In the second semi-final match between Australia and South Africa, Australia won the thrilling match by only 3 wickets with South Africa due to great performance in bowling and fielding. After winning this match, Australia reached the final of the World Cup 2023.

Earlier, South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first and was all out at only 212 runs in 49.4 overs due to great bowling by Mitchell Starc 3/34 (10), Pat Cummins 3/51 (9.4), Josh Hazlewood 2/12 (8), and Travis Head 2/21 (5). David Miller 101 (116), Heinrich Klaasen 47 (48), and Gerald Coetzee 19 (39) were good batting from the South African side. After this inning, South Africa set a low target of 213 runs in 50 overs for Australia to win this match.

During chasing, Australia lost 7 wickets, reached the target of 213 runs in 47.2 overs, and won the semi-final match by 3 wickets with South Africa due to good batting by Travis Head 62 (48), Steve Smith 30 (62), David Warner 29 (18), Josh Inglis 28 (49), Mitchell Starc 16* (38), and Pat Cummins 14* (29). Tabraiz Shamsi 2/42 (10), Gerald Coetzee 2/47 (9), Aiden Markram 1/23 (8), Keshav Maharaj 1/24 (10), and Kagiso Rabada 1/41 (6) were good bowling from the South African side,

Travis Head (AUS), 2/21 (5), & 62 (48), was declared as the Player of the Match due to his great performance in batting and bowling in the semi-final match.