Couple of records for CH Gayle in Twenty20 games
CH Gayle became the only batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to score 800 boundary fours and 800 boundary sixes. He achieved the milestone of 800 boundary sixes during the match between Khulna Times and Rangpur Riders at Dhaka on 08.12.17. He essayed a century – 126 not out in which he scored four boundary fours and 14 boundary sixes representing Rangpur Riders. His 13th boundary six – off Nazmul Hossain Shanto of the 15.1 over of the innings – fetched him 800 boundary six. He hit the next ball also for a boundary six which was the winning hit for his team and his boundary sixes aggregate at the end of this game read 801. His boundary fours aggregate swelled to 828 with his four boundary fours in this innings. His career figures read as under
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| CH Gayle | 2005-2017 | 318 | 312 | 43 | 10907 | 175* | 40.54 | 19 | 67 | 19 | 828 | 801 |
He represented the following teams in Twenty20 games – Barisal Bulls, Barisal Burners, Chittagong Vikings, Dhaka Gladiators, Jamaica, Jamaica Tallawahs, Karachi Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Qalandars, Lions, Matabeleland Tuskers, Melbourne Renegades, PCA Masters XI, Rangpur Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, West Indians, West Indies, Western Australia.
It is noted with interest that his runs. Highest score, number of centuries, number of half centuries and number of fifties, boundary fours and boundary sixes are individual records in the history of Twenty20 games.
CH Gayle scored 14 boundary sixes in his knock of 126 not out for Rangpur Riders against Khulna Times at Dhaka on 08.12.07 to provide the 18th occasion of a batsman scoring 12 or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20 games. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 17 | RCB | Warriors | Bengaluru | 23.04.13 |
| 2 | GR Napier | 152* | 16 | Essex | Sussex | Chelmsford | 24.06.08 |
| 3 | MD Shanaka | 123 | 16 | Sinhalese | Saracens | Col-Colts) | 12.01.16 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 151* | 15 | Somerset | Kent | Taunton | 31.05.15 |
| 5 | CG Williams | 116 | 14 | Namibia | Scotland | Windhoek | 04.10.11 |
| 6 | AJ Finch | 156 | 14 | Australia | England | Southampton | 29.08.13 |
| 7 | CH Gayle | 126* | 14 | Riders | Titans | Dhaka | 08.12.17 |
| 8 | BB McCullum | 158* | 13 | KKR | RCB | Bengaluru | 18.04.08 |
| 9 | RE Levi | 117* | 13 | South Africa | New Zealand | Hamilton | 19.02.12 |
| 10 | CH Gayle | 128* | 13 | RCB | Daredevils | Delhi | 17.05.12 |
| 11 | LP van der Westhuizen | 145 | 12 | Namibia | Kenya | Windhoek | 07.11.11 |
| 12 | CH Gayle | 122* | 12 | Jamaica | Guyana | Gros Islet | 19.01.13 |
| 13 | CH Gayle | 114 | 12 | Dhaka | Royals | Dhaka | 15.02.13 |
| 14 | NJ van den Bergh | 101 | 12 | North West | Namibia | Potchefstroom | 22.03.14 |
| 15 | CH Gayle | 117 | 12 | RCB | Kings XI | Bengaluru | 06.05.15 |
| 16 | MD Shanaka | 131* | 12 | Sinhalese | Galle CC | Col-PSS) | 05.01.16 |
| 17 | AB de Villiers | 129* | 12 | RCB | Guj Lions | Bengaluru | 14.05.16 |
| 18 | E Lewis | 125* | 12 | West Indies | India | Kingston | 09.07.17 |
Of the 18 occasions enumerated above, it is interesting to note that CH Gayle appears on seven occasions. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 17 | RCB | Warriors | Bengaluru | 23.04.13 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 151* | 15 | Somerset | Kent | Taunton | 31.05.15 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 126* | 14 | Riders | Titans | Dhaka | 08.12.17 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 128* | 13 | RCB | Daredevils | Delhi | 17.05.12 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 122* | 12 | Jamaica | Guyana | Gros Islet | 19.01.13 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 114 | 12 | Dhaka | Royals | Dhaka | 15.02.13 |
| 7 | CH Gayle | 117 | 12 | RCB | Kings XI | Bengaluru | 06.05.15 |
CH Gayle posted another century – 146 not out representing Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites at Mirpur, Dhaka on 12.12.17 which was his 20th Twenty20 century. He became the first batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to post 20 centuries.
