Gayle's 47-ball ton wipes out England
Chris Gayle's second T20 international hundred paved the way for West Indies to get their campaign off to a winning start in Mumbai
Chris Gayle's second T20 international hundred paved the way for West Indies to get their campaign off to a winning start in Mumbai
Chris Gayle made short work of a 183-run target by dispatching England's bowlers for a 47-ball century in their T20 World Cup opener, played at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday.
West Indies coach Phil Simmons likened Chris Gayle's destructive batting to that of Viv Richards and said Gayle was "up there with Sir Vivian" in tearing apart bowling attacks
The stats highlights from the game were mainly about Chris Gayle, as England were left powerless in the face of his 47-ball century
Plays of the day from the World T20 match between England and West Indies
Twenty20 cricket's foremost crowdpleaser produced another power-hitting display that was well worth the price of admission at the Wankhede Stadium
West Indies proved totally and utterly at home in their home from home. England, through little fault of their own, tiptoed through their opening engagement like backpackers out of the airport
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has backed his batting line-up to come good in support of their star man, opener Chris Gayle
The project of which Eoin Morgan has been at the helm for little over a year is about to embark on its acid test. Whatever the outcome, few doubt that England, finally, are ready to fizz
Super 10 Group 1 | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
WI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.359 |
ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.145 |
SA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.651 |
SL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.461 |
AFG | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.715 |
Super 10 Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
NZ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.9 |
IND | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -0.305 |
AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.233 |
PAK | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.093 |
BAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.805 |
First Round Group A | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
BAN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.938 |
NED | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.154 |
OMA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1.521 |
IRE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.685 |
First Round Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AFG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.54 |
ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.567 |
SCOT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.132 |
HKG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.017 |