IPL 2024 | Twitter reacts to Phil Salt’s heroics as Kolkata thrash Lucknow at Eden Gardens

‌Winning the toss paid well for the home team as they managed to scalp Lucknow opener Quinton de Kock in the second over of the game. The woe persisted for the Super Giants as they lost Deepak Hooda in the fifth over. With KL Rahul and Ayush Badoni on the crease, the Lucknow side reached 49/2 at the end of the powerplay. The duo looked great and built a stable 39 runs stand taking the scoreboard to 72/2 in 10 overs. As Rahul was looking good with the bat scoring at a strike rate of 144, Andre Russell struck and dismissed the Lucknow skipper for 39 runs off 27 deliveries. Unfortunately, wickets kept tumbling for the visitors thereafter as they lost Marcus Stoinis in the 12th over with the scorecard at 95/4. Lucknow’s power hitter Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni couldn't build a stable partnership either and the 24-year-old Delhi batter departed in the 15th. However, Pooran switched gears in the slog overs and scored a splendid 45 off 32 deliveries to take the Lucknow scorecard to 161/7 in 20 overs.