Jonty Rhodes 57 off 86 Balls 97 Mins 7 Fours vs Australia 2nd ODI, Gqeberha, March 31, 1997

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00:00On March 31, 1997, in the second ODI against Australia at Port Elizabeth, John T. Rhodes

00:06delivered a vital knock under pressure.

00:09Coming in with South Africa reeling at 16-for-3, John T. Rhodes showed his trademark grit and

00:14comboier to score a crucial 57 runs of 86 balls in 97 minutes, laced with seven elegant

00:21boundaries.

00:22Alongside Jack Vescalis, he studied the innings and helped South Africa to recover to a respectable

00:28total of 221 for eight in their allotted 50 hours, although Australia chased down the

00:34target with ease, winning the match by seven wickets in just 45 hours.

00:38John T. Rhodes' resilience innings stood out.

00:41His ability to absorb pressure and rebuild the innings reinforced his status as a dependable

00:46and valuable asset in the South African batting lineup.

00:50Let's revisit his determined knock from one of the finest fielders and underrated best

00:54men of his era.

00:58John T. Rhodes comes to the crease.

01:00Very experienced, as you can see there.

01:02105 matches for South Africa.

01:04Here from Paul Rifle.

01:06She doesn't mind the half volley on the pads, though.

01:18Just pulled it in before the boundary.

01:21The three important runs as the umpire just checks with the third umpire to see whether,

01:28in fact, the ball touched the rope.

01:29Shane Warne, the chaser.

01:31Yes, and a pretty good shot.

01:33Adam Dale, for the first time today, just straying onto the pads and it was here.

01:38Great save from Shane Warne.

01:40Yep.

01:41Well, not sure whether his foot was over the line.

01:44It's an interesting one.

01:45Very difficult to tell from that angle.

01:50But I think they've decided to give him four and I think that's probably, in the end, a

01:55very good decision.

01:56I think Warne just had his foot on the line as he touched the ball and that counts as four.

02:02John T. Rhodes decided he wanted the run and realised it was Michael Bevan and Callis

02:10was sent back quite quickly.

02:12I think he would have got back even if it was a direct hit.

02:15Yes, and a good piece of fielding.

02:18John T. Rhodes very keen, sets off and then realises Michael Bevan's racing in it.

02:23It's unfortunate.

02:24It just went to his left-hand side and Jacques Callis just slipped a little bit, but I think

02:27he might have just got back.

02:29Here we see Rhodes setting off and then saying no.

02:31Goes over the top this time, just a bit too short, Paul Rifle banging that one in and that's

02:37the problem when you've got someone like John T. Rhodes who's sweating on the back foot.

02:42If you bowl it short to him, the field up, you're likely to disappear to the boundary.

02:48Mark Waugh was tucked around the corner there and again there's no fine leg.

02:54And John T. Rhodes has really got things moving here for South Africa.

02:58Mark Taylor trying to shift the field around to protect himself against the short delivery

03:04and Adam Dale pitches one up on leg stump.

03:07Slip's gone to gully now.

03:13There it is.

03:14Oh, Mark Taylor has moved himself just the ball before to the gully.

03:19It was a brilliant attempt by Mark Taylor.

03:21The hardest thing to do in the slip area is to come forward.

03:24That one was always going down and he very nearly got a hand to it.

03:28Very, very good captain, see this and John T. Rhodes pushing hard with it.

03:32Just going to Mark Taylor's right hand.

03:34He almost had it, not his natural hand and we can see here again, this is the perfect line.

03:39Pushing hard with the hands and Mark Taylor, great effort.

03:45In the air, just falling short of Greg Blewett.

03:49So some good bowling from Adam Dale.

03:51Very unlucky there not to pick up the wicket of John T. Rhodes.

03:54So that figure three for 41.

03:58John T. Rhodes again, forcing it away on the offside.

04:01Once more, some good fielding.

04:02This time from Steve Waugh, making the initial sting out of it.

04:07Shane Warner able to tidy up building is punished with an overthrow.

04:12Well, only John T. Rhodes would take on the fielder like that, hitting it just to his left

04:21and racing to the danger end down at the bowling end and making it.

04:26Good piece of fielding by Stuart Law.

