Chris Gayle, living it large, scored 49 not out. RCB win
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:40 pm
by howzdat
Indian Premier League, 27th match: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals at Bangalore, Apr 20, 2013
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets (with 13 balls remaining). Chris Gayle not out 49.
Well played Gayle.
Chris Gayle, living it large, scoring 175 not out today
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:48 am
by howzdat
1.1 Pandey to Gayle, FOUR, poor start for Pandey, this was full and wide outside off and Gayle simply had to put that away, smashed off the front foot past cover
1.2 Pandey to Gayle, FOUR, 4.40: poor length and line again, this was shorter and just as wide, stays back and slaps that wide of cover and point
1.4 Pandey to Gayle, (no ball) FOUR, and it's an overstep too! On the pads and easily flicked away to fine leg
1.4 Pandey to Gayle, FOUR, Free Hit: Attempts a yorker but it's a low full toss, Gayle makes some room and swings across the line and it's a four to deep square leg
1.5 Pandey to Gayle, no run, follows it up with a quick bouncer and he swing and misses
1.6 Pandey to Gayle, FOUR, a horrid over comes to an end, this was full and wide outside off, Gayle gets under the bounce and scoops it over mid-off, nearly a six
3.1 Dinda to Gayle, 1 run, Dinda drifts a bit on the pads and he tucks it away to fine leg
4.1 Marsh to Gayle, SIX, the first of many? Marsh bowls a length ball on middle and leg and he lofts through the line and clears long-on
4.2 Marsh to Gayle, SIX, goes the other way this time! This was wide outside off and he comes forward and scoops it over extra cover
4.3 Marsh to Gayle, FOUR, this was the slower ball and still wide outside off, Gayle stays back and moves his back leg across and awkwardly carves it over point
4.4 Marsh to Gayle, no run
4.5 Marsh to Gayle, SIX, they're coming! Marsh errs by bowling length again, that too a touch too wide outside off, Gayle lofts over the sightscreen
4.6 Marsh to Gayle, SIX, Gayle's on 50 already and it's a 28-run over! Marsh pitches it up and with a free swing Gayle takes him downtown, down to the sightscreen, 50 off 17 balls
6.1 Murtaza to Gayle, FOUR, tossed up and wide outside off and Gayle flashes hard and even an outside edge beats short third man
6.2 Murtaza to Gayle, SIX, tossed up on the off stump and Gayle gets on his knee and slogs over deep midwicket, no mercy for the left-arm spinner
6.3 Murtaza to Gayle, 1 run, comes round the wicket and he sprays it full and he squirts it to long-off
6.5 Murtaza to Gayle, SIX, can anyone keep him quiet! This was flatter from the bowler, Gayle gets on his knee and slogs it flat over long-on
6.6 Murtaza to Gayle, no run, Pune are appealing for a catch, he fires it flat and Gayle tries to mow it over the on side and gets an inside edge to the boot and it lobs up and the keeper takes the rebound, the third ump takes a look, replays showed the ball hitting the pitch before the boot so Gayle is safe
7.2 Finch to Gayle, SIX, Finch isn't spared too! He fires that flat and quick and Gayle gets under the bounce and lofts him high over deep midwicket
7.3 Finch to Gayle, SIX, this goes higher! Flatter one and Gayle stays at the crease and lofts high over long-on, nearly on the roof
7.4 Finch to Gayle, FOUR, this is carnage! Finch tries to fire that full on middle and what does Gayle do? Scoop it over the bowler
7.5 Finch to Gayle, SIX, full toss would you believe it! Gosh. All too easy for Gayle, those behinddeep midwicket had to take cover
7.6 Finch to Gayle, SIX, 29 off this over! Length ball on middle and he slogs it over wide long-on, he's on 95
8.3 Dinda to Gayle, no run, a rare dot ball to Gayle! Yorker outside off and he fails to dig it out
8.4 Dinda to Gayle, 1 run, this was full again and he squirts it out towards cover
8.5 Dinda to Dilshan, (no ball) 1 run, was just going to congratulate Dinda for his excellent bowling and he oversteps! Good yorker, dug out to the off side
8.5 Dinda to Gayle, SIX, Free Hit: It's out of the stadium! Dinda bowls a friendly full toss, Gayle makes room and clubs it straight, it's the fastest ever IPL hundred, beats Yusuf Pathan's 37-ball ton and Gayle is on his knees!
