IPL 2016 | Twitter reacts as Gujarat Lions defeat Mumbai Indians comprehensively to seal playoff spot

05/21/2016

With his team in need of a win, Suresh Raina produced a captain's knock to help Gujarat Lions beat Mumbai Indians by six wickets and book their place in the playoffs, along with Sunrisers Hyderabad. The twitterati produced some wonderful reactions during the game, and here are the best of them.

Before we get to #GLvMI, a GOLD tweet on the last match where Dhoni led RPS to a thrilling last-ball chase. You can find the full twitter reactions for that article here.

MS Dhoni Haters Right Now Who Said MSD Plays Test Matches In #T20.#RPSvKXIP #IPL2016 #IPL9 #IPL #GLvMI pic.twitter.com/roYWczknK2
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 21, 2016

Mumbai Indians, every IPL season!

Start the season as bottom dwellers, playing 'do or die' match ,winning it & qualifying like a Boss.

2014 ✔

2015 ✔

2016 ?

Mumbai..#GLvMI
— Dr. Holmes (@dr_holmes89) May 21, 2016

Explains why they struggled so much this season!

Mumbai Indians have lost 25 wkts in Powerplays - most by a team in this IPL. DD have lost 22 with one game to go. #GLvMI
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 21, 2016

Dwayne Smith, wreaking havoc!

.@TheGujaratLions all-rounder D. Smith's spell has left #MI bamboozled! Watch #GLvMI: https://t.co/z9iVeSVj5O pic.twitter.com/o6aM8a4Veg
— hotstar (@hotstartweets) May 21, 2016

Krunal Pandya, today!

krunal pandya mere jaisa chup chap aake chala gaya.. kisiko pata bhi nahi chala!!!😁😁😁 #IPL2016 #IPL9 #GLvMI
— Dr.Maunmaun Sing (@ManmohanSing7) May 21, 2016

This chap is asking the right questions, how many of you get pained by our IPL commentators doing this.

how much are the commentators paid for saying that vivo hifi box is the best place to sit and watch?

bhai wahan koi baithta bhi hai?#GLvMI
— Kanjar Putar (@kanjardaputar) May 21, 2016

Damn! Didn't even realize that this bowling legend is in the IPL.

Dale Styen seems to have been picked up by GL, only to warm the benches, and at times chat with the commentators!#IPL #GLvMI
— HoldingWilleyCricket (@holdingwilley) May 21, 2016

True this! Also add, Bumrah & Hardik Pandya from last year.

Brilliant by Nitish Rana this.. First Krunal Pandya and now him, Mumbai Indians are unearthing gems this year! #GLvMI
— Hitman Cricket (@HitmanCricket) May 21, 2016

Are Pollard & Bravo good friends? nah!

The bromance of pollard and bravo looks like serious. #GLvMI pic.twitter.com/H4F7owLc70
— Virat Prem Kohli (@lmVK0hli) May 21, 2016

Mates but one of them is pissed that the other is selected for d West Indies side#GLvMI @KieronPollard55 @DJBravo47 https://t.co/7WQM8hNnQS
— Cricket Fan (@ProCricketFan) May 21, 2016

This is what Bravo had tweeted earlier

Joke of the day: WI selectors😂

One minute Pollard & Narine were not good enough & now are perfect for Tri Nation series? It's like magic!
— Dwayne DJ Bravo (@DJBravo47) May 19, 2016

Will this haunt Mumbai later?

Mumbai at Kanpur

from Overs 1 to 19 (10 ov) - 72/3

from overs 11 to 16 (6 ov) - 73/1

from overs 17 to 20 (4 ov) - 27/4#GLvMI #IPL
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 21, 2016

And how soon Finch got out...

Finch out even before Twitter could approve of the change in opening order.
— Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 21, 2016

After Vinay Kumar got a wicket of the first ball and completed 100 wickets in IPL

1. Vinay Kumar in domestics.

2. Vinay Kumar in internationals.#GLvMI pic.twitter.com/kVe6QxysNb
— Tanmay (@fast_hostile) May 21, 2016

Also, this too happened!

After playing in 101 IPL games and bowling 343 overs, Vinay Kumar finally has bowled a maiden over. #IPL #GLvMI
— Sampath (@SAMPATHB24) May 21, 2016

Do the Pandya brothers have some grudge against McCleneghan?

One brother misfields a boundary and the other drops a catch! What's up with the Pandya brothers?#IPL #GLvMI
— HoldingWilleyCricket (@holdingwilley) May 21, 2016

Things Brendon McCullum does!

The awkward moment when the required run rate is 6.94 and the current run rate is 11.04! The Baz effect! #IPL #GLvMI
— HoldingWilleyCricket (@holdingwilley) May 21, 2016

After Suresh Raina hit a second consecutive half-century after the birth of his daughter

And another 50 for Raina. If he knew how fatherhood would impact his batting, he'd have been daddy cool a long time back.#GLvMI
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 21, 2016

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