Gayle blasts WI to win
Sunday, 11 January 2015
CAPE TOWN, Jan 10 (AFP): Chris Gayle blasted 77 off 31 balls as the West Indies beat South Africa by four wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Newlands Friday.
The big left-hander thrashed eight sixes and five fours in a brutal assault on the South African bowlers.
His innings included an extraordinary sequence during which he hit 52 runs off 11 balls-five sixes, five fours and a two.
West Indies 168 for 6 (Gayle 77, Samuels 41, Tahir 3-28) beat South Africa 165 for 4 (Rossouw 51*, Cottrell 2-33) by four wickets.