that will be that, he banishes a length ball high over long on to end with nine sixes
KKR vs RCB, 12th match at Bengaluru, IPL, Apr 11 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RCB won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
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That does it for another Gayle storm. Hop over to Pune v Rajasthan now.
Gayle is Man of the Match, well of course. Gayle: "You can put the boundary wherever you want, I'll take on the challenge. I'm hungry, I need some food [what his Twitter feed will say tonight]."
Kohli: "Its done, what is done on the field is done [his spat with Gambhir]. Great game for us. When you know Gayle is leaving the ball, the opposition has to be more worried than when he is hitting it."
Gambhir: "It happens in the heat of the moment. We dont need to carry it off the field. It is a tough sport, no love lost. All credit to Chris, he took the game away from us. We were in the same position last year as well. Hopefully we can turn it around. You have to get 160-170 here when you bat first. It is not like Kolkata or other venues where 140 is fine."
Another team Gayled today. Nuff said.
Kohli gets the orange cap for being the leading run-getter this season for now
stogy: "Yes, Ankit. I can imagine Gayle also using the strategic time out to maximum effect, telling AB, "Yes, I am planning to continue hitting the ball really hard" and AB answering "ermm yes erm erm... good idea. Great strategy""
Jayesh: "RCB should change their team name to GCB = Gayle Challengers Bangalore! :)"
Kumar Saurabh: "Well..its a dangerous bell ringing for other teams. He just hits it so effortlessly...god."
Somesh: "Believe me , teams are making 15-20 less runs -- just to prevent a century from Gayle. Call it strategy!"
slanted too wide across the left-hander
short, Gayle swivels and pulls, again it appears he hasn;t timed it, but try telling the man at deep square leg that, he had no chance as it sailed over
slow length ball, tries to steer it to third man, misses
Ankit Bhutoria: "Why take a strategic time out now, as no amount of strategy can bring KKR back into this game?"
pitched up and disdainfully driven through the off side, but extra cover in the way
very full, Gayle makes some room, and eases it through the off side
good length ball straight and down the leg side
drills an overpitched one to wide long off
slow length ball sitting up, AB makes room and swats it over the straight boundary
walks outside off, Bhatia takes it away from the right hander slowly, AB beaten on the cut
slow and full, quietly pushed to covers for one
Bhatia in the firing line
Saugat: "I think the Orange Cap should be awarded to Gayle even before the IPL begins, . What difference does it make? He's gonna take it anyway!"
Paresh: "@Sagar: You just read my mind. I think at some stage management (not just KKR, but others as well, if you know what I mean) have to take tough calls in favor of the team/competition..."
Gayle closing in on 5000 T20 runs
heaves at a full toss, thick edge runs down to third man
short, and he lets it go outside off
Gayle getting it done with, full toss outside off, and a slice takes it over backward point
no difference to Gayle, uses the angle into him to shovel it over wide long on, making some room outside leg to swing big, it is also a no ball
round the stumps
fullish length this time, and Gayle punishes it, slamming it over long off
nice work from Kallis, gets it around the blockhole first, and then gets the boot out to stop the hit from Gayle
low full toss hit to extra cover
beats him outside off with a straighter and quicker one that AB plays well inside the line of, he's had little clue about Narine this innings
sharp single, pushed off the front foot to cover and AB makes it comfortably
Over 18 • RCB 158/2
RCB won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)