00:00between South Africa and Australia. Graham will toss the coin. Heads is a call.
00:10We're gonna have a bat this morning. The wicket looks particularly good.
00:13It might be a little bit tacky early on, a little bit slow early on, but if we get
00:16through the new ball then we should be able to put a good total on the board.
00:18Probably would have batted first if you'd won the toss. No actually we probably
00:21would have gone a different way. Again I think it probably started a bit slow this
00:24morning and you hopefully get better as the day goes on. It's a difficult ground
00:27to defend on. So yeah hopefully we can bowl while up front and really restrict
00:31this. All the players are on their way out to the middle. 270, 280 you have spoken
00:37about. Barriers are total. What do you reckon? I think it should be more. I think
00:41300 is what somebody would feel very comfortable. There's the Australian side
00:45and it's an unchanged side and I think they'll be looking for a good start here
00:50and I think you know obviously Gilchrist in the first 15 and Hussey in the last 15
00:53is going to be two key areas that South Africa got a target. So to all it is we're
00:57at the Liberty Life Wanderers there's a look at the South African team and the man you
01:02need to look at there's Johan van der Waad. He comes in because Sean Pollock is injured.
01:08He's away and he's timed that superbly.
01:17That's over the top couple of bounces for Tobago.
01:22That's a good shot. He's hit that very hard indeed. I don't think it was striking.
01:33It's a crucial period of play here for South Africa. Just when Gilchrist was looking to launch.
01:39Andrew Hall pulls out his bit of brilliance.
01:43Oh and he's flipped that one over the top two. Again a leg side boundary.
01:50Oh and that was premeditated. Smashed away.
01:55Oh he's gambled. I think he's picked that slower ball.
02:01That's where you can't ball. That's three of them. All in the same area. All to the same type of
02:08delivery.
02:11That's much better. This is a bit more luck involved in this one. He's splashed it over but it's still
02:17gone for four.
02:17Oh it's such a short boundary.
02:21And that one he's hit in the air. And again picked out the gap.
02:28Well that's down the ground. It's going to go all the way. Don't worry about trying to catch that one.
02:35Katic is in the air. This is good. This is out. Yes. Caught a third man.
02:40Actually pretty well played by Katic.
02:44Played it too well in the end. The extra pace and bounce from the McCoy and Tini.
02:51Oh Ponting is having a go. And that's gone through the field as well.
02:55Boy this is lightning. This outfield is unbelievable.
03:01Nice four. It's got through the field. There's another very good time.
03:08Bang. Goodness me that is huge. That has gone out of.
03:13Down the track this time. And into the crowd.
03:19Short this time. And again it's been dispatched over the place.
03:24Advancing. And four more. Goodness me that's a bounce.
03:30Cries of catch it.
03:37Six.
03:39Calis thought he was in the game at one stage.
03:42Oh he's hit that one. And that's gonna. It's gone as flat as a tack for six.
03:49Oh that's six. That's straight. That's going straight over the top of the side screen.
03:53Oh. That's a great box down there. But they were. They were scat.
04:01Well he's heaved that one down the ground. Now let's just see if we can pick this ball coming down
04:04over the top of the screen.
04:05Here it comes. And there they go.
04:12Oh that's six as well. He's worked that away on the onside.
04:16While. A lot has been spoken about bowling at the death. You've got to hit the right area.
04:23Oh. Not like that. That's six as well. That's gone way over the top of mid on.
04:29Now that's an example of exactly what you don't want to do. I mean that's.
04:33It's the length you spoke about.
04:37It's happy hour. It's been happy hour for a little while now.
04:41Here's a full toss. And it's in the air. This will be out court. Yes at last.
04:47Hussey trying to hit a full toss down the ground. You heard Pat Simcock saying.
04:51You're better off over pitching than none. That one in the middle of the bat.
04:55It's gone down the ground. And Makai Antini's taken in the catch.
