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PRETORIA: South Africa pulled off the highest successful run chase in Twenty20 international cricket on Sunday (Mar 26) to beat the West Indies by six wickets at Centurion on an afternoon of blistering assault on the ball as well as the record books.
Jonathan Charles registered the joint third-fastest century in T20I history as West Indies piled up a total of 258/5 against South Africa in the second T20I at the SuperSport Park in Centuiron on Sunday. Charles slammed 118 off just 46 balls, smashing 11 sixes and 10 fours as surpassed Chris Gayle to become the West Indies' fastest centurion in the shortest format of the game. Charles reached triple figures in 39 balls while Gayle had achieved the same feat in 47 deliveries.
The upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is just around the corner and excitement among fans is growing with each passing day. During the IPL, which starts on March 31, fans will able to witness their favourite stars play for their respective franchise. Speaking of star, former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli will represent the Bengaluru-based franchise for the 16th straight season, having joined them as an 19-year-old in 2008. On Sunday, Kohli arrived at the Chinnaswamy Stadium for the RCB unbox event.
Swashbuckling West Indian batter Chris Gayle praised Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli for his work ethic and passion, and recalled the intense competition between the two during their heyday at Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both Gayle and Kohli spent several seasons together at the IPL, dominating the rival bowlers and entertaining the crowd at their home base, Chinnaswamy Stadium, with as many as 10 century partnerships. "Batting with Virat was just fantastic. I like the passion he has for the game. I like his passion and his work ethic, it's fantastic. You have to give him credit for that and he wants to show it with his performances," Gayle said.
Legendary batters Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers arrived in Bengaluru on Saturday to attend the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Unbox event, where they will be inducted into the RCB Hall of Fame. The RCB Unbox event will take place on Sunday. RCB took to their official Twitter handle to announce Gayle and de Villiers' arrival at Bengaluru. "The mothership has landed. We've an alien reporting from the Bengaluru base. Happy HOMECOMING, AB de Villiers! #PlayBold #nmmRCB #IPL2023@ABdeVilliers17," tweeted RCB.
During his international career for the Indian cricket team, Virender Sehwag won many accolades. He was one of the few cricketers who was in the Indian team for both the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 World Cup. He is also one of four cricketers, apart from Don Bradman, Chris Gayle and Brian Lara, to score two triple centuries in Tests. In fact, he came to within seven runs of becoming the first to score three triple tons. For a cricketer of his stature, Sehwag could never become a full-time Indian cricket team skipper.
There have been multiple big knocks in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) but nothing can be as explosive as Chris Gayle's 175 against Pune Warriors in 2013. While a number of cricketers have come close to breaking the record, no has achieved it yet but The Universal Boss believes there is one Indian cricketer who can end up establishing a new feat in the tournament. In a recent interaction, Gayle backed Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul to beat his record and even lauded the India batsman for his aggressive brand of cricket which has made him famous among the fans.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will retire the jersey numbers worn by AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle when the two cricketing legends are inducted into the Indian Premier League (IPL) side's Hall of Fame on March 26. "Jersey numbers 17 and 333 will be retired forever as a tribute to @ABdeVilliers17 and @henrygayle, when we induct the legends of RCB into the Hall of Fame," RCB tweeted. Jersey No. 17 had become synonymous with de Villiers, who played 11 seasons (2011-2021) for RCB and scored 4,491 runs in 156 matches for the franchise.