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International Debutant
I was browsing old scorecards recently and I came across this match I hadn't seen before. It was last test of the 63-64 series between Australia and South Africa with the series tied at 1-1. South Africa needed just 171 runs but they ended up only 76-0 after 24 8-ball overs (equal to 32 6-ball overs).
So what happened? Did they have 24 overs to get the runs and if so why didn't they go for the win at least until they were a few wickets down. Or were there plenty of overs and it started raining or something? From the scorecard I would guess the former was true in which I am amazed they didn't even bother to try for the win. I guess it's a good example of how slow scoring was back then.
Whatever it was, they lost a golden opportunity to win a series in Australia, something they are yet to do 44 years later.
So what happened? Did they have 24 overs to get the runs and if so why didn't they go for the win at least until they were a few wickets down. Or were there plenty of overs and it started raining or something? From the scorecard I would guess the former was true in which I am amazed they didn't even bother to try for the win. I guess it's a good example of how slow scoring was back then.
Whatever it was, they lost a golden opportunity to win a series in Australia, something they are yet to do 44 years later.