Amazing work of Gayle-Guptill (Photo: PTI)
Chris Gayle- Martin Guptill: The game of Chris Gayle of West Indies and Martin Guptill of New Zealand is being seen these days in the World Legends Pro T20 League going on in Goa. In this league which started from 26 January, Gayle and Guptill played a match on 27 January, in which both these players, who were masters of cricket, became the heroes of the victory of their respective teams. Chris Gayle impressed in the victory of Maharashtra Tycoons against Rajasthan Lions, while Martin Guptill showed his strength in the victory of Pune Panthers against Gurugram Thunders.
Gayle’s game showed well, team won the match
First of all let’s talk about Chris Gayle’s game. On 27 January, Chris Gayle opened the batting for Maharashtra Tycoons in the match against Rajasthan Lions. He opened the match with his teammate and former England opener and captain Alastair Cook. The pair did not get along well as Cook was out after scoring 10 runs. But Gayle showed his game.
Opening the batting, left-handed explosive batsman Chris Gayle scored 45 runs in just 29 balls. His innings, played at a strike rate of 155.17, included 5 fours and 3 sixes. The effect of the start given by Gayle with his explosive game was that his team Maharashtra Wickers managed to reach a big score of 192 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Gayle was the top scorer of his team.
Now when Rajasthan Lions came to chase the target of 193 runs, its car stopped at 184 runs. The result was that Maharashtra Tycoons managed to win the match by 8 runs. Gayle, who played the biggest and most effective innings, was chosen as the hero of this match i.e. Player of the Match.
Guptill played brilliantly, 11 sixes and fours in 28 balls.
On January 27, another match took place between Pune Panthers and Gurugram Thunders. Playing first in this match, Gurugram Thunders scored 159 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Pune Panthers got the target of 160 runs, chasing which Martin Guptill started the innings. Guptill performed even better than Gayle and scored 68 runs in just 28 balls with 7 sixes and 4 fours.
Like Gayle, Guptill is also the hero of victory
The impact of left-handed Martin Guptill’s fast-paced innings was that Pune Panthers won the match against Gurugram Thunders with only 3 overs remaining. He achieved the target of 160 runs in just 17 overs. Martin Guptill was chosen player of the match for his explosive innings.