Australia are set to take on South Africa in the second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup on Thursday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The Aussies are on a seven-match winning streak while the Proteas finished second in the league stage behind India and are one of the most in-form teams in the competition this year.
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The match on Thursday will be a repeat of the 1999 Cricket World Cup where two sides met. The match ended in a tie but as Australia had defeated them earlier in the tournament, they qualified for the final and eventually lifted the trophy.
The Proteas have a reputation of being 'chokers' as they have never able to cross the threshold of semis. In 2015, they lost to New Zealand in D/L method and crashed out of the tournament.
So will the five-time champions avenge their league stage defeat and make it to the final or with Proteast be able to finally progress beyond the last-four stage.
Australia vs South Africa: Predicted line-up
Predicted XI for Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Predicted XI for South Africa: Quinton De Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klassen, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi
Australia vs South Africa: Head-to-head in ODIs
Australia and South Africa have faced each other in 109 ODI matches, with the latter leading the battle with 55 wins. Australia have won 50 times. Only once, the match ended in no result, while on three ocassions it ended in a tie.
| Team | Wins | Losses | NR/Tie |
| Australia | 50 | 55 | 1/3 |
| South Africa | 55 | 50 | 1/3 |
Australia vs South Africa: Toss
Toss will happen at 1:30 pm IST (8:00 am GMT).
Australia vs South Africa: Weather forecast in Kolkata
Slight rain is expected in Kolkata on Thursday but the match is likely to be completed. It is expected to remain cloudy at certain points during the day and the maximum temperature will 28 degrees celcius and the minimum being 23 degrees.
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Australia vs South Africa: Prediction for CWC 2023 match
Despite South Africa beating Australia in the league stages, the five-time champions are favourites to win the semi-final on Thursday.
The seven-match winning streak in the ongoing World Cup and their track in the knockout stages give the edge to the Aussies but the Proteas are expected to put up a very strong fight.
Australia vs South Africa: Betting odds for CWC 2023 match
As per the Dafabet odds, Australia are the favourites to win the match.
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