In a high scoring match on Sunday Gayle blasted Kings XI Punjab when he scored 88 of just 40 odd balls, but his great knock came to no use of his team as Mahela Jayawardene scored a super century to win the match for his team.
There were two captivating innings of contrasting styles on show at the Eden Gardens and, eventually, it was the precision of Mahela Jayawardene's graceful strokes that helped Kings XI Punjab overcome the challenge set by Chris Gayle's exhibition of bottom-handed power-hitting. Jayawardene started in high gear and kept the accelerator floored all the way to his first Twenty20 century.
GAYLE 88:
Mahela Jayawardene 110: