IPL 2017: Twitter Trolls Royal Challengers Bangalore After Yet Another Batting Display
May 5, 2017 at 11:35 PM
Riding on Sandeep Sharma and Axar Patel’s 3-wicket hauls, Kings XI Punjab piled more misery on Royal Challengers Bangalore, dismissing them for only 119 runs to beat them by 19 runs.
Chasing 138, the home side suffered a huge setback right in the first over when Chris Gayle was sent back by Sandeep Sharma for a 2-ball duck.
One over later, the right-arm pacer gave the Royal Challengers another massive blow when he cleaned up Virat Kohli with a brilliant inswinger. AB de Villiers (10 ), Kedar Jadhav (6), Shane Watson (3) disappointed with the bat too, as half of their team returned to the pavilion with only 71 runs on the board.
The runners-up of last year soon found themselves in the further mess when Mandeep Singh departed after scoring 46. At 87 for seven, the hosts were looking well out of the contest before Pawan Negi reignited their hopes with a 21-run knock.
However, the outcome of the match became clear when Negi was dismissed by Axar Patel with 111 runs on the board.
Earlier, Axar Patel had played a quickfire knock of 38 runs from just 17 balls to help his team recover from a poor start and post a respectable 138 for seven in the allotted 20 overs. The visitors were reeling at 78 for five in the fourteenth over before Axar Patel hit some lusty blows in the death overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:
How many batsmen would walk without bowler appealing but that's how this guy plays his cricket @amlahash @IPL #honestman
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 5, 2017
Hashim Amla. So much class. So much grace. No one even appealed. He just started walking. Absolute legend.
— Mihir Ravani (@MihirRavani) May 5, 2017
After this IPL, RCB players should do exactly what their owner did, show everyone middle finger & run away to London
— Ra_Bies 2.0 (@Ra_Bies) May 5, 2017
RCB' batsmen at the crease now:
Negi aur Puch Puch!#RCBvKXIP #ipl #IPL2017 #IPL10— Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen) May 5, 2017
RCB while chasing anything above 49 pic.twitter.com/zUKb8mFlw2
— 🇮🇳 (@Ojasism) May 5, 2017
Reaction of #RCB dug out whenever their team crosses 50 pic.twitter.com/DYSIT3jP3C
— The Lying Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) May 5, 2017
You never see a tidy mid 30 score from Chris Gayle it's either 100 off 30 balls or a duck 😂
— Joe Blackmore (@joeblackers15) May 5, 2017
Chris Gayle is like that IT employee who leaves office early for weekend no Matter what the job is pending#RCBvKXIP
— Sagar Gorebal (@GorebalSagar) May 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/860540676047425536
Sandeep Sharma today:
Dismissed Chris Gayle
Dismissed Virat Kohli
Dismissed AB de VilliersDream. #RCBvKXIP
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 5, 2017
#RCB coach waiting for Batsman who gets out after scoring in double digits.. #RCBvKXIP pic.twitter.com/wWhvKIMcOV
— LolmLol (@LOLiyapa) May 5, 2017
But on a serious note, RCB should be given a wild card entry into the IPL final for scoring 75 runs in this match #RCBvKXIP
— Ra_Bies 2.0 (@Ra_Bies) May 5, 2017