Chris Gayle becomes the first batsman to smash 1000 sixes in T20 as he scored 63-ball 99 before getting castled by Jofra Archer in the final over of the innings.
The KXIP top-order batsman scored his third fifty of the season in just 33 deliveries as KXIP gains upper hand over RR early in the game.
Gayle smashed a 25-ball fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday, helping his side to register a fifth consecutive victory in the on-going IPL season.
Casing 150 on Monday night, Gayle, who was overlooked and was also ill in the first phase of the IPL, showed why he is called the 'Universe Boss' during his innings of 51 off 29 balls.
KXIP registered their fifth straight win on Monday defeated KKR by eight wickets in Sharjah
The match progressed into the last over but KXIP ultimately chased down the total with six deliveries to spare.
Playing his first match of this season after having missed the earlier seven games on Thursday, Gayle hit five sixes in the 45-ball 53-run innings.
Chahal on Friday shared a Hakuna Matata moment with a striking picture of his and Kings XI Punjab batsman Chris Gayle.
Gayle, who was playing his first competitive match since January, overcame a sluggish start against Royal Challengers Bangalore to smash five sixes and a boundary in his 53-run knock, helping KXIP snap a five-match losing streak.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 8 wickets in the IPL 2020 match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Oct 15.
Chris Gayle, who was playing his first game of the season, slammed 4 fours and 3 sixes in his 53-run knock against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
KXIP came over last-minute jitters by giving away four dot balls in the final over including Chris Gayle wicket to earn an 8-wicket win over RCB.
Chris Gayle turned the lucky charm for KXIP as he put up a match-winning 93-run stand with KL Rahul to end his side's lean patch in IPL 2020.
Bottom-placed KXIP will look to bring their IPL 2020 play-off ambitions back on track with opener Chris Gayle in the line-up for Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Deepak Hooda makes debut for KXIP.
KXIP posted a video of the 'Universe Boss' on its twitter handle on Tuesday, where the West Indian displayed optimism despite his team lying at the bottom of the points table with just one win from seven games.
Gayle is yet to feature in this season's IPL and was all set to make his debut in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad before he was down with stomach infection.
KXIP's Chris Gayle is down with food poisoning and is yet to make an appearance for the franchise in this season.
Gayle is yet to play a single game in the ongoing league played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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West Indies' explosive batsman and IPL great Chris Gayle is celebrating his 41st birthday today.
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