• David Warner’s 122 from 117 balls fails to bring victory
South Africa flicked the switch at yet another Old Trafford World Cup seat-clencher to defeat Australia by 10 runs and set up a semi-final between Australia and England on Thursday.
Tension had mounted after the result zipping across the Pennines from Headingley meant that Australia had to beat South Africa – fail, and India would whip away the freshly prepared New Zealand fattened calf, tender and soft, and send them instead to Birmingham.
Written by Tanya Aldred at Old Trafford
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/06/david-warner-australia-south-africa-cricket-world-cup-match-report-england under the title “Australia’s defeat by South Africa sets up England semi-final at World Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.