Gayle 175* (66b), RCB win by 130
Chris Gayle blitzed the fastest hundred in Twenty20s and the highest score in Twenty20s as Royal Challengers ran up the tallest total in Twenty20 history
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31st match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 23 2013
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31st match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 23 2013
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The greatest IPL performances, No. 3: Chris Gayle's 175 not out and 2 for 5 vs the Pune Warriors
Is it a man? Is it a beast? It's Gaylezilla
Was Gayle's 175* really that exceptional in cricketing context?
In the Indian Express, Mini Kapoor reflects on Gayle's 175*, and wonders whether the innings can truly be characterized as one of the greatest ever played in the history of the game
Gayle's innings left bowlers 'scared', says Donald
Allan Donald, the Pune Warriors coach, has said that his players were "scared" after the thunderous assault from Chris Gayle, which set up an enormous 130-run victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore
The quintessential one-man show
Sixes, records, dance moves, wickets, hilarious appeals - Chris Gayle didn't give the home crowd any time to catch their breath
Gayle's record-breaking ton blows away Pune
Chris Gayle obliterated records, with an unbeaten 175 off just 65 balls, to help Bangalore beat Pune by a massive 130-run margin on Tuesday.
How does one bowl to Chris Gayle?
Mission impossible? Not quite
Why Gayle's sermon is the beginning of the end
You can't just block a couple and then start swinging in a five-day game, they say. But why not?
Gayle, Gangnam and mayhem
Plays of the day from the 31st game of the IPL, between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors in Bangalore
When a man filled an entire stadium
Television can also compress and shrink distance. But to fully digest Gayle's brute force in its enormity, come to the ground and become a speck in the stand
17 sixes, 13 fours, 18 dots
Several records fell by the wayside as Pune Warriors were the hapless victims of a Chris Gayle mega-special. Here are the stats highlights of an exceptional innings
'Everything went right for me today' - Gayle
"I didn't want to just get the hundred and continue blasting and blasting and get out," Chris Gayle said after his record-breaking 175
'When Gayle bats like that nobody wants to bowl' - Bhuvneshwar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Pune Warriors seamer, conceded 23 runs in 24 balls despite Chris Gayle going crazy at the Chinnaswamy on Tuesday