Originally posted by: Savera84
The biggest shock was given by SA. Australia made 400+ (434 to be precise) runs for the first time in an ODI and all Australians went to sleep thinking the match and the series were in their kitty. They got the shock of their lives when they found SA actually chased those runs and won the match with a ball to spare.
Cheers..
ooh yeah... Gibbs smashing Aussies all over the park. Best run chase ever but it was still a flat deck, nothing much for the bowlers.
This was part of the IV ... r rather snippets in the innings break
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the South Africans were visibly shaken. When Arthur (South Africa coach) was asked to devise a plan to knock down the total, he could only say, with a hint of sarcasm, of course: âSure. A plan to chase 434 â Iâve done loads of those.â It wasnât until Jacques Kallis, with a straight face, chipped in with words to the effect of âOK, guys, I think the bowlers have done their job. Now itâs up to the batsmen. Theyâre 15 runs short; this is a 450-wicket,â that the other players came out of their shells.
âSuddenly there was a lot of laughter and plenty of swearing, but at least it wasnât bottled up inside. We had nothing to lose. What the hell â letâs give it a go. Before that moment, I donât believe anybody would have even talked about trying to win. It seemed too ridiculous,â writes Boucher"
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