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Sachin Tendulkar has also questioned the decision of KXIP of bringing Chris Gayle after 7 matches. Kings XI Punjab gave Chris Gayle a place in playing 11 of the 8th match and he played a brilliant half-century innings, indicating the team's decision.
Kings XI Punjab's (KXIP) explosive opener Chris Gayle finally made his debut in the IPL 2020 after a long wait. In the first match, he played the match-winning innings, he scored 53 runs with the help of 5 sixes and 1 four.
KXIP skipper KL Rahul said he had no idea about how the match went so close in the end. He also added that his team’s position in the points table is not a reflection of the team’s quality.
IPL 2020: RCB vs KXIP, Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 8 wickets in the 31st match of the 13th season of IPL. Punjab won the match after 5 consecutive defeats. Punjab has won both matches against RCB.
Chris Gayle became 8th player in Indian Premier League (IPL) to reach 4,500 runs on Thursday while playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has achieved this feat after scoring 16 runs during RCB vs KXIP match at Sharjah in IPL 2020.
Former Pakistan cricket team captain and senior cricketer Shoaib Malik became the first Asian and the third batsman in the world to cross the 10,000-run mark in T20 cricket.