Indian celebrities in awe of Rashid Khan after his match-winning performance

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) didn’t lose to the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the second qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL). They succumbed to a certain Rashid Khan who was at his best on the day and did all that he could’ve done to end the campaign of the Dinesh Karthik and his Men and 64 thousand people present at the Eden Gardens. While the current and former cricketers were all praise of the leggie from Afghanistan, even the B-Town celebrities were in awe of him after his scintillating show in the must-win contest.

The Sunrisers were down and out when Rashid came out with less than three overs left. The score was 134/6 and nobody expected such an assault. He blunted the leather in the next couple of overs and added 40 runs to his team’s total. Suddenly the momentum was with the Orange Army. The bowlers in the firing line were the youngsters Shivam Mavi and Prasidh Krishna who had done exceptionally well before. But Rashid kept on shuffling in the crease and disturbed their lines which worked in favour of his team in the end.

Magician with the ball

Rashid Khan was determined to win it for SRH as he never gave an inch to the batsmen and in the process went on to pick the wickets of Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell. The wicket of Russell was special though who was set up nicely by the bowler by placing the field close to him. Moreover, the wily legspinner showed his acrobatics on the field as well by running out Nitish Rana with a perfect throw which started the slide for the KKR.

He was cool as a cucumber in the final over while pouching two catches at deep mid-wicket which eventually sealed their place in the finals. No wonder everyone was mesmerized with his performance and the Twitter was flooded with congratulatory messages for him. Even the Indian celebrities were left wondering if they could’ve seen a better performance from any other player in a single T20 game. Undoubtedly, Rashid was awarded the Man of the Match as the SRH set the finals date with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday.

Here’s how the B-Town reacted:

@rashidkhan_19 wow wow wow. Truly a magical spell of bowling a great ambassador for the sport and his country. The final is gonna be thrilling

— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) May 26, 2018

Take a bow @rashidkhan_19… Whatta match by @SunRisers 👏Can't wait for Sunday!!! Congratulations to the whole team. 😊
Go #OrangeArmy #SRH

— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) May 25, 2018

What a great match last night.. feel really sad for @KKRiders but hats off to @rashidkhan_19 who slammed 34 in 10, bowled 4 overs for 19, took 3 crucial wickets, 2 catches & effected a run out.. a performance deserving of a victory.
And now for a cracking final. 🤞🏼

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) May 26, 2018

Dear @rashidkhan_19! What an amazing play! You will be inspiration to many youngsters back in Afghanistan. Hope this wonderful CRICKET RELIGION brings peace in beautiful Afghanistan! pic.twitter.com/EbPQC3LUQn

— Madhura Sreedhar Reddy (@madhurasreedhar) May 26, 2018

Deserved to be in the finals! @SunRisers … Rashid – what a match he’s had! so happy for Kane Williamson! It’s Gonna be one helluva final! #KKRvsSRH

— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) May 25, 2018

34 of 10 & 3-19 in a T-20. What a brilliant performance by @rashidkhan_19 ! He’s a very special talent & even the God of Cricket tweeted so 🙂 Great captaincy by @KanyWilliamson today. #KKRvsSRH #IPL2018

— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher) May 25, 2018

Today, @rashidkhan_19 has proved that he is not no.1 player like Kohli on the papers only but he is the real no.1 player in the world. #SRHvKKR

— KRKBOXOFFICE (@KRKBoxOffice) May 25, 2018

#SRH Through to the finals of this years edition of IPL 2018 #IPL2018Qualifier @rashidkhan_19 you beauty….. @SunRisers congratulations pic.twitter.com/mplA0lUnUE

— Sai Dharam Tej (@IamSaiDharamTej) May 25, 2018