8.6 Dinda to Gayle, 1 run
9.1 Wright to Gayle, no run, fullish in length outside off and he squirts it to the off side
9.2 Wright to Gayle, 1 run, this was slightly short and he plays a short-arm pull down to midwicket
9.4 Wright to Gayle, 1 run, another short one and he pulls this one to deep midwicket
9.6 Wright to Gayle, no run
10.3 Pandey to Gayle, 1 run
11.1 Wright to Gayle, no run, on the pads and he quietly punches this one towards mid-on
11.2 Wright to Gayle, no run, this was shorter and he swishes at thin air, imagine if he connected
11.3 Wright to Gayle, SIX, even slower balls don't work! Gayle stayed at the crease and lofted it and for a moment it looked like a mis-hit, nope, went a few rows over long-off
11.4 Wright to Gayle, 1 run, slower ball worked this time, length ball and steered to the off side
11.6 Wright to Gayle, 1 wide, Wright tries to bowl it short and wide outside off and it's too wide, Gayle doesn't push at it
11.6 Wright to Gayle, 1 leg bye
12.1 Marsh to Gayle, 1 run, wide outside off and he slices it past the infield and the sweeper slides and cuts it off
12.3 Marsh to Gayle, no run, Gayle swings a bit too early too and misses it completely
12.4 Marsh to Gayle, 1 run, bowls this one shorter and he swivels and pulls to deep square leg
12.6 Marsh to Gayle, SIX, on the roof! Can we have the ball back please? Marsh bowls another short one, Gayle pulls and it goes into orbit over deep square leg
13.2 Wright to Gayle, FOUR, fires that full and wide outside off and he drives this hard past extra cover, bisects two fielders in the deep
13.3 Wright to Gayle, 1 run, stays on the back foot and he punches it down to long-off
Mazher Arshad: Chris Gayle needs 4 more SIXES to break Graham Napier's record of hitting most sixes in a T20 innings. Napier hit 16 for Essex against Sussex in 2008.
14.2 Murtaza to Gayle, FOUR, take cover! This was bowled flat and he made room and crashed it flat and wide of long-off, just beat the fielder and Gayle was concerned that he had hit someone. He's done that before you know
14.3 Murtaza to Gayle, SIX, outta here! Gives it more air and Gayle gets on his knee and slogs it over long-on, looked like it cleared the roof
14.4 Murtaza to Gayle, 1 wide, bowls that far too wide outside the off stump
14.5 Murtaza to Gayle, FOUR, Does the bowler have any options left? This was wide outside off and he slaps it over extra cover
14.6 Murtaza to Gayle, SIX, Gets to 150! Tosses it up and Gayle gets down on his knee and slogs it over deep midwicket. He's just five away from equaling McCullum's record 158, at this same ground. Virat Kohli bends and salutes the big man!
15.2 Wright to Gayle, 1 run, on middle and off and he quietly punches this one wide of cover
15.5 Wright to Gayle, 1 run, stays back at the crease and he punches him down to long-off
16.3 Dinda to Gayle, no run
16.4 Dinda to Gayle, 1 run
17.1 Kumar to Gayle, FOUR, Gayle overtakes McCullum's record of 158! This is the highest ever individual score in T20! This was short and he swiveled and puled it wide of deep miwicket
17.2 Kumar to Gayle, 1 run, slower delivery and he cuts wide of point
17.3 Kumar to de Villiers, FOUR, fires that full and wide outside off and he makes room and crashes it wide of extra cover, Ishwar Pandey dives and misfields, oh well
17.5 Kumar to Gayle, FOUR, Kumar fires that one full outside off and Gayle stays at the crease and thrashes that to long-off, goes scorching to the rope
17.6 Kumar to Gayle, 1 run, this was short and wide and he nearly lost his balance as he chopped it wide of point
18.1 Marsh to Gayle, 1 run, drifts on the pads and he clips it down to fine leg
18.6 Marsh to Gayle, 1 leg bye, tries to work it to the on side, ball brushes his body and rolls away
Last over coming up Gayle to face
19.1 Dinda to Gayle, SIX, Gayle adds to his six tally! Dinda errs by bowling length again, Gayle makes room and smashes it over long-off
19.2 Dinda to Gayle, 1 run, this was a touch short and he mistimes the pull to the on side
19.5 Dinda to Gayle, 1 run, he gets away with a length ball as Gayle swings and can only hammer it straight to long-off
