Chris Gayle’s ODI and World Cup records in the course of his blitz against Zimbabwe

The Chris Gayle plunder against Zimbabwe in the 2015 ICC World Cup game at Canberra smashed many One-Day International and World Cup records.

The Chris Gayle plunder against Zimbabwe in the 2015 ICC World Cup game at Canberra smashed many One-Day International and World Cup records. Criclife looks at some of the records and milestones Gayle established enroute his epic 215 off 147 balls.

• Chris Gayle became the first man to score a double hundred in World Cup history. The previous highest in World Cup was 188 not out by Gary Kirsten against the UAE in 1996.
• Chris Gayle scored the fastest ODI double hundred — 138 balls — to break Virender Sehwag’s record of 140 balls.
• Chris Gayle moved from 100 to 200 in 33 balls. The fastest hundred in ODIs came in 31 balls by AB de Villiers against the West Indies last month.
• Chris Gayle-Marlon Samuel partnership of 372 is the highest partnership for any wicket in all One-Day Internationals. The partnership beat the 331 runs partnership set by Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999.
• Chris Gayle’s 16 sixes equaled the record in ODI history jointly held by Rohit Sharma (209 vs Australia, Bangalore, in 2013) and AB de Villiers (149 vs WI, Johannesburg, 2015).

• Chris Gayle is the only batsman in cricket history to score a triple hundred in Tests, double hundred in ODIs and hundred in T20 Internationals.

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