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South Africa Champions have given a brilliant performance in the tournament so far. They have made a strong entry into the semi-final by winning 4 out of 5 matches. AB de Villiers and JJ Smuts have held the fort in the batting, especially in the match against Australia in Leeds where AB scored a brilliant century of 123 runs in just 46 balls. In the bowling department too Imran Tahir and Aaron Phangiso took wickets with a powerful spin attack. The team's balance and momentum are both in top gear now and they look like serious contenders for the title.
The performance of Australia Champions has been mixed – 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 no result in 5 matches. The start was strong but their recent form looks a bit weak, especially their being all out for 74 against Pakistan was a big setback. Ben Dunk and Ben Cutting showed some resistance but a middle-order collapse knocked them out of the match. Peter Siddle has done a decent job in bowling but consistency is missing. Now they will have to come up with their A-game in the semi-final or else it could be difficult against an in-form team like South Africa.
This match was played on 27 July at Headingley Leeds. South Africa Champions batting first made 241 runs for the loss of just 6 wickets. AB de Villiers played a tremendous innings of 123 runs in just 46 balls. Smuts also added 85 runs and both of them together made an opening partnership of 187 runs. Australia's bowling looked weak, only Peter Siddle took 3 wickets. Australia Champions could not chase the target and the whole team was all out for 146 runs in just 16.4 overs. Ben Cutting scored 59* runs but did not get any support from anyone. South African bowlers bowled tight. Phangiso took 4 wickets and Imran Tahir took 3 wickets. South Africa Champions won this match by 95 runs and are still leading 1-0 in head-to-head.
AB de Villiers, Jacques Rudolph, Sarel Erwee, Henry Davids, Jean-Paul Duminy, JJ Smuts, Morne van Wyk(w), Wayne Parnell, Hardus Viljoen, Aaron Phangiso(c), Duanne Olivier
Injury Update: None
Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, D Arcy Short, Ben Dunk(w), Daniel Christian, Callum Ferguson, Ben Cutting, Peter Siddle, Brett Lee(c), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Steve O'Keefe
Injury Updates: None
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