Gayle 175* (66b), RCB
win by 130
17 sixes, 13 fours,
18 dots
Several records fell
by the wayside as Pune Warriors were the hapless victims of a Chris Gayle
mega-special. Here are the stats highlights of an exceptional innings
Gayle's 175 not
out is the highest individual score in all Twenty20 matches, while Royal
Challengers' total of 263 is the highest by any team. This is only the third
occasion a batsman has scored 150 or more in an innings - the previous ones
were by Brendon McCullum (158 not out in IPL's opening game in 2008) and Graham
Napier's 152 not out for Essex against Sussex in June 2008. (Click here for the
full list of highest individual scores in Twenty20 cricket.)
Chris Gayle's 175 that demolished Pune Warriors took only 66
deliveries, and included 17 sixes. While that may seem like the very definition
of sustained hitting, and makes it hard to imagine a period where the batsman
took it easy, Gayle spoke about how he paced his innings.
"I didn't want to just get the hundred and continue
blasting and blasting and get out, you know how quickly this game can
change," Gayle said after delivering a 130-run victory for Royal
Challengers Bangalore. He reached his hundred off 30 deliveries in the ninth
over, before taking it slightly easy for the next few overs.
"I wanted to stay there till the end, make sure I bat
at least 18 overs, if not all, which I did, I look on that as a point of view,
where I try and bat as many overs as possible, get the hundred, and then
actually let Dilly [Tillakaratne Dilshan] take charge while I get a break and
pick it up back in the end."
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