Smashing News: Chris Gayle rewrites records

Ruthless Chris Gayle smashed all the way to reach a milestone of scoring the fastest century in just 30 balls in the Indian Premier League (IPL) game on Tuesday.

Of 30 balls that Chris Gayle faced, 7 were dot balls, 4 singles, 8 fours and 11 sixes. Chris Gayle gets to 100 off 30 balls.

Chris Gayle's 30-ball century - 001440440416640664616066466016 - played himself in first, proper batting #IPLT20.

Gayle took Royal Challengers Bangalore to 263 in 20 overs after the marathon inning of 175 not out in just 66 balls.

Earlier record for the fastest century in IPL was held by Yusuf Pathan off 37 balls. Flamboyant Pakistani Shahid Afridi holds the record of fastest international century in the 50-over format (37 balls) and South African Richard Richard Levi (45 balls) has made the quickest international T20 hundred.      

Gayle reached milestone by hitting Dinda for six in the IPL game involving Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors.

Gayle's contribution in the opening partnership with Dilshan was a phenomenal 127. While Dilshan scored 33 off 36 balls.

Pune Warrior players came out to congratulate Chris Gayle for the record inning.

Gayle's 30-ball century eclipsed the 34-ball hundred scored by Australian Andrew Symonds for Kent against Middlesex in 2004. The left-hander also posted the highest individual score in a Twenty20 game, going past New Zealander Brendon McCullum's 158.

Gayle’s whale of T20 and IPL records in this match

It was a surreal innings played by one-man demolition army Chris Gayle that smashed a whole lot of T20 records this evening.

·         Highest individual score in T20: Chris Gayle, 175 not out

·         Highest team total: RCB, 263

·         Most number of sixes hit by an individual: Chris Gayle, 17

·         Fastest 100 in T20 (also in any form of cricket): Chris Gayle, 30 balls

·         Highest opening wicket stand: Chris Gayle (127) and Tilakratne Dilshan (33), 167 runs

·         First batsman to hit 150 sixes in IPL: Chris Gayle

·         Longest six in IPL: Chris Gayle, 119 metres

·         First batsman to hit four tons in IPL: Chris Gayle

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