04:29See that lovely position and released very quickly.

04:33Umpire in good position as well and touch and go.

04:35Perhaps John T. Rhodes may have made it anyway.

04:38The road's pulling there from outside the off stump and now they'll be able to get an overthrow.

04:48It was straight to the fielder and then somewhat unnecessarily had a little shy at the stumps.

04:56Here's Michael Bevan having to go around his body, if you like, to throw like that.

05:01You can see that and no chance of a run out.

05:03Well, this is four runs and again lucky runs.

05:08He pitched that right up to John T. Rhodes and he went for the drive, looking to hit it straight back down the wicket.

05:15Got the inside edge and again just past the leg stump for four lucky runs down the fine leg.

05:22Shane Warne really has bowled well in the last four or five months.

05:29Struggled a bit in India way back in October, but bowled very well in the one day competition in Australia.

05:37Drop by Mark Taylor at slip.

05:40It went pretty quickly to him.

05:42He did get a left hand to it though.

05:45There's two catches that Mark Taylor has put down this morning.

05:51Both very difficult.

05:52Off the glove of Adam Gilchrist.

05:54No fault of Mark Taylor's.

05:56Mark Taylor there pretty fine at slip on this sort of pitch.

06:01This is going to be four runs.

06:06Hit it a bit squarer and connected it well.

06:10Even though hitting against the spin and it brings four runs.

06:1421 overs gone.

06:1569 for three.

06:21Full shot which he favours.

06:24So that's gone from one extreme to the other.

06:28Just a bit too full with the first one.

06:30He tried to correct and banged it in a bit shorter.

06:34Perhaps trying for the faster delivery.

06:35Jonty Rhodes is sweating on those.

06:37These two need to keep it going.

06:3928 overs.

06:40Three for 98.

06:41It was three for 87 at the halfway mark.

06:47You can think of around about 180 as being an expected score.

06:52That's four.

06:55That'll help get that up a little bit higher.

06:57They can keep that up.

06:58Michael Devon over pitching on this occasion.

07:03It's been a great partnership for South Africa.

07:10And just trying to guide it.

07:11Jonty Rhodes.

07:12Bull floating past the bat.

07:14And this one with a Mark Taylor's back is good enough for him to hold that position

07:19because he's got a lot of area to cover himself.

07:24Not sure Jonty Rhodes picked this one.

07:26And then just trying to run it down to third man.

07:30Fuller in the air.

07:31And a catch is called.

07:32And out.

07:33So Bevan gets the wicket of Rhodes.

07:35And caught by Paul Reifel at mid on.

07:38And at Rhodes just after being beaten the ball before.

07:41Tried to scoop it off a full length delivery over the head of mid on.

07:45I only succeeded in the end of just hitting it very very gently to Paul Reifel.

07:50Jonty Rhodes born on July 27, 1969.

07:53He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fielder in the history of cricket.

07:58And a key figure in the nearly years of South Africa returns to international cricket.

08:03His right-handed middle-order best man, Jonty Rhodes brought energy, innovation and unmatched

08:08athleticism to the game, especially in the one-day format.

08:12His ODA career spanned from 1992 to 2003, during which he played 245 matches and scored

08:195935 runs at an average of 35.11, including two centuries and 33 half centuries.

08:27His highest ODA score was an unbeaten 121.

08:31More than just his batting, Jonty Rhodes'

08:33revolutionized fielding standards in world cricket.

08:36With his lightning-quick reflexes, diving stops and remarkable run-outs, none more iconic

08:42than his airborne run-out of Inzamamulak during the 1992 World Cup, which became a symbol of

08:48his legacy.

08:49Jonty Rhodes took 105 catches in ODAs, many of them stunning efforts at the backward point,

08:55a position he redefined.

08:57Jonty Rhodes was not a power hitter, but his ability to rotate, strike, run hard between the

09:02wickets and finish games made him an invaluable part of South Africa's ODA setup throughout

09:08the 1990s and early 2000s.

09:10His combination of commitment, skill and flair left a lasting impact on the limiteds over

09:16games and inspired a new generation of cricketers to take fielding as seriously as batting or

09:21balling.

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09:25Thanks for watching.

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