IPL 2018, Qualifier 1: Twitter reacts to Chennai's Brilliant Bowling against SRH

The highly anticipated first qualifier of Indian Premier League (IPL) finally kicked off at the Wankhede Stadium with the clash of table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings.

MS Dhoni won the toss and had no hesitation about bowling first. The move immediately paid dividends as Deepak Chahar dismissed Shikhar Dhawan on the very first delivery of the match.

Man of the match from the ultimate game of the round-robin league, Lungi Ngidi, dismissed Shreevats Goswami by pulling off a blinder on his follow through.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will consider themselves unlucky as the Orange Cap holder, Kane Williamson, along with Shakib Al Hasan were dismissed off loose deliveries going down the leg side.

Along with the two unfortunate dismissals, there were several soft dismissals, including that of Yusuf Pathan and Manish Pandey. Sunrisers were in deep trouble at 88-6, with five overs to go, as many expected them to get bowled out.

Dwayne Bravo pulled off a spectacular catch on his follow through, to trump the efforts of Ngidi earlier. Bravo ended up with impressive figures of 2-25 in his four overs, not being used as a death bowler. A role in which he struggled this season.

Thanks to a priceless knock from Carlos Brathwaite, Sunrisers crawled towards a target of 139. Unused almost throughout the tournament, Brathwaite smashed the finishing blows for his 43 off just 29 balls, to play the knock of the innings.

Let us look at how Twitter Reacted

Carlos Brathwaite, Carlos Brathwaite, REMEMBER THE NAME?(Ian Bishops voice) #SRHvCSK

— Mayank Patel✌ (@Kohlity7692) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/iamsamkhiladi/status/998944195048976386

#SRHvCSK The legend of @imShard grows with every delivery… sabki ummeed pe khare utarte hue #Thakur… wl these two legendry overs from this legend cost @ChennaiIPL the match??

— CA Akash Mittal (@Akki517651) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/atulsachan1234/status/998944171435134976

West Indian Brute force is not comparable. The closest I've seen is Thala Dhoni. Otherwise Dharma Adi. #SRHvCSK

— Hurrrry (@metaphoricsurge) May 22, 2018

Never ever give Shardul Thakur to bowl in the powerplay or at the death. Awful #SRHvCSK #Yellove #WhistlePodu

— Sriram (@SriramARR) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/998937505541083136

https://twitter.com/loyallarents/status/998931239330435078

https://twitter.com/DanishSait/status/998933004893507586

Both MS Dhoni & Suresh Raina are appearing in their 20th semifinal/playoff match – the most by any player in #IPL.
Both missed last 4 stage just once:
Dhoni – in 2016 (for RPS)
Raina – in 2017 (for GL)
But for #CSK appeared in all – nine out of nine!#CSKvSRH#SRHvCSK#IPL2018

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/Langer_Mayanti/status/998935617860861952

https://twitter.com/rossi_45rs/status/998930414147330050

SRH vs CSK + Umpires. #SRHvCSK

— urban desi (@_urbandesi) May 22, 2018

Ranveer Singh with his dad at the IPL match ?#SRHvCSK pic.twitter.com/qXdaYRvFbX

— Ranveer Planet (@RanveerPlanet) May 22, 2018

Finals : CSK vs KKR#SRHvCSK #PlayOffs2018

— Jaanvi? (@ThatCric8Girl) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/harikaveena/status/998934027372384258

We all cskian fans proud of sir jaddu ??? a policeman attack on his wife Rivaba today but still he give his 100% for our team… We love u jaddu ??? and super proud ???#CSKvSRH #SRHvCSK #CSKvSRH

— Mahiya's Girl ? (@KinjalDamor) May 22, 2018

SunnyG on commentary: "Shardul Thakur, plays for Mumbai, bowls the ball slightly down the legside & Kane Williamson nicks it to Dhoni."

Out of nowhere comes out to brand a Mumbai product. I've never heard him say 'Thakur from Mumbai has given 55 runs' today. #CSKvsSRH #SRHvCSK

— Vinod Ramnath (@NaanumEngineer) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/Sajjanlaunda/status/998925902611283974

Catch of the match for sure. Catch of the tournament too??
What a catch from Bravo. Return low catch. Just wowwwww. Baar baar dekho bhaiya isko toh.
SRH 6 down. Pathan gone#BESTvsBEST #SRHvCSK

— 爪丂Ꮆ (B+??) (@chiku_ravi) May 22, 2018

Ngidi and Chahar has been brilliant in the powerplay. Openers are back to the pavilion.#SRHvCSK

— Jaanvi? (@ThatCric8Girl) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/iamsrktheking/status/998927933153492992

I knew that this had to come. Sunrisers as a team have absolutely been dumb with the bat, this season. It was a matter of time when the bowlers had to expose it. Today is the day.#SRHvCSK

— Jaanvi? (@ThatCric8Girl) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/amir_ahmad/status/998933797734305792

FREEZE!??#WhistlePodu #Yellove #Qualifier1 #SRHvCSK ?? pic.twitter.com/lWEcnQR0z9

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 22, 2018

Raina and Dhoni are appearing in IPL playoffs/semis/finals for the 20th time – the most among all players. #SRHvCSK

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/ParloTweets/status/998931400505016320

I have huge respect for #SRH as a team, as they're one of the few teams in the world, who has won many matches despite a Bangladeshi in their team#SRHvCSK

— Sunil (@annachaukanna) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/swing_seam/status/998934288904179712

Sunrisers back in the game after Manish Pandey's dismissal.#SRHvCSK

— Peeyush Sharma (@peeyushsharmaa) May 22, 2018

Most Runs by a captain in IPL 2018 #SRHvCSK pic.twitter.com/lwWMeNayIa

— Shafi Shehzad (@ShafiUOfficial) May 22, 2018

How the fuck was that a dead ball and not a no ball. I smell Meiyappan's presence in all Hyd Chennai games
#srhvcsk

— Saraswat Mandarapu (@SarasMandarapu) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/ibeingdevil__/status/998929125078392832

https://twitter.com/iamvkcr1807/status/998939573722923009

The #SRH management is nuts. Why are you guys giving @im_manishpandey so many chances? Just because he's been bought for a shit load of money? Just remove him already and spare us the pain and save him any further embarrassment #SRHvCSK #IPL

— NV (@NV_Q31) May 22, 2018

LOL only the Corrupt Super Kings can get away with bowling a ball like that and the umps calling it a dead ball #SRHvCSK

— Kalidou Koulibowly ??? (@TheOwl85) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/Anshuman86m/status/998935758277722112

https://twitter.com/Kashyap_ocean/status/998934700428181504