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USA cricketer Jaskaran Malhotra altered the record books with his batting heroics on Thursday. During the 2nd ODI between USA and Papua New Guinea in Oman, the wicketkeeper-batsman slammed six sixes in an over to become only the second cricketer to do so in One-Day Internationals after former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs. Former South Africa batsman Gibbs remains the …

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Herschelle Gibbs’ name will easily feature among the best fielders who ever played the sport. But on 13 June, 1999, his one mistake in the field, cost his country not only a Super Six match against Australia but eventually the World Cup. The infamous dropped catch happened during a Super Six match in the 1999 ODI Cricket World Cup between …

Former South Africa opener Herschelle Gibbs has decided to auction his bat, with which he scored a match-winning 175 in the world record ODI chase against Australia in 2006, to raise funds for the fight against COVID-19 in his country. Johannesburg: Former South Africa opener Herschelle Gibbs has decided to auction his bat, with which he scored a match-winning 175 …

On this day in 2006: South Africa's record ODI chase against Australia

On March 12, 2006, the grammar of ODI cricket was rewritten by Australia and South Africa — two of the most formidable sides in world cricket. World champion Australia had posted a world record score of 434/4 in its first innings, only for the Proteas to chase it down with a wicket in hand and a ball to spare; all …