Gayle's run-fest, and unlucky tosses
Cricinfo looks at some of the interesting numbers from the West Indies-South Africa match at Jaipur
The Bulletin by S Rajesh
02-Nov-2006
West Indies' emphatic win against South Africa has put them in the Champions Trophy final for the second time in a row. Cricinfo looks at some of the interesting numbers from the match at Jaipur
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133.33 - Chris Gayle's strike rate against Shaun Pollock (24 runs in 18 balls)
58 - The number of runs Gayle scored in the V between mid-on and mid-off
36 - The number of boundaries (fours and sixes) West Indies struck in chasing down 259. South Africa only managed 23
5 - The number of times West Indies had beaten South Africa in their last 25 ODIs, before the Jaipur match
52.63 - Gayle's average in ODIs won by West Indies. In matches they've lost he averages only 32.78
87.40 & 90.47 - Gayle's average and strike rate in this Champions Trophy
1000 - The number of fours for Brian Lara in ODIs. Only Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya and Adam Gilchrist have hit more
14 - The number of times, in 20 matches, that the captain winning the toss has lost the match in this Champions Trophy
S Rajesh is stats editor of Cricinfo