South Africa In Australia

[An Tarbh]

It's not beyond the realm of probability that SA could get around 200 runs in the first 2 sessions, declare and get into the Aussies. The highest 4th innings total is what, 276 and that was over 120 years ago, anything around 220 seems to be a bit of a struggle so with the hundred run lead I'd still slightly favour SA.

 

[woosaah]

highest 4th innings totals and winning

Match won
418-7 (set 418) West Indies v Australia St John's 2002/03
406-4 (set 403) India v West Indies Port of Spain 1975/76
404-3 (set 404) Australia v England Leeds 1948
369-6 (set 369) Australia v Pakistan Hobart 1999/00
362-7 (set 359) Australia v West Indies Georgetown 1977/78
348-5 (set 345) West Indies v New Zealand Auckland 1968/69
344-1 (set 342) West Indies v England Lord's 1984
342-8 (set 339) Australia v India Perth 1977/78
340-5 (set 335) South Africa v Australia Durban 2001/02
336-5 (set 336) Australia v South Africa Durban 1949/50
334-6 (set 331) Australia v South Africa Cape Town 2001/02
332-7 (set 332) England v Australia Melbourne 1928/29
326-5 (set 326) Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Colombo (SSC) 1997/98
324-5 (set 324) New Zealand v Pakistan Christchurch 1993/94
317-2 (set 317) West Indies v Pakistan Georgetown 1957/58
315-6 (set 315) Australia v England Adelaide 1901/02
315-9 (set 314) Pakistan v Australia Karachi 1994/95
315-4 (set 315) England v Australia Leeds 2001
311-9 (set 308) West Indies v Australia Bridgetown 1998/99
307-6 (set 305) England v New Zealand Christchurch 1996/97

Match drawn
654-5 (set 696) England v South Africa Durban 1938/39
429-8 (set 438) India v England The Oval 1979
423-7 (set 451) South Africa v England The Oval 1947
408-5 (set 836) West Indies v England Kingston 1929/30
381-7 (set 440) Australia v New Zealand Perth 2001/02
371-9 (set 423) Australia v England Manchester 2005
364-6 (set 390) India v Pakistan Delhi 1979/80
357-6 (set 443) Australia v India Sydney 2003/04
355-8 (set 361) India v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 1948/49
354-5 (set 441) West Indies v South Africa Cape Town 2003/04
351-5 (set 479) England v South Africa Johannesburg 1995/96
344-6 (set 418) Sri Lanka v New Zealand Hamilton 1990/91
344-7 (set 449) Australia v England Sydney 1994/95
343-6 (set 408) India v England Manchester 1990
341-9 (set 372) Pakistan v West Indies Port of Spain 1987/88
339-9 (set 360) Australia v West Indies Adelaide 1968/69
335-5 (set 472) England v Australia Adelaide 1990/91
329-3 (set 484) Australia v England Lord's 1975
328-3 (set 469) Australia v England Adelaide 1970/71
326-5 (set 409) South Africa v Australia Sydney 1963/64
325-3 (set 431) India v West Indies Kolkata 1948/49
314-7 (set 460) England v Australia Sydney 1982/83
310-7 (set 551) England v Australia Melbourne 1946/47
308-4 (set 399) England v South Africa The Oval 1965
307-7 (set 377) Sri Lanka v India Kandy 1985
304-8 (set 403) New Zealand v Zimbabwe Harare 1997/98
303-3 (set 453) India v Pakistan Karachi 1989/90

