Gayle storms into record books

Chris Gayle 175* Balls 66 6s 17 4s 13

Chris Gayle took the Garden City by storm as he blasted his way into the record books on Tuesday by slamming the fastest century and the highest score in the history of Twenty20 cricket here.
The strapping Jamaican took just 30 balls to get to the three-figure mark, eclipsing Andrew Symonds 34-ball effort, as Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a T20 record 263 for five in their Indian Premier League match against Pune Warriors, riding on Gayle's breathtaking unbeaten 175.
The previous highest total by a team in this form of the game was 260 by Sri Lanka.
In all, he scored 175 off a mere 66 balls, leaving the opposition shell-shocked at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
For those who witnessed the relentless onslaught from the stands, the visit was definitely worth it as it rained sixes and fours.
Gayle hammered an unprecedented 17 sixes to go with his 13 fours.
By the time he had reached his century, 98 off Gayle's runs had come in boundaries (8 Fours and 11 Sixes). For the record, he consumed 23 balls to reach 150 from 100, which was the slowest of the three fifties, giving a fair indication of what he actually did to the clueless bowlers.
His strike-rate at the end of the innings was a staggering 265.15.

SCORES IN BRIEF
ROYEL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE: 263 for 5 in 20 overs (Gayle 175 not out, Dilshan 33, De Villiers 31; Dinda 2-48)
PUNE WARRIORS: 133 for 9 in 20 overs (Finch 18, Smith 41, Marsh 25; Rampaul 2-21, Gayle 2-5)
Result: Royel Challengers Bangalore won by 130 runs.
Player-of-the-match: Chris Gayle.