438 - South Africa v Australia - Greatest One Day Gameis the officially produced DVD of that amazing and historic cricket One Day International between South Africa and Australia, on 12th March, 2006 at Johannesburg.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has produced a DVD to commemorate the historic match between South Africa and Australia in which both teams scored more than 430 runs. This three-DVD set consists of a highlights package of the Pro-20 match between the two teams, as well as all five one-day internationals(ODIs).
The first DVD contains a highlights package of the full series against Australia including the Standard Bank International Pro20 and five ODI’s. Also a 30 minutes highlights package of the record breaking 5th ODI including personal reminiscences from Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher, Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini.
The other 2 DVDs contain ball-by-ball footage and commentary of thay dramatic 5th game: the second DVD is of the Australian innings and the third DVD is of the South African innings.
South Africa v Australia, 12th March, 2006, Johannesburg - That memorable One Day game.South Africa reached the highest target ever in a One Day International to cap an unforgettable day of cricket and win the five-match series 3-2.
Captain Ricky Ponting hit 164 off 105 balls (inclding 12 x 4's and 9 x 6's) and Hussey 81 off 51 balls as Australia shattered the record score with 434-4 and looked to be in an impregnable position.
But with Herschelle Gibbs hitting a remarkable 175 off 111 balls (21 x 4's and 7 x 6's) and Graeme Smith 90 off 56 (13 x 4's and 2 x 6's), the hosts fought back and with only 1 wicket remaining Mark Boucher hit the penultimate ball of the match to the boundary to complete an incredible win.
Among the records broken were:
Highest team scores previously held by Sri Lanka, 398-5 v Kenya.
Highest winning score batting 2nd previously 332-8 by New Zealand v Australia
Highest match aggregate of 872 (South Africa 438-9 and Australia 434-4) previously 693 (India 349-7 & Pakistan 344-8)
438 - South Africa v Australia - Greatest One Day Gameon DVD is the incredible story of an unbelievable game - the most amazing One Day Cricket International ever (so far).