Twitter Reactions: Chris Gayle breaks his own record for most sixes in an innings
With a last-ball six, he ended his innings on 146 that also witnessed him hitting five boundaries.
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The big man had already sparkled the Bangladesh Premier League with a century in the Eliminator and when it was the big night of the final Chris Gayle had an even better plan. He got going in the third over with a boundary against Mosaddek Hossain and concluded the innings with a big hit off Shakib Al Hasan to take the team total to 206/1 in 20 overs.
We know when Gayle is at his best as he hits more sixes than boundaries. Today was one such occasion and though his first three hits were to the ropes thereafter he didn’t trouble the fielders and made life hell for the bowlers. His knock was well paced, yes he didn’t go out all guns blazing but planned his innings to ensure he batted through.
During the course of his massacre, Gayle also got to his century, the 20th hundred in Twenty20 cricket, needless to say, he is extending his own record in the format. The knock was getting bigger as he plundered one six after the other. He played just 69 balls in the innings but clobbered 18 balls over the boundary and some deep-deep into the stands of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
With a last-ball six, he ended his innings on 146 that also witnessed him hitting five boundaries. His strike rate in this massive knock was a staggering 212. Though his partner in crime Brendon McCullum who also scored a half century faster than a run a ball it appeared to be a stroll.
Gayle hit as many as 18 massive hits in his knock and with that bettered his own record of 17 that he had acquired during the knock of 175* while playing for RCB in the IPL. Rangur Riders fans were absolutely ecstatic at this show from their team in the ultimate match of the season as they now stand a great chance of taking the cup.
Here is how Twitterati reacted to the knock:
New World Record: 18 sixes by @henrygayle in #BPLFinal, the new world record of Most 6s by a batsman in a T20 innings. Previous record of 17 6s was also with Gayle. #Cricket
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) December 12, 2017
If there was anything called pleasure of watching 18 sixes in an T20 innings… Something else this from @henrygayle
— Mohammad Isam (@Isam84) December 12, 2017
Oh my words! 18 sixes in the innings by Chris Gayle. A new world record. Beats his own tally of 17 sixes for Bangalore in IPL 2013. #MonsterBatsman
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) December 12, 2017
.@henrygayle breaks @Wriddhipops' record of highest individual score in a T20 tournament final with 128 not out so far in the #BPL2017 final against Dhaka Dynamites. #UniverseBoss
— Abhishek Kumar (@abhik2593) December 12, 2017
Chris Gayle has hit 10 or more sixes for the 15th time a T20 innings.
Brendon McCullum, Dasun Sanaka and Brendon McCullum have hit 10+ sixes on 2 occasions each#unbelievable #UniverseBoss#BPL2017— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) December 12, 2017
Chris Gayle registers his 20th T20 hundred. #BPL2017 pic.twitter.com/TBbCjveqL2
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) December 12, 2017
No PSL franchise has picked Chris Gayle,scores a 100 in 57 balls in the final and makes a statement. Although averages 19.2 in the UAE in PSL..#BPL17
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) December 12, 2017
10+ sixes most times in a Twenty20 innings:
15 times – CHRIS GAYLE
2 times – Dasun Shanaka / Brendon McCullum / Evin Lewis
1 time – 29 other players#BPL2017 #BPLT20— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) December 12, 2017
18 sixes in that innings. Breaks his own world record. Gayle not a spent force yet.
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) December 12, 2017
– Gayle is only defeating Gayle today!! #BPL
— Asif Khan (@mak_asif) December 12, 2017
Chris Gayle tonight 146 off 69 balls
– 18 sixes in inns (World Record)
– 20 hundreds in T20s (World record)
– Completes 11000 runs in T20s (World record)
– First to hit 100 sixes in BPL. No one else has 50
– Highest score in a T20 final
– Highest p'ship w/McCullum in a T20 final— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) December 12, 2017
@thePSLt20 Gayle ko psl me wapis lao pic.twitter.com/Xd7JfIg65M
— Tanvir ?? (@Simpl3Pakistani) December 12, 2017
First batsman to score centuary in bpl final chris gayle n also highest individual score in bpl #bplfinal
— Honey Gujjar (@HaSeebGujjar78) December 12, 2017
Breaking News……
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Christopher henry unstoppable gayle in todays BPL final……
146 runs not out
69 balls
5 fours
18 long sixes…..— Satyam Sarkar? (@Satym_sk9) December 12, 2017
Don’t let his T20 masterclasses distract you from the fact, Chris Gayle has 15 test centuries, 3 double centuries & 2 triple centuries ??????
— Spencer ?⚽️ (@Spencer__17) December 12, 2017
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