It seems that for Karachi Kings their good days have started. They had Pollard coming back to the batting form in the precious game and today Chris Gayle showed his magic with the bat. After being totally out of form with the bat for all the previous matches, Gayle hit 44 off 17 balls today.
He smashed five sixes in his innings. Two went to the pacer Mohammad Irfan and then three back to back sixes came off the bowling of Saeed Ajmal. Saeed did get him out on the next ball but by that time the damage was done from Gayle.
Gayle first picked up Irfan on the leg side. This was a length ball and Gayle managed to hit this one from the middle. At first it looked as if the ball might have not come off the middle but still it went for a six. The second one was swept on the leg side again.
On both these shots the pace of Irfan and the power of Gayle was enough for the ball to be taken over the ropes on the full. After this Saeed Ajmal came into the arc of Gayle. Three balls and three huge sixes from Gayle. All of them were some monster shots. The job was done there for Gayle. The Karachi Kings wanted him to fire like this and he was successful in delivering it finally in the most important match for them in the group stage.
Gayle storm has finally hit PSL and the Islamabad United bowling looks in complete disarray at the moment. Gayle first bagged two huge sixes against the pace of Mohammad Irfan and then he got Saeed Ajmal for three monster hits on the leg side.
This is brilliant cricket from the leg handed batsman. He was out of form in all the games played before this one and here he has struck fives sixes, made 44 off just 17 balls and then he got out. When it comes to Gayle he keeps things simple for himself and others.
Chris Gayle was looking again completely lost for the first few balls. His first ten balls did not produce much entertainment. The last seven or may be a few more got plenty of entertainment. Most of his sixes came in these balls. The momentum was given to the Karachi innings from Gayle.
The first two sixes against Irfan did not come off the middle for Gayle. They only went over the ropes because there was a lot of pace behind the balls from Irfan and also Gayle put in a lot of force on his shots. This was the reason for those two shots becoming sixes.
But the three consecutive sixes to Ajmal went off the middle. They were absolute batting monsters from the big man. Gayle did not let the ball to spin and picked it right from the pitching point. This was the night for Gayle and now Karachi are through to the playoffs and Gayle is back in the form.
He smashed five sixes in his innings. Two went to the pacer Mohammad Irfan and then three back to back sixes came off the bowling of Saeed Ajmal. Saeed did get him out on the next ball but by that time the damage was done from Gayle.
Gayle first picked up Irfan on the leg side. This was a length ball and Gayle managed to hit this one from the middle. At first it looked as if the ball might have not come off the middle but still it went for a six. The second one was swept on the leg side again.
On both these shots the pace of Irfan and the power of Gayle was enough for the ball to be taken over the ropes on the full. After this Saeed Ajmal came into the arc of Gayle. Three balls and three huge sixes from Gayle. All of them were some monster shots. The job was done there for Gayle. The Karachi Kings wanted him to fire like this and he was successful in delivering it finally in the most important match for them in the group stage.
Gayle storm has finally hit PSL and the Islamabad United bowling looks in complete disarray at the moment. Gayle first bagged two huge sixes against the pace of Mohammad Irfan and then he got Saeed Ajmal for three monster hits on the leg side.
This is brilliant cricket from the leg handed batsman. He was out of form in all the games played before this one and here he has struck fives sixes, made 44 off just 17 balls and then he got out. When it comes to Gayle he keeps things simple for himself and others.
Chris Gayle was looking again completely lost for the first few balls. His first ten balls did not produce much entertainment. The last seven or may be a few more got plenty of entertainment. Most of his sixes came in these balls. The momentum was given to the Karachi innings from Gayle.
The first two sixes against Irfan did not come off the middle for Gayle. They only went over the ropes because there was a lot of pace behind the balls from Irfan and also Gayle put in a lot of force on his shots. This was the reason for those two shots becoming sixes.
But the three consecutive sixes to Ajmal went off the middle. They were absolute batting monsters from the big man. Gayle did not let the ball to spin and picked it right from the pitching point. This was the night for Gayle and now Karachi are through to the playoffs and Gayle is back in the form.
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