ICC World Cup 2023: Greatest England vs South Africa ODIs at a glance

Reigning champions England and South Africa head into their ICC World Cup 2023 league stage clash on Saturday with both sides looking to revive their campaigns after shock defeats by Afghanistan and the Netherlands respectively Those reverses all add extra intrigue to the clash in Mumbai which has the potential to rival some of their celebrated oneday international encountersMidDay looks back at three greatest EnglandSouth Africa ODIs in the past1992 SydneyRaining on South Africas World Cup parade Even now this remains one of the most controversial ODIs of all time South Africas return to their first major international cricket tournament after more than 20 years of apartheidenforced isolation saw them advance to the semifinals of their maiden World Cup They were well in the hunt to beat England in Sydney needing 22 off 13 balls when rain stopped play But under the rain rule then in use South Africa were left with an impossible 21 off one ball when play resumed 10 minutes later Although there was plenty of sympathy for South Africa some observers pointed out they only had themselves to blame for bowling 45 overs in the time allotted as England made 2526 featuring Graeme Hicks 83 The ensuing furore led to a change in the regulations with the DuckworthLewis rule a source of future World Cup heartache for South Africa being adopted as the method for setting revised targets in rainaffected matchesAlso ReadRecords galore as Warner amp Marsh pummel Pakistan with brisk centuries2005 BloemfonteinPietersen hits maiden international century in dramatic tie South Africa needed eight runs to win with five wickets in hand when struggling paceman Kabir Ali was called up to bowl the last over of the match having conceded 13 in his previous over Ali then promptly delivered a waisthigh noball that Mark Boucher hit for four Boucher however then whacked another full toss straight to midwicket Ali conceded just one run from the next two balls before Ashwell Prince was run out Shaun Pollock managed a single to level the scores but the final delivery of the match saw Geraint Jones standing up close to prevent a scampered bye stump Andrew Hall after he chopped down late on a fulllength delivery Earlier the crowd had jeered Kevin Pietersen as the South Africaborn batsman scored his first international hundred for England an impressive 108 not out off 96 balls The son of an English mother and South African father Pietersen had provoked a furore by citing South Africas policy of racial transformation as the reason why he felt compelled to leave home and revive a stalled career by opting to play county cricket in England2023 BloemfonteinNortje strikes as South Africa win thriller The definition of a seesaw contest South Africa made 2987 batting first with Rassie van der Dussen contributing 111 England responded with a century opening stand the visitors racing to 146 with Jason Roy going on to make 113 But paceman Sisanda Magalas 346 checked Englands chase before express quick Anrich Nortjes 462 did major damage in a match South Africa won by 27 runsWith inputs from agencies