Gayle blasts West Indies to T20 series win over Australia

TIL Desk Sports/ Chris Gayle smashed 67 off 38 balls as the West Indies sealed a six-wicket win over Australia in the third Twenty20 international in St Lucia on Monday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match series.

Chasing a modest 142 for victory after Moises Henriques (33) and Ashton Turner (24) put on Australia’s first half-century stand of the series, West Indies got home in style thanks to Gayle’s blitzkrieg that included seven sixes.

It was the 41-year-old’s first T20 half-century since 2016 after barely featuring in the shortest format for the national team in recent years. Skipper Nicholas Pooran, standing in for the injured Kieron Pollard, was unbeaten on 32.

“It’s a great journey. I’m so happy and so pleased to get a series win. I just want to commend stand-in captain Pooran for winning a fantastic series against a great team,” Gayle said.