IPL 2021: ‘We wanted this one badly’ – Chris Gayle on victory against Mumbai Indians
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) registered a brilliant win against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 17 of IPL 2021. Batting first, the Rohit Sharma-led side could only post a below-par total of 131/7 on the board. The Punjab-based franchise chased down the target with nine wickets in hand and 14 deliveries left.
PBKS top-order batsman Chris Gayle looked quite relieved after the victory. The ‘Universe Boss’ played a great knock of 43* runs off 35 balls to clinch the game for his side. Gayle mentioned that their team wanted this win badly during a conversation with teammate Arshdeep Singh.
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“I’m feeling relieved, to be honest, we wanted this one badly. We knew playing against the defending champions is always going to be tough, they played 4 games here (in Chennai) already. To actually get this win is fantastic for the team and for the Universe Boss as well,” Chris Gayle told Arshdeep in a candid chat for iplt20.com.
Chris Gayle hailed KL Rahul’s knock
The big West Indian also leapt praises for the Kings skipper KL Rahul who scored an unbeaten half-century during that game. Gayle said that PBKS needed a set batsman to finish the game on this track and KL did a fantastic job.
“Our captain played a fantastic inning, we always said we need a set batter on this wicket. And to actually ease the pressure off him and to finish the game, I thought he did a brilliant job from a batting point of view. Mayank and the captain set the tone and made it a bit easier,” he added
Punjab Kings is now scheduled to lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on April 26 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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