For those days, Chris Gayle was an ace in the Indian T20 League and one who definitely caused concern for other sides. A decade ago, he again tested his skills under a match against Punjab Kings, registering an enormous 117 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. At M Chinnaswamy, Gayle took to the pitch and destroyed the PBKS bowlers hitting 12 sixes and 7 fours off 57 balls.
A 46-ball century and it was his 14th hundred in the T20 format. Thanks to Gayle’s innings, RCB scored a mammoth 226 runs for 3 wickets in their 20 overs. Kohli held the fort with 32 runs during a 119-run opening stand with Gayle; henceforth, de Villiers stayed for the fun with 47 off 24 balls. Gayle was the face behind this entertaining show that tilted the game in favor of RCB.
Punjab, meanwhile, struggled under pressure and was dismissed for a paltry 88 runs in just 14 overs. Starc and Aravind ensured maximum celebrations for RCB as they took four wickets apiece to secure RCB’s largest margin of victory.
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Besides, while playing that innings, Gayle attained another milestone of being the first overseas player to cross 3000 runs in IPL and also bagged the fastest hundred of the 2015 season. It was the second time that season RCB scored 100 runs in the first 10 overs, all thanks to Gayle’s blazing start..
