Biggest fight for series desider south africa vs australia 1997 odi | 

What a great series it was, I think Aussies won it 4-3 in a neck to neck fight. Michael Bevan, what a player! Watching cricket was so exciting in those days. ODI cricket in its peak. its painful to see ODIs and test matches are over shadowed by tasteless and over rated t20 cricket these days..

Michael bevan was real odi magician batsman,,, love u bevo ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Lost so much sleep during this series as a 14 yr old. Highlights don't do it justice, but at the time it was like chasing 400. Beven was clinical. A truley underrated white ball player. He would have made a bucket load in the T20 era

In those days only bevan had 50 avg in odi, it is very difficult to maintain 50 avg in odi becoz of fielding rules & larger boundary Nowadays it is easy to get in 50 avg in odi because of shorter boundary, free hit, field restrictions...

Beating a strong SA side in SA, Aus were in the nascent stages of their world domination. I used to root for the aussies during this period, because they were the only ones who beat SA regularly when SA were a very strong side. I have literally seen / followed the rise of Aus as a world beater. There were only a few instances when Gilchrist played purely as a batsmen in the Aus ODI team, such was his batting poweress.

The more and more I come back to this kind of cricket content, the stronger my hatred for T20 "cricket" gets lol.

This was one of the toughest run chases, I watched this live when i was little. the ball was getting old and it was getting harder to find the boundary but Bevan and Waugh ran hard and powered Aus to one of their toughest victories ever

This series i cant forget Especially AUS and SA their jersey

Ian healy & Gilly ...two legend wc 's batting together...rare great occasion

Micheal Bevan was a true defination of "How match winning player should be". He could pull off any match against any opposition on any point. The rest were Inzi, Jadeja, Hansi, lara and de silva for their teams as match winning players in those times.

First time I saw gilchrist and Healy together

I feel we would never see so so formidable south African team again than this team.only Warne was the difference between this two teams.

90's cricket golden memories

Mcgrath not playing was a big relief for SA...otherwise would have been all out for 245 or so

Michael Bevan and Steve Waugh, they have won countless matches for Australia

Hansie Cronie was very tough guy, aggressive, never surrender guy in that period. Compared to mild but disciplined Steve Waugh. Sad endings happened with him. Why did he get involved in match fixings, Only God knows.

Hilly and Gilchrist playing in a same match. Its really unique.

Golden era of cricket used to watch such a quality

Something about the 90's and the early 2000's though, be it cricket, football or wrestling. If you're one of those who followed WWF (now E) during that era would understand what I'm saying.

I think no where in the world there used to be committment shown by players like aussies used to show. Absolute determination . Look at their stand.. winning in SA that too in a deadly bowling of series decider to a tough target… Steve waugh , beven were monsters. Keeping attitude of AUS aside, every team has to take this as a case study and learn how to win

Really, Waugh brothers were South Africa's Achilles heel in both Odis and test matches. SA could just not win against Aus. They could just win a few battles here and there but the war was always won by Aussies. Infact , some of the South African players were afraid and didn't enjoy playing the Aussies, like Cullinan, Donald etc

Healy aur Gilly ek saath.

One dayers n Test are the only beauty of this Game ❤❤❤❤

I m Australian n I m proud of it Aussie ur great one ❤

Micheal Bhaven is the Biggest Match winner of the world Cricket

South Africa was quite a strong side during those days. They had depth in bowling and batting due to world class allrounders. But Australia had strong specialist players, which is why they were a little more organized, and eventually they managed to have psychological hold against South Africa and many other teams as well. They always knew how they will win, but in case of South Africa it was always confusion during big matches and they end up choking, because they were never sure what contribution each player was going to make.

Gibbs and Afridi in 90s were slightly ahead of time

Allan donald nightmare of Indian batsmans....

The series that made adam gilchrist ,still remember his 77

I like South Africa Team

0:49 we use to play that shot in Cricket 2007 on easy level

I can't believe this victory australians are champions , Bevan and Steve Waugh great stuff

Michael beven all time best one day finisher

Colourful game Video Super.

I'm from Sri Lanka. But still no body able to beat Australian cricket strategy though at times we can see some ups and downs from Aussies. I really like them play and they added so many fighting results to the cricket history. They can play wherever the world at any conditions and I really enjoying them play. I wish my country will be playing like them someday.

06:16 just wow how he played that shot ! Incredible

Bevan and Steve Waugh are always night mare to south Africa

South Africa always chokers big match 🙏💝🙏💓🙏💜🙏👏🙏

Wow these time both South Africa and Australia were very tough side

cricket blood in australia !! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Those was the year we were enjoying the matches &boundaries were 90 yards late Shane warne &hansie cronje

Even before I watch this I am going to say..."No. Not the biggest fight in a series decider. Gonna see your 1997 final, and raise you the fifth and final ODI in 2006/2007 series in South Africa. 438 game? Anyone? EDIT: Nope. Not even close. 438 is it. And something spectacular needs to come around to rival that as the best series decider ever.

Gilchrist playing only as a best man 😃

This is the series australia has shown their real aggression

10 April 1997

Healy spoiled Gilchrist's at least 4 years

Pure😮 gold

means whatever happened in 99 w cup had actually happened before.

That umpire in the end gave his all to make the match interesting but sadly it wasn't enough 😀

Same year India also toured SA and lost all games against them. Sachin despite having almost 50 hundreds in ODI career couldn't help India winning even a single ODI. Watching Steve Wagh playing appeared as if he was batting in a park playing with kids :)

jason gillespie ❣

Gilly and healt together

Bevan can be givin lbw 😭🥺it was almost plumbbb 7:12

Which year match is this ?

On that time Australia rarely beat south Africa.

Michael Bevan was far better batsman than Kallis

It feels like Men are playing

*decider

I hate aus cricket team

Never seen Beaven scored less than 50+. 😂😂

FIXED from aussies.