Chris Gayle had failed to leave a mark in cold and wet England, but he
probably knows there is only one thing cool in the warmer climes of
Jamaica - he himself. And no one at Sabina Park would disagree. After a
lean patch in the Champions Trophy where his highest score was 39,
Gayle scored his 21st ODI century - his first against Sri Lanka - as
West Indies brushed the visitors aside by six wickets and earned a bonus
point in the first match of the tri-series.
Sri Lanka didn't have a strong total to defend after their batsmen were
felled by the spin of Sunil Narine, who picked up four wickets. Angelo
Mathews kept his main bowlers on throughout to try and ensnare the big
fish, but Gayle kept blocking, blocking, and then powering it over the
ropes with metronomic precision.
