‘Gayle Force’ takes RCB home by 3 wkts against KKR

Kolkata, Apr 11:
Chris Gayle hammered the Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers into submission with a breathtaking 96 that guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to a three-wicket victory in an Indian Premier League encounter here today.
Chasing a victory target of 178, Gayle singlehandedly tore apart the home team attack as his 56 ball innings had seven boundaries and an equal number of sixes as the five-pronged KKR spin attack was taken to cleaners.
When Gayle was out, RCB still needed seven runs but Abu Nechim Ahmed (5 no) and Harshal Patel (9 no) kept their calm to see their team home with an over to spare.
Gayle was dropped by Morne Morkel while on 63 and the total on 131 for five which the ‘Big Jamaican’ capitalised fully with some meaty blows as most of his sixes went deep into the Eden Gardens stand. (PTI)

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