Chris Gayle hits 45-ball century in BPL, becomes 1st batsman to hit 800 sixes in T20 cricket – Watch

It was his 4th century in this tournament which came in just 45 balls and helped his team Rangpur Riders to enter the finals of the tournament

By: Aakash Biswas |
December 12, 2017 6:51 pm

Chris Gayle is here with this season’s deadly knock. In the eliminator game between Khulna Titans and Rangpur Riders, Gayle, caused hailstorm at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka after he smashed 126 runs in 51 balls. It was his 4th century in this tournament which came in just 45 balls and helped his team Rangpur Riders to enter the finals of the tournament.

After this inning, Gayle has become the first to hit 800 sixes in T20 cricket. He smashed 14 huge sixes and six boundaries. Here’s the video:

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Here is the list of records Chris Gayle set while batting in the eliminators,

4 BPL Centuries – Till date, 10 centuries have been scored in BPL out of which Gayle has 4 in his name

14 sixes – the most number of sixes hit by any batsman in a single innings in BPL. He had also hit 12, 11 and 10 sixes earlier while no other batsman had hit more than 9.

19th T20 Century – most by any player. Players like Brendon McCullum, Luke Wright and Michael Klinger have seven centuries each in this format

126 Unbeaten– Highest score by any batsman in a Twenty20 knockout or qualifier match. He surpassed David Warner’s 123* which he scored in 2011 against RCB in the CLT20 2011 semi-final.

806 T20 Sixes – Highest by any player to hit in T20 Cricket. The second in the list is Kieron Pollard who had hit 506 sixes.

Earlier this day, the Rangpur Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first. The decision of fielding first turned out to be correct as they restricted the Khulna Titans within 167 runs. Lasith Malinga took two wickets while Sohag Gazi, Rubel Hossain, Ravi Bopara and Nazmul Islam shared a wicket each.

To chase the target of 168 runs, Chris Gaye and Sohag Gazi came to open the Riders’ innings. With Gayle’s monstrous innings, the Riders rode to victory and chased the target in 15.2 overs.

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As reported by The Indian Express, while bagging the Player of the Match Award, Gayle said,

I’m still feeling fresh. Happy with the win as it was an important game for us. This is the time you step up and take the momentum to the final. It’s about momentum when you’re batting as well. That’s a very good wicket – the best in Dhaka. The pressure was there but good partnership with Mithun. You always want someone in the top three to bat deep.

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Riders’ captain Mashrafe Mortaza stated that Gayle is the King of this format. Once he starts, it’s impossible to stop him.

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