Photo: Chris Gayle on the go for Melbourne Renegades in the Australian Big Bash 20/20 league (Getty Images)
The West Indian and Jamaican strike force Christopher Henry Gayle has once again etched himself into the record books following the completion of his first game in the Australian Big Bash 20/20 league against the Brisbane Heat on Saturday at the Gabba. Armed with a custom made Golden coated bat in his hand, Gayle led the Melbourne Renegades to a commanding seven wicket win in the third match of the ongoing season.
Chasing 180 for victory the Renegades got home at 181 for the loss of three wickets. The left handed Gayle contributed 23 runs from 16 balls, smashing two fours and two massive sixes in his knock. He was caught by fellow West Indian, Lendi Simmons, off the bowling of Mark Steketee. Another West Indian in Dwayne Bravo contributed 22 for the team victory as well. Aaron Finch was the team’s top scorer with 65 runs.
In the process Gayle created history, becoming the first player to hit 600 sixes and 600 fours in Twenty20 cricket. He leads ahead in the six hitting record fellow West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who has hit 388 sixes. New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum is in third spot with 290 hits over the fence.
Gayle also took his tally of fours to 653, to be second behind Australia’s T20 star Brad Hodge, who leads the way with 664 fours to his name. New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum is the third in the list with 605 fours.
Gayle has added to his already existing records of scoring the fastest hundred in T20s, a feat achieved in the 2013 Indian Premier League. He is currently the highest run-getter in T20s with 8363 runs at 44.24. Hodge is behind him with 6717 runs. And adding to all that is record of having the most centuries – 16 – and most half-centuries (53) in this version of Cricket.
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