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IPL Flashback: Watch Chris Gayle destroy Pune Warriors' bowling with a mammoth 175*

Chris Gayle took just 30 balls to get to the three-figure mark, eclipsing Andrew Symonds 34-ball effort, as Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a T20 record 263 for five.

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Chris Gayle may not have had an electric start to this edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), but exactly three years ago he had set the Chinnaswamy roof on fire when he blazed to a 66 ball 175 knock against the now defunct Pune Warriors (PW). In the process, he scored the fastest 100 in T20s, registered the highest individual score in the shortest format of the game and hit the maximum number of sixes in an innings.

The Jamaican took just 30 balls to get to the three-figure mark, eclipsing Andrew Symonds 34-ball effort, as Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a T20 record 263 for five. The previous highest total by a team in this form of the game was 260 by Sri Lanka.

In all, he scored 175 off a mere 66 balls, leaving the opposition shell-shocked at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. For those who witnessed the relentless onslaught from the stands, the visit was definitely worth it as it rained sixes and fours. Gayle hammered an unprecedented 17 sixes to go with his 13 fours.

By the time he had reached his century, 98 off Gayle's runs had come in boundaries (8 Fours and 11 Sixes). For the record, he consumed 23 balls to reach 150 from 100, which was the slowest of the three fifties, giving a fair indication of what he actually did to the clueless bowlers. His strike-rate at the end of the innings was a staggering 265.15.

Watch the historic innings here

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