IPL 2017: Chris Gayle becomes first to 10,000 Twenty20 runs

Published: 19 April 2017, 07:08 AM
IPL 2017: Chris Gayle becomes first to 10,000 Twenty20 runs

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle became the first player to reach 10,000 Twenty20 runs as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League.

Gayle has scored 7,534 runs in fours and sixes in his domestic T20 career, making 18 centuries and 61 fifties.

He smashed five boundaries and seven sixes against Gujarat, making 77 as RCB finished on 213-2.

Brendon McCullum made 72 in response as Gujarat slipped to a 21-run loss.

Gayle has played domestic T20 cricket around the world, which has included stints with Somerset and Worcestershire. Chris Gayle thanked his fans following RCB`s 21-run win over Gujarat Lions.

Source: BBC