Gayle slams highest T20 score

BANGALORE – West Indies opener Chris Gayle set a new record for the fastest century in the history of professional cricket playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) against Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League (IPL) today.
In smashing an unbeaten 175 off 66 balls, Gayle raced to his hundred ton off just 30 balls, battering the Pune Warriors bowling attack in an innings that included 17 sixes and 13 fours at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
His ruthless attack on the Pune bowling was in a category completely different from what has been an inconsistent IPL in 2013 with low scores except for an 85 of 50 balls and a 92 off 58 balls.
Gayle, 31, got to his century with a free-hit from medium-pacer Ashok Dinda which went crashing into the roof of one of the stands.
It was the Jamaican’s 11th sixth and by then he had also counted eight fours and failed to score from a mere seven balls. (CMC/HG)