Indore,
\nChris Gayle continued his explosive run in the IPL with a 50 off 40 balls, propelling Kings XI Punjab 174 for six against Mumbai Indians here on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Gayle collected just one run off the first eight balls he faced before racing to his half-century, his fourth fifty plus score in five innings of the IPL so far.<\/p>\n
He alongside Lokesh Rahul (24 off 20) gave KXIP another cracking start as the destructive duo shared a 54-run stand off 40 balls.<\/p>\n
Rahul too was in sublime touch and looked set for a big score. He got the innings a move on with couple of lofted cover drives that went all the way into the stands.<\/p>\n
At the other end, Gayle got going by smashing Hardik Pandya for three fours in the fourth over. The 38-year-old was on song, having got a much needed week\u2019s break in an otherwise hectic tournament.<\/p>\n
Two overs later, Gayle pulled a short ball off Mitchel McClenaghan out of the Holkar Stadium. Mumbai Indians heaved a sigh of relief when the big-hitting could not go past the 50-run mark.<\/p>\n
Yuvraj Singh (14 off 14) made a disappointing comeback after being dropped in the previous game. This time the luck was also not on Yuvraj\u2019s side he got run out after a mix-up with Karun Nair . The stylish southpaw is yet to cross the 20-run mark in the tournament.<\/p>\n
The home team was well-placed to post a big total after being 78 for one in 10 overs.<\/p>\n
However, KXIP lost their way in the middle overs with Nair and Axar Patel getting out after promising starts.<\/p>\n
Jasprit Bumrah and Co were able to tighten things up. Bumrah especially was brilliant conceding just 19 runs in four overs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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