Chris Gayle’s scintillating form continued in the final of the Afghanistan Premier League on Sunday when the Jamaican scored his fourth straight fifty to rescue his side, setting course to lift the trophy and reaching a unique milestone.
Photo credit: Afghan Cricket BoardChasing Kabul Zwanan’s 132, Balkh Legends found themselves at 37 for 3 but Gayle stood tall at his end. With four fours and sixes, he eventually departed for 56 off 34 deliveries, laying the foundation for the eventual victory and ending up as the highest scorer of the match.
WATCH: @henrygayle's innings of 56(34) against Kabul Zwanan in the @APLT20official final 👏
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) October 21, 2018
Ball-by-ball clips and live-streaming: https://t.co/RKdFFRexhu #APLT20 pic.twitter.com/vgQD1CwPI2
@henrygayle got out after scoring an entertaining half-century in the Final of Gulbahar @APLT20official against @KabulZwanan #APLT20 #GAPLT20 #WeyarDaAfghanano #KZvBL pic.twitter.com/VpxtZu3lhv
— Afghan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 21, 2018
On course, the Kings XI Punjab star also reached the landmark of 12000 runs in the shortest format of the game.
Christopher Henry Gayle in T20s:
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) October 21, 2018
Matches 353
Innings 345
RUNS 12052
Average 40.3
SR 149
100s 21
50s 75
6s 890
4s 919
Becomes the first player to reach the 12000-run mark in T20s
Universe Boss!@henrygayle #APLFinal
Chris Gayle crossed 12,000 T20 runs in the APL Final yesterday. Gayle is now 2,432 runs clear of the second highest T20 run-scorer Brendon McCullum (9,620); & he has scored more runs in boundaries alone (9,016) than the third highest run-scorer (Kieron Pollard) has overall. #APL
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) October 22, 2018
“Before, I came here, I was playing fifty-over cricket. In my last game for Jamaica, I got a century so that actually gave me some momentum to come here,” Gayle said. “It’s great to be the champion in a fantastic tournament. The guys worked hard and played good cricket right through the tournament.”
Another T20 trophy! Balkh Legends @APLT20official Champions! 🏆 🥂🍾🙌🏿🤣 #12KRuns pic.twitter.com/lU7HnJIv4p
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) October 21, 2018
Gayle hit 27 sixes in the tournament, the joint-highest in the APL.
