Cricket at its best
Monday, March 13, 2006
Aussies batted first and records started tumbling quicker than wickets. SA replied the total keeping the momentum all along and towards the end they had done the unthinkable by not only breaking the 400 run barrier, but smashing through it. Some highlights --
- Australia scored 434 (4 wickets, 50 overs).
- Ponting smashed 164(105 balls, 13x4, 9x6)
- South Africa murdered the Aussies reaching home by scoring 438(9 wickets, 49.5 overs)
- SA's 438 is the highest total in ODIs and is the highest successful chase in ODIs.
- Total of 872 runs were scored in this match.
- Mick Lewis of Aus. found his name in the record books as the most expensive bowler in the history of the game. Conceding 113 runs in his 10 over spell.
- The match also contained the most boundaries ever witnessed in one-day cricket. A total of 113 boundaries including 87 fours and 26 sixes were scored. Ponting and Gibbs were responsible for 43 of them.
I think Australia needed this to keep them on the ground and those BS comments made by Shane Warne now has bit them from the rear. 2-2 in the series he was all blah blah about how minnows SAF's were and how they didnt know their cricket. Well Warne, this should keep you mum for a loooong time now !
But one thing keeps popping up all along - ODI is becoming a Batters game and soon we would see scores in the range of 500+ being posted and ..... teams chasing it down !!!
snaps courtsey - cricinfoArchived in : Cricket World Record Australia South Africa Gibbs Ponting
Posted by Rajesh @ 7:03 PM; PERMALINK,
2 Shouts:
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At March 14, 2006 2:04 AM,
RPM said...
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What an unbelievable game. I need the DVD!!!
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At March 14, 2006 12:29 PM,
Rajesh said...
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@ RPM- Thats true... I'm gonna get one for myself, hope they release it soon. Lemme know if you get hold of one :)
