CANBERRA, Australia (APP) – Chris Gayle returned to form with a trademark century off just 105 balls to give the West Indies a solid platform in their World Cup clash against Zimbabwe in Canberra on Tuesday.
Left-handed opener Gayle looked back to his menacing best with five powerful sixes in his first one-day international century since June 2013.
The powerful hitter treated the Zimbabwean bowlers with disdain as he recaptured his best form after scoring just 36 and four in his first two knocks at the World Cup.
It was the 35-year-old Gayle’s 22nd ton in his 266th ODI for the West Indies.
But the big Jamaican, whose innings saw him score his 9,000th ODI run, looked fortunate to survive a contentious referral for lbw when he was still on nought.
Gayle and Marlon Samuels took the West Indies into a commanding position after they lost opener Dwayne Smith for a two-ball duck.
Samuels was rather more sedate than Gayle, with his fifty coming off 95 balls.
