UPDATE: Centurions Gayle, Hetmyer power Windies to 357-4
Chris Gayle’s 23rd ODI ton and Shimron Hetmyer’s maiden hundred powered West Indies to 357-4 from 50 overs against United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe.
Gayle cracked 123 off 91 balls, an innings that included 11 sixes and seven fours, while Hetmyer cracked 127 off 93 deliveries, with 14 fours and four sixes.
After Gayle and Evin Lewis (31) added 88 for the first wicket, Hetmyer and Gayle shared 103 for the second wicket to lay the foundation for the huge total.
Shai Hope struck three sixes in 35 off 27 balls to ensure the Caribbean side end on a high.