And finally the moment arrived.

The entire South African team was on it's feet and Gibbs did not disappoint.

He hit the sixth delivery over the deep midwicket boundary to etch his name in the annals of cricketing history.

For the first time in international cricket, a batsman had scored six sixes in an over.

Gibbs's fireworks was worth $1million to charity after World Cup sponsor Johnnie Walker promised to donate the sum if a player hit six sixes in an over during the tournament.

Johnnie Walker said it would pay the money to Habitat for Humanity charity which campaigns against poverty around the world.

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