Kings XI Punjab spinner Piyush Chawla said on Friday that Chris Gayle was the decisive factor between the hosts and the visiting Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match here.
“Our bowlers bowled well but Gayle took the match away from us,” said Chawla, who finished with figures of 4-0-21-1.
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Gayle struck a brilliant 87 as Royal Challengers comfortably beat Kings XI by five wickets.
Gayle and AB de Villiers (52) added 131 runs for the fifth wicket as Royal Challengers Bangalore, set a target of 164, made 166 with three balls to spare.u00a0