On This Day, In 2013: Chris Gayle Demolished Pune Warriors India At Bengaluru

There’s a reason people regard Chris Gayle as the ‘Universe Boss’. Chris Gayle has been the epitome of power-hitting in modern-day cricket. He has almost created a mockery of any bowling line up that has bowled against him. If T20 cricket has grown so far across the globe, it is because of some ambassadors of the game who have done unthinkable. Chris Gayle is undoubtedly one among those ambassadors.

The left-hander is a true entertainer on and off the pitch. Although he has been surrounded by controversies off the pitch more often than not, Chris Gayle silences his critics with his hitting prowess. Gayle has had the experience of playing in multiple franchise league tournaments all across the globe and also for the Windies cricket team. Throughout his T20 career, there have been numerous knocks that have affirmed Gayle’s quality.

Today, we’ll take a look at one of his knocks that changed T20 cricket forever. On April 23 2013, Chris Gayle smashed 175 runs in an innings against Pune Warriors India in IPL 2013. This still stands as the highest-ever individual score in T20 cricket all over the globe.

On This Day In 2013: Chris Gayle Demolished Pune Warriors India

Gayle, who was playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013, slammed 13 boundaries and 17 sixes to score his century in just 30 balls and he ultimately ended his innings on 175 off 66 balls. The knock took RCB to a record-breaking 263/5 in 20 overs. In reply, Pune Warriors could only manage to score 133/9 with Gayle picking up two wickets for just five runs.

Last year, Gayle broke his record of 17 sixes (during the knock for RCB on April 23 2013, in the Indian Premier League) when he slammed 18 maximums during his unbeaten 136 off 69 balls for the Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Watch Chris Gayle’s 175* Here:

Chris Gayle Has Been A Legend Of The Shortest Format Of The Game

Besides, Gayle is the leading run-scorer in all forms of T20s (13,296 runs). The southpaw is the only batsman to score 10,000 Twenty20 runs in his career. He holds the records of smashing most T20 centuries. He also has the most IPL centuries.

Gayle is the fastest batsman to score 4000 runs in IPL. He is the first and only batsman to hit 300 sixes in IPL. He holds the record of the highest individual score in T20 with 175* (off 66 balls) against Pune Warriors India, which he made as an opener. This innings also set the record for fastest century ever in T20 cricket, taking 30 balls.

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