The first player to hit six sixes in an over in an international match was Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa.
Match Details:
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Player: Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
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Opponent: Netherlands
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Match Format: ODI (One Day International)
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Tournament: 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup
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Venue: St. Kitts, West Indies
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Bowler: Daan van Bunge (Netherlands)
On March 16, 2007, Gibbs became the first player to achieve this rare feat in an international game. His six consecutive sixes came against Dutch leg-spinner Daan van Bunge, making history in the Cricket World Cup.
Other Players to Achieve This in International Cricket:
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Yuvraj Singh (India) – T20I vs England (2007), bowler: Stuart Broad
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Kieron Pollard (West Indies) – T20I vs Sri Lanka (2021), bowler: Akila Dananjaya
🔹 Sir Garry Sobers was the first player to hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket (1968), but Gibbs was the first to do it in an international match! 🏏🔥