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| October 05, 2006 | Thursday | Ramazan 11, 1427 |
Gayle hits blistering century
AHMEDABAD, Oct 4: West Indies opener Chris Gayle tuned up for the Champions Trophy with a blistering 101 off 82 balls in a practice match here on Wednesday.
The left-hander smashed 13 fours and three sixes before retiring to the pavilion as the West Indies piled up 344 for loss of five wickets from 45 overs against a Gujarat team at the Motera stadium.
Runako Morton hit a run-a-ball 91 during a second-wicket stand of 227 with Gayle and Wavell Hinds made 61 off 58 balls.
The tourists won by 173 runs as the locals were restricted to 171 for loss of six wickets despite batting for 50 overs. Seamers Corey Collymore, Dwayne Smith and Dwayne Bravo picked up two wickets each.
The West Indies, who won the previous Champions Trophy tournament in England in 2004, open their campaign with a qualifying match against Zimbabwe on Sunday.
Brian Lara's men will also play Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in the round-robin league with the top two advancing to the main tournament against Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, New Zealand and England.
Scores:
WEST INDIES 344-5 in 45 overs (C. Gayle 101 retired, R. Morton 91, W. Hinds 61; A. Makda 3-65); GUJARAT-XI 171-6 in 50 overs (N. Patel 37; C. Collymore 2-45, D. Smith 2-16, D. Bravo 2-21).—AFP
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