IPL5: Chris Gayle is a genius, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers – Cricket News Update
Royal Challengers Bangalore are back in contention for the Indian Premier League title with a thumping win over Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 in the 25th game of the tournament played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
on Friday, April 20, 2012.
RCB’s Mr. Dependable, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, once again came to the rescue, as the left-handers 56-ball 87 helped Bangalore crush Punjab by five wickets.
The South African cricketer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887, was full of praise for Gayle, who was declared Player of the Match.
The Proteas international termed the tall West Indian a genius. De Villiers held that Gayle makes things easy for his partners by scoring quickly and taking pressure off them.
De Villiers, who played an innings of 52 runs, said, “I would have loved to finish the game off. The partnership in the middle overs was crucial. Gayle is a genius. It makes the job easier for us when Gayle is at one end. The run-rate
is kept under control.”
RCB, who are currently placed seventh on the IPL points table, found themselves in trouble at the start of sixth over with 25 runs on board and three wickets down. The visitors were still trailing by another 138 runs and the required
run-rate had jumped over nine. However, with Gayle and de Villiers on in the ranks, RCB fancied their chances.
The visitors eventually won the game thanks to a 131 runs fourth wicket partnership between the Gayle and De Villiers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384, skipper RCB, was thrilled with the win. The New Zealander hailed the efforts of two of his best men.
The left-arm spinner said, “Chris and AB are experienced players. They showed their confidence while batting today. Chris can turn the game around with some big hits and AB can hang in there. We lost three games on the trot, but
we are looking to play some good cricket. It is a long tournament and anything can happen.”
Royal Challengers Bangalore has now won two back-to-back matches. RCB will now face http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals next in their IPL5 campaign. The match will take place at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Monday, April 23, 2012.
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