Riding on opener Chris Gayle's century (107 in 49 balls), Royal Challengers battered a luckless Kings XI Punjab by 85 runs in their Indian Premier League match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here Friday.
Riding on opener Chris Gayle's century (107 in 49 balls), Royal Challengers battered a luckless Kings XI Punjab by 85 runs in their Indian Premier League match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here Friday.
Set to score 206 after putting RCB in to bat, Kings Xi could manage only 120/9 in their 20 overs.
As is his wont, Royal's fearsome opener Chris Gayle hit 107 with nine mighty sixes and 10 boundaries in 48 balls. Every six from his bat electrified the stadium, making the frenzied fans scream for more.u00a0
Though Ryan McLaren got an initial breakthrough when he got other opener Tilakaratne Dilshan caught by Praveen Kumar for a paltry 16 in the fifth over, a 'Gayle storm' hit the Kings XI when the tall West Indian ripped apart their bowling attack, hitting sixes and fours at will.
After Gayle was out at 154 in the 15th over after he was caught by Ryan Harris off spinner Piyush Chawla, Royals lost Kholi at 155.u00a0
A rearguard action by AB De Villiers with two sixes and two fours (27) and Saurabh Tiwary (13) saw RCB cross the 200-run mark for the first time in the current edition of the tournament.
Harris was the most successful bowler for Kings XI, bagging three wickets for 38 runs.
