Twitter reacts as Kolkata Knight Riders knock Rajasthan Royal out of the IPL

05/23/2018

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

Captains innings 😍

Come on @DineshKarthik 🔥🙏 #KKRvRR
— Aravind Tyson (@aravind_tyson) May 23, 2018

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, 2018

Brutal 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!