Twitter trolls Manish Pandey for his sluggish knock against a loose Kolkata Knight Riders
Updated - 20 May 2018, 12:06 AM
The second of Super Saturday kicked off with table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad hosting Kolkata Knight Riders at their fortress in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Kolkata Knight Riders had their task cut out before they faced the table-toppers in a must-win situation, for the survival in the tournament.
Over the course of the tournament, Hyderabad presented slow-turners, which made run-making difficult. To everyone’s surprise, and DK especially, who claimed the pitch to be similar to the old Kolkata wicket, the surface turned out to be a belter.
Shikhar Dhawan and Shreevats Goswami started off the proceeding for Sunrisers with their individual fireworks. The two elegant-yet-aggressive southpaws added 79 in no time, to lay a solid foundation for their team.
Goswami scored a breezy 36 while Dhawan brought up his 32nd IPL fifty. Meanwhile, captain Kane Williamson snatched the Orange Cap from KL Rahul with his quickfire 36.
It was KKR’s dismal ground fielding and dropped catches, which was the talk of the Twitterati town. Also, the man in focus was the 11-crore man Manish Pandey who played a relatively sluggish knock on a belter of a pitch.
That said, after a loose performance from KKR on the field, Dinesh Karthik marshalled his troops brilliantly to make a comeback at the back end. DK’s men took wickets in clumps in the final few overs to restrict the hosts to 172.
Here’s how Twitter reacted
#Yusuf Pathan @iamyusufpathan score 330 runs combining 2 seasons of IPL in 27 innings. An old white elephant. #SRHvKKR
— Nayan Degda (@nayanbdegda) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheMaddKiing/status/997869606923526145
https://twitter.com/AnILogical/status/997869578406383616
Last 4 overs 24-4 SRH. What a comeback by KKR. #SRHvKKR
— Рramod. (@Cric_Pramod) May 19, 2018
If Srh has to win the trophy I think they should rest pandey #SRHvKKR
— Mohan Krishna R (@KrishnaRachumal) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/IamApoorvSharma/status/997869089744924672
#yousuf Pathan and #manishpandey got all the games they should have come to form by now .. both are waste .. should be left out next season #sunrisershyderabad #OrangeArmy #SRHvKKR #SRHvsKKR #IPLT20
— Farhan Mazher (@farhanmazr) May 19, 2018
Apne KKR bowlers bhi Shami se inspired hai, charge up hone me aadha match nikal dete hai #SRHvKKR
— ذیشان (@zshan34) May 19, 2018
It seems like Manish Pandey really wants #KKR to win this match. #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/L86DyEaPN2
— Aditya (@forwardshortleg) May 19, 2018
Shreevats Goswami is batting really well. At least one Goswami is happy today. #SRHvKKR
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 19, 2018
Waiting for wickets ? #KKRHaiTaiyaar #KKR #SRHvKKR #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/CZb8kgkaez
— Shah Rukh Khan Universe Fan Club (@SRKUniverse) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/deepakulkarni/status/997854368782278656
Arey @im_manishpandey bhai, aaj tho jara khelna! #SRH #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/oSfvkjYeu7
— Manu ?? (@sunny_turlapati) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/tomnjerrytwo/status/997865847778668544
https://twitter.com/iRahulReddy/status/997865822717493248
And they giving no ball which didn't cross the head height and not giving no balls to the real ones.. umpiring level in this #IPL2018 = blindness.. #SRHvKKR
— DR (@dhineshwarrajan) May 19, 2018
Dear Manish Pandey, don't play Sunil Gavaskar's innings, I mean test cricket. #SRHvKKR
— urban desi (@_urbandesi) May 19, 2018
Narine drop the catch & I shouted "Ae Madarchoddd" suddenly mom comes in Hall from kitchen & stares at me at least for 30 Sec..? #SRHvKKR
— Pankaj (@Funky_Pankaj) May 19, 2018
When Manish pandey enters into super fast train automatically it becomes passenger train ?? #SRHvKKR #IPL2018
— Innocent (@Being9999) May 19, 2018
Don’t know why Manish Pandey wants to play those cheeky shots when he can play proper shots #SRHvKKR
— विशाल (@vishalkjha) May 19, 2018
Very happy to see #CaptainKane holding the orange cap
Most deserving one for the season??@SunRisers #OrangeVoice #Orangearmy #SRH #SRHvKKR— Harvey Specter (@HarveySpecterS2) May 19, 2018
Sreevats Goswami joined the list of Indian wicket keepers who are performing well this season.
KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Sreevats Goswami?#SRHvKKR— మైత్రేయ (@mythreyaa) May 19, 2018
If Searles is playing as a batsman why not Delport Boss DK? #SRHvKKR
— Abhay (@ImAbhay3) May 19, 2018
Goswami is the integral part of the team anthem,
Go Go Go #OrangeArmy
Go Go Go Swami #oksorry #SRHvKKR— Mon (@4sacinom) May 19, 2018
Williamson calms you down, Pandey raises your blood pressure.. ? #SRHvKKR
— Kay (@Keerti_RL) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/pmohantyindia/status/997866420380749825
4 dots in an over by #manishpandey .. unbelievable ! Think he can play like dhoni and pace himself in the end! #biggest scam of #VIvOIPL #SRHvKKR #KKRHaiTaiyaar
— Anshul Nagpal (@anshul8394) May 19, 2018
Out of Rana,Gill,Searles,Uthappa
Why the helll chawla is at long on #SRHvKKR— Eldo Jacob (@eldoj28) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/bonnysbounty/status/997865501119442945
Absolutely pathetic fielding by #KKR today. They might get eliminated today if they lose by more than 50 runs.
Not the way one should play in a must win game.#SRHvKKR— Shriram ? (@shriramtweet) May 19, 2018
#Manish after hitting the ball:
Hum hain yahan ke Robinhood Pandey! ?? @im_manishpandey @BeingSalmanKhan #IPL2018 #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/VL106KJZOl— Googly Devi (@googlydevi) May 19, 2018
What's happened to Manish Pandey? Why does he keep trying these cut/cheeky shots when he can be destructive playing other shots?#SRHvKKR #IPL2018
— Sahil Jain (@sahildj96) May 19, 2018
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