Langeveldt bowled an ice-cool final over to clinch victory

South Africa's Charl Langeveldt took a dramatic hat-trick in the last over in Barbados to clinch a one-day series victory over West Indies.

With four needed off the last six balls, Langeveldt bowled Ian Bradshaw and Daren Powell, and then had Corey Collymore lbw to spark celebrations.

Chris Gayle (132) replied to Boeta Dippenaar's 123 with a century of his own as West Indies chased 285 to win.

But he was the first of five to fall in five overs as the hosts imploded.

The dramatic finish was a fitting finale for Kensington Oval, which is to undergo a major overhaul ahead of the 2007 World Cup.

The hosts, already 2-0 down in the series and 49-2 at one point, rallied behind Gayle and appeared to be cruising to victory.

I know he's got the skill but he really showed he's got the mind and the heart for the situation Graeme Smith on Charl Langeveldt More post-match reaction

Langeveldt, who had early seen dangermen Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul hole out in the deep, returned figures of 5-62 to take the man-of-the-match award.

A bowler stood tall at the end of a day dominated by batsmen.

Dippenaar and Jacques Kallis put on 194 for the second wicket after the tourists were put into bat.

Graeme Smith set the pace from the off, punishing opening bowlers Powell and Bradshaw as both consistently dropped short.

Bradshaw was lucky to dismiss Smith for 28 off a very wide delivery, Dwayne Smith making a dive from gully to take a one-handed catch.

But Powell could have doubled the advantage had umpire Eddie Nicholls given Kallis out caught behind in the next over before he had got off the mark.

Dippenaar scored his second one-day international century

Dippenaar took advantage of some wayward bowling to reach his second one-day international century from 110 balls with 10 fours.

But South Africa were the first to collapse instead of accelerating, with Dippenaar - caught in the deep after two drops - the first of five in eight overs.

Kallis was dismissed lofting a Collymore full toss to mid off and suddenly West Indies were in with a chance to chase.

They started at pace with Xavier Marshall, playing the second one-day match of his career, striking the first of three sixes off a rusty Shaun Pollock.

Pollock went wicketless through 10 overs, conceding 67 runs, but Marshall was not there for much of it as he edged Makhaya Ntini behind for 15.

Ramnaresh Sarwan fell in the very next over, bowled by Nel off an inside edge, but Brian Lara settled in a 42-ball 32 before holing out to Langeveldt.

With the asking rate rising, Chanderpaul went for it from the off, and Langeveldt profited as he tried a cavalier pull-cum-sweep to third man.

By then, Gayle had already celebrated his 10th career ton in one-day cricket, his second against South Africa

It included two roof-clearing sixes over midwicket, one off Pollock, the other off Justin Kemp.

Just 27 more runs were needed with 26 balls remaining when the left-hander's lofted drive off Andre Nel was taken by a diving Pollock at mid off to spark the collapse.