Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) has been having a forgettable outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 so far, as on Saturday, they suffered their sixth loss in seven games after failing to chase down a target fo 165 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. They were at 115 for no loss in the 15th over before they suffered a batting debacle, resulting in the game slipping off their hands. KXIP’s batting force shattered in the next five overs.
It all boiled down to KXIP needing 12 runs from the last five deliveries. Sunil Narine, however, succeeded in restricting KXIP only to 162. Glenn Maxwell managed to hit a four when Punjab needed 7 to win from the last delivery.
Rahul’s troops have been unfortunate this season, having suffered multiple narrow defeats in their IPL 2020 campaign so far. Bottom-placed KXIP will be hoping to turn the tide and clinch a couple of consolidation victories.
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Amid their lackluster batting display, fans have been asking KXIP team management to included Chris Gayle in the playing XI. The Caribbean giant was going to play against Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier this week. However, KXIP head coach Anil Kumble had revealed that Gayle wasn’t included in the Playing XI due to food poisoning.
Talking about the with the commentators during a clash against SRH, Kumble said, “Chris Gayle was going to play today’s match but he’s sick. He’s down with food poisoning that’s why he isn’t in playing eleven.”
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The explosive opener could’ve played against KKR the other day but he was at the hospital due to food poisoning. A couple of hours after the game ended, Gayle took to Instagram to reveal that he was in the hospital.
Captioning the picture on Instagram, Gayle wrote: “I can tell you this!!! I will never go down without a fight!! I Am The #UniverseBoss – That will never change!! You can learn from me…but it’s not everything I do you should follow!! Don’t forget my style and flare too!! #LivingDiLife #Always Thanks for all your concerns peeps, much appreciated (I really was on a phone call).”
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