IPL 2018: Twitter Reacts As Kings XI Punjab Restrict Rajasthan Royals To Modest Total

Kings XI Punjab came up with a fine bowling performance to restrict Rajasthan Royals to a modest 152 for 9 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.

On the expected lines, Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin decided to field first after the toss went his way. The off-spinner then went on to justify the decision by dismissing D’Arcy Short for just 2 in the very first over. Jos Buttler then hit Ankit Rajpoot for four boundaries in the next over to give the Royals the early impetus. However,  one run in the third over followed by Ajinkya Rahane’s dismissal put the hosts firmly on top.

Buttler and Sanju Samson then calmed down the nerves, helping the Royals finish the powerplay without suffering any further setback. At the end of the six overs, the Royals were 45 for 2. Both the batsmen were mixing caution with aggression to build a solid platform for a good total. At the halfway stage, the visitors had fully recovered from the early setbacks as the scoreboard was reading 81 for 2.

But it was just the calm before the impending disaster. Andrew Tye broke the stand by dismissing Samson and it opened the floodgates. The middle-order faltered once again as wicket fell like a pack of cards. From 84 for 2, the Royals were 100 for 4 and then 114 for 7. Shreyas Gopal then played a fine cameo 24 runs of to give his team something to bowl at.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the innings:

The amount of faith shown in Darcy makes for interesting reading…I strongly feel that if they’d shown the same faith in Klassen, he would’ve given better results. #KXIPvRR #IPL

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 6, 2018

Will batters be able to pick Mujeeb? Doesn't look it will happen in this #VIVOIPL2018 #KXIPvRR

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) May 6, 2018

Great bowling @Mujeeb_Zadran @IPL ?? pic.twitter.com/upnuzXkMzs

— Mohammad Nabi (@MohammadNabi007) May 6, 2018

3 Wickets In 4 Balls. That's A Game Turning Performance. Mujeeb Ur Rahman Has Snatched This Game From Rajasthan Royals Into Kings XI's Den. ??#KXIPvRR #KXIPvsRR

— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) May 6, 2018

Poor Stokes. He was finally looking in fine touch today and then he succumbs to such brilliance from Mayank Agarwal.

— Shubh Aggarwal (@shubh_chintak) May 6, 2018

RR is team consisting of eleven 12th men

— Ra_Bies 2.0 (@Ra_Bies) May 6, 2018

https://twitter.com/Sajjanlaunda/status/993140220269805569

https://twitter.com/mehdi_nisar1/status/993140171817345025

#KXIPvRR
Everybody is living up to their name so far –
Short not reaching any heights.
Buttler delivering.
Rajpoot helping Rajasthan.

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) May 6, 2018

Chris Gayle dives to catch a ball and successfully does it ? IPL Kya Kya dikhayega ? #KXIPvRR #IPL2018

— Pratibha Mehra (@pratibhasays) May 6, 2018

#KXIPvRR
You might not see another such thing forever in life "Gayle dive in to take the catch" pic.twitter.com/nx5AqA9Du7

— Ye Koi ***** Hai Kya? (@intolerant_monk) May 6, 2018

Ponting's infatuation with Maxwell, Christain and Warne's infatuation with D Arcy Short is a big reason why DD and RR are occupying the bottom two spots in the points table. #IPL2018

— Shubh Aggarwal (@shubh_chintak) May 6, 2018

Just when @YUVSTRONG12 was looking good he is dropped,an unfortunate run out & he miss the game ?@lionsdenkxip hav the worst management,learn to hav faith on somebody lyk Yuvraj Singh,It hurts to see Yuvi dropped again ?? but as always Yuvi wil return ? @IPL #KXIPvRR #IPL pic.twitter.com/lri8Q44hhO

— Dr. Samujjwal Roy (@iamSamujjwal) May 6, 2018