South Africa's match-winner whose run-out confusion with Allan Donald in the 1999 World Cup semi-final remains cricket's most dramatic brain fade.
4 incidents documented
Australia vs South Africa
17 June 1999
Allan Donald was run out in the most dramatic fashion in the 1999 World Cup semi-final, but South Africa argued the initial call by the square leg umpire was premature.
Australia vs South Africa
17 June 1999
South Africa's Lance Klusener hit two fours off successive balls to bring the scores level, but a catastrophic run out of Allan Donald off the last ball sent Australia through on net run rate in one of cricket's greatest ever finishes.
Australia vs South Africa
1999-06-17
Lance Klusener smashed Australia to the brink of elimination, then ran out Allan Donald off the penultimate ball to tie the match — but Australia advanced to the final on superior run rate, ending South Africa's greatest World Cup campaign in devastating fashion.
South Africa vs various
1999-06-01
Lance Klusener was named Player of the Tournament at the 1999 World Cup after scoring 281 runs at an average of 140.50 and a strike rate of 122, taking 17 wickets — the most dominant all-round tournament performance in World Cup history — for a team that did not win the title.