i get this what you saying from alot of south africans who feel our team looks foreign & they don't support our cricket they support other teams when they come hear i say fuck them
i'm not going to hate on some white kids that was born here on some shit they didn't cause they never asked to be born & i have no right to hate on them
i believe in fairness & the white people in south africa is getting a raw deal the white youth get punished all the time for things they not responsable for & it's wrong
people with money will always have money shit get bad they leave it's the ones that stay that i got respect for even though their future looks dim they stay
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 ICC CWC defeat on the Netherlands here on Friday.
Gibbs hit a robust 40-ball 72 coupled with Kallis's unbeaten 128 as South Africa's batsmen pulverised Dutch bowling to muster 353-3 in a 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.
Earlier Mark Boucher joined the South Africa 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 ICC CWC 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.
"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."
Kallis hit eleven boundaries and five sixes during his unbeaten 109-ball knock and added 115 runs for the third wicket with Gibbs off just 71 balls.
South Africa hit 18 sixes in all beating Pakistan's record of most sixes in a one-day innings of 14 hit against Sri Lanka at Nairobi in 1996-97.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Sunday announced his retirement from one-day cricket after his team's humiliating exit from the ICC CWC and the death of coach Bob Woolmer.
He also said he would give up the captaincy after playing his last one-dayer against Zimbabwe on Wednesday, a match he and the team have dedicated to Woolmer, who died here after the team were bundled out of the Cup by Ireland.
"I have talked with my father on the phone and have decided to retire from one-day cricket after the Zimbabwe match," Inzamam told reporters.
"Leading Pakistan was a great honour and these last three years have been the most memorable for me. On the same side, the ICC CWC debacle this time have been the worst days of my career," he said.
"I wanted to go on a high but this was not in my fate."
Inzamam's press conference was attended by the entire Pakistan team, still in obvious grief and shock after the death of Woolmer, who was pronounced dead after being found unconscious in his hotel room Sunday.
The 37-year-old Pakistan captain made 36 and one respectively in the 54-run defeat against the West Indies and the three-wicket upset loss to Ireland that ended their ICC CWC campaign. Zimbabwe will be their last Cup match.
"We will play the last match for our coach, who was not only a great coach but a great human being and a personal friend," the star said. "We can never overcome the tragedy and would always remember the man."
Woolmer, who was 58, was a former England Test batsman and highly respected coach. But he presided over arguably the greatest shock in the history of the sport, when the Irish part-timers beat Pakistan on Saturday.
Inzamam said he had talked with Woolmer about announcing his decision to retire from the one-day game.
"A lot of people may think that this was not the right time to announce retirement but I discussed it with Woolmer, who agreed with me," he said.
"I will be willing to serve Pakistan cricket in any capacity and would be playing Test cricket, if needed, as a player."
He has played 377 matches, scoring 11,702 runs with ten hundreds and 83 fifties. He has also played 129 Tests for Pakistan.
Inzamam was also part of the Pakistan team that won the ICC CWC in 1992.
The burly batsman hit the headlines with his fiery 37-ball 60 against New Zealand in the semi-final and then a robust 30-ball 42 in the final against England to help Pakistan to their only ICC CWC title.
"I have played to the best (of my) abilities and never compromised on the team's betterment. I thank my fans for their utmost support and apologise to them on a poor show in the ICC CWC," he said.
"I want to be remembered as an honest player, someone who takes pride in playing for my country, and would always be available to help Pakistan cricket's cause.
the world cup is having some crazy turns i'm sorry to hear about bob woolmer that passed away & that al haq is going to retire i think he is a great cricket player
i still very amaized at how good bangledesh is playing it really makes cricket exciting when you see a team that has battled for so long finally get recognition
the way australia played against netherlands shows that they are hungry for our spot makes me very excited i just can't wate to play them it's on mind constintly & it stresses me i just can't wate anymore
i'm going to have a heart attack before i'm 30
india must of been really pissed about losing agaist bangladesh they destroyed bahamas breaking the world record for most runs scored
i think they needed that loose now they focused
south africa what else do i need to say i'm proud of my team i'm just a bit pissed about evryone say australia is better than us we need to get out of that shadow
just a few more days
we nearly there tomorrow we chalenge the australians
i been waiting so long for this day to come tomorrow we can see who is the best team i just hope & pray that buckner is not going to be the umpire i can't stand that guy i wish he will retire i don't think he is fit to be an umpire
i would like for all of you to watch the match tomorrow it means alot to me more than the trophy i want the respect that south africa deserves from the critics
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