West Indian opener Chris Gayle on Tuesday became the first left-handed batsman to score a double hundred in a 50-over match. The 35-year-old batsman, who ended India’s domination in the 200 club, eclipsed the record of Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar (194) as the previous highest scorer in one-day internationals.
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Here is the list of left-handed batsmen with the highest individual scores in one-day internationals:
Chris Gayle (West Indies) 215 off 147 balls against Zimbabwe at Canberra in 2015
Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 194 off 146 balls against India at Chennai in 1997
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 189 off 161 balls against India at Sharjah in 2000
Garry Kirsten (South Africa) 188* off 159 balls against UAE at Rawalpindi in 1996
Sourav Ganguly (India) 183 off 158 balls against Sri Lanka at Taunton in 1999
Matthew Hayden (Australia) 181* off 166 balls against New Zealand at Hamilton in 2007
Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka) 174* off 159 balls against India at Kingston in 2013
Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 172 off 126 balls against Zimbabwe at Hobart in 2004
Brian Lara (West Indies) 169 off 129 balls against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in 1995
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 169 off 137 balls against South Africa at Colombo in 2013
