Gayle leads six-hitting rampage

Feb 20, 2019

Jason Holder won the toss and chose to bat at Kensington Oval•Getty Images

Campbell made a quickfire 30 before being caught off Chris Woakes•Getty Images

Hope fell when top-edging Ben Stokes for 64•Getty Images

To the delight of the crowd, Gayle brought up his 24th ODI hundred•Getty Images

Gayle eventually cracked 12 sixes in his 135...•Getty Images

In reply, England's openers got off to a typically fast start•Getty Images

Jason Roy brought up a 65-ball hundred•Getty Images

Root went through to his 14th ODI hundred and although he was then dismissed England wrapped up their highest chase with six wickets and eight balls to spare•Getty Images

West Indies included two debutants in Nicholas Pooran and John Campbell•AFP

Chris Gayle started slowly, struggling for rhythm...•Getty Images

Gayle started to find his range, launching a succession of sixes•Getty Images

Gayle celebrates his comeback century in signature style•Getty Images

...before playing on against Stokes•Getty Images

They reached 91 before Jonny Bairstow was the first wicket to fall•Getty Images

Root congratulates Roy on his century•Getty Images

...but Shai Hope's 48-ball fifty kept West Indies ticking•Getty Images

Shimron Hetmyer chipped in with quick runs•Getty Images

Darren Bravo quickly found his stride•Getty Images

Adil Rashid claimed late wickets but a flurry of sixes at the death lifted West Indies to 360 for 8•Getty Images

Joe Root helped keep England up with the rate•Getty Images

Eoin Morgan struck a 37-ball fifty as England closed in•Getty Images