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Chris Gayle hits 18 sixes to break his own T20 record

The West Indian’s brutal 69-ball 146 not out inspired the Rangpur Riders to BPL glory

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Chris Gayle has broken the record for the most sixes in a Twenty20 match, plundering 18 in a score of 146 not out for the Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League.

The West Indies batsman, who scored an unbeaten 126 last week, beat his previous record of 17, set when playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League in 2008.

His 146, coming off only 69 balls, also contained five fours and helped the Riders to a total of 206 for one off their 20 overs, which they defended with ease, winning by 57 runs.

After the early dismissal of Johnson Charles, Gayle and Brendon McCullum began enjoying themselves and the left-hander clubbed four consecutive sixes over the course of two overs before bringing up his 20th T20 century in the next over.

He ended the innings in style, clearing the ropes seven times off his last 11 balls including three off the last over from Shakib Al Hasan.

Gayle’s name is already etched into the T20 record books, with the most centuries, most career runs and the highest individual score – an unbeaten 175 in 2013.

He also has the record for the fastest century, coming off 23 balls, and the joint record for the quickest half-century from only 12 deliveries.

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