He hit an astonishing ton off 30 balls for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, and then went on to make the highest score ever seen in Twenty20, ending unbeaten with 175 off 66 balls.
Gayle battered the Pune Warriors bowling attack with a century that included seven dot balls, four singles, eight fours and 11 sixes for the home side at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
By the end of his innings he had amassed 17 sixes and 13 fours as Bangalore recorded a total of 263 for five, the highest innings total in a Twenty20 match.
Here’s what else happened on this day:
1989: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played his last game in LA Laker jersey.
1991: Tennis legend Bjorn Borg lost 6-2, 6-3 to Jordi Arrese after an eight-year lay off.
1991: Gordon Greenidge scored 223 against Australia in his last Test cricket knock at home.
2005: In the NFL Draft, Alex Smith from University of Utah was the first pick from San Francisco 49ers.
