The tenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got off to a dream start as it witnessed the Sunrisers Hyderabad comfortably beating the depleted Royal Challengers Bangalore outfit here in Hyderabad. The defending champions were lethal in all aspects as their batting effort was powered mainly by the brute force and charisma of the veteran Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj’s rapid half-century followed by some lusty blows from Ben Cutting got them past the 200 run mark.
Till the 11th over of the run chase, the Royal Challengers were well in it, with Kedar Jadhav effortlessly toying with the Sunrisers bowlers. However, a moment of magic in the field saw Jadhav heading back, thanks to a throw from Ben Cutting.
Eventually, the Sunrisers comfortably won the game and below are some of the Twitter Reactions for the IPL 10 opener.
https://twitter.com/TroluKejri/status/849685421084876801
Bhumi Pujan Shikhar Dhawan Was Dismissed By Stuart Bunny. It Takes A Legend To Dismiss Another Legend. ??#SRHvRCB #RCBvSRH #IPL #IPL10
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 5, 2017
Least matches to take 100 wickets in IPL:
70 – Lasith Malinga
83 – Amit Mishra, ASHISH NEHRA*
89 – Dwayne Bravo #SRHvRCB— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 5, 2017
Hapiness from Today's Game
Vintage Yuvii
Rashid Khan's Celebration
Mandeep & Kedar Batted Well
Bhuvi's Amazing Bowling#IPL10 #SRHvRCB— Jatin Gulati (70) ?? (@jatinininin) April 5, 2017
Nehra ji's favorite drink is Old monk. #SRHvRCB
— V. (@iLazyLad) April 5, 2017
The crowd have been more successful catching the ball than #RCB tonight. #SRHvRCB #SRHvsRCB #IPL
— The Cat Cullen (@TheOffsideChat) April 5, 2017
#SRHvRCB Every #RCB fan whenever we see #StuartBinny .. This dude is hopeless. pic.twitter.com/octQck6l9F
— Suraj Bhanu Ch (@imsurajbhanu) April 5, 2017
Ashish Nehra first 3 overs: 40 runs, 0 wickets
Last over: 2 0 W W 0 0 #SRHvRCB
— Nagraj (@Nagraaj) April 5, 2017
#Most wickets by left-arm bowlers in IPL:
100 NEHRA
92 Zaheer
90 RP Singh
89 Ojha
80 Pathan
77 Jadeja
53 Faulkner
52 Johnson#SRHvRCB— @asifpitafi (@icc4live2) April 5, 2017
Sachin baby played as if he missed the last week's polio dosage #SRHvRCB
— Harish Pratyartha (@kobri7) April 5, 2017
62 Off 27 Balls. Here's The Reason Why Yuvraj Singh Was At His Best. ? #HazelKeech #SRHvRCB #RCBvSRH #Yuvi #VIVOIPL #IPL2017 pic.twitter.com/attKyWBCWN
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 5, 2017