BASSETERRE (St Kitts), March 17: Herschelle Gibbs became the first man to hit six sixes in an over in a One-day International while Jacques Kallis smashed an unbeaten century as South Africa inflicted a 221-run World Cup defeat on the Netherlands here on Friday (also partially reported in Saturday’s edition).

Gibbs hit a robust 40-ball 72 coupled with Kallis's unbeaten 128 as South Africa's batsmen pulverised hapless Dutch bowling to muster 353-3 in the Group A match reduced to 40-over-a-side.

Ryan ten Doeschate then hit a fighting 57 as the Netherlands managed 132-9 in their 40 overs.

Doeschate shared a 42-run sixth wicket stand with Tim de Leede who made 21, in an otherwise dismal batting show by the Dutch.

Mark Boucher joined the run-feast with a rapid-fire 31-ball, unbeaten 75 which included nine boundaries and four sixes.

He also hit the fastest half-century in a World Cup match beating West Indian Brian Lara's 23-ball feat against Canada at Centurion in 2003 by two deliveries.

But it was Gibbs who grabbed the headlines.

He launched into Dutch right-arm leg-break bowler Daan van Bunge in the 30th over, hitting him for five straight sixes and one to deep mid-wicket at the Warner Park ground.

“It's up there with the best things I've done,” said Gibbs, who was declared Man-of-the-Match.

“I never thought about getting six in a row, but if it's your day, it's your day.

“After the first three I thought I was in with a chance, but I decided I wasn't going to charge him, I'd wait to see what he does and luckily they fell into the right slot.”