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Chris Gayle didn’t get a century for just one career. However, Gayle’s stormy innings in the 50th IPL match on Tuesday, Rajasthan Royals lost four wickets for 17 Kings XI Punjab runs.
And the Rajasthan Royals, the team that was to be eliminated from the play-off, was burned today. Rajasthan effortlessly crossed the mountain of great runs and kept their hopes of making the play-offs alive by winning this match.
After winning the toss and opting to hit, Mandeep Singh returned to the locker room after Joffra Archer eliminated him zero. However, the Punjab captain Lokesh Rahul, the biggest collector so far at this year’s IPL, had no problem. He teamed up with Gayle to advance the race wheel at a rapid pace. Rahul saved 48 of 41 balls. Stokes stopped him. But the ‘Head of the Universe’ on the other side continued to bat.
Murray scored 99 runs of 63 balls with 6 limits and 6 sixes. Archer launched only one getaway of the century. Punjab was able to score 175 runs in assigned overs after Nicholas played a stormy 22-on-10 inning. Gayle became the first batsman in the history of the T20 cricket franchise to score 1,000 sixes.
Rajasthan started off very well responding. Robin Uthappa made 30 of 23 balls and was fired by Ashwin. Yet another starter Ben Stokes was able to regain his half century. The off-roader stopped Chris Jordan’s ball after playing a grand inning of 50 on 26 balls.
After Uthappa came out, Sanju Samson got off and started imitating Stokes. He also played a grand inning of 48 25-ball runs. However, Samson could not reach the end of the half century.
But then the game ended with Captain Steven Smith and Josh Butler. Smith hit an undefeated 31 innings of 20 balls and Butler an undefeated 22 of 11 balls. With two and a half overs remaining, Rajasthan reached the 18-run goal by losing 3 wickets.
As a result, Rajasthan Royals defeated Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets.
In this victory, Rajasthan breathes a sigh of relief at the home of Kings XI Punjab from fifth position, leaving Kolkata Knight Riders behind.
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