NEW DELHI: South Africa put up a spirited fight but faltered yet again in a knock-out game, failing to shed their 'chokers' tag as a nervy Australia crawled to a three-wicket win in the second semi-final to set up the World Cup summit clash with unbeaten India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
After starting off superbly in a modest chase of 213, the Aussies nosedived but recovered well courtesy a superb fight from lower middle-order batters to get out of the jail at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
With the win, the five-time champions Australia entered their 8th final while for South Africa it was another heartbreaking fifth World Cup semi-final defeat.
