00:00to get off tonight and this man Chris Gale it's been a stalwart and an icon of t20 cricket wherever
00:05he's played returning to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for the first time last year he last
00:13three years as a matter of fact he's been captain in this team and opening the bowling for the
00:18Patriots Fabian Allen left arm orthodox this is an interesting move Tom Moody good evening Sammy
00:25Danny and all our viewers it is a very interesting move Fabian Allen is a useful left arm spinner but
00:32if you look at the numbers with Chris Gale against left arm spin he decimates it he has a strike
00:39rate career sorry cpl strike rate of 188 against left arm spin maybe they're thinking they can
00:46sneak one in quickly before he gets going and if the breeze is in then you can have a spot of
00:54bother but he's underway straight away as the big guy Gale forfeit
01:03well Fabian Allen looking to bowl very much leg stump line but what it does create is a free
01:08hit for Chris Gale through the leg side not getting any timing on that but because of the
01:13size of the bat and the power of the man he manages to muscle it behind square
01:18for a comfortable four there's two back on the leg side deep mid on and a deep mid wicket
01:25here it goes Tom Moody get out there and catch it here's our first hero Maximum of the evening
01:34and Fabian Allen missing his length to Chris Gale and you can't afford to do that in the biggest of
01:39grounds let alone here at Warner Park and he's been dispatched disdainfully for the first hero
01:47Maximum of the night
01:50oh
01:54someone get out of the air hostess and tell her it's left the building
02:00gee back to back from Gale and this one has been absolutely crunched from Chris Gale again
02:09two full from Fabian Allen and again going the distance always going to be a risk
02:14ball in the left hand wanted us to Chris Gale we did mention that it was an interesting move
02:23i'm not too sure if it was the right one
02:30oh typical Gale one bounce over extra cover with a big slicing slap
02:37again a lot of weight on offer here for Chris Gale so it was a free hit really
02:47over the rough side he just had to get some bat on it and he did a couple bounces into the boundary
02:52but with that start that face over really got his eyes in so now it's a much more difficult
02:58proposition going to Chris Gale
03:00same
03:03oh sweet sweet timing
03:10delicate from Chris Gale just creaming this one through the offside
03:16with an offer again from Red Emirates and it's always going to be dangerous in the power play
03:24Chris Gale skillful enough just to open the face at the last moment
03:28and gated through in front of point for another boundary
03:38drives it short protection won't get there got too much of it a good piece of this one
03:49there was some steep bounce but Gale was good enough and classy enough to
03:54get into position get on top of the bounce and place it well in front of square
04:01does surprise me given that we've seen when the ball is pitched on a good length
04:07a bit of steep bounce that the bowlers haven't hit that good link consistently
04:15ah Samuel might get interrupted again this has gone in a similar fashion and direction
04:21hundred up now courtesy of Gale with another maximum it's another example of what I was
04:27getting to and that's the length that needs to be bowled he's bowling up far too full because
04:32both players just trusting themselves on a very good surface just to hit through
04:37that foolish length he needs to pull that length back probably three meters at least
04:43so he's bowling to the top of the pad not up into the sweet spot of the bat
04:51Brathwaite's disappeared talk about fat city here in St Kitts there's another half century
04:59courtesy for Gale 53 from 36 here
05:09just a fraction full from Brathwaite coming back into the attack
05:14straight in that slot we talked about it with the spin bowlers
05:21hello and goodbye
05:26new balls please we've got a hundred partnership up to between these two
05:31screaming along sweetly he's ripped this one to shreds that's a hero maximum from Chris Gale
05:42where will we get adjectives to describe the power of this man
05:51cries a catch it from the bowler is it bat or pad
05:55yeah leg buys but it's another boundary to the total for the JTs
06:07just clipping the pad on the way through little unlucky behind the stumps
06:12it's for Darren Ganga the hunk of the Caribbean bring it on bring it on Danny here a hunk
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06:25signed on for another three years Danny we'll go ripping through St Kitts with that
06:31hurrah and goodbye here's another six funnily enough from Christopher Henry Gale
06:39brilliant racing to 149 150 in their sights
06:48but if he stays there Chris Gale can easily take this total beyond 200
06:54his partner not a long distance behind Chadwick Walton think about Andre Russell yet to come
07:04200 try 230 minimum
07:09he heard your moods in a hurry the big guy 150 up now 155 for one
07:21last five overs 82 runs
