The greatest game ever?

Phew!!! What a game!!! Lemme catch my breath...till then click here. I'll be back with more.

The record was broken the same day!!!


Update:
Ok, am back. Those who missed the match yesterday missed the greatest cricket match ever! No one ever thought that the 434 runs would be chased down by South Africa. It started promisingly for SAF after Ponting had helped the Aussies to 434 with some lusty blows. Gibbs and Smith decided that they would give it back to the Aussies and it was well on course till Gibbs went for a shot too many and gifted his wicket. There was a hiccup or two but nothing our man Van der Wath couldn't handle. Boucher was still feeling his way around and Ponting took the decision to bring back Lewis. Why? He was the most expensive bowler and Clarke was doing reasonably well given the conditions. Van der Wath tore into him and the match swung back for SAF.

I have my dream set of bowlers who turn the match for the opposition. Naved ul Hasan was the first. Lewis also entered as his partner with 113 runs given for his 10 overs.

Anyways, back to the match and SAF were keen to give their supporters a heart attack or you doing their share of harakiri. Reminded me of the matches in the world cup where they gifted the matches to the Aussies after having got a foot in the door. Fortunately history didn't repeat and SAF did win! Phew!

I wonder if totals of 400 plus would be seen more often. Jayasuriya changed one-day matches with his batting and respectable totals of 220-230 are no longer that. Respectable. And 300 plus totals have been chased down with a regularity not seen before. Test matches have also seen run rates of 5 an over in a day. With 20-20 happening around the world, I wonder how that would affect one-day and test match cricket. Time will tell I guess.