Match Details
Post-Match Summary: What a fantastic game of cricket we all have witnessed today here at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Jodhpur. The crowd must have enjoyed and cheered for what they are here for. From start to end this game can be recognized as a batting paradise. And in the end team, Bhilwara Kings steals the victory.
This game started off earlier today with team Bhilwara Kings winning the toss and deciding to bowl first. Both their openers Simmons and Gayle came out to bat and provided a strong platform for the upcoming batters to play their natural game without any sort of pressure. However, Simmons was unable to last for long and got dismissed at the score of just 22 runs in 18 deliveries. But the real thing just came after this when the Gayle storm hits the ground today. Chris Gayle just played in the way for which he is known and provided full entertainment to a large crowd present here. He scored a spectacle 68 from 40 deliveries with 9 fours and 3 maximums. After this, their middle order started faltering a bit, but Yashpal Singh stood tall till the last ball of the 20th over and took his team's final score at 186 runs, by scoring 58 runs.
Later on, team Bhilwara Kings came to chase and made it look easy from the opening partnership only of Porterfield and Van. After this, their middle order led Kings to the victory podium, with special mention to Yusuf Pathan and Karia for their strong middle order partnership. Swann and Yusuf Pathan took 2 wickets each for their teams. And in the end, Bhilwara Kings registers a convincing win by 5 wickets with still 2 balls spare. And unfortunately team Gujarat Kings are on the urge of elimination with this loss, whereas the Bhilwara Kings have qualified for the playoffs.