February 4, 2010 (Basseterre) - West Indies captain Chris Gayle will enter the upcoming one-day series against Australia in devastating touch after his brilliant knock set up a 87-run win over the Prime Minister's XI.
Gayle blasted 146 off just 89 balls in a breathtaking innings at Manuka Oval, picking up where he left off in the Third Test against Australia in December when he notched the fifth-fastest Test ton in history.

The captain was well supported by teammates Travis Dowlin (72) and Lendl Simmons (70 not out) as the Windies piled on a mammoth 5-399 in a rain-affected innings reduced to 45 overs.

The brave PM XI's managed 7-312 in reply, thanks mainly to a record-breaking unbeaten knock of 160 from South Australia batsman Tom Cooper. Nikita Miller picked up 3/51 for the West Indies.

As the only warm-up match before the five one-dayers and two Twenty20 matches against Australia - starting at the MCG on Sunday - the performance provides a huge confidence boost to an injury-hit West Indies squad.

Already without the likes of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Jerome Taylor, the Windies also lost all-rounder and vice captain Dwayne Bravo for the whole series after he succumbed to a broken finger.