Sri Lanka vs India, South Africa vs Australia Cricket World Cup 2019 LIVE score
Venues: Headingley and Old Trafford
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2019
Start: 10:30am and 1:30pm BST
Australia will face England in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final showdown as the defending champions finished second in the group after an agonising loss to South Africa.
India's win over Sri Lanka meant Australia were leapfrogged in the standings, shortly after Faf Du Plessis' 93-ball century and Rassie Van Der Dussen's one-day international best of 95 had propelled the Proteas to 325 for six.
Despite David Warner's 122, a defiant innings as he and Steve Smith faced South Africa for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal, Australia lost by just 10 runs as they were all out for 315 after 49.5 overs.
Earlier in the day, Rohit Sharma's record fifth century at the World Cup sent India roaring into the semi-finals in high spirits, but their seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka was as notable for events in the sky as those in the ground.
Rohit's supreme form continued with 103 in 94 balls, a third straight hundred taking the opener top of the run-scoring charts with 647, but a packed crowd at Headingley were frequently distracted by overhead flights carrying political slogans.
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What they said
India opener Rohit Sharma
"We are here for a mission and that mission is not yet completed.
"I'm not here for records, I'm here to play cricket. I'm here to score runs and lift the cup. We have to wait four years for this and the job is to go and win the semi and the final. As long as that is not complete you don't feel satisfied.
"Winning is important, no matter how many runs you score or how many wickets you take."
Australia captain Aaron Finch
"It's going to be a blockbuster. It doesn't get much bigger than that, Australia vs England in the World Cup semi-finals."
