IPL 2018: Twitter Reacts as Chennai Super Kings Thrash Kings XI Punjab in Pune
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by five wickets in their last league game to seal their place in the top. On the other hand, the defeat ended Kings XI???s journey while Rajasthan Royals (RR) became the fourth team to make it to the playoffs.
Chasing a modest 154, the Super Kings were off to shaky start, reeling at 27 for three. Their top-scorer Ambati Rayudu departed after scoring just one.
Ankit Rajpoot then dismissed Faf du Plessis and Sam Billings inside an over to put Kings XI on top. Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh then took the score past the 50-run mark.
Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 31-run stand by dismissing Harbhajan for 19. Suresh Raina and Deepak Chahar then took the innings forward but the runs were not coming at the required rate.
At the end of 15 overs, the Super Kings were 102 for four. Chahar, however, soon shifted his gears. But before he could inflict further damage, Ashwin sent him back. He scored 39 off just 20 balls.
The equation was finally down to 23 off 12 balls with Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the middle. Raina then scored 22 runs in the 19th over before Dhoni sealed the game with a trademark six. The southpaw scored 61 off 47 balls while Dhoni remained unbeaten on 16.
Earlier in the game, fifty from Karun Nair helped Kings XI recover from a disastrous start and post a respectable 153. Asked to bat first in the do-or-die clash, the Kings XI were off to a nightmare start. They lost their top three for just 16 runs.
Chris Gayle was the first to depart, perishing to Lungisani Ngidi for a duck in the second over. Seven runs later, Deepak Chahar accounted for Aaron Finch. Kings XI???s hopes of posting a big total then took a body blow when their in-form batsman KL Rahul departed after scoring just 7.
Manoj Tiwary and David Miller then steadied the ship for a while. The duo added 60 runs for the fourth wicket before Super Kings dismissed them in quick succession to reduce the Kings XI to 80 for five from 76 for three.
From thereon, it was a one-man show as Nair took the onus on himself.
The right-handed batsman Nair remained till the 19th over, to ensure Kings XI cross the 150-run mark. He scored 54 off just 26 balls with the help of three fours and five sixes.
Quick Read: IPL 2018: Twitter Reacts As Chennai Super Kings Thrash Kings XI Punjab
Here is how Twitter reacted to the match following a convincing win by Chennai Super Kings:
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Kings 11 become the first team to not qualify for play offs after winning 5 of their first 6 matches.
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If it was Kohli instead of Dhoni, sending Bhajji & then Chahar, he would have already been declared as the worst captain ever. ?#<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->C<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->S<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->K<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->v<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->K<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->X<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->I<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->P
If anybody can read MS Dhoni's mind, do stand up and identify yourself. All of us look for meaning post the event but nobody has a clue of what he is thinking about while things are actually happening!
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/998266193310973952
Raina defends off the last ball. Winning runs toh Dhoni bhaiya ke hi hain. #<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->I<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->P<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->L
[Billings gets OUT]
Crowd: Dhoni Dhoni DhoniHarbhajan walks in???
Crowd: WTF
[Harbhajan gets OUT]
Crowd: Dhoni Dhoni DhoniChahar walks in???
Crowd: WTFFFFFF
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/998265555185364992
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It's 2018 and Dhoni is taking a leaf out of Bradman's 1937 playbook of reversing the batting order. Bizarre tactics. Or is he just trying to out-funky Ashwin.
Ashwin: I want to be an unpredictable as much as possible.
The pitch is more suited for Test cricket and Dhoni is already retired from that format. Bravo doesn't play Test cricket anymore. Hence, Bhajji and Chahar batting before them. #<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->I<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->P<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->L
Superb spell by Rajpoot. Punjab making a real fist of it, Chennai under severe pressure, palpitations in the Rajasthan camp
What an interesting cricket match this is! Ball seaming around, a pinch hitter sent out at 27-3 inside the power play, batsman bowled defending and two teams fretting over a play-off place on the last evening.
The only way for Ashwin to reclaim his position as the funniest IPL captain is to make Zinta come in as sub fielder. #<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->I<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->P<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->L
Where were you hiding all season Karun Nair?!
Kings XI Punjab's performance this season is like a Bollywood potboiler whose cracking first half is followed by an atrocious second one??? #<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->C<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->S<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->K<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->v<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->K<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->X<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->I<!----><<!---->!<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->-<!---->><!---->P @lionsdenkxip
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Indian Premier League 2018 Twitter Reaction