07:26there she goes
07:33another hero maximum for Christopher Henry Gale
07:39again missing his length Carlos Brathwaite also into this hitting half of Chris Gale
07:46and it's too easy for the big man this dainfully dispatching that one over loan
07:51for another hero maximum
07:59a change in the field he will be a third man
08:07second sweeper on the offside comes into the 30 yard circle
08:13length doesn't have the distance yes just over the head of Riyadh Emirate there in that long off
08:21position talk about power from Chris Gale did not make any sort of good connection hitting high on
08:31the bat and still able to have the legs on it Riyadh Emirate was interested for a while
08:38but still sailing over his head consecutive sixes in the 16th over for Chris Gale
08:45and again well it's like deja vu raining sixes here at Warrnipa courtesy the big man Christopher Henry Gale
09:01time to issue helmets for the crowd I think it's not too late
09:07certainly need to keep your eye on what's happening because balls are being peppered
09:13into the crowd whether it be straight whether it be square of the wicket
09:18and they're going in there with great pace
09:26Paul is two and he will get it he will get it
09:34well I'm not quite sure umpire Basarat goes upstairs just to check and confirm
09:41if the second run was completed the Patriots they think they have this one
09:47an excellent bit of feeling on the old field from Shamar Brooks
09:51an excellent throw as well direct hit always dangerous it's very very close
10:00could this be the 100 for Chris Gale
10:01it's a really tight call here umpire Sean George TV umpire has to make a decision
10:20see the baton the line there he needs to have something past that line
10:24in order for him to be not out
10:26Chris Gale waits to find out whether or not he did in fact get that 100
10:38and it's not out that's a century take a bow Christopher Henry Gale yeah he's in all smarts
10:45the first century hero CPL 2019 goes to the man of the moment it's an El Dorado celebration as well
10:54one that we've come to know from the big man Christopher Henry Gale
11:00an applause around the stadium here in Warner Park for this man this man we've just witnessed
11:07a sensational innings his 22nd century in T20 cricket his fourth in the hero CPL equal in Dwayne Smith
11:1559 innings prior to this we're mentioning that without a century he's broken that duck
11:24second man on the list with only eight Michael Klinger so what a distance
11:29he has had in T20 cricket just a confirmation there of his statistics really a giant of this game
11:38and he will want to finish off with a bang that's for sure
11:42edge 14 favors the brave Christopher Gale can do no wrong
11:50Chris Gale again trying to smash this one out of the park managing to get that thick outside edge
11:55past the old stretch hand of Devon Thomas and another boundary
12:02certainly going to be going after everything here now in particular
12:07in pursuit of that highest score of 226 by St. Lucia versus Barbados in 2018
12:14I think they'd be disappointed if they don't manage to overhaul that target
12:22Joseph two deliveries left in this over
12:27edged again same result
12:36you should have a slip in place shouldn't I
12:44this defensive captaincy I just don't get it
12:50you got a feel for the bowler that's all you can do is just smile get back to your mark clear your
12:54head and go again because he's bowled well Joseph he deserves to finish off his spell
13:00he's fourth over in style he's got two for 35 with just the one ball left
13:07the third man I think has gone into position now
13:11no he's changed his mind so maybe he should put him in a slip
13:17well he's gone finer he's gone into a fly slip
13:28struck firmly Andrew Russell had to take evasive action he's flawed still has a smile on his face
13:3714 runs from the over another expensive one is 213 for two
13:49it was wide and four as well
13:54why does that happen every time without fear without fear commentators curse we were just
14:02talking about how good this young man was doing and then he serves that up
14:10what he's trying to do though is cramp gal ball into his feet so he's getting that
14:15angle into his feet it's just over compensated with line and length on that occasion
14:24baby and Alan yeah good length good straight up in the air it was wide as well we've been
14:30talking about that length and line first delivery up gets the prize wicket of the big man the
14:36century maker Christopher Henry Gale very very shrewd captaincy
14:46we're having a bit of a laugh here at the expense of Sammy but
14:50baby and Alan just bowling there into the wicket as quickly as he possibly could
14:55and Gale looking to hit a home run and just coming off the toe of the bat
14:59what an innings what a superb innings we've seen it so many times from this man
15:05he continues to entertain and set the heroes cpl alive goes off to a big applause from the
15:13locals here Chris Gale 116 just off the 62 is 228 for three
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