Chris Gayle Hits First 200 in Cricket World Cup History for West Indies

Chris Gayle can be the most devastating batsman in world cricket on his day and he ripped up the record books in Tuesday's World Cup Pool B match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe in Canberra.

The WI opener scored the first double century in World Cup history.

He reached the mark off just 138 balls with an incredible 16 sixes.

It was only the fifth double century in the history of one-day international cricket. This was the 3,612th game.

The 35-year-old from Jamaica also shared the highest partnership in ODI history with Marlon Samuels as they combined for a stand of 372.

Gayle was eventually dismissed off the final ball of the innings after hitting 215 from 147 balls with 10 boundaries.

That is the third highest individual score in the history of the 50-over game, just behind Rohit Sharma's landmark 264 last year and Virender Sehwag's 219 in 2011.

He certainly deserves his round of applause.