[caption id="attachment_703444" align="aligncenter" width="628"]<a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chris-gayle2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-703444" alt="Chris Gayle, IPL 2018, Kings XI Punjab" src="https://www.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chris-gayle2.jpg" width="628" height="355" /></a> Chris Gayle AFP[/caption] <p></p> <p></p><a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/chris-gayle" target="_blank">Chris Gayle</a> gave a chance early in his innings, but Wriddhiman Saha grassed the opportunity. There was no stopping Gayle thereafter: he walloped the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bowlers en route a <a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/ipl-2018-chris-gayle-slams-1st-hundred-of-season-kings-xi-punjab-finish-with-193-for-3-against-sunrisers-hyderabad-703415" target="_blank">blistering 104* for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)</a>. This was Gayle s 21st T20 century. In terms of T20 hundreds, Gayle is miles ahead of anyone else. To provide some perspective, he has thrice as many hundreds as anyone else in T20 cricket: Michael Klinger, Luke Wright, and Brendon McCullum jointly occupy second spot with 7 hundreds each. Here is a complete list of Gayle s 21 T20 hundreds. <p></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <p></p><tbody> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td colspan="6" nowrap="nowrap"><b>Chris Gayle s T20 hundreds</b></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>Score</b></td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>Team</b></td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>Against</b></td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>Tournament</b></td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>Venue</b></td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>Date</b></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">117</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">West Indies</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">South Africa</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">World T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Johannesburg</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">11/9/07</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">102*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Royal Challengers Bangalore</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Kolkata Knight Riders</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">IPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Kolkata</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">22/4/11</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">107</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Royal Challengers Bangalore</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Kings XI Punjab</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">IPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Bengaluru</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">6/5/11</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">109*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Matabeleland Tuskers</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Mid West Rhinos</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Stanbic Bank T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Harare</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">29/11/11</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">100*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Sydney Thunder</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Adelaide Strikers</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">BBL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Sydney</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">23/12/11</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">101*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Barisal Burners</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Sylhet Royals</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">BPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Mirpur</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">10/2/12</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">116</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Barisal Burners</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Dhaka Gladiators</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">BPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Mirpur</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">14/2/12</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">128*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Royal Challengers Bangalore</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Delhi Daredevils</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">IPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Delhi</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">17/5/12</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">122*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Jamaica</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Guyana</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Caribbean T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Jamaica</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">19/1/13</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">114</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Dhaka Gladiators</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Sylhet Royals</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">BPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Mirpur</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">15/2/13</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">175*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Royal Challengers Bangalore</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Pune Warriors India</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">IPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Bengaluru</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">23/4/13</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">111*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Jamaica Tallawahs</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">St Lucia Zouks</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">CPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">St George's</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">12/7/14</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">108*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Lions</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Warriors</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Ram Slam T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">East London</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">7/11/14</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">117</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Royal Challengers Bangalore</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Kings XI Punjab</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">IPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Bengaluru</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">6/5/15</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">151*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Somerset</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Kent</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">NatWest T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Taunton</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">31/5/15</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">105</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Jamaica Tallawahs</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">CPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Kingston</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">9/7/15</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">100*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">West Indies</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">England</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">World T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Mumbai</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">16/3/16</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">108*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Jamaica Tallawahs</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Trinbago Knight Riders</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">CPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Port-of-Spain</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">4/7/16</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">126*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Rangpur Riders</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Khulna Titans</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">BPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Mirpur</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">8/12/17</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">146*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Rangpur Riders</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Dhaka Dynamites</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">BPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Mirpur</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">12/12/17</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> 104*</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Kings XI Punjab</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Sunrisers Hyderabad</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">IPL</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Mohali</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">19/4/18</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p></tbody> <p></p></table> <p></p>Do note that Gayle did not have a hundred between 2007 and 2011, but took off thereafter. The deluge that started in 2011 keeps continuing. <p></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <p></p><tbody> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="center"><b>Gayle s T20 100s by team</b></p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>Team</b></td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>100s</b></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Royal Challengers Bangalore</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">5</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Jamaica Tallawahs</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">3</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Barisal Burners</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">2</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Rangpur Riders</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">2</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">West Indies</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">2</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Dhaka Gladiators</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Jamaica</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Kings XI Punjab</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Lions</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Matabeleland Tuskers</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Somerset</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Sydney Thunder</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p></tbody> <p></p></table> <p></p><b>Note:</b> <p></p> <p></p>- Gayle has scored hundreds for 12 teams till date. We have mentioned earlier in this article that nobody else has scored more than 7 T20 hundreds. In other words, Gayle has <b>scored hundreds for more teams</b> than anyone else has <b>scored hundreds</b>. <p></p> <p></p>- Gayle has scored hundreds <b>both for and against</b> Dhaka Gladiators and Kings XI Punjab. <p></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <p></p><tbody> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="center"><b>Gayle s T20 100s by tournament</b></p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>Tournament</b></td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>100s</b></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Indian Premier League</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">6</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Bangladesh Premier League</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">5</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Caribbean Premier League</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">3</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">World T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">2</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Big Bash League</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Caribbean T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">NatWest T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Ram Slam T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Stanbic Bank T20</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p></tbody> <p></p></table> <p></p>Over half of Gayle s 21 hundreds (11) have come in two tournaments IPL and BPL. He clearly loves this part of the world. <p></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <p></p><tbody> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="center"><b>Gayle s T20 100s by country</b></p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>Country</b></td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"><b>100s</b></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">India</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">7</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Bangladesh</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">5</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">West Indies</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">4</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">South Africa</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">2</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Australia</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">England</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap">Zimbabwe</td> <p></p><td nowrap="nowrap"> <p></p><p align="right">1</p> <p></p></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p></tbody> <p></p></table> <p></p>Gayle has scored 7 hundreds in India (one of which was for West Indies). Three of these hundreds came at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. However, Chinnaswamy has not been Gayle s most prolific hundred-scoring ground: he has 5 hundreds at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
