South African Cricketers in Miracle Win
South African cricket fans stampeded to the newsstands this morning, seeking assurance that it wasn’t all just a dream. Yesterday they had witnessed what has been christened in most parts of the cricketing world as the “greatest one-day match in history” - in which the Proteas chased down, and surpassed, an unprecedented 434/4 by a rampaging Australian top order, at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
- Follow the story: IOL | Sydney Morning Herald | CricInfo | Google News
Aussie captain Ricky Ponting had seemed to seal a crushing series win for his side when he struck 164 off 105 balls in a shattering display of dominance. But man-of-the-match Herschelle Gibbs outdid him with an unthinkable 175 off 111, and South Africa gaspingly crossed the 434 mark with one ball - and one wicket - to spare. The number of records that fell included the highest one-day innings total (twice!), and most aggregate runs - almost 900.
As a special treat, SA Blog brings you the complete text of The Australian’s front-page coverage of the match - written before the South Africans’ innings had started. The poor Aussies began gloating slightly too early, and were left so shell-shocked by South Africa’s comeback that they didn’t bother to change the story - which had morphed sickeningly into mere wishful thinking - for at least 12 hours after the event.
- Early, unwarranted gloating (pdf): The Australian
- International coverage of said early, unwarranted gloating: Gulf Times.
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It was gripping stuff! Pity Ricky Ponting couldn’t accept his team’s efforts in creating a huge slice of cricketing history without the sour grapes!
Helen Palmer
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Helen, I thought Ponting was rather gallant, refusing to share man-o-match honors with Gibbs, but I suppose this could also be interpreted as a kind of one-upmanship in reverse. -Ed.
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Always nice to witness a little bit of history and to acknowledge the fact that cricket is a great game when it’s played properly. DVDs of the series will no doubt be on sale in the very near future.