05:02Well that's a full toss. It's going over the top.
05:04Will it go the old way? Yes it is. All the way.
05:08On 1.55. Flies that one through the offside again.
05:16Oh there you go. Another no ball.
05:19Well Simons is not going to waste any time. So a no ball fall.
05:22In fact this over so far. Two no ball falls.
05:27Oh that's it. Take that. Another no ball.
05:33Oh and that one's disappeared as well. Another four. That's 22.
05:42Oh he's hit that way over the top as well. And he's got him. No he's got him.
05:46That's a great catch. That's a wonderful catch by Dipenar.
05:53Put a Dipenar. Had to judge it well.
05:57Oh that's an inside edge along the ground for four.
06:00When it goes wrong it really goes wrong.
06:05One handed. There's another no ball. This is getting out of hand.
06:08It's gone for four as well. Innings.
06:11Brett Lee has smashed it away down towards square leg.
06:14Kemp hovers down there but then pauses. In comes his throw.
06:19And that is the end of the innings. A wonderful batting performance by the Australians.
06:26Of that there is no doubt a world record batting performance.
06:30And who would have thought that we would have had a world record score made at the Wanderers here today.
06:38OK here we go. Smith on strike. An enormous total to chase down.
06:42And he's got someone about 150 screaming in.
06:46Oh that'll be a bit of a help.
06:49Big roar from the crowd here. Capacity crowd. 32,000 people.
06:53And South Africa open their account.
06:57Chopped it on. Lost a record early. Nathan Bracken did the business in Durban.
07:01And he started by getting Dipenar today.
07:04Down his third man. It's a fairly foolish delivery.
07:09Graeme Smith. If they get off there might be a chance. That's good.
07:14That's four.
07:20Might be another boundary. There's another boundary. Back to back boundaries now for Graeme Smith.
07:27That's away and four.
07:30Driving on the up.
07:33Inside edge.
07:34Not far away from the stumps.
07:36And he'll take that.
07:40Down the track and just over the top of Michael Clark and that's four.
07:46It's gone again.
07:48And four more. Back to back boundaries for Gibbs.
07:53It's a good shot from Herschel Gibbs. He's got that away beautifully. Nice and flat for six.
07:5925.
08:00Smith gets it away. That'll go to the boundary for four as well.
08:07Oh that's a magnificent shot. It's gone through the fingers there of the shot of the close fieldsman.
08:15It was hit so well it's gone to the boundary for four. 57 for one.
08:21That's well played. That's beautifully played. Steered to the boundary for four.
08:28Well played. That's the area he loves.
08:33He's got it away. That's four. Take that. Short delivery.
08:38And it got the treatment it deserved.
08:43Oh well played. That's four.
08:49That's well played. It's going down towards the boundary. Will it be... Oh it's beautifully stopped.
08:56Katic down there doing really well. One ball to go. They need to score at nine and over.
09:02Oh good shot. He's hit that one over the top.
09:05Bouncing away down to the boundary.
09:10Straight down the ground. And it's beaten him. It's four.
09:13Well there's the boundary for this over.
09:19Inside edge four runs. Runs are coming here.
09:24Thin edge. Chase is on. The ball is going to win.
09:30What a good over this is for South Africa.
09:32Now they're alive.
09:34One to one. Smith said no.
09:37Now he says yes.
09:40Lesson of the crowd.
09:4325 runs ahead at this stage South Africa.
09:5450 for Gibbs.
09:56Just 46 deliveries.
09:59Good entertainment.
10:01Well played Ursula Gibbs.
10:05Brilliant.
10:07Muscled.
10:09To bring up 50.
10:12Bit of flight from Simons. Not scared to toss it up.
10:21Well played. Four runs.
10:23Very good placement.
10:27It's a full toss.
10:29He's edged it. And he's got himself another boundary.
10:32Goodness me. This is quite remarkable.
10:36Four runs. Beautifully played.
10:38That is a very good shot indeed.
