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Australia scamper into another World Cup final after South African scare.  Indian juggernaut looms for Australia’s next challenge.  – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports editor). © ICC 2023 : Photo Courtesy of ICC   Australia continued to stifle South Africa’s aspirations to progress beyond a semi -final of a World Cup as they scampered into another final against a dominant India.  South Africa harbours bitter memories of  being eliminated before the big dance on several occasions, and Australia has been their biggest stumbling block. They just exerted more pain on a hapless nemesis.  They did not go without a fight though sending shock waves through the Australian camp when they grabbed 5 for 137 before Steve Smith,  Josh Inglis and later skipper Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc steadied the ship to see Australia home.  But it was Travis Head who set the pace for Australia’s win with an ...