Jacques Kallis Magnificent 100 vs NZ | South Africa Tour of New Zealand 1999 - video Dailymotion

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Relive one of the vintage gems of 90s cricket – Jacques Kallis’s brilliant century against New Zealand in the 1st ODI at Dunedin on February 14, 1999. 🌟  The South Africans started with aggression, but wickets kept tumbling against accurate Kiwi bowling. Amidst the collapse, it was the young Jacques Kallis who stood tall, compiling a magnificent 100 off 117 balls in 171 minutes, including 10 boundaries and 1 six. His innings was the backbone of South Africa’s total of 211 and remains a testament to his classical style and unmatched temperament.  Though New Zealand went on to win the match by 3 wickets, this innings is remembered as a glimpse into the greatness that Kallis would achieve in his career. 🏏  👉 Watch and enjoy this rare footage of one of cricket’s finest craftsmen in action. 👉 Don’t forget to Like, Comment & Subscribe for more classic cricket memories!  🔖 Hashtags  #JacquesKallis #90sCricket #ClassicCricket #CricketHighlights #SouthAfricaCricket #NewZealandCricket #ODICricket #VintageCricket #CricketLegends

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00:00On 14 February 1999, in the picture-cue setting of Dunedin, the cricketing stage was graced

00:06by a young Jack Vizcalis, who produced an innings that still gleams in the memory of

00:12the purist.

00:13It was the first ODI against New Zealand and while his teammates fell to impetuous strokes

00:19against disciplined bowling, Jack Vizcalis stood firm and anchor amidst the storm.

00:24South Africa had burst out of the gates with frenetic energy, but their aggression soon

00:30proved costly.

00:32Vickers stumbles as Bassman sought glory in haste, leaving their innings threadbare.

00:37Only Jack Vizcalis, with his unflinching temperament and classical approach, settled into a long

00:43vigil.

00:44His blades carved out a masterful century, 100 runs from 117 balls in 171 minutes, decorated

00:51with 10 precise boundaries and one towering strike over the rope.

00:55Though the protease could muster only 211 runs, Jack Vizcalis dominated the scorecard, a lone

01:03monument of defiance against New Zealand's probing attack.

01:06In reply, the Kivis eventually chased down the target, winning by three wickets with just

01:11five deliveries to spare.

01:13Yet while the scorebook records victory for New Zealand, it is Vizcalis' century that endures

01:19in the lot of the game.

01:21Let's enjoy Kali's innings.

01:23That's cute and that'll look for two, Kent has a good arm, and the cars is quick.

01:29Then the umpire Doug Kauwe decides he'll come upstairs for another look at this one.

01:40Early money suggests that the batsman got home just in time.

01:44I think the early money's spot on, yep.

01:47Spot on, yeah. Let's have a look.

01:53Direct hit would have been interesting.

01:57That made all the difference.

01:58More than prepared to play their shots when the ball is there.

02:04Yes, I'm sure the Australians are looking forward to getting to the West Indies.

02:09I'm looking to destroy them as well,

02:11because Dennis Lilley, the great Australian-class bowler,

02:13is on record as saying in a recent newspaper article,

02:17with the battering that the Australians had, particularly in the 70s,

02:21the barrage of far short-pitch bowling,

02:24but now is the time for Australia to get their own back on the West Indies.

02:32The few that would sympathise with that to Richard.

02:36A few New Zealanders as well. Good luck, Australia.

02:42Very wide delivery.

02:47Well, it's wide, and he's picked the gap.

02:49It's a beautiful shot.

02:51Typical Callis.

02:54Beautiful form.

02:58Callis on the strike, and he's got that away for four.

03:01That's beautifully cut.

03:04Raced off the middle of the bat.

03:07It's a lovely late cut by Callis.

03:09Just the late, this is Martin Crowe's on about.

03:16Just weighted all the way nicely there.

03:19And it wasn't that wide.

03:20It wasn't that a poor delivery.

03:30Callis has just smoked this through mid-wicket,

03:32and it'll go all the way.

03:33It's not a big boundary there through mid-wicket,

03:35only about 50 metres.

03:36Certainly it's not a big boundary,

03:46but it's too premeditated, I feel.

03:50It's going to plant one foot down,

03:52just have a swat anyway.

03:54If you look to try and do this with Harris,

03:56small boundary square,

03:58look to play some sweet sort of sweet slog pulls,

04:01and really try and find that fence as often as possible.

04:04Goal!

04:10Edged.

04:11And this is the way for four as well.

04:13It's very fast here at Carrasbrook.

04:19So the run's still coming thick and fast for South Africa.

04:23They don't seem to be worrying about the fact they've lost four wickets.

04:26Count us with that previous shot through mid-wicket.

04:28Really trying caution to the wind.

04:30This is a lot more controlled.

04:32Just angling the face deliberately.

04:34Beautiful shot.

