| ‘Holi’day Special on ESPN STAR Sports
New Delhi, March 13, 2006 – In response to the thousands of
requests made by the viewers, ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s No.
1 sports broadcaster, will air three repeats of the historic ODI
played between South Africa and Australia. The first repeat will
be shown on ESPN at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, March 14. The second repeat
will be on Wednesday, March 15 at 3:00 pm and the third at 9:00
pm on Sunday, March 19th.
In a sensational effort, South Africa successfully chased the highest
target of 434 runs, ever set by an opponent cricket team. The first
half started by the creation of a record number of runs an innings
and the second half saw the record begin shattered in a span of
three hours. South Africa also won the series 3-2. The ODI was a
statistician delight as a plethora of world records got smashed
as batsman after batsman from both the countries splashed the park
with boundaries.
Making a special announcement, Sricharan Iyengar, Vice President,
Sales & Marketing, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd, said, “We
have been inundated by requests from our viewers for a repeat of
the sensational ODI. Keeping the viewers interest in mind, we are
making special efforts to showcase the historic match. Cricket fans
will be able to see the special ODI in three special repeats.”
Chasing an almost impossible 435 for victory, also the highest-ever
score in a one-day match, South Africa won by one wicket & one
ball to spare. Earlier, Australia set a new world record by scoring
the highest score in a one-day international, only to be broken
by South Africa. Led by Captain Ricky Ponting, the Aussies scored
434 in their allotted 50 overs with the loss of just four wickets.
Ponting also top scored with 164 off 105 balls, while Mike Hussey
scored 80. Simon Katich pitched in with 79 & Adam Gilchrist
contributed 55. For South Africa, Herschelles Gibbs top scored with
his scintillating 175 off just 111 balls. Proteas Captain Gramme
Smith scored an amazing 90 off just 55 balls.
The match witnessed a blitzkrieg by batsman from both sides resulting
in a total of 26 sixes and 87 fours, a whopping 504 runs in 113
balls. The match saw a lot of records tumble, highest one day team
total, most expensive bowling analysis, two 150s in a match and
Australia losing a head to head series one day series for the first
time in four years.
ESPN STAR Sports will also be airing the Test Series between the
two teams Live and exclusive on its channels starting March 16
Schedule of the Australia
Vs South Africa Final One Dayer, Wanderers
| Date |
Time |
Event |
Channel |
| March 14, 2006 |
14:00 |
South Africa
Vs Australia, 5th ODI, Wanderers (5 hours cut down) |
ESPN |
| March 15, 2006 |
15:00 |
South Africa
Vs Australia, 5th ODI, Wanderers (5 hours cut down) |
STAR Sports |
| March 19, 2006 |
21:00 |
South Africa
Vs Australia, 5th ODI, Wanderers (4 hours cut down) |
STAR Sports |
*Schedule subject to change.
For further information, contact ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd at
011-5154 4444 - 51:Sameer Bajaj, Manager - Corporate Communications,
Email: sameerb@espnstar.co.in
Or Tarundeep Singh, IPAN at 011- 52492100, 9811017310 Email: tarundeep.singh@ipan.com
For the latest schedules and programme information visit www.espnstar.com
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