Twitter reacts to Dinesh Karthik's slow innings and Dwayne Smith's exceptional over
Kings XI Punjab secured a 26-run win over Gujarat Lions in Rajkot - their first in five games. Even though Dinesh Karthik (58) was the top scorer for Gujarat on the day, the Twitterartti were not too pleased with his scoring rate and his teammate Dwayne Smith's performance with the ball.
Brief Scores: Kings XI Punjab 188/7 (Hashim Amla 65, Axar Patel 34; Andrew Tye 2/35; Nathu Singh 1/7) beat Gujarat Lions 162/7(Dinesh Karthik 58*, Suresh Raina 32, KC Cariappa 2/24, Axar Patel 2/36) by 26 runs.
Here are the best tweets from the match:
Pre-match banter
Vegetarians vs Butter Chicken fight for it at IPL.#GLvKXIP
— Joint Ventur (@JointVentur) April 23, 2017
Punjab fans react to Sir Ishant Sharma's exclusion from the team
That's what happens when you don't play Ishant Sharma #IPL #GLVKXIP
— Bhavik Bhoir (@bhavik_08) April 23, 2017
A good score to defend 188/7.
— Kamalpreet Singh (@singh__kamal) April 23, 2017
Lets hope for good.
Best thing is not having @ImIshant in playing eleven😊.#GLVKXIP #ipl
He now holds the orange cap as well!
Quite an interesting stat this! #IPL #GLvKXIP pic.twitter.com/eMGDYga8VY
— Virat kohli #VivoIPL (@ViratCricBuzz) April 23, 2017
Well that has been the trend!
Nathu looks good. Apt contender to be dropped next game following the #GL tradition. #GLVKXIP
— Twelfth Man (@D_Misplaced1) April 23, 2017
Dinesh Karthik's 58* off 44 balls didn't get the reaction he would have hoped for
#GLvKXIP the way dinesh karthik is batting, he is giving a tough competition to Yusuf Pathan #idiots
— Aakash Nilay (@aakashnilay23) April 23, 2017
#GLvKXIP it seems DK played for his 50 only not for winning match.. Not a single six from his bat so far until over 18.
— Sathish Kumar K M (@sathishkmr53) April 23, 2017
But DK wasn't the only one to be bashed
@cricbuzz #GLVKXIP Dwayne Smith is consistent in giving that one big over with bowl and getting out after hitting one four with bat
— Yash Anchalia (@YAnchalia) April 23, 2017
Jio ads might sadly be the only place we'll see Dwayne Bravo performing for the Gujarat Lions this season.#IPL #GLVKXIP @SonyMAX
— Banna. (@iJaiDeep_) April 23, 2017
Just a difference of 118 runs in the margin of victory!
Fun fact: KXIP and RCB are the only 2 sides to successfully defend a total vs. GL. KXIP defended the lower one, though #GLvKXIP #IPL
— Darshan Senthil (@dagiroxforever7) April 23, 2017