Gayle blows Australia away

West Indies' captain Chris Gayle (seen launching into a big shot) smashed the Australian bowlers to all parts of the Oval on Saturday to lead his team to a seven-wicket victory in their opening Twenty20 World Cup group C match.

Gayle struck 88 with six sixes and six fours from 50 deliveries as West Indies overhauled Australia's 169 for seven with 4.1 overs to spare.

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