Cape Town: Chris
Gayle blazed a halfcentury
off 17
balls to power
West Indies to a
four-wicket
victory over South
Africa in the first
T20I at Newlands.
The left-hander
recorded the joint second
fastest fifty in T20I history,
finishing with 77 from 31
deliveries as the touring side
reached their target of 166
with four balls to spare.
Gayle was out trying to
reverse-sweep leg-spinner
Imran Tahir before leaving
the ground with the score on
114 in under 11 overs to a
standing ovation. After
South Africa had won the
toss, they posted a
competitive score of 165 for
four but found Gayle in no
mood to deal in singles.
The 35-year-old, who now
holds the record for the
fastest T20 half-century for
the West Indies after
shaving three balls off the
previous best by Kieron
Pollard, bludgeoned five
fours and eight sixes.
Brief scores: WI: 168 for 6
(Gayle 77, Samuels 41, Tahir 3-
28) bt SA: 165 for 4 (Rossouw
51*, Cottrell 2-33) by four
wickets.
Gayle blazed a halfcentury
off 17
balls to power
West Indies to a
four-wicket
victory over South
Africa in the first
T20I at Newlands.
The left-hander
recorded the joint second
fastest fifty in T20I history,
finishing with 77 from 31
deliveries as the touring side
reached their target of 166
with four balls to spare.
Gayle was out trying to
reverse-sweep leg-spinner
Imran Tahir before leaving
the ground with the score on
114 in under 11 overs to a
standing ovation. After
South Africa had won the
toss, they posted a
competitive score of 165 for
four but found Gayle in no
mood to deal in singles.
The 35-year-old, who now
holds the record for the
fastest T20 half-century for
the West Indies after
shaving three balls off the
previous best by Kieron
Pollard, bludgeoned five
fours and eight sixes.
Brief scores: WI: 168 for 6
(Gayle 77, Samuels 41, Tahir 3-
28) bt SA: 165 for 4 (Rossouw
51*, Cottrell 2-33) by four
wickets.
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