IPL 2019: Steven Smith Shoulders Rajasthan Royals To 139, Twitter Reacts

Apr 7, 2019 at 9:37 PM

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IPL 2019: Steven Smith Shoulders Rajasthan Royals To 139, Twitter Reacts

It was a fine knock from Steven Smith at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The flamboyant batsman alongside Jost Buttler and Co helped the team to post a brilliant tally of 139 runs on such a tricky wicket. In between, the in-form Kolkata Knight Riders will be looking to push themselves for a victory.

Initially, it was Dinesh Karthik, who won the toss, chose to bowl first. Ajinkya Rahane, the skipper of Rajasthan was pretty happy to bat first but failed to knock runs, as he once again registered a single-digit score for the team.

KKR, Steven Smith
Credits – BCCI/IPL

However, Steven Smith and Jos Buttler paired up to add a few crucial runs for the team. The run-scoring never looked easy on the wicket, as Kolkata bowlers bowled some tight lines and lengths. But, the classic dup Steven Smith and Jos Buttler added 71 runs together for the second wicket.

Though Jos Buttler walked back to the hut while trying to increase the run rate, it was Steven Smith, who took the anchor role in the match. In between, Rahul Tripathi followed Buttler in a quick time.

Steven Smith, Rajasthan Royals
IPL

For Kolkata Knight Riders, the debutant Harry Gurney was impressive with his slower deliveries. He bagged the crucial wicket of Buttler in the middle overs and then outsmarted Rahul Tripathi in the slog overs of the game.

Despite the failure of Rahul Tripathi, Steven Smith remained unbeaten with 73 runs to his name. However, the slow knock by Ben Stokes, who scored 7 runs off 14 balls saw Rajasthan being restricted to 139 runs.

 

Here are a few tweets:

https://twitter.com/CricketGuru15/status/1114918930236231688

https://twitter.com/heyshraone/status/1114918927849512960

https://twitter.com/loveyouall_007/status/1114919285132906496

https://twitter.com/deepakchau1143/status/1114919109999955971

https://twitter.com/cricfreakz/status/1114921377830772742

https://twitter.com/Awesomehoon_/status/1114921375779573761

https://twitter.com/Anshuman987m/status/1114921600833318912

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