KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Cricket Board has extended sincere congratulations to Chris Gayle, following his amazing double hundred that propelled the West Indies cricket team to their second victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

The team beat Zimbabwe by 73 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis Method in the Pool B match at Manuka Oval in the Australia capital of Canberra.

Gayle was in record-breaking mood, smashing an incredible 215 off just 147 balls with 14 fours and 16 sixes before he was out off the last ball of the West Indies’ innings of 372 for two from their allocation of 50 overs.

He became the first player to score a triple century in Tests, a double century in One-day Internationals and a century in Twenty20 Internationals.

Gayle’s 22nd ODI hundred surpassed Garry Kirsten’s previous best of 188 made against the United Arab Emirates in 1996. The 16 sixes equalled the record for the most in an innings.

Congratulating Gayle on his performance, Chief Executive Officer of the WICB Michael Muirhead said: “It must be a great feeling for him to have achieved the highest score in the history of the Cricket World Cup. His performance, we are sure, helped to make the day of every West Indian, whether at home or abroad, fans of the game or not.

 “He deserves every accolade that he receives following such an incredible innings. We know such an achievement does not come easily and we want to thank him for the tremendous effort he displayed,” he added.

The West Indies team travel to Sydney on Wednesday, as they prepare to face South Africa at the famous Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday 11:30 pm on Thursday (Eastern Caribbean Time/10:30 pm).