AFP
Australia beat South Africa by three wickets in a tense chase of 213 on Thursday to set up a Cricket World Cup final against India.
Australia wobbled after Travis Head's 62 in Kolkata but Steve Smith (30) and Josh Inglis (28) helped the five-time champions reach their target with 16 balls to spare and make their eighth final.
For South Africa, it was a fifth World Cup semi-final defeat despite David Miller's 101.
Miller came to the crease when South Africa was reeling on 24-4, bringing up his sixth ODI century from 115 balls.
The Proteas eventually made 212 in their allotted 50 overs after the top order failed to fire.
Heinrich Klaasen contributed 47, while Aiden Markram, Gerald Coetzee and Kagiso Rabada were the only other batsmen to make double figures.
The final is on Sunday at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
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(Additional reporting: AFP)
