pehaps the 2 most greatest matches/moments in South African sports history..The 95 Rugby World Cup win and this, the World Record ODI run chase!!! simply amazing to watch!
I was doing my engineering back then.. I watched the match on the eve of THE toughest exam in the whole syllabus - Field theory. About the exam, i got poor internals, but more than made up for it in the final exam.
this is what we cricketing lovers always dreamed of watching it deosnt get any better than this .. not one the this is theeee best ever ODI ever to be played between any team it was better than pak vs ind matches better than The Ashes(its a crap series any ways).... No Words ... Just EPIC
Well, I am from Pakistan and I watched this match live. None of teams were my favorite and actually i watched it accidentally because there was no interesting program was on air that day on any other channel.
but as it progressed, it was the most interesting thing i ever watched. I still remember that day n specially time when it ended. I was alone in my room and literally jumping with joy with tears in my eyes
Simply! The Greatest Match of Cricket ever played and feel lucky to watch it live.
@leoawara I'm a South African and I remember watching this live. My heart was absolutely broken after the first innings when Australia put on 434. I *knew* we were going to lose, but I kept watching out of sheer loyalty. When we actually won, the feeling was indescribable. It was genuine euphoria. Like being on a drug.
WOW. Gibbs was sublime, but it became a true team effort when they needed to survive the final 134 runs. Everyone contributed, especially van der Waath and Boucher- even Ntini's single was crucial. It's easily the best game I've ever seen.
Im a pakistani and i remember how happy i was after this match. I wanted south africa 2 win and i stopped watching it after the first innings. I still just watched the second innngs to see how much far SA could reach and 2 my surprise and happiness the won. I congratullate them on this win. They really r a very unpredictible team with a powerful batting line up. i want pakistan 2 win the 2011 world cup but good luck 2 south africa. hope they do great in this world cup =) :D
i consider Africa not one of the best but THE BEST team in world but don't forget it is also THE MOST UNLUCKY team of the world............ i hope this time around everything goes good for them in WC.
No. 1 ODI Match of all time!!! SA crush Aussies brutally!!!!! Also, this is the match where South Africa threw their chokers tag in the fire turning the chokers tag into flames....... I love South Africa!!! All the best for South Africa to win World Cup 2011
Johan van der Wath changed the game on its head when it looked like it slipped away from SA. And never before have "mini-innings" like those played by Telemachus, Hall and Ntini's SINGLE (!) ever been so valuable in a cricket match!
@hottat20 what revenge? unless they beat them in the world cup semi final or final, you can't compare the two. I much rather have a world cup victory then a series victory.
@lahori99 Thats what I thought too at first but think of It this way, they chased the highest score ever in ODI. Anyone bearly interested in cricket would want to watch this. Its a True World Record, so It does come close to winning a Semi Final of a World Cup.
what a game... for the first time i think the south african team didnt succumbd to the pressure and nw they wpould like to get rid of the CHOKERS tag...
actually watched this till gibbs got out. i thought game's over. when i saw in the news that south africa won, i was stunned!!! this was THE GAME: from where batsman started becoming more exciting right from the first over.
Truly THE greatest one day international ever played as Tony rightly sums it up in the end. It looked like as if the ball was made of steel and the hoardings were magnets that kept attracting it. Herchule Gibbs... man... he was playing like as if he had read the script. Absolutely brilliant. Same goes for Grame Smith. He too played like a war hero who could not stay to watch the battle being won. For Australia... well.... Lewis has not seen daylight since!!!!!
greatest match in ODI history.....south africa attacked from the chase, and everyone remembers Herschelle Gibbs and not Ricky Ponting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Mcgrath was there though in last over still he will not make possible Ricky really missed to him. Hats of to Gibbs the way he admire he comes that we can only win and Smith,Vander wath and boucher. total team effort why other Indian will never plays when Tendulkar plays. This Ravindra Jadeja make him most unhappiest person when he hits 175 runs. Tendulkar was about to cry. Hats of Sachin when he retired we will really miss u. All the Best for 2011. Look Yuvraj he have the talent but no use.
If Mcgrath was there though in last over still he will not make possible Ricky really missed to him. Hats of to Gibbs the way he admire he comes that we can only win and Smith,Vander wath and boucher. total team effort why other Indian will never plays when Tendulkar plays. This Ravindra Jadeja make him most unhappiest person when he hits 175 runs. Tendulkar was about to cry. Hats of Sachin when we retired we will really miss u. All the Best for 2011. Look Yuvraj he have the talent but no use.
