Video : Australia vs South Africa (World Record Chase)

On this day in 2006 in the 5th ODI in the series between South Africa and Australia, records tumbled, bowlers were taken to the cleaners and economy rates were inflated in Johannesburg as limited overs cricket perhaps saw it’s finest moments ever.
Let’s relive those moments here.

Australia 434/4 (50 overs)
Ponting 164(105)
M Hussey 81(51)
Katich 79(90)

South Africa 438/9 (49.5 overs)
Gibbs 175(111)
Smith 90(55)
Boucher 50(43)*