South Africa vs UAE 2nd Match Wills World Cup 1996 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Gary Kirsten 188* - South Africa vs UAE - The 2nd match of the 1996 Wills World Cup One-Day International cricket tournament first time between South Africa and United Arab Emirates played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on February 16, 1996.

Gary Kirsten plays a shot © REUTERS / AP / AFP / ICC

Gary Kirsten's record-breaking 188* and Hansie Cronje's fifty sets up to South Africa registered their historic first ODI win against UAE by a record 169-runs in a one-sided second match of a World Cup.

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South Africa's 169-run win was their largest victory by terms of runs in One-day internationals, previous biggest win by 157-runs against Pakistan at Johannesburg in 1995. Gary Kirsten plundered 188* - the highest individual score ever in World Cup history, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 181 held by Viv Richards against Sri Lanka at Karachi in 1987. 2nd highest ODI score of all time, needing 3 off last ball to equal Viv Richards' all time ODI record score of 189. Gary Kirsten became the first South African batsman to score a hundred in World Cup history. 116 : Gary Kirsten and Hansie Cronje set up the fifth highest second-wicket partnership for South Africa in One-day international and South Africa's record fifth-wicket stand in World Cups, previously held by the 112-run stand between Gary Kirsten and Kepler Wessels against Zimbabwe at Canberra in the 1992 World Cup. 145* : Gary Kirsten and Daryll Cullinan set up the record third-wicket partnership for South Africa in One-day internationals, previously held by the 123-run stand between Hansie Cronje and Jacques Kallis at Durban in 1996. 80 : Arshad Laeeq and Shaukat Dukanwala set up the record ninth-wicket partnership for UAE in One-day international, It the second highest ninth-wicket stand in ODIs and also the second highest ninth-wicket partnership in World Cups. South Africa's 321 was their highest score in One-day internationals, previous highest was 314 against New Zealand at Centurion in 1994. UAE's 152 was their second lowest score in One-day internationals.

* Sultan Zarawani was struck on the head, without a helmet, by Allan Donald bouncer.

South Africa scored mammoth total of 321-2 in 50 overs with top scorer by Gary Kirsten 188 not out - which was his 3rd ODI hundred, his first century against UAE and also his first ODI hundred in World Cups.

Hansie Cronje struck 57 off 62-balls including one-six & a four, Daryll Cullinan scored a unbeaten 41 off 50-balls included 2-fours and Andrew Hudson hit 27 off 33-balls with 5-fours.

UAE best bowler by Johanne Samarasekera and Sultan Zarawani both took one-wickets.

UAE scored 152-8 in 50 overs with top scorer by Arshad Laeeq cracked a unbeaten 43 off 79-balls including 4-fours.

Shaukat Dukanwala scored a unbeaten 40 off 78-balls including 4-fours and Ganesh Mylvaganam 23.

South Africa best bowler by Brian McMillan picked up 3-wickets for 11-runs in 8-overs including a maiden, Allan Donald takes 3-wickets for 21-runs in 10-overs and one for Shaun Pollock.

Gary Kirsten named Player of the match for his sensational batting display of smashed a career-best unbeaten 188-runs knocked off facing 159-balls including 13-fours and 4-sixes with strike rate of 118.23.

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