Chris Gayle: Fastest double ton, record sixes

By Michelle Nurse Last updated Feb 24, 2015

Chris Gayle of the West Indies bats during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval on February 24, 2015 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo via WICB) by Mark Nolan-IDI/IDI via Getty Images) — Chris Gayle of the West Indies bats during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval on February 24, 2015 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo via WICB by Mark Nolan-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)

Canberra, Australia – Stats highlights from Chris Gayle’s record-breaking 215 against Zimbabwe in the Group B match in Canberra.

215 Runs scored by Chris Gayle, the highest by any batsman in World Cups. He broke Gary Kirsten’s record of 188, against UAE in 1996. This is also the third-highest score by any batsman in ODI history.

4 Number of batsmen who have scored ODI double-hundreds; Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma and Gayle. Rohit has made two such scores.