Caribbean Premier League: Chris Gayle Ton Helps Jamaica Rout Knight Riders

Chris Gayle was back to his murderous form as Jamaica Tallawahs rode his 18th T20 century to rout Trinbago Knight Riders by seven wickets in a Caribbean Premier League match on Monday.

Chasing Trinbago Knight Riders 191 for four, Gayle scored an unbeaten 108 to help Jamaica win with 10 balls to spare. Gayle proved that he remained the "boss" of instant cricket by scoring his world record 18th T20 century off just 54 balls.

Gayle made a slow start but picked up pace. He slammed six fours and 11 sixes in a whirlwind knock that left Knight Riders stunned. It was Jamaica's second win that took them to the top of the table. Knight Riders crashed to their third defeat in four games.

The only moment of concern for Gayle came when he was dismissed off a no-ball when on 94. But the burly left-hander smashed the subsequent free hit for six to bring up his ton.

It all seemed so easy for Gayle as he was the start of what was the second highest successful run chase in the history of T20 cricket in the Caribbean.

Batting first, a sublime innings of 74 from Hashim Amla helped the Trinbago Knight Riders to what seemed a very competitive total.

The Knight Riders got off to a blazing start, making 40 runs in the first four overs of the match, all of them delivered by spinners Imad Wasim and Shakib al Hasan.

New Zealander Brendon McCullum scored 35 runs from just 18 balls. He fell in the last over of the PowerPlay when he chopped a ball from Imad onto his stumps.

Amla anchored the Knight Riders innings with 74 from 52 deliveries. Amla was given a life on 36. Then he got another let off when he top-edged a Dale Steyn off-cutter straight up but Kumar Sangakkara could not claim a spiralling catch. Amla was on 50 at the time.

At the other end, Colin Munro was combining with Amla in a partnership that was worth 102 runs. Fresh from making the first CPL century by an overseas player against the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the last match, Munro made a 39-ball 55.

On another day, on almost any other day, that would have been a winning stand. But they came up against an in-form Gayle.