@dadesidude Just wait and see what happens.......Warner, Watson, White, Ponting, Clarke, Hussey, and more top class batsmen, and bowling department, McKay, Tait, Lee (not sure if he is playing), Hauritz and Bollinger.
i saw this match. this is the best odi ever i beleive. mark boucher is a real hero of s.african side. gilly, moin khan n boucher are best keepers ever.
Im not from South Africa but i admire this team for this great effort in handing Australia their ass's back with intrest included. No mercy. No remorse. Gibbs innings was sensational ! He is without a doubt one of the best batsmen. Great effort and sportsmanship by the South Africans. Great answer great comeback. Without a doubt the best ODI in the history of cricket. Much love.
best odi~~~~gr8....south africa!!!!!!!!
mukesh626 1 week ago
@ 4:17 South africa hit the Guiness Book of world records.
kkb4c21 1 week ago
pehaps the 2 most greatest matches/moments in South African sports history..The 95 Rugby World Cup win and this, the World Record ODI run chase!!! simply amazing to watch!
Jaso700 2 months ago
u have good team south a , im purut of ur team
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ooooooooooooo my God that is why i like south Africa they r the only cricket team who camper Australia i like Gibbs and koulsner ,,,,,,, yessssssss
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ooooooooooooo my God that is why i like south Africa they r the only cricket team who camper Australia i like Gibbs and koulsner
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Love this greatest ODI game of Cricket bound to be HISTORIC .
Not to mention the SPICY , ENTHRALLING commentary of TONY GREIG ...
sumanhit 3 months ago
ponting disliked it from 2 difrent accounts :P lolx
76117588 4 months ago 5
love the crowd
singhinderjit95 5 months ago
AWSUME WON BY SOUTH AFRICA
assasinator149 5 months ago
No matter who won but the effort from both sides were sensational but hats off to RSA who managed to to win a historic game
unlock2go 6 months ago
I miss south africa cricket I now live in scotland :(
MegaSwissWatch 6 months ago
look at ponting face he deserve dat ha ha
meandmydil 6 months ago
hey don't forget about sri lanka vs indan match
Skankanama 7 months ago
proudly south african
MrXijera 7 months ago
both are best teams
R0pp0R 7 months ago
Without a doubt, the best match ever played in cricket history.
krishna830 7 months ago
Didn't choke this time
FlyingPig1902 8 months ago
greatest single in ODI history
cally2011 8 months ago
best game for cricket history ever.
shaikh622 8 months ago
Aussies lost when they dropped gibbs catch ...
TAKE CATCHES TO WIN THE MATCHES
bearvergil 8 months ago
great to watch after what happened in 1999
1harim 8 months ago
better dan ashes!
96harman 9 months ago
Hate to be a bowler that day!
RandomViper39 9 months ago
great moment for South Africa, great moment for cricket, great moment for sport.
miro108 9 months ago
Am i watching a movie? What a match!
Cartyy 10 months ago
the best ever target been chased by the highly determined african team
kumarharman 10 months ago
South Africa has taken the revenge of 1999 W.C Semifinal...!!! :-)
38Aftab 10 months ago
Epic...
utyubing 10 months ago
my fav
nay2in 11 months ago
Easily one of the top 5 one-dayer games in the history of cricket
ikram17 11 months ago
i wish i were there to witness this match!!!
hemkism 11 months ago
this is a dream!!
hemkism 11 months ago
22 att kar te gibbs ne
mandeep458 11 months ago
im still in disbelief this happened. O.o
chiRal123 11 months ago 2
I am Indian . But South Africa is my favourite team.
i love Gibbs and lance klusener...
amuavi 11 months ago 17
@amuavi Me too
kethirajit 2 months ago
@amuavi ohhhhh yesssss !!!!
meekobansal 1 month ago
I was doing my engineering back then.. I watched the match on the eve of THE toughest exam in the whole syllabus - Field theory. About the exam, i got poor internals, but more than made up for it in the final exam.
prasannasankar 1 year ago 3
12th march 2006-12th march 2011 the protea spirit still lives on ,hope the day wi;ll come that day will come
pavy555 1 year ago
this is what we cricketing lovers always dreamed of watching it deosnt get any better than this .. not one the this is theeee best ever ODI ever to be played between any team it was better than pak vs ind matches better than The Ashes(its a crap series any ways).... No Words ... Just EPIC
brainless1200 1 year ago
This is EPIC.... This will not happen again in any future...
