After the initial hiccup, Australia did well to post 169/7 in their allotted 20 overs. 170 is a sort of total which a bowling attack like Australia with the likes of Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, James Hopes and Shane Watson in its ranks should have been able to defend.

The fact that they couldn’t manage that can be attributed to only one reason – The Gayle factor.

The key to winning any T20 game against a side that features Chris Gayle is to get him out early.