IPL 2023 | Twitter in disbelief as KL Rahul's sluggish 68 costs LSG 7-run defeat in chase of 136 against GT
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Gujarat Titans put up a bowling performance for the ages at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday evening as they restricted the Lucknow Super Giants to 127 in a tight run chase. LSG looked well set for victory at one stage in the second innings but no batter managed to find the finish.
The first match of an action-filled weekend in the IPL ended up being a classic between the two newest teams in the tournament as Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants served up a low-scoring thriller at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. The visitors won the toss and opted to bat first only to end up with a total of 135/6 which seemed to be subpar at the halfway stage. However, their bowlers backed up the performance with a clinical display on a slow and sluggish pitch, eventually eking out victory with some efficient bowling at the death.
Gujarat Titans suffered an early setback as star opener Shubman Gill succumbed for a duck to Krunal Pandya in the second over itself. Wriddhiman Saha on the other end was the only batter who seemed to find his footing as he scored a season-high 47 off 37 deliveries, putting up an impressive 68-run stand alongside skipper Hardik Pandya off 55 balls. However, once the wicket-keeper departed, all ensuing batters found it difficult to get going with even Proteas stalwart David Miller managing just six runs off his 12 deliveries. Both Krunal and Marcus Stoinis stifled the visitors all ends up, scalping two wickets each, but a late outburst from Hardik saved the team the blushes as he ended on 66 off 50 deliveries.
In response, KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers perfectly set the stage for a dominant victory with a 55-run stand in 6.3 overs. Yet, once the latter fell victim to Rashid Khan's brilliance, it was a struggle for the hosts out in the middle albeit Krunal's run-a-ball 23 seemed to be enough to set up the win. However, skipper Rahul seemed to have no impetus at all as he scored just 18 runs off his last 23 balls while wickets kept falling at the other end. With all hopes pinned on him for the victory, the batter departed on the second ball of the last over for 68 from 61 balls. The next three balls all featured wickets, including two run-outs, in a clinical display by Mohit Sharma who ended with two scalps to his name. Noor Ahmad was the other star bowler with figures of 4-0-16-2, their efforts enough to secure Gujarat Titans a famous victory.
Most boring?
Kl Rahul is the biggest worst player and most boring T20 batsman cricket ever produced đđ #KLRahul #LSGvGT #LSGvsGT #GTvsLSG #GTvLSG #IPL2O23 pic.twitter.com/rrVPQfUeBr
â Vishwajit Patil (@_VishwajitPatil)Â April 22, 2023
Yes you have!
Usssssssh!!!!!!
â Rahul (@Rahulsoul143)Â April 22, 2023
We lost ..#LSGvsGTÂ #IPL2O23Â pic.twitter.com/g6hwmBIXQi
Sad day
Disappointedđ #LSGvsGT
â Tanish06 (@iamTanish06)Â April 22, 2023
12th player
KL Rahul thinks he plays for LSG
â W.O.P (@WorldOf_Prabhas)Â April 22, 2023
Actually he is the 12th player of the opposing team đ#LSGvsGTÂ pic.twitter.com/EUEdW5mD95
Terrific bowling
Unbelievable win for Gujarat as they held their nerves in the death overs, defended 135 runs & snatched the game from Lucknow by 7 runs.
â Rakesh Kashyap (@RakeshMishra00)Â April 22, 2023
Noor, Mohammed Shami & Mohit Sharma were terrific todayđ„#LSGvsGTÂ #LSGvGTÂ #IPL2O23Â pic.twitter.com/HKd4t4ytRH
Priceless tipping
A priceless tip for Lucknow Super Giants:
â Unique For Lifeâ«ïžîš (@UniqueForLife_)Â April 22, 2023
âForget what happened and drop KL Rahul from your team and make someone else your captainâ.
đđ#LSG #KLRahul #LSGvGT #LSGvsGT #HardikPandya #meme #GautamGambhir https://t.co/o0LUVwpPoT pic.twitter.com/vxsOTRbr65
Too much thinking
KL Rahul thinks he plays for LSG
â VINOD JOSHI (@vinujoshivins)Â April 22, 2023
Actually he is the 12th player of the opposing team đ#LSGvsGT
Real secret
Ashish Nehra is the secret behind today's Gujarat Titans win. He proposed Mohit Sharma name to Hardik Pandya for last over. #LSGvsGT #MohitSharma pic.twitter.com/4qYiCdM3xV
â Vikram Rajput (@iVikramRajput)Â April 22, 2023
SR making difference
@klrahul strike rate makes the difference and which pulled back things for #GT in the game....#LSGVSGT
â Bhanuchander Reddy (@BhanuKallu)Â April 22, 2023
LSG lose!
If the opponent team wants a WIN over lsg , let KL Rahul bat till end. He will make sure that lsg lose.
â Zakir (@Zakir94076412)Â April 22, 2023
Gadha Batsman of all time #KLRahul#LSGvsGT @vikrantgupta73
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