One thousand plus runs in a calendar year in T20 games – CH Gayle’s unique feat
CH Gayle has performed a unique feat while scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year in T20 games. He has achieved the feat in eight calendar years and that too in eight consecutive calendar years from 2011 to 2018.
| No | Player | Year | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 2011 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 1497 | 109* | 57.57 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 112 | 116 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 2012 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 1532 | 128* | 47.87 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 100 | 121 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 2013 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 1344 | 175* | 49.77 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 100 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 2014 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 1056 | 111* | 32.00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 60 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 2015 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 1665 | 151* | 59.46 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 135 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 2016 | 48 | 47 | 4 | 1304 | 108* | 30.32 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 93 | 112 |
| 7 | CH Gayle | 2017 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 1291 | 146* | 35.86 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 84 | 101 |
| 8 | CH Gayle | 2018 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 1027 | 104* | 32.09 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 90 | 73 |
There are six occasions of batsmen scoring 100 plus boundary sixes in a calendar year in T20 games. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that CH Gayle is the batsman on all these six occasions.
| No | Player | Year | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 2011 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 1497 | 109* | 57.57 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 112 | 116 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 2012 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 1532 | 128* | 47.87 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 100 | 121 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 2013 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 1344 | 175* | 49.77 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 100 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 2015 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 1665 | 151* | 59.46 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 135 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 2016 | 48 | 47 | 4 | 1304 | 108* | 30.32 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 93 | 112 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 2017 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 1291 | 146* | 35.86 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 84 | 101 |
CH Gayle is the only batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes and 100 plus boundary fours in three calendar years – 2011, 2012 and 2015. The following table lists his performance.
| No | Player | Year | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 2011 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 1497 | 109* | 57.57 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 112 | 116 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 2012 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 1532 | 128* | 47.87 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 100 | 121 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 2015 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 1665 | 151* | 59.46 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 135 |