Daily Times

It was the fourth delivery of the ninth over as Chittagong Vikings were on their way to chase a comfortable 125-run target against Rangpur Riders. Pakistan’s former T20 captain Shahid Afridi leaps in to bowl his stock leg-spin delivery. Standing on the batting end is Chris Gayle. The Caribbean batsman known for his power-hitting does not disappoint the spectators and slogs Afrid for a massive hit over square-leg boundary.

A rattled Afridi steams in another time: for the fifth ball of the over. This time, Gayle, who is playing his first match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016, goes on the backfoot and spanks him over his head for another gigantic six. The scorecard moves from 58 without a loss to 70 without a loss in the matter of only two balls.

With the contest slipping away from Afridi’s hands, the leg-spinner pulls his length and bowls a straighter delivery. Trying to emulate the last delivery, Gayle goes on the backfoot once again but this time miss times it. The ball goes high up in the air which is held safely by Pakistan all-rounder Anwar Ali.

As Gayle walks towards the pavilion, a relaxed Afridi pats him on his back. But, the damage had been done.

Chittagong does not lose another wicket in the innings and chased the target with nine wickets in hand and 24 balls to spare. However, in the mini contest between the T20 giants Afridi has the last laugh.

See the contest here