Chris Gayle blasted a sixth IPL hundred, and a first for Kings XI Punjab as they inflicted a first defeat on Sunrisers Hyderabad in this year’s tournament with a 15-run win in Mohali, on Thursday.
Gayle (unbeaten 104) smashed as many as 11 sixes, to only one boundary, in his staggering 63-ball knock, continuing his fine individual form following a fifty on his Kings XI debut against the Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.
Chasing 194, Sunrisers never came close to challenging for a fourth win in four, lacking the type of explosive hitting of Gayle’s at the top of the order. Captain Kane Williamson cracked 54 from 41 balls, but big-hitting Shikhar Dhawan had to retire hurt after taking a painful blow on the elbow, and Sunrisers slipped too far behind the required rate.
Needing a massive 85 from the final six overs, the skipper’s hand was forced and he perished in Andrew Tye’s next over when looking for the big shot over long-off, only to hole out.
Tye claimed a further scalp in Deepak Hooda to return impressive figures of 2-23 from his four overs and, while Manish Pandey (57 not-out off 42) reached fifty and Shakib Al Hasan (24 not out off 12) cracked a couple of sixes, Sunrisers never threatened Kings XI’s total in the closing overs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the Chris Gayle show:
Yeaaaahhhh boy @henrygayle 💯 👑🔥🔥🔥
— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) April 19, 2018
WHAT A KNOCK @henrygayle 🔥
— Jason Roy (@JasonRoy20) April 19, 2018
Wow wee @henrygayle, I think you like playing for a different shade of red… @lionsdenkxip #KXIPvSRH #VIVOIPL
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 19, 2018
Gayle Storm is Back !! Great entertainment provided by @henrygayle to the packed crowd at Mohali. Well Done @lionsdenkxip on the win #KXIPvSRH pic.twitter.com/WNDxOqtvP8
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) April 19, 2018
Don’t know about Universal Boss, but Chris Gayle is certainly fantasy league boss. #FantasyCricketTrump #IPL2018
— Jamie Alter 🇮🇳 (@alter_jamie) April 19, 2018
Gayle storm it is, never seen Rashid Khan been clobbered like this. Chris Gayle is a man on a mission. Delight to watch this @lionsdenkxip #KXIPvSRH
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 19, 2018
Viru saved the IPL by picking me—Christopher Henry Gayle 🙌🙏🙈 #UniverseBoss
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 19, 2018
Yes my brotherrrrrr!!!! You ah bat out the world!! Remember I said it first @henrygayle ah bat… https://t.co/WgMCYmUxib
— Dwayne DJ Bravo (@DJBravo47) April 19, 2018
Well played @henrygayle this is a very very special knock. Exceptional batting. Really played like the universe boss! #KXIPvSRH
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 19, 2018
A magnificent century from Chris Gayle powers KXIP to 193/3 in their 20 overs.#IPL2018 #KXIPvSRH #SRHvKXIP pic.twitter.com/EdkUjhDcgw
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/KP24/status/986995661806678017
Finally a batsman has taken Rashid khan to the cleaners. Had to be @henrygayle. Monster Hitting from the Universe Boss. Gayle Storm at Mohali #KXIPvSRH
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/986999849295011842
Chris Gayle is giving this crowd at Mohali a treat. His new franchise home and they are showing him the love. His 6th @IPL century. WOW. Still box office the Universe Boss. #VIVOIPL_2018 💪💪💪.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) April 19, 2018
.@henrygayle is questioning all the franchise owners… proving why is called universe boss! #KXIPvSRH #VIVOIPL #RespectMaaan 🤙🏽
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 19, 2018
Meanwhile Preity Zinta's Reaction To People Who Were Laughing At Her When She Choose To Buy Unsold Chris Gayle. #KXIPvSRH #KXIPvsSRH #SRHvKXIP #UniverseBoss #GayleStorm pic.twitter.com/a4pvjBKu07
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 19, 2018
Roaring 🦁 in Mohali. And to think we nearly lost him from the @IPL Nice one @lionsdenkxip for not letting him go! 💯🔥🔥🔥#Gaylestorm #KXIPvSRH #IPL2018
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) April 19, 2018
Champagne 🥂 batting from C.Gayle 💯 0ff 58 balls 👏
6th @ipl 💯 👍
Great call by boys in the #SelectDugout on @StarSportsIndia 📺 pic.twitter.com/UI9rOYiloK— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) April 19, 2018
This is incredible to watch …. #Universeboss #IPL
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 19, 2018
Hail to the king.. !!! @henrygayle #21 …!! #putsomerespecttohisname.. brilliant quote … !!… https://t.co/JwHAurhZt7
— Kieron Pollard (@KieronPollard55) April 19, 2018
RCB not retained KL Rahul…. he scored fastest fifty of the IPL.
RCB not retained Gayle… he scored a fifty and a centuw in just 2 matches.
RCB retained Sarfaraz and bought McCullum…. they are sitting on the bench.#SRHvKXIP
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 19, 2018
