ICC World Cup 2023 awaits its second finalists as South Africa and Australia square off in the second semifinal being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday (November 16). Fans are expecting fireworks at the iconic venue with some of the heavy hitters of the ball in action.
Likes of Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh David Miller, Quinton de Kock, David Warner, and Aiden Markram are expected to go the distance with the stakes high in the knockout. We take a look at how their performance affected the list.

| Team | Sixes |
| South Africa (8 sixes) | 99 |
| India | 88 |
| Australia | 85 |
| New Zealand | 82 |
| Pakistan | 63 |
| Sri Lanka | 45 |
| England | 45 |
| Afghanistan | 42 |
| Bangladesh | 41 |
| Netherlands | 33 |
| Team | Sixes |
| New Zealand | 96 |
| Bangladesh | 71 |
| Pakistan | 70 |
| Netherlands | 64 |
| South Africa | 61 |
| Afghanistan | 55 |
| Australia (8 sixes) | 53 |
| England | 51 |
| Sri Lanka | 50 |
| India | 47 |
Note: List updated after the first innings of South Africa vs Australia semifinal match
Match details
Match: South Africa vs New Zealand
Toss: India won the toss and opt to bat
Toss: South Africa won the toss and opt to bat
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon
Third Umpire: Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath
South Africa vs Australia Playing 11
South Africa Playing 11: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi
Bench: Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams, Reeza Hendricks, Andile Phehlukwayo
Support Staff: Rob Walter, Jean-Paul Duminy, Rory Kleinveldt
Australia Playing 11: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Bench: Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cameron Green
Support Staff: Andrew McDonald, Andre Borovec, Daniel Vettori, Michael Di Venuto, Andy Flower
Broadcast Guide
Streaming: Disney+Hotstar, TV: Star Sports Network
After this match, the 2nd semifinal will be played between South Africa and Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 16 (Thursday). The winners of the two semifinals will play the final on November 19 (Sunday). India qualified for semis as the table toppers while South Africa (2nd), Australia (3rd) and New Zealand (4th) took the remaining four spots from the group stages to qualify for the knockouts.