"You've just dropped the World Cup," were the words attributed to Waugh after Gibbs's drop, though neither player has ever corroborated the remark.
Klusener thumped fours off paceman Damien Fleming's first two balls to leave South Africa needing one run from the final four balls for a place in their maiden World Cup final.
They were eliminated from their home World Cup in 2003 after miscalculating the adjusted winning target in a rain-hit match against Sri Lanka.
In 2015, New Zealand batsman Grant Elliot smashed Dale Steyn for six to sink South Africa in the semi-final in Auckland.
Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin said he would waste no time in bringing up South Africa's World Cup misfires if he was playing against them in Thursday's semi-final in Kolkata.
Persons:
Steve Waugh, Herschelle Gibbs, Gibbs, jogged, You've, Waugh, Gibbs's, Lance Klusener, ender Allan Donald, Klusener, Damien Fleming's, Donald, Adam Gilchrist, Grant Elliot, Dale Steyn, Brad Haddin, Haddin, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford
Organizations:
Australia, South, Sri, New, New Zealand, Auckland . Former Australia, Thomson
Locations:
KOLKATA, Africa, South Africa, Edgbaston, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, New, Auckland ., Kolkata, Melbourne