The 10th match of cricket’s marquee event saw Sunrisers Hyderabad challenge hosts Kolkata Knight Riders at their own fortress at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Kane Williamson‘s SRH team, after completion of one week, are becoming the team to beat this IPL, with the kind of balance and bowling line up they possess.
The talking point of the match had to be three former Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers returning back to their former home. The likes of Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan and Wriddhiman Saha, all come back to their beloved ground at Kolkata.
Manish Pandey and Shakib Al Hasan were simply exceptional in the field as the 11 crore man held on to a blinder at point to dismiss Nitish Rana. Pandey almost pulled off yet another sensational catch at long off but saved a certain hit over the ropes for his side.
KKR’s retained batsman, Chris Lynn, desired to bring in some Lynnsanity to the game as he scored a free-flowing 49 off 34 balls. Lynn entertained the crowd with seven boundaries and a maximum.
His knock was curtailed by effective bowling from Shakib Al Hasan, who picked up a couple of wickets and conceded only 21 runs in his five overs.
Bhuvi yet again showed his experience in IPL cricket as he claimed three wickets, conceding runs at only 5.25 runs an over.
6’8” Billy Stanlake also chipped in with a couple of crucial wickets to continue his form with the ball. Yet again, the heavy line up of Sunrisers Hyderabad restricted the Kolkata to only 138 for the loss of 8 wickets.
Let us look at how Twitter reacted
It took 51 balls for Chris Lynn to hit his first SIX off the 2018 IPL. #IPL2018 #KKRvSRH
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 14, 2018
Over the years, The City of Joy became a second Home to me having some great Years with #KKR #Kolkata
Now back again but this time in #Orange with @SunRisers my New Home, expecting Jam-Packed Eden Gardens and a great game of Cricket #KKRvSRH #IPL2018 #OrangeArmy #HomeComing— Manish Pandey (@im_manishpandey) April 14, 2018
KKR jeetega 100%#KKRvSRH
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) April 14, 2018
97/5 in 14 overs. KKR’s Gameplan should be not to lose another wicket till 18th over. There isn’t much batting left after these two. Where will they end? Your thoughts? #FundaSahiHai @MFSahiHai #KKRvSRH #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 14, 2018
Absolutely class kent cricket live right now. Alan,anil and dean. Very very interesting. @StarSportsIndia #KKRvSRH
— Fan_don (@amol4) April 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/miyan_bhai_/status/985191401305456640
https://twitter.com/SamreenRazzaqui/status/985202542673039360
KKR Fans!#KKRvSRH #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/1Gr3UnvR1S
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) April 14, 2018
Nagarkoti Injured….. Maavi myt Step in, but going per History of KKR team Management, VINAY KUMAR Will Play today…..
??????? #KKRvSRH
— Rohit Jaiswal (@rohitjswl01) April 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/Man_isssh/status/985169292613238784
This is call commitment….. Salute to the ground staffs. #IPL2018 #KKRvSRH @IPL @CabCricket @SGanguly99 pic.twitter.com/bm0jOjpYQF
— Upendra Nath Brahmachari / উপেন্দ্র নাথ ব্রহ্মচারী (@unbrahmachari) April 14, 2018
KKR has the most stupid management. When Narine is playing well while opening why change the batting order. Narine is impactful only when the field is inside the circle.#KKRvSRH
— Funnily Serious (@notionalview) April 14, 2018
Former KKR boys destroying KKR. Manish in the field, Shakib with the ball, Yusuf's turn with the bat? #KKRvSRH
— absy (@absycric) April 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/MrFiraz/status/985178146822488064
https://twitter.com/iamfurkaan/status/985194919437348864
Looks like the Eden Gardens is covered in snow..#KKRvSRH #IPL pic.twitter.com/Gi9B6gLm4g
— Moulin (@Moulinparikh) April 14, 2018
not like the teams had any time to discuss strategy during that extended rain break…#KKRvSRH
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/BeingFlicked/status/985191509707309057
https://twitter.com/SRKsSHIELD1/status/985195802233458688
KKR has acknowledged SRH's bowling attack by not playing Narine at the top. Does that indirectly mean RCB & CSK had an average bowling? ?? #KKRvSRH
— Tracer Bullet (@ravimaestri) April 14, 2018
Sunrisers Hyderabad Won The TOSS, Opted To Chase And Win. U19 Heroes Shubman Gill And Shivam Mavi Will Make Debut For #KKR. Bhuvi Comes Back For #SRH. #KKRvSRH #KKRvsSRH #IPL2018
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/swing_seam/status/985191695208738817
https://twitter.com/miyan_bhai_/status/985172233860464640
It will be interesting to see @SunRisers strategy as they have four players in #YusufPathan #ManishPandey #ShakibAlHasan and local lad #WriddhimanSaha who have played a lot of cricket in #EdenGarden. #KKRvSRH #VIVOIPL
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sajjanlaunda/status/985160422914314241
#KKRvSRH : Lynn To Sit Out Today?Johnson To Replace Vinay While Shubman Instead Of Lynn? #Kkr
— Ibne Hasan (@SirHassaan) April 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sajjanlaunda/status/985188588101906432
