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Thursday, November 29, 2012

South Africa Vs Australia ODI at Johannesburg on March 12, 2006

One of the Best ODI till date

The match was on March 12, 2006 at Johannesburg, where South Africa were playing Australia in the final match of a 5-match series which was level at 2-2.

Australia batted first and piled up a massive 434/4 in 50 overs, with captain Ricky Ponting playing one of the finest ODI knocks ever, scoring 164 runs off 105 balls
South Africa started miserably, losing opener Boeta Dippenear early. But Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs launched a breathtaking counter-attack.Graeme Smith was eventually dismissed for a 55-ball 90 Runs, while Gibbs bettered Ponting’s effort with a 111-ball 175 Runs.



There was a mini collapse, but Mark Boucher had a cool enough head to hit a memorable and quickfire 50 off just 43 balls, hitting Brett Lee for a four as winning runs for the side.

South Africa ended the ODI scoring 438/9 to win the match


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