10:40That's what they need to do.
10:41It's a situation where.
10:45It's a good shot.
10:47One bounce four.
10:48Opened the blade perfectly.
10:49Herschel Gibbs.
10:50He didn't move. He knew that was going.
10:55And it's a boundary of the first ball of the over.
10:58Wow. It is raining runs.
11:02He's hit that beautifully. And that's gone.
11:06A long way back. For half a dozen.
11:11There he goes again. And he's too big a man not to get it out of the park.
11:18There he goes again.
11:21There he goes again.
11:21More runs.
11:23Stand and deliver.
11:24That's a home run over third base.
11:29Like that.
11:31More runs.
11:33Gilchrist has got to stand up to the stumps.
11:35He will not do it.
11:36You know it.
11:38There he goes again.
11:39He's selected his area.
11:41And that's on the off side.
11:44Here we go again.
11:45And that's the arrow he said he was going for.
11:49Always square.
11:50Here.
11:54And that's down to third man.
11:56That's four more.
12:00In the air.
12:01And he's dropped it.
12:03He's dropped it.
12:04Oh.
12:04Could he have dropped the trophy?
12:07Is it the case of this time?
12:09It's the other way around.
12:11Say it to him wouldn't you?
12:12You better believe it.
12:14You'd have to have gone down there and said it to him.
12:19Oh what a shot.
12:21What a shot.
12:22Straight down the ground.
12:26Oh good shot.
12:28Very good shot.
12:28He gave him a bit of room there.
12:30Take that.
12:31There he goes.
12:32Hits the way on the on side.
12:33Will it beat the field?
12:34Yes it has.
12:35Let's fall as well.
12:37Martin diving away.
12:38Didn't quite get there.
12:42Oh he's hit that one beautifully.
12:44One bounce I think for four.
12:47Superb shot.
12:48Over cover.
12:53In the air.
12:54And that's it.
12:55Well.
12:56I'm afraid to say.
12:58That section of the party has come to an end.
13:03Squeezed it away.
13:04Yeah he squeezed it away.
13:05Sorry Michael.
13:06We're all getting excited in the box.
13:08We just can't get enough of these boundaries.
13:12Catch.
13:12Yeah.
13:13Great catch.
13:13Brilliant catch.
13:15Andrew Symons is an outstanding thoughter.
13:18Effortless.
13:18And taking that return catch.
13:20The end of Callis.
13:22Sweep shot.
13:23Four.
13:24Great shot.
13:25Wonderful shot.
13:27Lewis.
13:28Smashed away to mid-wicket.
13:30It's going to go for four.
13:31Yes it's hit the boundary.
13:35Works it away on the on side.
13:36It's another four.
13:38Bracken's chasing.
13:39He won't get there.
13:43He's hit it.
13:44He's hit it like a rocket.
13:46What a shot.
13:47Boy is he strong.
13:48It's gone.
13:49It's gone for four.
13:50To extra cover.
13:53It's in the air.
13:54This has got to be out.
13:55Chorley.
13:55No it's going to be short.
13:58Oh it's a great catch.
14:00Wonderfully taken.
14:02Well Hussey is an unbelievable fieldsman to go down.
14:06Because now they get into a situation where there's just a possibility they'll get bowled out.
14:11Look at Hussey go.
14:12Inches off the ground.
14:14Brilliantly taken.
14:15What can Andrew Hall do?
14:19Oh it's a great shot.
14:20He's got it away for four.
14:22Over the top of Longhorn.
14:23Down to the boundary for four.
14:25Now South Africa should definitely win.
14:31Straight down the ground.
14:32What a victory.
14:34That is a sensational game of cricket.
14:38And it is a superb victory.
14:41The South Africans are charging out onto the ground.
14:46Gilchrist shakes hands with Boucher.
14:49A great result here for South Africa.
14:52Makai Antini gave Boucher the strike.
14:54And that's been a long time coming.
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