"Gautam Gambhir - The mastermind" - Twitter reacts as Kolkata Knight Riders register second biggest score in IPL history

Fans on Twitter reacted after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) posted a gigantic total of 272 runs on the board against Delhi Capitals. The 16th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is taking place at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

It was an absolute carnage by the Kolkata Knight Riders batters in the game against Delhi Capitals. It all started with the carnage by Sunil Narine, who took Delhi Capitals bowlers to cleaners all over the park. He didn’t put a foot wrong in his innings and played a brutal innings, making sure he repaid the faith of the management.

Narine along with Phil Salt (18) added 60 runs for the opening partnership just inside 5 overs. The Carribean batter on the other hand kept smashing the bowlers all over the park. Young player Angkrish Raghuvanshi too played a sensational innings and smashed a vital half-century.

Narine scored 85 runs whereas Angkrish ended with innings of 54 runs. The duo added 104 runs for the second wicket and made sure that they continued carnage on the bowlers. After they got out, Andre Russell took the fort and played a vital innings with the bat.

Andre Russell scored 41 runs off 19 balls. Whereas Shreyas Iyer (18) and Rinku Singh (26) played a decent role with the bat. Based on the sensational innings with the bat, Kolkata Knight Riders posted a total of 272 runs on the board. They were on the verge of breaking the highest total on the board.

The crowd at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam was witness to a barrage of sixes. For Delhi Capitals, Anrich Nortje picked three wickets whereas Ishant Sharma picked two wickets. Khaleel Ahmed and Mitchell Marsh also bagged one wicket.

Fans on Twitter react as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) post a total of 272 runs on the board

As Kolkata Knight Riders posted a total of 272 runs on the board, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They were left amazed by the kind of performance put in by the Shreyas Iyer-led side and also rued the team missing the highest total in the history of the league and gave some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:

Won’t be surprised if 300 is scored in #IPL2024

— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) April 3, 2024

This ipl isn’t for bowlers . Atleast for now 🙈 . #KKRvsDC #carnage

— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) April 3, 2024

Second 270+ of this IPL! This is madness! It was raining sixes in Visakhapatnam!!! #IPL2024 #KKRvsDC

— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) April 3, 2024

This is the real KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS under Gautam Gambhir. This is how we used to play, with this attitude we made 105-0 in 6 overs, with this attitude we all out RCB for 49. This is the heritage of KKR! pic.twitter.com/RJ18bn0Ylh

— Satyam (@iamsatypandey) April 3, 2024

Match 16 between #KKRvsDC

𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗣𝗟 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

Kolkata Knight Riders -272 🔥🔥

As a fan I’m happy& super excited with performance of Sunil Narine Angkrish Raghuvanshi Russel Rinku pic.twitter.com/IqJ1RAxN5p

— Dr Gaurav Kumar (@ImJordanGaurav1) April 3, 2024

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 272/7 IN 20 OVERS 🔥🔥🔥

Rishabh Pant cannot see this, he cannot take this any further 💔💔💔#IPL2024 #tapmad #HojaoADFree pic.twitter.com/HfpSWtnrrv

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) April 3, 2024

WHOA 🤯 WE NEED A BREATHER 🙇🤩
END OF FIRST INNINGS
KKR 272/7 (2nd highest total in the history of ipl )#DCvsKKR pic.twitter.com/HY2u6K9tNK

— Kolkata Knight Riders Universe (@KKRUniverse) April 3, 2024

Gautam Gambhir – the mastermind. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/917ZTL1e06

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 3, 2024

Thank you Gautam Gambhir for this 🫶🏻🔥
pic.twitter.com/qLhaHsAn9i

— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) April 3, 2024

KKR under Gautam Gambhir: pic.twitter.com/uXSGwFhVhx

— isHaHaHa (@hajarkagalwa) April 3, 2024

Gautam gambhir with Sunil Narine before match pic.twitter.com/GiOgM4qmPa

— SwatKat💃 (@swatic12) April 3, 2024

Gautam Gambhir has a brilliant cricketing brain. 💜 #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/cnRfxe2n1A

— Cheemrag (@itxcheemrag) April 3, 2024

Sunil Narine when the captain or mentor is Gautam Gambhir :-#DCvKKR pic.twitter.com/v50oqiXupL

— Sir BoiesX (@BoiesX45) April 3, 2024

Unreal batting by Sunil Narine. Gambhir's back, and so is Narine.

— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) April 3, 2024

Gambhir is underrated mentor. He joined LSG – Hooda was playing like Klusner, Badoni was finishing like Prime-Dhoni, Prerak left impact. Now Narine, Russell, Ramandeep, Angkrish are eating bowlers alive. #KKRvDC

— Abhinandan Nahata (@khelgyani_abhi) April 3, 2024

Gambhir worked his magic on Sunil Narine's T20 batting in just one game, but couldn’t quite get inside KL Rahul's head even after two years. Makes you wonder about Rahul's approach.

— Jahazi (@Oye_Jahazi) April 3, 2024