Chris Gayle made recordable World Cup double century

It was a heart-stopping start to a record Cricket World Cup innings of 215, and an all-time limited-overs international record partnership of 372 with Marlon Samuels, that set West Indies on course for a 73-run win over Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Chris Gayle could barely believe it when the first ball he faced crashed into his pad, because he knew he needed a lucky break to reverse a run of bad form.

In the process, he clattered a record-equalling 16 sixes in his innings. And just for good measure, he took two wickets, and held a catch to help dismiss Zimbabwe for 289, chasing a revised target of 363 after two overs were lost due to rain in Canberra.

Posting the first double-century in a World Cup – and the third-highest score in a one-day international – was an emphatic response to the critics who said Gayle was out of form, and never produced the goods at the World Cup. He dropped to his knees after reaching 200 runs from 138 balls, raising his bat and his helmet high.

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Source:Hindustantimes

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