Australia advances Donald is run out as World Cup semifinal ends in tie Click here for more on this story Posted: Thursday June 17, 1999 09:24 PM   Warne-derful: Australia's Shane Warne celebrates his dismissal of Gary Kirsten to help his team advance to the World Cup final. AP BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- Australia scrambled into a World Cup final against Pakistan after a last over run out to tie South Africa Thursday as both teams finished 213 all out in a dramatic semifinal. Australia was declared the finalist because of its superior position in the second-round Super Six standings having beaten the South Africans in that round. But what a way to get there. The advantage swung dramatically throughout the match until South Africa needed nine runs to win in the last over. Lance Klusener, who had taken South Africa to the brink of victory, scored two boundaries off the first two balls of Damien Fleming's final over to level the scores. Needing a single to win, and with the Australian fielders forming a tight circle around the batsmen, Klusener drove the fourth ball to the off-side and took off for a single. But No. 11 batsman Allan Donald stood as if paralyzed at the non-striker's end and, by the time he started to run, Michael Bevan had already fired the ball to Adam Gilchrist and the wicketkeeper knocked down the stumps to complete the job for Australia. Klusener, the big-hitting all-rounder who had guided South Africa to come-from-behind victories during the tournament, scored 31 runs off 16 balls before the mix-up. It was Shane Warne whose devastating opening three-wicket haul ignited Australia's unlikely tie. South Africa had cruised to 48 for no wicket before Warne was brought on to bowl in the 11th over and proceeded to silence his critics. Warne conceded three runs in his first over before bowling Herschelle Gibbs (30) in his next over and removing Gary Kirsten, bowled for 18, and Cronje (0) in his third over. After Cronje's dismissal, a controversial catch at first slip by Mark Waugh when the ball appeared not to have made contact with the bat, South Africa was 53 for three and Warne's figures were 3-3. Kallis survived Warne's first spell and scored 53 before he became Warne's fourth victim. He watched as Darryl Cullinan was run out taking a single when Bevan broke the stumps with a direct hit from mid-off with the total at 61. He then shared an 84-run partnership with Jonty Rhodes (43) to put the chase back on track. After Rhodes was caught by Bevan at deep midwicket off Paul Reiffel's bowling in the 40th over, South Africa was 145 for five and needed 68 runs to win off 58 balls. Shaun Pollock finished with five for 36 off 9.2 overs to give South Africa an early advantage. AP   In a make-or-break tussle, Kallis was dropped in the outfield off Warne's bowling in the 45th over, responded with a massive driven six before he mistimed the next ball straight to Steve Waugh to make the score 175 for six. Shaun Pollock played on to Damien Fleming in the 46th over to make the score 183 for seven. With Klusener and Mark Boucher at the crease, South Africa raced to 196 for seven and needed 18 runs off 11 balls to win before Glenn McGrath bowled Boucher for five. With the total at 198, Steve Elworthy was run out in a line ball decision when the third umpire ruled that McGrath had deflected a Reiffel throw from the outfield onto the stumps. Reiffel turned from hero to villain on the next ball when he misjudged a Klusener drive off McGrath in the outfield and, instead of taking a catch to win the game, knocked the ball over the boundary for a six. That made it 10 to win off seven balls. But he was redeemed when Australia clinched the game with three balls to spare. Sent into bat in overcast conditions conducive to swing and seam bowling, the desperation of Australia's batting here was in stark contrast to Sunday's five-wicket victory over the South Africans at Headingley. Michael Bevan, rated the World's No. 1 limited overs batsman, hit a defiant 65 before he was last man out, caught behind off Pollock on the second ball of the last over. Steve Waugh, who went to the crease Sunday with Australia in trouble at 48 for three and resurrected a victory, scored 56 off 76 balls before he was dismissed in the 40th over and Australia's hopes appeared to have nosedived with him. After Pollock removed dangerman Mark Waugh (0) in the first over, Donald captured the wickets of Ricky Ponting (37) and Darren Lehmann (0) in his first over, the 14th, as Australia slipped from 54 for 1 to 58 for three. Gilchrist (20) cut a Kallis ball direct to Donald at third man with the total at 68 before Steve Waugh and Bevan combined for a 90-run middle-order fightback. But Australia's innings stumbled again when Pollock returned in the 40th over to remove Steve Waugh and Tom Moody (0) to make the score 158 for six. Bevan continued with Warne in a 49-run stand before Pollock triggered a lower order collapse. Warne (18) misdirected a Pollock slower ball to Hansie Cronje at mid-on in the 48th over and Donald struck twice within three balls in the next over to remove Reiffell and Fleming as Australia lost its last four wickets for six runs. Pollock finished with five for 36 off 9.2 overs and Donald returned 4-32.   Related information Multimedia Shane Warne's devastating opening three-wicket haul ignited Australia's unlikely tie.   • Start(975 K .MOV) After beating South Africa in the second-round, Australia was declared the finalist. (976 K) Click here for the latest audio and video Search our site Watch CNN/SI 24 hours a day Sports Illustrated and CNN have combined to form a 24 hour sports news and information channel. 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