Australia certified for his or her eighth World Cup ultimate after beating South Africa in a humdinger of a semi-final at Eden Gardens within the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. South Africa fought with all their would possibly after shedding 24/4 however 212 was all the time going to be a small whole particularly when Australian openers cracked 60 off the primary six overs. In Kuwait, India kicked off their FIFA World Cup qualifiers second spherical with a win in opposition to Kuwait. All that and extra in our Sports Wrap for at this time.
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Australia beat South Africa but once more in a World Cup semi-final, however not with no scare
A difficult floor at Eden Gardens in Kolkata produced a low-scoring humdinger as 212 performed 213/7 with Australia sealing their eighth ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup ultimate spot after a three-wicket win in opposition to South Africa. The Proteas faltered on the semis stage but once more however not earlier than giving a troublesome combat.
It’s an India-Australia ultimate, but once more!
The repeat of the 2003 ultimate, the 2015 semi-final and the 2011 quarter-final – India shall be up in opposition to Australia in an ICC knockout but once more as they are going to be up in opposition to one another for a battle for a title in Ahmedabad.
Quinton de Kock achieves a particular double earlier than bowing out of ODIs
Quinton de Kock ended the match with 594 runs and 20 dismissals with the gloves as he grew to become the primary wicketkeeper to attain the double in a single World Cup version. This was additionally the final time de Kock performed an ODI for South Africa.
Gerald Coetzee breaks Lance Klusener’s 24-year-old South Africa report
Gerald Coetzee stuffed Anrich Nortje’s void with an distinctive maiden World Cup marketing campaign as he registered most wickets by a South African pacer in a single version of the match (20) breaking Lance Klusener’s report from 1999.
Mohammad Hafeez set to be Pakistan’s head coach for Australia and New Zealand excursions
After being appointed because the Director of Cricket for Pakistan males’s staff, former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez shall be touring with the facet as head coach on excursions of Australia and New Zealand, as per stories which recommend that PCB sees the function of Director and coach interchangeable.
India beat Kuwait 1-0 to start the FIFA World Cup qualifiers on a powerful notice
India kicked off the second spherical of FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC qualifiers with a 1-0 win in opposition to Kuwait after Manvir Singh’s objective within the seventy fifth minute stood tall for the Blue Tigers in a hard-fought match.
Michael Vaughan slams scheduling as India-Australia are set to play a T20 sequence 4 days after the ultimateÂ
Former England captain Michael Vaughan slammed scheduling saying that greed has taken centre stage with India-Australia set to play a five-match T20 sequence 4 days after the World Cup ultimate.
Nowhere near a choke, South Africa coach Rob Walter defends his facet in opposition to the notorious tag
South Africa coach Rob Walter mentioned that his facet fought it out and made a recreation out of nothing twice in opposition to Australia whereas a choke is the opposite means round as he defended his facet in opposition to the notorious tag
Messi’s Argentina lose to Uruguay in a qualifiers shocker
Uruguay defeated world champions Argentina 2-0 owing to targets from Ronald Araujo and Darwin Nunez in every half in a shock outcome within the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
A child took his shirt off celebrating the falling of Australia’s seventh wicket, everyone remembered Ganguly
Pommie Mbangwa remembered a ‘man from these components who did one thing comparable at a well-known balcony’ when a child took his shirt off celebrating the falling of Australia’s seventh wicket at Eden Gardens within the second semi-final.
