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WATCH: Chris Gayle takes Shadab Khan to the cleaners

Both players came face to face in Global T20 Canada League

WATCH: Chris Gayle takes Shadab Khan to the cleaners PHOTO COURTESY: Twitter/GT20

West Indies’ opener Chris Gayle continued his rich vein of form by smashing Pakistan’s leg-spinner Shadab Khan for 32 runs in one over. 

Gayle’s explosive innings ensured another win for his side, Vancouver Knights, in the Global T20 Canada League on Friday. The hard-hitting batsman struck 94 runs off just 44 balls.

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Shadab, who represents Edmonton Royals in the league, bore the brunt of his onslaught in the 13th over of the match as Gayle smacked him for four massive sixes and two boundaries in the over.

Power hitting!
6-6-4-4-6-6@henrygayle in Shadab Khan's over.
Watch here!#ERvsVK #GT2019 pic.twitter.com/kJKD8FeGCV

— GT20 Canada (@GT20Canada) August 3, 2019

Gayle has been in impressive form recently. He scored an unbeaten 122 in his previous game and was on the cusp of scoring back-to-back T20 hundreds before being dismissed for 94.