IPL 2021: Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran head back to pavilion

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Chris Gayle is the second dismissal for Punjab Kings. He lost his wicket at the hands of Daniel Sams when the ball touched his glove as he tried to go for a hook shot and was caught behind the wicket by AB de Villiers.

Daniel Sams was successful in dismissal Gayle who scored 46 runs of 24 balls. It is a much-needed breakthrough for Royal Challengers Bangalore as Gayle was standing tall as a run-machine hitting numerous fours and sixes back to back.

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Nicholas who took Gayle’s place after his dismissal couldn’t even open his account and taken off the field by Yuzvendra Chahal. This is the fourth time he has been departed for a duck which makes it evident that the batsman is struggling a little with opening his account.

PBKS score currently stands at 116 runs at the loss of three wickets in 13.3 overs.

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Meenal Sharma is a Journalism and mass communication student. She is a deadline-oriented journalist with a passion for telling unique stories. She understands the impact of words and strives to deliver factual recollection of events. Meenal is currently working as an intern at Sports Digest and can be reached at [email protected]