India TV Sports Wrap on November 17: Australia qualified for their 8th ODI World Cup final after beating South Africa in the semis and now will take on India in the summit clash on Sunday, November 19 in Ahmedabad. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on November 17.
Quinton de Kock bowed out of ODI cricket after South Africa were knocked out by Australia in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup semi-finals. However, de Kock ensured to end the tournament with a 594-run tally and an extraordinary record for a wicketkeeper, which no one in the past achieved.
India TV Sports Wrap on November 16: Australia will take on South Africa in the second semi-final in Kolkata while Sunil Gavaskar came down heavily on reports of pitch change ahead of the first semi-final in Mumbai. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on November 16.
SA vs AUS: South Africa thrashed Australia in the fourth ODI of the five-match series to bag a 164-run win in Centurion. Heinrich Klaasen powered the Proteas to a massive 416 as they shattered India's record of most four hundred-plus scores in ODI cricket.
After a couple of quiet games, Heinrich Klaasen came back to his usual hitting form scoring a scintillating 174 off just 83 balls. Klaasen's knock consisted of 13 sixes, which is the second most by a South African batter in ODI cricket in an innings.
South Africa stayed alive in the five-match ODI series against Australia with a 111-run win in the third game in Potchefstroom. However, the moment of the match came from Australian all-rounder Sean Abbott, who took a stunning one-handed catch near the boundary.
The match will be played between India and Pakistan today in Asia Cup Super 4. Fans are eagerly waiting for this match. This match between the two teams is to be organized at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Veteran Australian opener David Warner broke a massive world record held by Sachin Tendulkar in international cricket as he smashed his 20th ton in ODIs, against South Africa in Bloemfontein.
Australia have been on a rampage in the ongoing tour of South Africa having won the T20I series 3-0 and the first ODI and now scripted history in the second game in one-day international history owing to a quickfire opening stand between Travis Head and David Warner.
South Africa will take on Australia in a five-match ODI series starting Thursday, September 7 in Bloemfontein as part of the preparation for World Cup.
Travis Head with his career-best 91 off just 48 balls helped Australia win the third T20I with rather ease and hence seal the series 3-0. After poor two games, South Africa bounced back posting a 190-run total, but it wasn't enough.
Australia will take on South Africa in an eight-match white-ball series comprising three T20Is and five ODIs as part of the build for World Cup 2023.
South Africa announced their squads for three-match T20I and five-match ODI series against Australia at home starting August 30.
Australia announced a young squad for the South Africa T20Is, the first time since Aaron Finch's retirement with David Warner being rested for the shortest format. Steve Smith stayed in the T20I side in a big surprise for many.
Australia will host South Africa in a three-test series starting in Brisbane on December 17 and scheduled to end in Sydney on January 8.
Last week, Australia indefinitely postponed its tour of South Africa in March citing an "unacceptable" level of risk because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cricket Australia announced their decision to postpone the trip to South Africa, citing "unacceptable health and safety risk" in that country because of a fresh COVID-19 outbreak.
Cricket Australia announced their decision to postpone the trip to South Africa, citing "unacceptable health and safety risk" in that country because of a fresh COVID-19 outbreak.
However, he was picked as vice-captain of an 18-player squad that is set to play New Zealand in a series of Twenty20 matches.
While the match that would pop into most fans' minds between the two giants of the game would be the famous 2006 ODI at the Wanderers, there was also the 1999 World Cup semi-final.
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