Kolkata: South Africa managed to reach 44 at the loss of 4 wickets in the initial overs when rain stopped the match. SA captain Bavuma won the toss and chose to bat first against Australia. But as soon as the match started Starc dismissed Bavuma at 0 giving a major shock to the SA team. Later after the completion of just 8 runs he and Hazelwood dismissed de Kock and van der Dussen.
A reserve day has been kept for the semifinal of SA and Australia keeping in view of the weather conditions in Kolkata. All thanks to the partnership of David Miller and Klassen, the score stands at 44 on the loss of 4 wickets after the completion of 14 overs. The match will restart at 3:55 pm.
Scorecard:
Quinton de Kock 3
Temba Bavuma 0
Rassie van der Dussen 6
Aiden Markram 10
Heinrich Klaasen 10 (Not out)
David Miller 10 (Not out)
South Africa Men – Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Tabraiz Shamsi
Australia Men – David Warner, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood