South Africa finishes the World Cup in style with a thrilling 10 Run win Over Dominant Australia Despite Warner's ton.

Yes South Africa finished off their world cup 2019 campaign in style by beating world cup defending champions and in form Australia by 10 runs in a thrilling finish at Manchester.
After winning the toss faf du plessis opted to bat on a flat afternoon wicket at old trafford and proved this decision very much wright as markram and de kock added 79 for the opening wicket. Out of touch de kock made a superb half century before both the openers were dismissed by lyon. After that faf du plessis and van der dussen were involved in a match turning partnerhip and one of the tournaments best ever stands. He and Dussen added 151 runs for the fourth wicket before jason behrendorrf broke the stand by dismissing faf du plessis for a well made ton. Jp duminy who was playing his final odi match joined dussen and took the south african score par 275 before duminy's final odi innings came to an end by starc. South africa finished their innings on 325 for the loss of six wickets powered by some late burts by van der dussen who unluckily fell just five runs short of what should be his first world cup ton. He was dismissed for 95 runs by pat cummins. For australia nathan lyon and mitchell starc picked up a couple of wickets each.
Chasing a target of 326 runs Australian start were much of a disastrous one as Finch and smith went cheaply plus khawaja was retired out to leave australia in a slumber at 33-2 in 6.3 overs. Stonis and warner tried to rebuild the innings and took the score to 95 before stoinis was involved in a run out. Glenn Maxwell failed too falling for just 12 runs to kagiso rabada. Alex carey who is having a great tournaments joined David warner and almost took the boos of, these two combined in a crucial 109 run stand for the fifth wicket. After that australian hopes were diminished when pretorious dismissed their set acid warner after he reached his third ton of this world cup. He was dismissed on 122 runs. Alex carey continued to play his shots and hold off the one end. He took the score par 275 before he became the victim of chris morris to add more misery for Australia. Usman khawaja who was retired hurt came to bat but failed to rebuild the innings as he was castled by rabada to end australia's hopes.  In the end Australia just fall ten runs short after nathan lyon skied one to markram at long off of the bowling of phehelukwayo to hand south africa their second win of this event and finish on high. For south africa kagiso rabada was the pick of the bowlers with a tally of  three wickets while as Pretorious and phehlukwayo dismissed the couple of wickets each. after this loss Australia finished the league stage at number two and india at number one,  and finalized the semi final fixtures too.  For india it will be easy to beat new zealand as they are out of form,  the second semi final will be the cracking one between the ashes rivals England and Australia at edgbaston on 11th july.

Match Summary
South Africa 🇿🇦  325-6 overs 50
Du plessis 100
Van Dusssen 95
Lyon 2-53
Starc 2-59
Australia 🇦🇺  315 overs 49.5
Warner 122
Carey 85
Rabada 3-56
Phehlukwayo 2-22
South africa won by 10 runs.