Gayle spearheaded a great Bangalore victory, as he blasted 86 off 46 , with eight sixes and four fours. A CLT20 record of 14 sixes were blasted by Bangalore. 206/6 is the highest in the CLT20 championship this season.
Gayle hit Dockrell for 21 runs in over, including three massive sixes. Trego also got hit, as 50 runs were conceded in his three overs.
An intimidating 207 target was given by Bangalore and Somerset never came anywhere near that. Gayle had sent a scare to the opposition !
Gayle lost Dilshan ( 23 ) and joined hands with Kohli ( 33) and the second wicket pair smashed 70 off 40 balls. Saurabh Tiwary scored 18 and adding 49 runs with Gayle.Agarwal shone in the death overs, blasting 19, with two sixes.
Somerset could only manage 155/6 and Vettori's side won for the first time in the competition.
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