Chris Gayle was in the mood for some fun during the West Indies’ final league match of the T20 World Cup 2021 against Australia in Abu Dhabi. West Indies got eliminated from the tournament while Australia had the chance to qualify by winning the game.
West Indies batted first after losing the toss. Chris Gayle played a few lusty shots before getting out to Pat Cummins. While walking off the ground, Gayle raised his bat to all corners of the park which suggested a possible retirement of the Universe Boss at the end of this game.
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All-rounder Dwayne Bravo had already announced that he will be ending his international career at the end of this T20 World Cup. And it looked like Chris Gayle also joined him in this decision. Gayle was seen distributing his match gears as well after his batting.
Defending 158 runs, West Indies were at the receiving end of David Warner’s batting masterclass, who found a good ally in Mitchell Marsh. The duo added 124 runs for the second wicket and took Australia near the target.
Chris Gayle came to bowl with 8 runs needed in the last five overs. Gayle smartly bowled against Warner and had a chance missed to out Warner stumped. Nicholas Pooran missed a simple stumping, which would have ended Warner’s innings.
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After missing the wicket, Gayle walked to Warner and tried to check what’s inside his pocket. England’s Barmy Army were quick to react to this and wrote, “Has Chris Gayle just checked Warner’s pocket for sandpaper”.
Watch the tweet here;
Has Chris Gayle just checked Warner's pocket for sandpaper 🤣🤣#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/QUMM1ylFqp
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) November 6, 2021
Gayle finished his over with Mitch Marsh’s wicket on the last ball. He celebrated this wicket by jumping on the shoulders of Marsh like he was saying thank you for giving away his wicket on what would be his last ball in international cricket.
On the match’s front, Warner scored unbeaten 89 runs to guide Australia home with eight wickets in hand and 22 balls to spare.
