Chris Gayle was given a standing ovation at The Oval after his superb innings of 88 in 50 balls set the West Indies up for a seven-wicket victory over Australia. Gayle hammered six fours and six sixes, Brett Lee conceding 27 runs in one over, as the West Indies chased down their target of 170 in the 16th over.

Gayle added 133 for the first wicket with Andre Fletcher, who also played some fine strokes during his 53 which occupied 32 balls. Australia managed to post 169 for seven and that repre