After opting to bat, West Indies got off to a wobbly start with Tinashe Panyangara bowling Dwayne Smith for a duck Getty Images
Chris Gayle could have been out lbw first ball but escaped with the umpire's call prevailing. Zimbabwe's joy was short-lived Getty Images
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Gayle, who had not scored an ODI century since June 2013, allied with Samuels, and accumulated steadily AFP
The duo carried on and Gayle got to a century off 105 balls Getty Images
Gayle soon unleashed carnage, whacking a record 16 sixes and raised the fastest ODI double-century Associated Press
Marlon Samuels' heroics paled in the background, but he produced a hundred of his own, adding 372 runs with Gayle, the highest for any wicket in ODIs Associated Press
Gayle plundered 215 off 147 balls before being dismissed off the last ball of the innings ICC
Zimbabwe's top order was dismantled and they slid to 46 for 3 in 8 overs Getty Images
Brendan Taylor and Shaun Williams, though, revived the chase with a 80-run stand Getty Images
After Marlon Samuels had Taylor caught behind for 37, Craig Ervine took over and supplied greater fight ICC
However, Gayle plunged into action again, accounting for Ervine and Stuart Matsikenyeri Associated Press
He was not done yet, pulling off a mock tumble-and-roll catch to send back Elton Chigumbura, as West Indies grabbed a 73-run win Getty Images
