Gayle hammers his way into ODI record books
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Mar 07, 2018, 07:19 PM
New Delhi, Mar 07: Chris Gayle hammered his 23rd one-day international hundred to lead West Indies to victory in their opening World Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.
Gayle struck 11 sixes in a blistering 91-ball 123 in Harare as the two-time World Cup winners racked up 4-357 in their Group A clash, with the UAE falling 60 runs short.
Gayle has joined South Africa's Hashim Amla and India's Sachin Tendulkar as only batsmen in One-Day International cricket history to score centuries against 11 different countries.
The scores: West Indies 357 for four in 50 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 127, Chris Gayle 123) bt United Arab Emirates 297 for six in 50 overs (Rameez Shahzad 112 n.o., Shaiman Anwar 64, Jason Holder five for 53).