Rassie van der Dussen pulls off fabulous plunging capture in CWC 2023 2nd semi-final.
2 read read 11/16/2023, 10:00 PM IST
In a very exciting game between South Africa and Australia at the 2023 World Cup, Rassie van der Dussen made an amazing catch that could be the best catch of the whole tournament. The important moment happened when van der Dussen got Mitchell Marsh out, who was playing well. Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, and Aiden Markram got out early, so the South African team was in a tough spot with only 24 runs and 4 wickets lost by the 12th over. Van der Dussen’s catch helped his team a lot in the close semi-final game. It was a really great moment.
When South Africa was not doing well in batting, David Miller became the hero by scoring a strong and important hundred runs. This was the first time a South African player had done this in a knockout match at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. His excellent score of 101 runs from 116 balls helped South Africa to overcome their early difficulties. Miller’s time batting was important in helping the team score runs. This was helped by working together with teammates Klaasen and Coetzee. This helped the team stay strong in their batting.
Klaasen hit two big sixes and helped Miller before he got out. They worked together to build a good score after facing some early difficulties in the game. Coetzee did a good job staying calm and helping South Africa do better in the game, even though he was batting later in the lineup.
Australian bowlers did a good job by keeping South African players under a lot of pressure, which led to them being all out for 212.
Australia started the game quickly. David Warner and Travis Head scored 60 runs in the first six overs. Warner scored 29 runs in just 18 balls. A big moment happened when Aiden Markram got Warner out, which helped South Africa get back into the game.
Mitchell Marsh, who recently scored a remarkable 177 runs against Bangladesh, had a slow start in the game. Marsh tried to hit the ball hard, but Rassie van der Dussen caught it really well, and got the second player out for South Africa.
