Summary

  • Australia book World Cup final date against hosts India

  • Cummins and Starc see Australia to three-wicket victory

  • Regular wickets keep SA in contention on spinning wicket

  • Head (62) and Smith (30) top-score for Australia

  • South Africa bowled out for 212

  • Miller hits 115-ball century, bringing up hundred with a six

  • Klaasen (47) & Miller put on 95 for fifth wicket

  • South Africa slump to 24-4 under grey skies

  • Starc & Cummins take three wickets each

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne, Stephan Shemilt, Sam Drury and Timothy Abraham

  1. Labuschagne survives

    Tabraiz Shamsi is fuming. Had that been given out on the field then Marnus Labuschagne would be on his way.

    However, it's umpire's call on the ball-tracking technology so the Aussie batter surives.

  2. Firdose Moonda
    Cricinfo writer on BBC Test Match Special

    I think it has struck him outside the line.

  3. South Africa review

    Will be tight this.

  4. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Shamsi is dancing all over the place. He's like a Morris dancer! He's surely going to review this.

  5. South Africa review

    Marnus Labuschagne goes back to Tabraiz Shamsi and plays down the line.

    Given not out, but Shamsi looks convinced.

    It's been sent upstairs.

  6. Aus 110-3

    Target 213

    Tabraiz Shamsi, a player personality oozing from his pores, continues over the wicket with his rather awkward left-arm wrist spin.

    A reverse sweep from Marnus Labuschagne brings him a couple of runs.

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    The BBC feed disappears for 20 minutes, no wicket. The feed comes back, and straight away there’s a drop, then a wicket falls. This cannot be a coincidence.

    Richard

  8. Aus 109-3

    It's now the Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne show which might curtail the excitement given their propensity to grind it out.

    It's going to take some good bowling to winkle both of these two.

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    That's just loftily played all around. It's not surprising at all that he's out.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Head b Maharaj 62 (Aus 106-3)

    Bowled through the gate! South Africa are fighting tooth and nail here.

    Keshav Maharaj gets it turn back into Travis Head who plays an expansive drive but the left-hander sees the ball skid through between bat and pad.

    He's on his way. Huge moment for the Proteas.

  11. Geoff Lemon
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    This is where the 50-over format shines, when it has scope for plenty of twists and turns.

  12. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Not even sure he got a hand on it! It went very quickly. This is exhausting watching this.

  13. dropped catch

    Head dropped on 57

    Travis Head flashes at a flighted delivery from left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi.

    The ball flies through slip where Heinrich Klaasen gets something on it, but the ball bursts through him and races away for four.

  14. Aus 99-2

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    Despite the loss of those two wickets Travis Head has continued his brutal assault and passed fifty.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Marsh c van der Dussen b Rabada 0 (Aus 61-2)

    What a catch!

    South Africa are up and about now! Mitch Marsh thumps the ball into the covers but Rassie van der Dussen is there, flinging himself to his right to take a brilliant catch.

    The Proteas are not done yet.

  16. Aus 61-1

    A couple of wickets for South Africa here and the momentum of this game could shift dramatically. Kagiso Rabada bounces back from that expensive over with two dots and a single.

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    Games gone too little too late from Bavuma.. this pitch and situation was screaming for spin to open. He never thinks outside the box, a very frustrating watch...

    Michael, Surrey

  18. Aaron Finch
    Former Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

    The openers have taken such a big chunk out of the total already so Mitchell Marsh isn't under much pressure, but I still want to see him be proactive and get on the front foot.

  19. Geoff Lemon
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    This is an interesting time for Aiden Markram to bowl but Temba Bavuma didn't have much choice.

  20. Aus 60-1

    A wicket maiden from Aiden Markram as Mitchell Marsh sees off five dots without scoring.