KOLKATA, India, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle failed but his Kolkata Knight Riders still did enough to beat Deccan Chargers by 24 runs to post their fourth win and second in three outings in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

The left-handed Gayle mustered just four from seven balls as the hosts rattled up 181 for six off their allotted 20 overs after choosing to bat at Eden Gardens.

West Indies pace sensation Kemar Roach went wicket-less in four expensive overs which cost 48 runs, his second successive game without a scalp.

South African opener Herchelle Gibbs than smacked 50 from 45 balls and Australian Andrew Symonds chipped in with 45 from 37 but Deccan Chargers could only reach 157 for five.

Gayle got off the mark with a flick to the square leg boundary in the second over but shaping for a big shot over long-off off Symonds in the next over, only succeeded in picking out Roach in the deep.

The Windies skipper has had an erratic run in the tournament with scores of 75, 14, 30 and 4.

His opening partner, captain Sourav Ganguly then took the innings into his hands, slamming 88 from 54 balls with nine fours and five sixes as Kolkata flourished.

Hard-hitting Australian opener Adam Gilchrist then fell cheaply for nine in Deccan Chargers’ run chase and even though Gibbs and Monish Mishra (29) posted 46 for the second wicket, the innings quickly lost steam.