The world No. 17 Indian pair had reached the semi-finals of the last edition of the All England Open as well but lost to China's Shu Xian Zhang and Yu Zheng
On Wednesday, the West Indies' legendary hard-hitter, who has 'Gayle Force' as one of his many nicknames, hit nine powerful boundaries and a six in his 46-ball knock. So dominating was Gayle's knock that after he fell, World Giants struggled to reach the target but, in the end, won with eigh
Knocks from Misbah and Dilshan helped Asian Lions post 99/3 in 10 overs. World Giants could muster only 64/5 in 10 overs despite Chris Gayle's 23 off 16 balls with three sixes.
With this win, MI is at the top of the points table with four wins in four games and total of eight points. UP Warriorz is at the third position, with two wins in four matches, two losses and a total of four points
"Mehfilen ko jagata tha jo..Doston ko hansata tha jo... Aaj uss ko yeh kya hoga ya hai shaam hotay hi eik aag ki chaadar odhay hue so gaya hai," Akhtar tweeted.
Lance Klusener, Dav Whatmore and Lalchand Rajput will lead India Maharajas, Asia Lions and World Giants respectively. Klusener is one of the most accomplished all-rounders of his time. While Lalchand Rajput was one of the most accomplished batters in India's domestic cricket of India.
Jeswin Aldrin looked on song from the first jump, starting with an effort of 8.05 metres followed by 8.26 metres and finally, shattered the record - previously held by Murali Sreeshankar - with a third jump of 8.42 metres.