Gayle set for Proteas
West Indies opener Chris Gayle will resume his place at the top of the batting order in Friday’s third match against South Africa.
The celebrated West Indies batsman who blasted a 47-ball century in his team’s first match against England last Wednesday, was forced to watch from the pavillion as his team defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in its second match on Sunday.
The 40,000 strong crowd which showed up at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore to see Gayle was disappointed after the opener felt a twinge in his left hamstring and had to leave the field when Sri Lanka batted.
Gayle’s failure to open the innings when the West Indies batted was met with boos and jeers by the fans but his replacement Andre Fletcher blasted an unbeaten 84 to guide the West Indies to victory.