Australia, South Africa win crunch games to soar into semis

Australia and South Africa both won their knockout matches to reach the World Cup semifinals. South Africa's win ended a long-running pattern of choking in the tournament's later stages. Australia, the defending champions, won again and will face the winner of the other quarter-final. The two teams now avoid each other in the last four.

Source: Australia, South Africa win crunch games to soar into semis — ICC

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