Chris Gayle hits record 18 sixes in Bangladesh Premier League final

Gayle has played 103 Tests, 273 one-day internationals and 52 T20s for West Indies in an international career dating from 1999

Chris Gayle hit a record 18 sixes as he smashed an unbeaten 146 off 69 balls for Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League final.

The West Indies batsman, 38, beat his previous record of 17 sixes, set in the Indian Premier League in 2013.

He also struck five fours as he amassed the highest score in a T20 final and became the first player to pass 11,000 runs in Twenty20s.

Gayle helped Rangpur make 206-1 in 20 overs against Dhaka Dynamites in Dhaka.

He added an unbroken 201 with former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, who made 51 not out off 43 balls.

Gayle is the leading scorer in this year's BPL with 485 runs from 11 games at an average of almost 54 and strike-rate of 176.

His 146 not out is the 10th highest score in T20s. His unbeaten 175 for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL remains the highest.

Gayle's record collection

• Most sixes in a T20 innings - 18

• Highest T20 score - 175 not out

• Most T20 hundreds - 20

• Fastest T20 century - 30 balls

• He is responsible for three of the top 10 highest T20 scores of all time

• He is the only player to score a T20 international century, an ODI double century and a Test triple century