MrDellite4 1 year ago
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no words for this wininngggggggggggg match ..............owesome by SOUTH AFRICA................love you big faan of SOUTH AFRICA
munnatamu 1 year ago
no words for this wininngggggggggggg match ..............owesome by SOUTH AFRICA................love you big faan of SOUTH AFRICA
munnatamu 1 year ago
Well, I am from Pakistan and I watched this match live. None of teams were my favorite and actually i watched it accidentally because there was no interesting program was on air that day on any other channel.
but as it progressed, it was the most interesting thing i ever watched. I still remember that day n specially time when it ended. I was alone in my room and literally jumping with joy with tears in my eyes
Simply! The Greatest Match of Cricket ever played and feel lucky to watch it live.
leoawara 1 year ago 2
@leoawara I'm a South African and I remember watching this live. My heart was absolutely broken after the first innings when Australia put on 434. I *knew* we were going to lose, but I kept watching out of sheer loyalty. When we actually won, the feeling was indescribable. It was genuine euphoria. Like being on a drug.
calharding 1 year ago
Pay back for the semi-final match between SA and aus. in 1999 (i think) World cup. Match tied but aus. won coz of higher runrate!
wars98 1 year ago 2
no doubt mother of all matches ...
arslankhan12 1 year ago
@roathryder1 I stand corrected, it is the greatest one day game of all time. :)
Stephen1965 1 year ago
WOW. Gibbs was sublime, but it became a true team effort when they needed to survive the final 134 runs. Everyone contributed, especially van der Waath and Boucher- even Ntini's single was crucial. It's easily the best game I've ever seen.
mugpunter85 1 year ago
this is like the most memorable game for me ... apart from india winning the t20 world cup
wetocool3 1 year ago
now all we need is one of the lowest scoring macthes about 20 runs batting 1st and the team batting 1st win it
xakatski 1 year ago 3
Im a pakistani and i remember how happy i was after this match. I wanted south africa 2 win and i stopped watching it after the first innings. I still just watched the second innngs to see how much far SA could reach and 2 my surprise and happiness the won. I congratullate them on this win. They really r a very unpredictible team with a powerful batting line up. i want pakistan 2 win the 2011 world cup but good luck 2 south africa. hope they do great in this world cup =) :D
hahahaha65496 1 year ago
@hahahaha65496 I'm South African and I'm hoping for an SA - Pakistan final!
calharding 1 year ago
@calharding thx man me 2....its always interesting 2 C these 2 teams play =)
hahahaha65496 11 months ago 2
i consider Africa not one of the best but THE BEST team in world but don't forget it is also THE MOST UNLUCKY team of the world............ i hope this time around everything goes good for them in WC.
iksahir 1 year ago
I love my country :) best of luck for 2011 boys :P
CheeseChuckie 1 year ago
SA chokers? Not anymore! EPIC MATCH!
Stardazzzle 1 year ago
No. 1 ODI Match of all time!!! SA crush Aussies brutally!!!!! Also, this is the match where South Africa threw their chokers tag in the fire turning the chokers tag into flames....... I love South Africa!!! All the best for South Africa to win World Cup 2011
ddn005 1 year ago
Johan van der Wath changed the game on its head when it looked like it slipped away from SA. And never before have "mini-innings" like those played by Telemachus, Hall and Ntini's SINGLE (!) ever been so valuable in a cricket match!
mishim100 1 year ago
I've lived to see the best ODI in cricket history...what an amazing privilege.
bradanderson143 1 year ago
Greatest single in ODI history
cally2011 1 year ago
i think south africa has got their revenge of the 99' world cup defeat...
what a performance it was...
hottat20 1 year ago
@hottat20 what revenge? unless they beat them in the world cup semi final or final, you can't compare the two. I much rather have a world cup victory then a series victory.
lahori99 1 year ago
@lahori99 Thats what I thought too at first but think of It this way, they chased the highest score ever in ODI. Anyone bearly interested in cricket would want to watch this. Its a True World Record, so It does come close to winning a Semi Final of a World Cup.
azishazi2 4 months ago
what a game... for the first time i think the south african team didnt succumbd to the pressure and nw they wpould like to get rid of the CHOKERS tag...
hottat20 1 year ago
Australia had it but the 7th wicket won it.
theburningpancake 1 year ago
actually watched this till gibbs got out. i thought game's over. when i saw in the news that south africa won, i was stunned!!! this was THE GAME: from where batsman started becoming more exciting right from the first over.
