Australia vs South Africa – 1999 World Cup Semi-Final (Birmingham)

Australia vs South Africa – 1999 World Cup Semi-Final (Birmingham)
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Tournament Teams Date Venue Score Results
ICC World Cup Australia vs South Africa 17 June, 1999 Edgbaston, Birmingham Australia 213 / South Africa 213 Match tied

I'm going to have a heart failure

Ball was pulled down the wicket, Klusener called him thru, Donald didn't move and then dropped his bat, both batsmen at the bowler's end, mid off passes it to Fleming who passes to Gilchrist, Donald running down the pitch without his bat, well short

just a tad of an exciting match, it's tied, Australia go thru because they finish higher in the super 6 table

first tie in World Cup history, and surely the most exciting, the last few overs provided drama after drama after drama

Sensational, amazing, astounding, whatever, make your own superlatives up presentations comign up

Cronje looks lost for words, devestated: "up to the fall of the 1st wicket, we were looking good", poor guy he can barely speak, MC wraps it up quickly

Steve Waugh says "it's the most exciting match he's ever played in", looks a little underwhelmed, sensibly knows the final is still to come

Man of the match is Shane Warne, mentions how "fired up" and "pumped" he was after the wickets... he thinks this tops the Mohali semi final, point is made of Mark Waugh getting a duck in both of the matches

and so we move to Lord's for Sunday's final. WC87 v WC92 winners to determine who becomes the second team to win the World Cup twice. It's Australia 4th WC final (a record) and their 3rd in the past 4 World Cups

so it all begins at 0945 GMT Sunday June 20. The Ripe Bananas v the Unripe Bananas (Aus v Pak) from Lords. Until then, I'll be laying down and catching my breath.

The Man of the Match award goes to Irfan Pathan who says: "It's a great comeback for me. I held my nerve and bowled in the right areas. The pitch was a bit on the slower side. It gripped a bit when I bowled slower balls. I tried to mix up the pace and keep things tight. In the end it could have gone any way. The bowlers all did really well when Misbah was batting well. We played as a team and we won."

Australia vs South Africa – 1999 World Cup Semi-Final (Birmingham)
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