Gayle credits bowlers for Royal Challengers’ win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians – Cricket News Update
Hard-hitting batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 has credited his team’s bowlers for the Royal Challengers Bangalores’ nine-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on May 9.
“I would actually say our bowlers won this match for us. To restrict such a good batting line up in the first six overs and also get key wickets was a tremendous effort,” Gayle said.
“It was a very good wicket to bat on (when we batted) to be honest with you … it was a very good toss to win. The new ball tends to do a lot here. Credit must go to our bowlers who utilised the conditions brilliantly.”
The visitors won the toss but elected to field, putting their opponents to bat on what MI wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KD-Karthik-c1780 later termed a “Test track”.
The Royal Challengers' bowling attack was effective from the start, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JEC-Franklin-c1684 back to the pavilion for 1, while Rohit Sharma was dismissed on duck three deliveries later.
Harshal http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kommu-Karthik-c71642 (44) threatened to grow.
The remainder of the batting order was dealt a fatal blow by veteran spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Smith-c1401 back to the pavilion on 2.
The bowlers managed to restrict Harbhajan’s side to 141, and the subsequent chase was wrapped up at the expense of one wicket, with 2 overs to spare. Gayle was the anchor of his team’s innings, contributing a 82 off 59, a score which also won him the Orange Cap for becoming the first batsman to score 500 runs in the current season of the IPL (515 runs from 11 matches).
Commenting on the team’s status in the tournament, Gayle expressed satisfaction with the fact that the Royal Challengers had managed to win two consecutive games which had propelled them to number 4 on the points table, and hoped that they would continue in a similar vein during their remaining matches.
“… two wins on the trot is actually good for us and hopefully we can continue in the same form in the next couple of games,” he said.
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