IPL 2018: Chris Gayle dedicates his century to a special someone

Chris Gayle put on a special show on Thursday as he knocked the Hyderabad bowlers out of the park in Mohali. Gayle, who made his debut for KXIP with a brilliant half century against Chennai Super Kings, continued in the same vein against SRH and went on to better it. Gayle scored 104 runs not out off 63 balls with 11 massive sixes and just one four. 

Gayle was a little slow by his standards in the start. He took 39 balls to reach his half-century. 

Gayle got to his sixth IPL hundred and 21st T20 hundred in the 19th over with a single off Siddarth Kaul’s bowling, and instantly cradled his bat like it were a baby to celebrate – a century dedicated to his daughter.

“This hundred is dedicated to my daughter. Tomorrow is her birthday,” he asserted after his innings.

Gayle's 104 took him to third place in the Orange Cap race in just the two matches, and also won him a Man of the Match for the second game running.

"A lot of people thought I'm too old, but after this innings, I have nothing to prove. Since joining Kings XI, (Virender) Sehwag told me to stick with the yoga guy and a massage guy. That's the secret, I guess,” concluded Gayle.