countering chris gayle

Legends League Cricket: Lendl Simmons heroic effort went in vain as Gujarat Giants registered a thrilling three-run win over Bhilwara Kings in the fourth match of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) here at the JSCA Cricket Stadium.

Countering Chris Gayle's explosive knock in the first inning, his former Caribbean teammate Simmons did exceptionally well to dominate the game with his 99-run innings but went down till the last ball of the match.

Earlier, Bhilwara Kings won the toss and decided to field first. Jacques Kallis (14), in order to accelerate the pace of run flow was found short of his crease with 33/1 on the board. Meanwhile, at the other end, Chris Gayle continued to exploit opposition bowling attacks and targeted pace attack Ryan Sidebottom for 25 runs in the sixth over.