i love cricinfo

and lost just if you wanted to know

451 (set 550) New Zealand v England Christchurch 2001/02
445 (set 493) India v Australia Adelaide 1977/78
440 (set 479) New Zealand v England Nottingham 1973
417 (set 463) England v Australia Melbourne 1976/77
411 (set 605) England v Australia Sydney 1924/25
402 (set 506) Australia v England Manchester 1981
397 (set 568) India v England Lord's 2002
376 (set 548) India v England Manchester 1959
370 (set 490) England v Australia Adelaide 1920/21
363 (set 375) England v Australia Adelaide 1924/25
355 (set 395) India v Australia Brisbane 1967/68
352 (set 735) West Indies v Australia Sydney 1968/69
348 (set 522) Sri Lanka v Australia Hobart 1989/90
345 (set 511) New Zealand v England Nottingham 1983
339 (set 378) Australia v South Africa Adelaide 1910/11
336 (set 349) Australia v England Adelaide 1928/29
336 (set 429) Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 1989/90
335 (set 429) Australia v England Nottingham 1930
335 (set 408) South Africa v New Zealand Cape Town 1961/62
333 (set 428) Australia v England Melbourne 1894/95
333 (set 372) India v Australia Adelaide 1991/92
332 (set 512) England v Australia Manchester 1993
327 (set 617) England v West Indies Georgetown 1929/30
326 (set 492) West Indies v Australia Melbourne 1975/76
324 (set 341) India v Australia Brisbane 1977/78
324 (set 352) Sri Lanka v Australia Kandy 2003/04
323 (set 689) England v Australia Melbourne 1936/37
323 (set 508) England v Australia Brisbane 1994/95
316 (set 457) England v West Indies Kingston 1953/54
313 (set 495) England v West Indies Bridgetown 1953/54
310 (set 382) Australia v Pakistan Melbourne 1978/79
310 (set 430) Zimbabwe v Pakistan Harare 2002/03
307 (set 442) England v West Indies Lord's 1988
306 (set 377) Sri Lanka v South Africa Cape Town 1997/98
304 (set 396) South Africa v England Johannesburg 1913/14
304 (set 501) England v South Africa Cape Town 2004/05
301 (set 442) Pakistan v West Indies Kingston 1976/77

 

[An Tarbh]

right well I was just talking about matches at the SCG.

 

[woosaah]

Match Drawn
357-6 (set 443) Australia v India Sydney 2003/04
344-7 (set 449) Australia v England Sydney 1994/95
326-5 (set 409) South Africa v Australia Sydney 1963/64
314-7 (set 460) England v Australia Sydney 1982/83

Losses
411 (set 605) England v Australia Sydney 1924/25
352 (set 735) West Indies v Australia Sydney 1968/69

cant find wins oh well :S

 

[An Tarbh]

winning scores then

 

[woosaah]

 

[An Tarbh]

Don't think Kallis has done SA's chances any good with getting Gibbs run out, pity for SA that Gibbs didn't sacrifice Kallis instead, would have given the team a better chance to push on tomorow, can't really see that happening with Kallis and Prince at the crease.

Weather doesn't seem to be helping either, has draw written all over it.

 

[woosaah]

yeah the weather stuffed up the 4th day totally, there is no chance now for saf to bowl out aussie, pity about the weather would have been a close finish otherwise.

kallis was just ball watching, i dont know if gibbs called or just ran but it looked rather dodgy. if he just ran and didn't call i blame gibbs but he was going good eh

 

[An Tarbh]

I'd blame Kallis, he just fell asleep, had he realised what was happening he should have sacrificed himself to keep Gibbs at the crease but as they were saying on Sky last night all the players really care about is their averages.

 

[woosaah]

well 288 is now the highest score in the 4th innings

i just think that was one of those things. run out happen all the time

still they should have gone for it for another 5 overs and put up another 50 or so

 

[An Tarbh]

No Smith made the right call to declare, had to give himself time to bowl out the Aussies, just unfortunate for him that his bolwing lineup is a bit behind the Aussies.

 

[woosaah]

yeah i just think he needed more runs to bowl at they had 70 odd overs to get 288 really it was 2 easy in the end

 

[Ashton]

they can blame that twat kallis, playing for himself again, they should have been looking to score at over 6 an over to set a decent target not 4

 

[An Tarbh]

it was in the first innings when Kallis and Prince should have pushed the pace a little, got closer to 550 or 600 runs which was possible on that wicket.

 

[An Tarbh]

Twenty20 was pretty much a one sided affair, just pity the tv went on the blink during the Aussie innings. SA just blown apart though in their innings. Great throw from Ponting to run out Kallis.

 

[The TRUTH]

big win for the aussies , great crowd also

did u watch this in ireland An Tarbh????

 

[An Tarbh]

Yeah I did, we get Sky here who take the Aussie coverage.

 

[woosaah]

yeah was good to c martyn back in the team again, i was always a fan of his. and symo blasted a good 50

looking forward to the vb series

though i think the sri lankan games will suck

 

[An Tarbh]

should be more competitive than today, as they were saying when a team makes such a collosal total then the matches have a tendency of descening into nothing affairs.

Plus from a SA viewpoint I don't think their middle order is suited to Twenty20.

 

[woosaah]

i dont think their any order is suited to 20/20