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12th March, 2006: South Africa Chase Down Mammoth 434 Against Australia

One of the most memorbale ODIs happened between two giants -- Australia and South Africa, way back in 2006. Australia put a massive 434 for 4 on the board only to be overhauled by the hosts who got over the line in the final over with a wicket and a ball left.

12th March, 2006: South Africa Chase Down Mammoth 434 Against Australia

One of the most memorbale ODIs happened between two giants — Australia and South Africa, way back in 2006. Australia put a massive 434 for 4 on the board only to be overhauled by the hosts who got over the line in the final over with a wicket and a ball left.

Having elected to bat first and the tourists were given a good start by Adam Gilchrist who scored a 44-ball 55. Ricky Ponting came in and batted as a man possed to stroke a belligerent 164 in just 105 balls, inclusive of 13 boundaries and nine sixes. He got able support from Michael Hussey who scored a quick-fire 81 in just 51 balls. Andrew Symonds provided the perfect finish with a 13-ball 27 to take the visitors to 434.

The hosts began their chase in disastrous fashion with Nathan Bracken dismissing Boeta Dippenaar for 1. Just like Ponting, Herschelle Gibbs came out on a mission, batting at No. 3 and carted the Australian bowlers to all parts of the ground. Graeme Smith departed after scoring 90 in 55 balls but by then the hosts had momentum on their side.

AB de Villiers (14) and Jacques Kallis (20) couldn’t contribute much but Mark Boucher stepped up with a 50 in 43 balls. Nathan Bracken who finished with 5 for 67 in the game was involved in what was a crucial moment in the game. He dropped Gibbs on 130 and it cost them big time.

Gibbs fell to Symonds having scored 175 in 111 balls with 21 boundaries and seven maximums. It came down to the final over where Brett Lee had seven runs to defend.

The hosts had a couple of wickets in hand but lost Andrew Hall after he hit a boundary. Makhaya Ntini took a single with two runs needed and Boucher finished things off in style with a lofted shot over mid-on, sealing one of cricket’s most memorable wins.

Both Gibbs and Ponting were named Player of the Match and it was the hosts who took the series 3-2 with a one-wicket win.

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RankTeamPointsRating
1 New Zealand 3198 118
2 Australia 3028 116
3 India 3085 114
4 England 4326 106
5 South Africa 2499 96
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1 England 5405 123
2 India 6102 117
3 New Zealand 3716 116
4 Australia 4344 111
5 South Africa 3345 108
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1 England 6877 275
2 Australia 6800 272
3 India 10186 268
4 Pakistan 7516 259
5 South Africa 5047 252
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