ICC World Cup 2023: Iconic WC Moments Between Australia And South Africa

South Africa first competed against Australia in World Cups in 1992, beating them by 9 wickets.

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Herschelle Gibbs, who scored a hundred, famously dropped a catch of Steve Waugh during the Super six game of the 1999 World Cup. While Gibbs caught the ball, he was not fully in control of it.

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Steve Waugh went on to make an unbeaten 120 to take Australia to a five-wicket win while chasing 272.

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The 1999 World Cup semi-final against South Africa saw Michael Bevan top-scored with 65 to set a modest 214 to chase for South Africa.

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Some horrible running between the wickets from South Africa forced a tie. Australia went through to the final due to beating the Proteas in the Super Six stage.

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Aussie opener Matthew Hayden smashed a 66-ball hundred in the group-stage game against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup group game. Australia posted 370 and won by 83 runs.

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Glenn McGrath ran through South Africa's batting unit in the 2007 World Cup semi-final. McGrath took 3 wickets as the Proteas were bundled out for 149 and Australia won by 7 wickets.

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South Africa bowed out of 2019 World Cup with a 10-run win over Australia in Manchester.

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South Africa recently beat Australia in a three-game ODI series, winning by 3-2 after being 0-2 down.

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Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock, and Aiden Markram slammed centuries against Sri Lanka to post a mammoth 428 to open their 2023 World Cup campaign. The Proteas won by 102 runs.

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