Gibbs reveals he was drunk before hitting 175 in record SA chase

JOHANNESBURG: In the historic One-day International played between South Africa and Australia  on March 12, 2006, it was revealed that Herschelle Gibbs slammed a brilliant 175 with a bad hangover after he went out drinking the night before.

This was revealed none other than Gibbs himself in his autobiography as he said that he had been drinking till 1:00 am with a friend and had a massive hangover by the time he came out to bat.

This was how South Africa became the first ever team to successfully chase a total above 400 in ODI cricket as Gibbs was the star batsman in that historic win.

However, the important thing was that he was suffering from a hangover after a night out before the match.

The Proteas batsman slammed a brilliant 175 on that day as South Africa chased down a mammoth total of 434 against Australia in Johannesburg.

Gibbs slammed 21 fours and seven sixes to his career-best score in ODI career.

This still remains the highest run chase by any team in history and Gibbs’ innings will surely be remembered.