Chris Gayle's England affair

ICC Champions Trophy 2004

Chris Gayle failed to fire in the tournament

During the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004, West Indies went on to win the title after defeating host nation, England, by 2 wickets at Kennington Oval, London. The tournament took place soon after the culmination of West Indies' tour of England. In the four matches that West Indies played in the tournament, Gayle scored 139 runs at an average of 34.75 and a strike rate of 72.39, with a best of 99 during West Indies' first match against Bangladesh at Southampton.

In the matches that followed, Gayle scored 16, 1 and 23 against South Africa, Pakistan and England respectively. In the match against South Africa, Gayle was the pick of the West Indian bowlers, registering figures of 10-0-50-3. He was also the joint third-highest (with Michael Kasprowicz) wicket-taker in the tournament. He picked up seven wickets at an average of 17.85, an economy rate of 4.9 and a strike rate of 21.8.