Gayle blasts Queensland out of Big Bash
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:19 am
linkA brutal display of Big Bash batting from West Indian Chris Gayle has lifted the Warriors to an easy 32-run win over Queensland at the Gabba - eliminating the Bulls from the competition.
On a night where the focus of the crowd was on how much would be raised for the Queensland Flood Appeal - a local brewery pledged $500 for each four and $1000 for each six - Gayle stepped up to the plate with a sensational 92 off just 40 balls, raising $11,500 along the way off his own bat with seven boundaries and eight sixes, including the biggest of the summer at 120 metres.
It was an innings of sheer brutality as he punished short, length and full deliveries, peppering the long on boundary with his powerful drives.
nice of Gayle to help raise money for the flood victims