Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Chris Gayle blows away Kings XI Punjab – IPL news
Another astonishing assault by one of the biggest hitters of the ball in present day cricket Chris Gayle has spelt doom for Kings XI Punjab who have been sent packing from the richest cricket league in an ignominious manner for the second consecutive year.
The former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 captain was in merciless form as he blasted his second hundred of the competition to bring crashing down Punjab’s hopes of resurgence under their new captain Adam Gilchrist.
Gayle, who fell out of favour in the Caribbean following the ICC World Cup 2011, has taken his frustration out on the hapless bowlers in the League smashing them all over in the limited appearances he has made after entering the League as reinforcement for
Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The left-hander from Jamaica smashed as many as 9 sixes and 10 fours in his 49-ball innings of 107 runs which left Punjab answerless.
Gayle was hitting the ball as cleanly as ever and his partners were simply content to hand him over the strike, especially one down batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424 who shared a 111-run partnership with the opener.
Gayle reached his hundred off the 46th ball he faced; his first 100 runs included 9 fours and 9 sixes and helped his team soar past the 200-run mark which meant that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 had to come out all guns blazing from the outset.
However, it was not to be for them and the much fancied team crashed to an 85-run defeat to surrender their qualification chances for the last four stage of the tournament.
After the match, Gayle suggested that he always wanted to score runs at an aggressive pace and this has been his style of play for many years and his attitude has helped him to some astonishing feats like the hundred against RCB.
“It was difficult; ball was doing a lot for couple of overs. Good team effort. Virat came in and supported me. The key actually is to pick your areas, it is not all about slogging, and you have to target particular bowlers.
I wanted to bat through the end but it did not happen. AB got us past 200. My celebration is the tuk-tuk train that is a regular thing for me. Things will happen when I am out there,” stated the former West Indian captain.
He added that he has remained unpredictable and wants to carry on in the same vein. He said he wants to enjoy his time in the Indian Premier League which has helped him showcase his talent to the world.
On the other hand, a disappointed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 stated that the innings by Gayle was the difference between the two teams and a better plan should have been adopted by the bowlers to haul the batsmen in who were flaying them to all
corners.
“That was a phenomenal knock. The wicket was doing a bit; he did not get bat on ball for ten balls, and then took the game away from us. We were shell-shocked actually,” stated the former Australian wicketkeeper batsman.
Meanwhile the loss has meant a second successive disappointing season in a row for Kings XI Punjab who many regarded as one of the favourites for the title at least in the first two seasons.
The last two years have seen them undergo many changes and it seems that a new plan of action and fresher minds is what they need to improve in the years to come.
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