The evening of 7th July was special on the pitch of the World Championship of Legends. And, that is because it witnessed Chris Gayle's stormy innings. Gayle, who has retired from international cricket, is playing for the West Indies Champions in WCL 2024. In such a situation, he was seen wreaking havoc with his bat in the match against South Africa Champions on Sunday evening. On the ground of Birmingham, he showed such a game in just 40 balls as per his name that due to that even the big target given by South Africa Champions seemed to be small.

Batting first, South Africa Champions scored 174 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs.

South Africa scored these runs thanks to the unbeaten innings of 46 and 44 runs by Ashwell Prince and Dane Vilas. Apart from these two, Richard Lewis scored 20 runs and JP Duminy scored 23 runs. Jason Mohammed was the most successful bowler from West Indies, who took 2 wickets.

The target of 175 runs looked small in front of Gayle's game

Now the West Indies Champions had a big target of 175 runs. The opening pair of Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith came out to chase it and added 65 runs in 8.3 overs for the first wicket. Smith was out after scoring 22 runs but Gayle continued playing.

His attack on the bowlers of South Africa Champions continued. The result of this attack of Gayle in a systematic manner was that the target of 175 became a mere target for the West Indies Champions and they won the match with 5 balls remaining.

What did Gayle do in his 40-ball innings?

Chris Gayle scored 70 runs in 40 balls in the match. This innings played at a strike rate of 175 included 6 sixes and 4 fours. By the time Gayle was out, the job was done. West Indies did not need many runs and apart from 8 wickets, there were 7 overs left.

The result was that the West Indies champions won this match by 6 wickets. They achieved the target of 175 runs in 19.1 overs by losing 4 wickets.

Gayle became the hero of victory

Chris Gayle was chosen as the Player of the Match for his explosive innings that led the West Indies champions to victory. This victory is even more important for Gayle because its script was written under his captaincy.

The result was that the West Indies champions won this match by 6 wickets. They achieved the target of 175 runs in 19.1 overs by losing 4 wickets.

Gayle became the hero of victory

Chris Gayle was chosen as the Player of the Match for his explosive innings that led the West Indies champions to victory. This victory is even more important for Gayle because its script was written under his captaincy.