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Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle

Allrounder · Born 1979-09-21 · left-hand-bat · right-arm-offbreak · West Indies
T20I retired 2021 ODI retired 2019 49 Player of Match

CH Gayle has scored 17,245 runs in 461 international matches. Average 45.14, SR 67.0.

CH Gayle dominates spin (SR 145.0) vs pace (SR 138.3) CH Gayle is threatening the Most IPL Sixes record CH Gayle had a rare extreme_avg season in 2013 ↑ CH Gayle's strike rate has been rising for 4 seasons

Career Statistics

ODI
962
20 matches · avg 48.1
SR 113.7 HS 162 100s 2 50s 6 4s 71 6s 73
T20I
4,719
167 matches · avg 30.06
SR 135.4 HS 175 100s 3 50s 26 4s 418 6s 307
t20i
292
23 matches · avg 14.6
SR 113.2 HS 67 100s 0 50s 1 4s 21 6s 21
Bowling
ODI
2 wickets
avg 47.5 · econ 5.59 · SR –
T20I
6 wickets
avg 41.67 · econ 9.77 · SR –
t20i
3 wickets
avg 21 · econ 6.18 · SR –

Approaching Milestones

38 away
38 runs from 1,000 in ODI
281 away
281 runs from 5,000 in T20

Key Strengths

Strongest in Test
Average 45.14, SR 67.0
Most aggressive in T20I
Strike rate 139.4
Dominant vs Zimbabwe
Avg 60.1, 1262 runs in 23 matches
Elite power hitter
819 sixes in international cricket

Career Milestones

5,000 international runs 7,000 international runs 10,000 international runs 15,000 international runs 400+ international matches 2755 away from 20,000 international runs

Career Timeline

Year M Runs
2003 17 555
2004 18 700
2005 13 731
2006 37 1,556
2007 25 916
2008 16 704
2009 33 1,452
2010 38 1,436
2011 20 810
2012 37 1,764
2013 38 1,279
2014 24 784
2015 27 1,069
2016 14 340
2017 17 451
2018 20 682
2019 29 1,256
2020 7 295
2021 31 465

Performance by Opponent

Opponent M Runs Avg SR
England 55 2,798 47.42 91.8
South Africa 42 1,562 33.96 88.8
Australia 43 1,428 31.73 86.6
New Zealand 32 1,384 40.71 85.7
Zimbabwe 23 1,262 60.1 84.1
India 32 1,038 28.05 73.9
Sri Lanka 27 917 32.75 68.4
Pakistan 30 748 26.71 79.4
Bangladesh 25 742 32.26 72
Ireland 4 86 21.5 66.2

Venue Performance

Venue M Runs Avg SR
M Chinnaswamy Stadium 42 1,534 42.61 150.4
Sabina Park, Kingston 16 692 38.44 78.3
Eden Gardens 14 615 47.31 143.4
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 13 561 35.06 95.1
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain 14 558 32.82 67.2
Kennington Oval 13 508 39.08 111.4
Sawai Mansingh Stadium 7 425 106.25 110.1
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium 8 394 65.67 143.8
Wankhede Stadium 10 391 43.44 128.6
Warner Park, Basseterre 10 384 34.91 72.5

Dismissal Profile

63.8%
caught
300 times
18.5%
bowled
87 times
11.7%
lbw
55 times
2.8%
run out
13 times
1.9%
caught and bowled
9 times
1.1%
stumped
5 times
0.2%
retired hurt
1 times

Boundary Profile

T20I
563 fours
485 sixes
75%
from boundaries
ODI
670 fours
254 sixes
65.4%
from boundaries
Test
520 fours
80 sixes
65.2%
from boundaries

Recent Form

Recent T20 matches
Match Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Dismissal
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2021-11-06
15 9 - 2 166.7 bowled
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2021-11-04
1 5 - - 20.0 caught
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2021-10-29
4 11 - - 36.4 bowled
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2021-10-26
12 14 - 1 85.7 caught
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2021-10-23
13 13 3 - 100.0 caught
T20: Indian Premier League
2021-09-28
1 4 - - 25.0 caught
T20: Indian Premier League
2021-09-25
14 18 1 - 77.8 lbw
T20: Pakistan tour of West Indies
2021-08-03
12 6 2 - 200.0 not out
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