Australia the win. Also watch the video-
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How was the South Africa vs Australia semi-final?
After winning the toss and batting first, South Africa got off to a disappointing start. The team lost 4 key batsmen for a score of just 24. After this, the pair of Henrik Klaasen (47) and David Miller (101) took over the team and took the score past 200. David Miller’s innings was very special. He played this innings with the help of 8 fours and 5 towering sixes in 116 balls in difficult conditions. South Africa were bowled out for 212 in 49.4 overs.
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Chasing a target of 213 runs, Travis Head and David Warner gave Australia a good start and added 60 runs for the first wicket. As soon as Warner got out, the team’s run rate suffered a break and South Africa came back into the match with wicket after wicket. There came a time when the Kangaroos were 137 for 5, but with the help of Steve Smith’s 30 off 62 balls, Josh English’s 28 off 49 balls, Pat Cummins’ 14 off 29 balls and Mitchell Starc’s 14 runs, the team managed to win the match. 3 wickets for 16 off 38 balls.