Gayle seems to be unstoppable. His 70 not out took Bangalore to victory for the sixth consecutive time. The 146 posted by Warne's men could not deter their triumphant march!
Gayle with his unconquered 70 paved the way for the Bangalore win. With this win, Bangalore moved over to the second spot.
Dilshan, in his last appearance in IPV 2011, scored a fierce 38, while the baby of the Indian team made skipper, Kohli, scored 39 not out.
Rajastan surrendered the initiatve, after being 72 for no wicket, with Watson and Dravid going strong. Then they lost both Watson and Dravid (37) and could only score 146/6, which was not enough to stop Gayle & Co.
Rajastan have to win the two remaining matches. Bangalore moved to the second spot, with 15 points from 11 matches.
In the absence of Vettori, Kohli led Bangalore.
Warne dropped Gayle and that proved to be costly, as the dashing West Indian hammered four sixes and ten fours off 44 balls, in his blistering, matchwinning 70 not out.
Even though all eyes were riveted on Gayle, it was Dilshan who grabbed attention, as he hit Warne for two fours and Pankaj Singh and Botha for fours. Dilshan hit Trivedi for two more fours and in just five overs, Bangalore had raced to 50 !
Suddenly, the complexion of the game changed, as Gayle hit Botha for a six, Warne for a mighty and a four to launch a blitzkreig on the hapless Rajastan bowlers !
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