04:36It's a great touch by Callis.

04:37Six boundaries now.

04:40That's a glorious shot too.

04:45Work on it!

04:47Saras' first over has cost ten,

04:49and South Africa 107 for four.

04:51Yeah, this is a change of pace.

05:04Now, it just shows how quick it is here.

05:06Can't, Cairns can't believe it.

05:08That's gone away for four.

05:11And, uh, cleared man.

05:12Just a little wide

05:13for the off-glance.

05:15Well, it's good pitch.

05:21It's also a fast outfield.

05:23And just opened the face of the bat there.

05:26There's no slips in place.

05:28And Matthew Horne is pretty quick across the deck.

05:31Not quick enough.

05:32It's good to use the one.

05:33Can't compete in the field.

05:34Short.

05:35And that's, uh, 50.

05:431.26 for five after 26.

05:52Charging and safe.

05:54In fact, it's always going to be safe in the stand.

05:57No one back either.

05:59Just seemed to hang there for a while.

06:01I wondered whether it had the legs.

06:02But it had plenty.

06:03Sure did.

06:04It had plenty of gas behind this one.

06:07Here's the psychological points.

06:09South Africa versus Vittori.

06:11They're not going to sit back.

06:12They're going to come at him.

06:14Jack Callis, the only South African two.

06:16Really good going today.

06:1766 not out off 70.

06:22It's a beautiful shot.

06:24And this will go all the way.

06:26There's only four men on the offside

06:27to the left arm spinner.

06:31And Callis has played a beauty.

06:34He's going to miss out on this.

06:41Tad short from Vittori.

06:44He's in good neck.

06:45The secret has been that they pick up wickets on a regular basis.

06:52Although they're threatening here to pick up a rear boundary.

06:54And they do so.

06:55So that's a bonus for South Africa.

06:58And they've had the clamps put on them for quite some time.

07:03They need these boundaries.

07:04It's a signature shot of Callis.

07:11He's used this extensively right throughout his innings.

07:14Played it to perfection.

07:16Took you on that, Kate.

07:17He got it very fine.

07:18He would have been home, isn't it?

07:31The urgency is expressed.

07:35Running on the shot almost.

07:36Tad made quick ground and needed a direct hit.

07:49That's a good shot.

07:51Standing very tall, Callis.

07:53Pick up two.

07:53I've never actually picked this bat up.

08:01But to me, it looks like a huge chunk of wood, that.

08:08Let's have that, Kuzner.

08:10And Nash does well.

08:14It was a fumble.

08:15But it wasn't a costly one.

08:18Outstanding piece of work from the skipper.

08:20But this ball was hit hard.

08:23And the appreciative smiled.

08:27It's an acknowledgement from a good piece of work from Nash.

08:36Charging.

08:36Now Callis.

08:38And a little fumble by Jeff Allett down the deep.

08:43So with that two, Callis goes to 99.

08:50And a tenth on getting through to three figures with a boundary.

08:58So action probably from both ends, Callis and Kuzner.

09:05Don't get it past Cairns.

09:08So Callis is 10.50s in one day international cricket.

09:12Three centuries to this point.

09:13It's a very good conversion rate once he gets to the half century of going on.

09:19It's a sign of the top class batsman.

09:25And there it is.

09:28Century number four for Chargallis.

09:31Beautifully constructed innings.

09:33Well controlled.

09:35And innings that the South African players and fans will appreciate.

09:41To watch cricket of the 1990s is to revisit a golden age.

09:46And to see Jack Callis in his youth is to witness the making of classes.

09:51No batsman cherished his wicket more dearly.

09:54And no wicket was ever valued more highly by opponents.

09:57With broad shoulders and a calm presence.

10:00He embodied the very essence of a classical cricketer.

10:03His technique was granite solid.

10:06His mind an impenetrable fortress.

10:08With the ball he could surprise with pace, swing and lift.

10:12In the slips, his reflexes and sure hands turn the improbable into the routine.

10:17This was not merely a century.

10:19It was a declaration of what was to come.

10:22Jack Callis, the rock of South African cricket, had begun carving his name into history.

10:28Jack Callis' efforts at Dunedin was one such masterpiece.

10:31And innings that revealed temperament, patience and a sense of duty that would later define his

10:37illustratious career.

10:39Matches are often remembered for victories and defeats.

10:42But the true aficionados recalls the elegance of strokes, the resolve of character and the

10:48artistry that breathes life into the game.

10:51This inning was a window into the rare gift Callis possessed.

10:54The ability to play not just for himself, but for the rhythm of the team.

10:59Watching it today is not merely an exercise in nostalgia.

11:03It is a reminder of why cricket has always been described as a game of character.

11:08Where patience and grace stands shoulders to shoulders with power and aggression.

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11:16Thank you very much.

Jacques Kallis Magnificent 100 vs NZ | South Africa Tour of New Zealand 1999

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