And so indeed it proved to be as the Sydney Thunder innings ended for 132 all out in 19.4 overs. For his exploits today, amongst which he can count having scored the fastest 50 in the competition, Chris fully deserves the wooden spoon dat de Thunder end up with.0.6 Faulkner to Gayle, 3 runs, full and driven through mid off
0.5 Faulkner to Gayle, no run, ducked under the bouncer
0.4 Faulkner to Gayle, FOUR, flicked past short fine leg
0.3 Faulkner to Gayle, no run, defended back to the bowler
0.2 Faulkner to Gayle, no run
0.1 Faulkner to Gayle, no run, back of a length outside and left alone
1.6 Bird to Gayle, SIX, he goes deep this time, advancing down the wicket and clearing his front foot out, getting it over the site screen for six
1.5 Bird to Gayle, no run, back of a length outside off, tries to drive but can't connect
1.4 Bird to Gayle, no run, mistimes the pull shot to fine leg
1.3 Bird to Gayle, no run, full inswinger, defended to mid on
1.2 Bird to Gayle, no run, full outside off, left alone
1.1 Bird to Gayle, 2 runs, full on leg, flicked through fine leg
3.6 Hastings to Gayle, 1 run, full and driven to long on
3.5 Hastings to Gayle, SIX, full slower ball and Gayle advances down the wicket and punishes it over mid wicket, what a shot
3.4 Hastings to Gayle, FOUR, width outside off and he goes bang through point, a bit more orthodox this time
3.3 Hastings to Gayle, FOUR, short on off, backs away and guides down to third man
3.2 Hastings to Gayle, no run, short and pulled to short fine leg
3.1 Hastings to Gayle, FOUR, length ball on off, backs away and clobbers it through mid off
4.1 Mascarenhas to Gayle, 1 run, dropped, sends that sky high and White gets back, looks comfortable under it
but it drops on him and he misses it altogether
4.2 Mascarenhas to Prior, 1 run, worked to square leg
4.3 Mascarenhas to Gayle, no run, backs away and smashes it to mid off
4.4 Mascarenhas to Gayle, SIX, length on off and he gets all of this, almost effortlessly, over long off
4.5 Mascarenhas to Gayle, no run, good yorker, dug out to the bowler
4.6 Mascarenhas to Gayle, FOUR, full outside off, throws the kitchen sink at it and gets a big edge over first slips head
5.1 McKay to Prior, 1 run, length outside off, guided to third man
5.2 McKay to Gayle, FOUR, short on middle, rocks back and smashes through mid wicket, beating the man on the rope, who only needed to make up about 5 metres
5.3 McKay to Gayle, 1 run, pulls to deep mid wicket to bring up the fastest 50 of the summer
5.4 McKay to Prior, no run, length on off, beats the edge as he tries to guide to third man
5.5 McKay to Prior, no run, defended to gully
5.6 McKay to Prior, 1 run, full on off, mistimes the drive just over mid off and Hussey can't quite reach
Chris Gayle (lhb) 50 runs off 25 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 200.00
7.1 McKay to Gayle, no run, worked to short fine leg
7.2 McKay to Gayle, 1 run, slower ball defended to the leg side
7.4 McKay to Gayle, 1 run, worked to square leg
8.4 Faulkner to Gayle, no run, defends back to the bowler
8.5 Faulkner to Gayle, no run, slower ball flicked to mid wicket
8.6 Faulkner to Gayle, no run, sways out of the way of a good bumper
9.3 McKay to Gayle, 1 run, slower ball, defends to mid wicket
9.6 McKay to Gayle, 1 run, slower ball, thick outside edge along the ground through gully
10.1 Hastings to Gayle, 1 leg bye, short on leg, hits the thigh pad through to short fine leg
10.3 Hastings to Gayle, no run, short slower ball, backs away and then leaves it
10.4 Hastings to Gayle, no run, another good short slower ball, leaves it alone
10.5 Hastings to Gayle, 2 runs, smashes it with a flat bat straight back down the ground, direct hit but Khawaja is just home
10.6 Hastings to Gayle, 1 run, punches to long off
11.1 Bird to Gayle, 1 run, short on leg, pulled through square leg
11.4 Bird to Gayle, SIX, short on off and he crushes this over mid wicket, that is huge!
11.5 Bird to Gayle, no run, short slower ball and he goes after it again, can't connect this time
11.6 Bird to Gayle, 1 run, mistimes the pull shot to short fine leg
12.1 Mascarenhas to Gayle, OUT, full on leg and he flicks high and deep to mid wicket, Maxwell fumbles it back into his stomach, but he holds on
CH Gayle c Maxwell b Mascarenhas 65 (43b 6x4 4x6) SR: 151.16
That is a huge wicket and the momentum in this match may have just swung
Lastly, in the style of James Alexander Gordon.
.Chris Gayle lived it up large; Sydney Thunder went winless
That's all folks. Oh, for the record ball-by-ball lifted from http://www.cricinfo.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, just so as to try offest any gripes they may have over copyright.