jasonvoorhees2019 1 year ago
Wow!!!
suby91 1 year ago
excitement until for last second and after that also
sesaya25 1 year ago
Best Ever Game ! Love From Pakistan
thirdworld100 1 year ago
Truly THE greatest one day international ever played as Tony rightly sums it up in the end. It looked like as if the ball was made of steel and the hoardings were magnets that kept attracting it. Herchule Gibbs... man... he was playing like as if he had read the script. Absolutely brilliant. Same goes for Grame Smith. He too played like a war hero who could not stay to watch the battle being won. For Australia... well.... Lewis has not seen daylight since!!!!!
pravek666 1 year ago
"Ponting cannot believe this has happened to his team" lmao
shutuprafa 1 year ago
greatest run chase ever you will not see anything like this in a ver long time
ipsilon160 1 year ago
greatest match in ODI history.....south africa attacked from the chase, and everyone remembers Herschelle Gibbs and not Ricky Ponting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
varun610012 1 year ago
THE BEST ODI GAME EVER. That Lewis guy lost it for Australia!! He lost many matches for Australia.
adam12192 1 year ago
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If Mcgrath was there though in last over still he will not make possible Ricky really missed to him. Hats of to Gibbs the way he admire he comes that we can only win and Smith,Vander wath and boucher. total team effort why other Indian will never plays when Tendulkar plays. This Ravindra Jadeja make him most unhappiest person when he hits 175 runs. Tendulkar was about to cry. Hats of Sachin when he retired we will really miss u. All the Best for 2011. Look Yuvraj he have the talent but no use.
shrik2003 1 year ago
If Mcgrath was there though in last over still he will not make possible Ricky really missed to him. Hats of to Gibbs the way he admire he comes that we can only win and Smith,Vander wath and boucher. total team effort why other Indian will never plays when Tendulkar plays. This Ravindra Jadeja make him most unhappiest person when he hits 175 runs. Tendulkar was about to cry. Hats of Sachin when we retired we will really miss u. All the Best for 2011. Look Yuvraj he have the talent but no use.
shrik2003 1 year ago
h.o.l.y shit this was an awesome day
sakmaz1 1 year ago
Australia is going to lift the World Cup in 2011. :)
IronManu77 1 year ago
@IronManu77
I don't think so! Imo, the world cup is coming to Asia this time!
dadesidude 1 year ago
@dadesidude Just wait and see what happens.......Warner, Watson, White, Ponting, Clarke, Hussey, and more top class batsmen, and bowling department, McKay, Tait, Lee (not sure if he is playing), Hauritz and Bollinger.
IronManu77 1 year ago
@IronManu77 on what basis gental man every one knw wht perfmance
Aus has lost to IND 1-0 Lost to SL 2-1 Ashes at stake so no one is fav
Sangakkara1 1 year ago
m pakistani but i love south african teem since this day i very very love them
TheMRGHABRIEL 1 year ago
@TheMRGHABRIEL
Same here! Gotta love their team work & effort they put in the game.
dadesidude 1 year ago
i saw this match. this is the best odi ever i beleive. mark boucher is a real hero of s.african side. gilly, moin khan n boucher are best keepers ever.
aijaz558 1 year ago
I watched it live, I was like WTF 434... no way southafrica will win this
MrOnlineGod 1 year ago
Im not from South Africa but i admire this team for this great effort in handing Australia their ass's back with intrest included. No mercy. No remorse. Gibbs innings was sensational ! He is without a doubt one of the best batsmen. Great effort and sportsmanship by the South Africans. Great answer great comeback. Without a doubt the best ODI in the history of cricket. Much love.
joonbug510 1 year ago 4
I watched this live on TV. Thats the reason I like the South African team....they never give up! And Gibbs is the best!
minelove789 1 year ago
I didn't know about this... This was amazing!!!
NiteOwlers 1 year ago
One of the very best one-day games of all time.
Stephen1965 1 year ago 45
@Stephen1965
Actually, the best one ever... Having that stunning chase down in there!!!
dadesidude 1 year ago 2
@Stephen1965
BEST BATTING EVER
BEST COMMENTARY EVER!!!!!!
theburningpancake 1 year ago
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@Stephen1965
BEST MATCH EVER
BEST BATTING EVER
BEST COMMENTARY EVER!!!!
theburningpancake 1 year ago
@Stephen1965 the best actually
meant4hell 1 year ago
still can't believe this actually happened
lettenj 2 years ago 69