He also wrote into record books with 18 boundary sixes during his knock of 146 not out in this game. His 18 boundary sixes are the most scored by a batsman in the history of Twenty20 games. It was an improvement on his own 17 boundary sixes scored while making 175 not out representing Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors at Bengaluru on 23.04.13
His career figures as of 12.12.17 read thus
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| CH Gayle | 2005-2017 | 319 | 313 | 44 | 11056 | 175* | 41.10 | 20 | 67 | 19 | 833 | 819 |
CH Gayle also became the second batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to aggregate 1000 plus runs on two specific grounds. He has an aggregate of 1790 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru and has an aggregate of 1230 runs at Mirpur, Dhaka. His Dhaka aggregate was achieved in the just concluded Bangladesh Premier League in which he amassed 485 runs. The other batsman to accomplish the feat of scoring 1000 plus runs on two specific grounds is SE Marsh. He has an aggregate of 1170 runs at Perth and 1064 runs at Mohali
| No | Player | Runs | Ground |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 1790 | Benglauru |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 1230 | Dhaka-M |
| 1 | SE Marsh | 1170 | Perth |
| 2 | SE Marsh | 1064 | Mohali |
CH Gayle’s 18 sixes during his knock of 146 not out for Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites at Mirpur, Dhaka on 12.12.17 provide the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 15 or more sixes in an innings of a Twenty20 game. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 146* | 18 | Riders | Dynamites | Dhaka | 12.12.17 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 175* | 17 | RCB | Warriors | Bengaluru | 23.04.13 |
| 3 | GR Napier | 152* | 16 | Essex | Sussex | Chelmsford | 24.06.08 |
| 4 | MD Shanaka | 123 | 16 | Sinhalese | Saracens | Col-Colts) | 12.01.16 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 151* | 15 | Somerset | Kent | Taunton | 31.05.15 |
CH Gayle’s 18 sixes during his knock of 146 not out for Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites at Mirpur, Dhaka on 12.12.17 provide the third occasion of his scoring 15 or more sixes in an innings of a Twenty20 game. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 146* | 18 | Riders | Dynamites | Dhaka | 12.12.17 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 175* | 17 | RCB | Warriors | Bengaluru | 23.04.13 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 151* | 15 | Somerset | Kent | Taunton | 31.05.15 |
The following list shows the batsmen who have an aggregate of 100 plus runs from the boundary four and sixes they have scored in an innings. CH Gayle aggregated 128 runs from 05 boundary fours and 18 boundary sixes he scored during his knock of 146 not out for Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites at Mirpur, Dhaka on 12.12.17 to provide the 25th occasion of a batsman scoring 100 plus runs from boundary fours and sixes.
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | 4+6 | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 13 | 17 | 154 | RCB | Warriors | Bengaluru | 23.04.13 |
| 2 | GR Napier | 152* | 10 | 16 | 136 | Essex | Sussex | Chelmsford | 24.06.08 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 151* | 10 | 15 | 130 | Somerset | Kent | Taunton | 31.05.15 |
| 4 | LP van der Westhuizen | 145 | 14 | 12 | 128 | Namibia | Kenya | Windhoek | 07.11.11 |
| 5 | AJ Finch | 156 | 11 | 14 | 128 | Australia | England | Southampton | 29.08.13 |
| 6 | Kamran Akmal | 150* | 14 | 12 | 128 | Lahore W | Islamabad | Rawalpindi | 24.11.17 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 146* | 5 | 18 | 128 | Riders | Dynamites | Dhaka | 12.12.17 |
| 8 | H Masakadza | 162* | 14 | 11 | 122 | Mountaineers | Eagles | Bulawayo | 11.02.16 |
| 9 | A Lyth | 161 | 20 | 7 | 122 | Yorkshire | Northants | Leeds | 17.08.17 |
| 10 | BB McCullum | 158* | 10 | 13 | 118 | KKR | RCB | Bengaluru | 18.04.08 |
| 11 | BB McCullum | 158* | 13 | 11 | 118 | Warwickshire | Derbyshire | Birmingham | 03.07.15 |
| 12 | LJ Wright | 153* | 12 | 11 | 114 | Sussex | Essex | Chelmsford | 25.07.14 |
| 13 | MD Shanaka | 131* | 10 | 12 | 112 | Sinhalese | Galle CC | Col-PSS | 05.01.16 |
| 14 | AB de Villiers | 129* | 10 | 12 | 112 | RCB | Guj Lions | Bengaluru | 14.05.16 |
| 15 | GJ Maxwell | 145* | 14 | 9 | 110 | Australia | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 06.09.16 |
| 16 | DT Christian | 129 | 12 | 10 | 108 | Middlesex | Kent | Canterbury | 06.06.14 |
| 17 | CH Gayle | 126* | 6 | 14 | 108 | Riders | Titans | Dhaka | 08.12.17 |
| 18 | CH Gayle | 128* | 7 | 13 | 106 | RCB | Daredevils | Delhi | 17.05.12 |
| 19 | PJ Malan | 140* | 16 | 7 | 106 | W Province | Easterns | Cape Town | 07.12.14 |
| 20 | MD Shanaka | 123 | 2 | 16 | 104 | Sinhalese | Saracens | Col-Coltss | 12.01.16 |
| 21 | T Kohler-Cadmore | 127 | 14 | 8 | 104 | Worcs | Durham | Worcester | 20.05.16 |
| 22 | ST Jayasuriya | 114* | 9 | 11 | 102 | Mum Ind | Super Kings | Mumbai | 14.05.08 |
| 23 | UBT Chand | 125 | 10 | 10 | 100 | Delhi | Gujarat | Indore | 27.03.13 |
| 24 | CH Gayle | 117 | 7 | 12 | 100 | RCB | Kings XI | Bengaluru | 06.05.15 |
| 25 | AB de Villiers | 133* | 19 | 4 | 100 | RCB | Mum Ind | Mumbai | 10.05.15 |
It is interesting to note that CH Gayle appears six times in the captioned list of 25 occasions. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | 4+6 | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 13 | 17 | 154 | RCB | Warriors | Bengaluru | 23.04.13 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 151* | 10 | 15 | 130 | Somerset | Kent | Taunton | 31.05.15 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 146* | 5 | 18 | 128 | Riders | Dynamites | Dhaka | 12.12.17 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 126* | 6 | 14 | 108 | Riders | Titans | Dhaka | 08.12.17 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 128* | 7 | 13 | 106 | RCB | Daredevils | Delhi | 17.05.12 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 117 | 7 | 12 | 100 | RCB | Kings XI | Bengaluru | 06.05.15 |