Chris Gayle scored 2 centuries in 1 match, yet faced the defeat against England

In the first match of the series, The mighty Windies suffered a defeat in the hand of England. But there is no doubt that Chris Gayle played one of the best knocks of his career. In the first ODI played in Barbados, Gayle scored 135 runs off 129 balls.

The fans know this is the only century Gayle scored during the match. But in this match, Gayle recorded yet another century which was hidden.

Gayle scored two centuries in one match:

Actually, one century is which Gayle scored of 135 runs. However, during this time he hit 12 sixes, with this he became the first player in the history of cricket to hit a century of sixes against a particular opponent (England).

Gayle has scored 57 sixes in ODIs, 28 sixes in T20 and 15 sixes in Test cricket to complete his 100 sixes against England. After Gayle, India's Rohit Sharma has scored 89 International sixes against Australia. But unfortunately, This two centuries by Gayle went in vain as the Windies bowler failed badly to defend the target of 361 runs.

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