Gayle onslaught powers WI to victory
South Africa decided to bat first in the opening T20 but made a sluggish start before Faf du Plessis got the innings flowing•Gallo Images
Rilee Rossouw played an effective innings•Gallo Images
It was a brutal slaughter of the South African bowling and made fifty in just 17 balls - the joint-second highest in international cricket. It was the highest for West Indies•Gallo Images
Andre Russell had du Plessis caught off a full toss as the tourists - somewhat T20 specialists - got well on top with the ball and it appeared South Africa might fall short of a par score•Gallo Images
But Rilee Rossouw made his second T20 international half-century to boost the hosts. It was an essential innings and South Africa actually ended up with a solid 165•Gallo Images
Gayle eventually fell to Imran Tahir, who also picked up two other scalps. But Tahir's charging celebration counted for little as his side were beaten very heavily•Gallo Images
But when Chris Gayle in on form there is no attack capable of dealing with him nor any ground big enough to contain his power. One flush strike and he was away...•Gallo Images
The 78 added by Gayle and Dwayne Smith totally killed the chase and although West Indies stuttered to only win the game in the final over they had easily gone one-up in the three-match series•Gallo Images