Chris Gayle once again proved why he is one of the best batsmen in this format. The match between West Indies and England was billed as a match between two sides packed with power hitters, and Gayle took centre stage. West Indies chasing a target of 187, strolled home with 6 wickets in hand. Gayle smashes his second World T20 century and finished unbeaten with 100 off 48 balls.
Windies skipper Darren Sammy invited England and made it clear that he was willing to chase anything. England scored 186. Joe Root played an innings of 48, and then quick cameos from Buttler, Morgan, Hales and Stokes helped England achieve the score. The score was just about par on a quick outfield and small boundaries and Gayle smashed the bowlers all over the park.
The ball was wet because of the dew, but Gayle stood and deposited the ball out of the ground and shattered many records along the way.
Here are the key stats from this run-fest at Wankhede.
1- This is the first time West Indies has played a T20I in India.
1- Gayle becomes the first batsman to hit 50 sixes in WT20. Yuvraj Singh is a distant second with 31.
3- The number of times Darren Sammy has led West Indies into the WT20
4- The number of times West Indies has beaten England in 4 clashes.
5- This is only the fifth time a target of 180+ has been chased in WorldT20
15- The number of times Gayle has scored more than 30 along with Brendon McCullum.
22- Runs conceded by Moeen Ali, the most expensive over so far in the World T20.
31- The boundary percentage in the Powerplay by the West Indies is the highest in WT20 so far.
47- The number of balls Gayle took to complete his century. It is the fastest World T20 century.
55- The joint highest score in the powerplay so far in the WT20.
98- The number of sixes Chris Gayle has hit in T20Is. The next best is Brendon McCullum with 91 sixes.
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