Australia’s Record 330-Run Chase! | Gilchrist’s Blazing 27-Ball Fifty | SA vs AUS 2002

Cricket

Year2025

Duration43m

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Australia pulled off the highest successful run-chase in ODI history at Port Elizabeth, hunting down South Africa’s massive 326/3 with five balls to spare in a high-scoring thriller. Batting first, South Africa posted their highest-ever total against Australia, powered by Graeme Smith’s 84 and a 131-run stand in just 92 balls between Jacques Kallis (80) & Jonty Rhodes (79)**. But Australia came out all guns blazing! Adam Gilchrist smashed a 27-ball fifty, and despite three quick wickets, Ricky Ponting (92) & Darren Lehmann (91) kept the chase on track with a 183-run partnership. With 656 runs scored in total, this match was an ODI classic! 📌 Key Highlights: ✅ South Africa’s massive 326/3 ✅ Smith (84), Kallis (80), Rhodes (79) dominate** ✅ Gilchrist’s brutal 27-ball half-century ✅ Ponting-Lehmann’s match-winning 183-run stand ✅ Warne seals the chase with a boundary ✅ Highest successful ODI chase at the time (330/7) 🏆 Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist 🔔 Like, Comment & Subscribe for more legendary ODI matches! #AustraliaVsSouthAfrica #CricketMax #Highlights