Chris Gayle became the first batsman to complete 10,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket with a blistering half century against Gujarat Lions that earned Royal Challengers Bangalore their second victory in the Indian Premier League
RAJKOT: Chris Gayle became the first batsman to complete 10,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket with a blistering half-century against Gujarat Lions that earned Royal Challengers Bangalore their second victory in the Indian Premier League yesterday.
Gayle’s explosive 77 off 38 balls, backed by captain Virat Kohli’s 64 and cameos from Kedar Jadhav (38) and Travis Head (30), gave Royal Challengers a total of 213-2.
In reply, Brendon McCullum hit a valiant 72 off 44 deliveries with seven sixes and two fours, while Ishan Kishan hit four sixes and two fours in his quickfire 39. But Lions still lost by 21 runs as they finished at 192-7.
Gayle had the milestone on his mind in his 290th Twenty20 as he ran three singles off his first five deliveries to achieve the feat after Raina won the toss and opted to field.
BRIEF SCORES: Royal Challengers Bangalore 213 for 2 (Gayle 77, Kohli 64, Jadhav 38*) beat Gujarat Lions 192 for 7 (McCullum 72, Kishan 39, Raina 23, Chahal 3-31) by 21 runs.
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