Gayle helps RCB thrash CSK to finish on top of league table

Chris Gayle's blazing form in the Indian Premier League continued as he butchered the Chennai Super Kings bowlers to score an unbeaten 75 off 50 balls to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a comprehensive eight-wicket win on Sunday.

The win put RCB on top of the table with 19 points and more importantly gives them a match more to reach the final in case they lose the first play-offs.

Restricting CSK to a modest 128 for eight, RCB, who finished their league engagements with nine wins and a draw (no result), sauntered home with 12-balls to spare.

Gayle was in imperious form again. But unlike in the earlier matches when he swung his bat at everything that was flung at him, the towering Jamaican was watchful, smashing the ball only when the bowlers begged to be punished. He picked Dougie Bollinger and Suresh Raina for punishment, smashing them for effortless sixes at the start of the innings.

Image: Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli, right, congratulates teammate Chris Gayle on their win over Chennai Super Kings during their Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match in Bangalore, India, Sunday, May 22, 2011.

Text: PTI
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