Daijiworld Sports Correspondent
Mar 16: South African ace cricketer Hershey Gibbs went into the record book when he hit all six balls in an over to over the rope. Six sixes in an over.
The bowler was Van Bunge of Netherland
South Africa is playing it's first match of this world cup against Netherlands
Here is the over summery
- 29.1 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX!!, flighted delivery on the stumps, Gibbs comes down the track and lofts it over deep mid wicket, it seems the ball is out of the ground
- 29.2 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX!!, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Gibbs comes down the track and lofts it hard and high over long off
- 29.3 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX!!, flighted delivery outside off, Gibbs comes down the track and lofts it again over long off, that is 3 sixes on a trot
- 29.4 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX!!, now that is the fourth one, is it going to be a record, flighted delivery on the stumps, Gibbs comes down the track and lofts it high and high over deep mid wicket
- 29.5 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX!!, it is something unseen and never though off, another six and it seems records are to be written today, short of length delivery outside off, Gibbs goes on the backfoot and lofts it over between extra cover and long off
- 29.6 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX!!, that is the 6th one, Gibbs is simply enjoying this ride and in these flourish of sixes it seems all have forgotten that Gibbs has scored his FIFTY!!, flighted delivery outside off, Gibbs comes down the track and hits it high over long off
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