IPL 2020: Here’s what made Chris Gayle ‘angry & upset’ before super over against Mumbai Indians
Dubai: Swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle, who received the match for Kings XI Punjab towards Mumbai Indians, has revealed that he wasn`t nervous however “angry and upset” earlier than going out to bat within the second Super Over.
In the primary sport on Sunday, the KKR-SRH match in Abu Dhabi was determined by means of a Super Over which saved viewers on the sting of their seats. However, the thrill received even larger when the second match of the day between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab additionally reached an analogous destiny in Dubai.
Batting first, MI posted 176/6 and KXIP ended up making the identical rating, shedding the identical variety of wickets in 20 overs. In the primary Super Over, each groups scored 5 runs, thus forcing one other Super Over which was ultimately received by Kings XI.
“No I wasn`t nervous. I was a bit more angry and upset that we got ourselves in this position,” Gayle instructed Mayank Agarwal in a video uploaded on IPLT20.com. “But it`s a game of cricket and these things do happen,” he added.
Behind the tied first Super Over was Mohammed Shami, who conceded solely 5 runs. His brilliance compelled a second Super Over, which the KL Rahul-led facet received gaining priceless two factors.
“Shami is the man of the match for me,” Gayle stated. “To defend six runs against Rohit and de Kock, that`s fantastic. That`s a great job. I have faced you in the nets and I know that you can nail those yorkers, and nail them well. Today he came and delivered and brought it home for us,” he added.
Shami, who has 14 wickets to his title within the match to this point, revealed how he was in a position to ship yorker after yorker in such a tense scenario.
“It was very difficult,” Shami stated. “When you get 15-17 runs to defend in the Super Over, it`s a different matter altogether. You believe at the back of your mind that you can do it. But when the margin of error is so less, you focus on what you can do best. I believe a lot in myself. When I was going back on the top of my mark every ball, I was saying to myself, `This last ball was great. The next ball will be great too`. I repeated that six times,” he added.
Agarwal, who alongside Gayle, received the match for King XI within the second Super Over, additionally revealed about his mind-set when he got here out to bat. “The game against Delhi Capitals came to my mind (which Kings XI lost). However, Gayle told me `Mayank, just watch the ball and the rest will be fine`.”
“And that was all that I had in my mind that I have to watch the ball and hit it. I didn`t think about taking ones and twos. I was determined to hit a boundary and luckily it did happen,” he added.
With six factors from 9 video games, Kings XI are at present positioned on the sixth spot and can subsequent tackle Delhi Capitals on Tuesday.
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