Chris Gayle Shares His Feelings Heading Into The Super Over
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|| Indian Correspondent ||
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) registered a thrilling win against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the second super over, all thanks to the big –hitter Chris Gayle, who revealed that he felt "angry and upset" heading in to the Super Over after they were in a comfortable position to win the game within 20 overs.
Notably, they secured the last-ball win against Royal Challengers Bangalore despite having the upper hand in the game as well. As far as the recent game is concerned, chasing 11 runs in the second Super Over, Gayle smashed a six off the first ball off Trent Boult before Mayank Agarwal hit two successive boundaries to steer KXIP their second consecutive win in IPL 2020.
"No, I wasn't nervous. I was a bit more angry and upset that we got ourselves in this position. But it's a game of cricket and these things do happen," Gayle told Agarwal and Mohammad Shami during a post-match show for IPLT20.com.
"Even when we were going out to bat (in the second Super Over) you asked me 'who is going to face the first ball'. I was like 'Mayank you really asked that question? It has to be the boss who faces the first ball'," Gayle further added.
However, for Punjab, Shami brilliantly bowled the first Super Over, defending five runs against in-form Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma.
"Shami is the man of the match for me. To defend six runs against Rohit (Sharma) and (Quinton) de Kock, that's fantastic. That's a great job. I have faced you in the nets and I know that you can nail those yorkers, and nail them well. Today he came and delivered and brought it home for us," Gayle shared.
Meanwhile, Shami said that he just focused on his bowling. However, he didn’t deny that it was certainly difficult to defend this score.
"It was very difficult. When you get 15-17 runs to defend in the Super Over, it's a different matter altogether. You believe at the back of your mind that you can do it. But when the margin of error is so less, you focus on what you can do best. I believe a lot in myself. When I was going back on the top of my mark every ball, I was saying to myself, 'This last ball was great. The next ball will be great too'. I repeated that six times," Shami concluded.
