Blast from the past: All Rhodes lead to five-wicket win for Proteas

Today in SA sports history: October 29

1996 — Jonty Rhodes scores 54 to help the Proteas to a five-wicket win over India in a triangular ODI in Rajkot. SA reached the 186 target with eight balls remaining.

2007 — Makhaya Ntini and Albie Morkel take four wickets each as the Proteas beat Pakistan by 14 runs in the final ODI in Lahore to clinch the five-match series 3-2. SA had scored 233/9, with Jacques Kallis hitting 86 and Herschelle Gibbs 54. Pakistan were on track for victory at 199/4, but Ntini and Morkel combined to knock over the last six wickets for 20 runs. 

2010 — Lonwabo Tsotsobe takes 4/27 to help the Proteas to an eight-wicket triumph over Pakistan in the first ODI in Abu Dhabi. Jacques Kallis scored 66 and AB de Villiers 51, chasing the 204-run target, which was achieved in the 40th over. 

2011 — Takalani Ndlovu makes the first defence of his IBF junior-featherweight title outpointing Mexican Giovanni Caro over 12 rounds in Colima, Mexico.

2017 — David Miller blasts an unbeaten 101 off 36 balls as the Proteas to beat Bangladesh by 83 runs in Potchefstroom to win the T20 series 2-0. Hashim Amla scored 85 off 51 deliveries to push SA to a total of 224/4.