Twitter reacts as Kolkata Knight Riders knock Rajasthan Royal out of the IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders' top order collapsed quickly but thanks to Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell steadied the ship and helped them reach a solid total of 169. The Twitterati showered praises on Kolkata Knight Riders as they eliminated Rajasthan Royals from the 2018 IPL.
Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 169/7 (Dinesh Karthik 52, Andre Russell 49*; Krishnappa Gowtham 2/15, Jofra Archer 2/33) beat Rajasthan Royals 144/4 (Sanju Samson 50, Ajinkya Rahane 46; Piyush Chawla 2/24, Kuldeep Yadav 1/18) by 25 runsCracking start for RR!
Deathly silence at the Eden as Narine falls off 2nd delivery. Unhappy start for KKR. Big smile on Rahane's face, not seen often this season!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 23, 2018
Uthappa joins Narine in the dugout!
Drop Robin uthappa ASAP next season
— JordaN (@iNationalSRKian) May 23, 2018
The reason behind Uthappa's poor performance this season!
Have a feeling Uthappa expected KKR captaincy and is upset for not getting it. Shadow of himself with the bat and highly disinterested in the field. #KKRvRR
— Arvind Sriram (@sportspam19) May 23, 2018
Then came in Gill who steadied the innings!
This guy, Shubman Gill,with a Kohli like technique and Sehwag like open stance,is gonna go places in future. #VIVOIPL
— हिटलर (@meinFueherer) May 23, 2018
The future of Indian cricket is bright!
Shubman Gill, you combination of the beauty and the beast! What a brilliant shot, that was.#KKRvRR
— Jaanvi 🏏 (@ThatCricketBuff) May 23, 2018
Then Dinesh Karthik joined the party!
52 off 38 balls
— Aravind Tyson (@aravind_tyson) May 23, 2018
Captains innings 😍
Come on @DineshKarthik 🔥🙏 #KKRvRR
Russell couldn't stay away from the party!
Andre Russell's 25-ball 49 means that KKR have put a sizeable total on the board in a knock out game.#KKRvRR
— Sarthak Shiv Raj (@sarthakshivraj) May 23, 2018Brutal power hitting by Andre Russell. Some massive sixes by Russell takes KKR to a solid score of 169/7 after they were struggling at 51/4 in 8 overs. Well played @Russell12A @DineshKarthik @KKRiders #KKRvRR #IPL2018
— Nikhil Ram (@Nikhil_Rams) May 23, 2018
A new core in the making?
150 was looking difficult and then our middle order Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell lead it to 170. Imagine KKR with Manish, Yusuf, Shakib; KKR wouldn't have even qualified in the playoffs.#KKRvsRR
— SHAH RUKH KHAN. (@iamsrk_brk) May 23, 2018
Danger man departs early!
Soft dismissal for Rahul Tripathi. Sanju Samson should do well. He is back to his original position as well.#KKRvRR
— Jaanvi 🏏 (@ThatCricketBuff) May 23, 2018
Sadly Sanju Samson and Rahul Tripathi were too slow!
I guess #sanjusamson didnt want to wait there to finish the match but was patience to get his 50
— Shafraz Basheer (@shafrazbasheer) May 23, 2018
@emr1002 Rahane was playing as if it is a test match!! Even Sanju Samson's batting leaves much to be desired, not to speak of Klassen, another white elephant!! #KKRvRR
— EM RAO (@emr1002) May 23, 2018
Not everyone can be CSK! :P
Not every team is CSK...RR lost a match that was always under their control... Sanju Samson should have batted till the end & finished it... #KKRvRR
— NOTA (@tweetw_ala) May 23, 2018
Amazing team effort!
An exemplary example of team effort by the Kolkata Knight Riders. #AmiKKR
— Harsh Naik (@iamharshnaik) May 23, 2018