Greatest runchase ever. (Cricket related)

**Y2C** · 03-12-2006, 04:49 PM

Normally I don't like giving credibility to opposition, but hats off to South Africa. They made Bevan's 4 off the last ball look as exciting as a game of soccer.

Australia became the first team to score 400 runs in an ODI & then SA chased it down with a ball left. Not to mention that it was the last game of a 5 game series with the scores tied 2-2, so it was practically like a final.

Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
+AC Gilchrist c Hall b Telemachus 55 68 44 9 0
SM Katich c Telemachus b Ntini 79 138 90 9 1
*RT Ponting c Dippenaar b Telemachus 164 154 105 13 9
MEK Hussey c Ntini b Hall 81 75 51 9 3
A Symonds not out 27 23 13 3 1
B Lee not out 9 13 7 0 0
Extras (lb 4, w 5, nb 10) 19
Total (4 wickets, 50 overs, 234 mins) 434

DNB: DR Martyn, MJ Clarke, NW Bracken, SR Clark, ML Lewis.

FoW: 1-97 (Gilchrist, 15.2 ov), 2-216 (Katich, 30.3 ov),
3-374 (Hussey, 46.1 ov), 4-407 (Ponting, 47.4 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Ntini 9 0 80 1 (1w)
Hall 10 0 80 1 (2nb)
van der Wath 10 0 76 0 (1nb, 1w)
Telemachus 10 1 87 2 (7nb, 3w)
Smith 4 0 29 0
Kallis 6 0 70 0
Kemp 1 0 8 0

South Africa innings (target: 435 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
*GC Smith c Hussey b Clarke 90 100 55 13 2
HH Dippenaar b Bracken 1 6 7 0 0
HH Gibbs c Lee b Symonds 175 142 111 21 7
AB de Villiers c Clarke b Bracken 14 43 20 1 0
JH Kallis c & b Symonds 20 22 21 1 0
+MV Boucher not out 50 79 43 4 0
JM Kemp c Martyn b Bracken 13 20 17 0 0
JJ van der Wath c Ponting b Bracken 35 20 18 1 3
R Telemachus c Hussey b Bracken 12 10 6 2 0
AJ Hall c Clarke b Lee 7 9 4 1 0
M Ntini not out 1 3 1 0 0
Extras (b 4, lb 8, w 4, nb 4) 20
Total (9 wickets, 49.5 overs, 228 mins) 438

FoW: 1-3 (Dippenaar, 1.2 ov), 2-190 (Smith, 22.1 ov),
3-284 (de Villiers, 30.5 ov), 4-299 (Gibbs, 31.5 ov),
5-327 (Kallis, 37.4 ov), 6-355 (Kemp, 42.1 ov),
7-399 (van der Wath, 46.3 ov), 8-423 (Telemachus, 48.2 ov),
9-433 (Hall, 49.3 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Lee 7.5 0 68 1 (3nb, 1w)
Bracken 10 0 67 5
Clark 6 0 54 0
Lewis 10 0 113 0 (1nb, 1w)
Symonds 9 0 75 2
Clarke 7 0 49 1

03-12-2006, 04:49 PM	#1
Y2C Junior Member Posts: 24,994	Greatest runchase ever. (Cricket related) Normally I don't like giving credibility to opposition, but hats off to South Africa. They made Bevan's 4 off the last ball look as exciting as a game of soccer. Australia became the first team to score 400 runs in an ODI & then SA chased it down with a ball left. Not to mention that it was the last game of a 5 game series with the scores tied 2-2, so it was practically like a final. Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6 +AC Gilchrist c Hall b Telemachus 55 68 44 9 0 SM Katich c Telemachus b Ntini 79 138 90 9 1 RT Ponting c Dippenaar b Telemachus 164 154 105 13 9 MEK Hussey c Ntini b Hall 81 75 51 9 3 A Symonds not out 27 23 13 3 1 B Lee not out 9 13 7 0 0 Extras (lb 4, w 5, nb 10) 19 Total (4 wickets, 50 overs, 234 mins) 434 DNB: DR Martyn, MJ Clarke, NW Bracken, SR Clark, ML Lewis. FoW: 1-97 (Gilchrist, 15.2 ov), 2-216 (Katich, 30.3 ov), 3-374 (Hussey, 46.1 ov), 4-407 (Ponting, 47.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Ntini 9 0 80 1 (1w) Hall 10 0 80 1 (2nb) van der Wath 10 0 76 0 (1nb, 1w) Telemachus 10 1 87 2 (7nb, 3w) Smith 4 0 29 0 Kallis 6 0 70 0 Kemp 1 0 8 0 South Africa innings (target: 435 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6 GC Smith c Hussey b Clarke 90 100 55 13 2 HH Dippenaar b Bracken 1 6 7 0 0 HH Gibbs c Lee b Symonds 175 142 111 21 7 AB de Villiers c Clarke b Bracken 14 43 20 1 0 JH Kallis c & b Symonds 20 22 21 1 0 +MV Boucher not out 50 79 43 4 0 JM Kemp c Martyn b Bracken 13 20 17 0 0 JJ van der Wath c Ponting b Bracken 35 20 18 1 3 R Telemachus c Hussey b Bracken 12 10 6 2 0 AJ Hall c Clarke b Lee 7 9 4 1 0 M Ntini not out 1 3 1 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 8, w 4, nb 4) 20 Total (9 wickets, 49.5 overs, 228 mins) 438 FoW: 1-3 (Dippenaar, 1.2 ov), 2-190 (Smith, 22.1 ov), 3-284 (de Villiers, 30.5 ov), 4-299 (Gibbs, 31.5 ov), 5-327 (Kallis, 37.4 ov), 6-355 (Kemp, 42.1 ov), 7-399 (van der Wath, 46.3 ov), 8-423 (Telemachus, 48.2 ov), 9-433 (Hall, 49.3 ov). Bowling O M R W Lee 7.5 0 68 1 (3nb, 1w) Bracken 10 0 67 5 Clark 6 0 54 0 Lewis 10 0 113 0 (1nb, 1w) Symonds 9 0 75 2 Clarke 7 0 49 1