Twitter reacts as Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers combine to destroy Delhi Daredevils
Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers had a perfect homecoming as both of them combined to chase down a total of 182 against Delhi Daredevils who failed to make it to the playoffs yet again. The Twitterati were awestruck by the brilliant display and creativity by de Villiers and Kohli throughout the chase.
Brief Scores : Delhi Daredevils 181/4 (Rishabh Pant 61, Abhishek Sharma 46*; Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28, Moeen Ali 1/25) lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore 187/5 (AB de Villiers 72*, Virat Kohli 70; Trent Boult 2/40, Sandeep Lamichhane 1/25) by 5 wickets.
A proud moment for the 17-year-old from Nepal!
Sandeep Lamichhane becomes first player from Nepal to play in IPL...
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 12, 2018
Fun fact!
Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Sharma and Sandeep Lamichhane - this is the first time in IPL a side has fielded three players of age 18 or less. #DDvRCB
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 12, 2018
Chahal shows Shaw he still has a lot to learn!
Champion Chahal. First Shaw then Roy. Wow.! #RCB #RCBvsDD
— Bibhansu Baibhab (@jr_pradhan10) May 12, 2018
What a phenomenal season it has been for Pant!
An 20 year prodigy hitting all around the park and getting in to the lead board that too batting in the middle order are certainly signs of exceptional talent.#RishabhPant #DDvRCB #IPL2018
— Ashutosh Mahatma (@ashutoshmahatma) May 12, 2018
Another milestone for Pant!
Rishabh Pant now scored most runs by DD player in an IPL season... Special record 👏
— #MSDhoni #IPL2018 (@AboAafia) May 12, 2018
And another!
Rishabh Pant becomes the second Indian player to hit 30-plus sixes in an IPL season after Virat Kohli who hit 38 sixes in 2016.#ddvrcb
— #MS Dhoni fans (@LoVeLy_Dhoni) May 12, 2018
A bittersweet moment for Virat Kohli!
Mist be mixed emotions for Kohli to see Rishabh Pant bat like this. He smashed Kohli’s players around the park, but then he’s also a future star of Indian cricket taking the IPL by storm. #RCBvDD
— Sulaiman (@Sule456) May 12, 2018
What a catch by ABD to dismiss Pant!
What a catch! Rishabh Pant departs, thanks to the stunner by AB de Villiers. #IPL #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/1G93bo9XWi
— IPL 2018 (@PAKCoverage) May 12, 2018
Rishabh Pant misses out on his 2nd #IPL ton tonight courtesy Abrahim Benjamin De Villiers! Delhi depend on Shreyas Iyer from here, he must play throughout if he wants to get his team to a big total. #DDvRCB
— Sparsh Telang (@SparshTelang) May 12, 2018
Yet another youngster joins the party!
Abhishek Sharma, the 17-year old boy, in his first 10 balls of IPL
— srijith (@srijithcfc) May 12, 2018
4⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣6⃣6⃣2⃣6⃣ #DDvRCB #DD #RCB #IPL #IPL2018
17 years of age and he smashed bowlers like Southee and Siraj.
— Prajakta Bhawsar (@ViratsFangirl18) May 12, 2018
Woah man, you're a fuckin beast Abhishek Sharma ❤#DDvRCB
A new mantra for DD Fans!
Repeat after me,
— Vaishali♀ #MI (@vaishali_45) May 12, 2018
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell#DDvRCB
He deserved that 50! :(
Abhishek Sharma's 46* off 19 is the highest score by a 17-year old in IPL.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 12, 2018
He missed becoming the youngest to score a IPL fifty.
Looks like another special talent! #DDvRCB
A brilliant debut for Lamichhane!
What a big moment! Nepal's young Sandeep Lamichhane gets his first IPL wicket.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 12, 2018
Michael Clarke must be a proud man!
Sandeep Lamichhane, 17-year-old from Nepal, gets his first wicket in the Indian Premier League with former Australian captain Michael Clarke, one of his mentors, on air.
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) May 12, 2018
Whattey moment.
Lamichhane 1-7 off two. In the power play overs. Kohli and de Villiers in. Michael Clarke commentating on it all. IPL, bloody hell
— Paul Radley (@PaulRadley) May 12, 2018
Then came the partnership between ABD and Virat Kohli!
The @imVkohli + @ABdeVilliers17 combination for @RCBTweets is the Tango & Cash partnership of the @IPL The ascetic temperament of De Villiers being the ideal foil for the abrasive emotions of Kohli! Partners to die for! #RCBvsDD
— Venkatraman Ganesan (@venky1976) May 12, 2018
It is always a treat to watch Kohli when he gets going!
What Virat Kohli has been doing in RCB for 10 years is KL Rahul for KXIP this season and Pant for DD. #DDvRCB
— prayag sonar (@prayag_sonar) May 12, 2018
Virat Kohli intercepting Pant's message to the bowler must the hilarious thing that you will see today!
The two local boys having a fun chat out there.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 12, 2018
What do you reckon the conversation is all about?#DDvRCB @imVkohli @RishabPant777 #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/i2X1Y3wvza
Well deserved 50 for Virat Kohli!
And, here comes the FIFTY for #RCB Skipper @imVkohli #DDvRCB pic.twitter.com/AalBArjUGG
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 12, 2018
Tough times for Delhi!
First century partnership between Kohli and ABD in two seasons.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 12, 2018
They shared five century stands in 2016 season. #DDvRCB
Another man who was on fire!
AB brings up his 26th IPL fifty @ABdeVilliers17 #IPL2018
— Raghava (@Raghava4mahesh) May 12, 2018
Couldn't have put it better myself!
Best partnerships in the world :
— Yash Agarwalla (@Yashagarwalla) May 12, 2018
Fish & Chips
Rum & Coke
De Villiers and Kohli#DDvRCB #IPL2018 #DDvsRCB
Virat Kohli's favourite hunting ground!
Kohli's last 6 scores at Delhi in IPL:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 12, 2018
56
73*
99
35*
58
70#DDvRCB
Sarfaraz Khan after a boundary was hilarious!
Sarfaraz thanking his gods for every boundary he hits. Badly needed this innings
— Pawan SinghA (@urbanpendu00) May 12, 2018
What a shot by ABD!
#DDvRCB That 360 six from ABD sums it all up for IPL😐😐
— The90sGuy1991 (@uzumakithe6th) May 12, 2018