LIVE - West Indies vs Zimbabwe: Chris Gayle first player to score double ton in World Cup

• HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
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• Updated: Feb 24, 2015 12:32 IST

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle plays the ball to the boundary during their World Cup Cricket match against Zimbabwe in Canberra. (Reuters Photo)

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West Indies opener Chris Gayle hit the first double century in the history of World Cup in Tuesday's Pool B match against Zimbabwe at Canberra.
The 35-year-old left-hander hit Tendai Chatara for a boundary in the 46th over of the West Indies innings to reach the mark in 138 balls.
Earlier, West Indies captain Jason Holder was forced to make two changes to his team but won the toss and elected to bat first in the World Cup Pool B match against Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Tuesday.
Both teams lost their opening match of the tournament but won their second and whoever wins the 45th one-day international between the two will move to second spot in the pool behind India.
"We're going to bat first, it seems to be a pretty good wicket," Holder said. "We've played here before and done well when we've batted so hopefully we'll put some runs on the board.
"Our top four batters have started to set it up but not carried on so we're stressing to them to just carry it on."