Windies crush Canada to win Tri-Series tournament
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West Indies captain Chris Gayle top-scored with a swashbuckling 110 not out to lead his team to a seven-wicket victory over the host nation in the Canada Cup Tri-Series final in Ontario overnight.
The left-hander struck 14 fours and six sixes in only 77 balls as the title favourites cruised to 3 for 181 in reply to Canada's 179 all out in 46.5 overs.
Gayle recorded his 16th century in one-day internationals to set up a commanding win for West Indies with 22.3 overs to spare.
Canada, beaten by 49 runs when the two teams met in the round-robin stage on Friday, lost wickets at regular intervals after being asked to bat first.
Opener Rizwan Cheema provided the only significant resistance with a whirlwind 61 off 45 balls while fast bowler Jerome Taylor led the West Indian attack with 3 for 33 in 6.5 overs.
West Indies and Canada advanced to the final after both teams beat Bermuda in their opening matches.
-Reuters
