Hyderabad: June 17, 1999, this day holds a special place in the hearts of cricket lovers as Australia and South Africa played arguably the greatest semifinal of all time in the 1999 World Cup. The result of the match was a tie but Australia progressed to the final of the event while Proteas suffer a heartbreak.
Who does not remember the picture of Australians dancing around in jubilation while South Africa's Allan Donald and Lance Klusener walked off the pitch absolutely gutted?
With just one run required to win, Lance Klusener hit the ball past the non-striker and he ran for a single to win the match. However, the biggest twist came as Allan Donald was left watching the ball and was late in taking off for the run.
As a result, Donald was run-out on the striker's end and Adam Gilchrist was left celebrating in style.
In the match, South Africa bowled first and the side restricted Australia to just 213. Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock managed to take nine wickets in between them.
South Africa were the firm favourites in the match as Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs put on 48 runs for the first wicket. However, Shane Warne scripted Australia's comeback in the match.
