It was an all-time classical match, a historical one too. Almost 11 years ago, Herschelle Gibbs slammed a brilliant 175 to guide South Africa for a victory in incredible world record chase of 434 against Australia. however, the right-handed batsman was nearly deemed unfit to even take the field.
In his autobiography, Gibbs revealed that he had been drinking till 1 am with a friend and had a massive hangover by the time he came out to bat. However, it did not prove to be a deterrent as he hit 21 fours and 7 sixes enroute to his career-best score in limited overs cricket. South Africa’s chase of 434 remains the highest run chase by any team in history.
In the 5th ODI between South Africa and Australia at the Wanderers, Australia, batting first, put on a mammoth 434 runs in the series decider thanks to a 164-run knock from Ricky Ponting.
