Twitter Reactions: Chris Morris hits the fastest fifty in IPL 9

Published - 28 Apr 2016, 00:49 IST | Updated - 28 Apr 2016, 00:49 IST

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The Delhi Daredevils were rocked back in their chase by Dhawal Kulkarni’s triple strike, which left them reeling at 16/3. The target of 172 looked daunting and nobody gave them a chance to even get close to it. JP Duminy and Rishabh Pant tried to settle in but couldn’t put the accelerators on. It was the 11th over when Pant was dismissed and the scorecard read 57/4 in 10.4 overs. In walked South African all-rounder Chris Morris, with 116 still needed off 56 balls. Taking no time to settle in, Morris soon announced his arrival at the crease with a 101m long six.

If that wasn’t enough for the Delhi fans to relish, he clobbered another couple of sixes off the bowling of Pravin Tambe. Not many would know that Morris had once singlehandedly won an ODI for South Africa against England, taking his side to a win from jaws of defeat. Something similar beckoned here at the Kotla.

Chris Morris clobbered all the bowlers and hit sixes over mid-wicket and long on at will. It was the 17th over of the match and the ball was given to Dwayne Smith. He hit 3 consecutive sixes and in the process, brought up his half-century in just 17 balls! This was the fastest fifty in this edition of the IPL. The task wasn’t done yet and he knew it pretty well.

The big hitter continued batting in the aggressive mode till the last ball. Needing 4 off the last ball, he could manage just 2. With such a brilliant innings and attacking display of batting, Morris was unlucky to have finished on the losing side. He remained unbeaten on 82 off just 32 balls, with 8 sixes and 4 fours!

Twitter went absolutely berserk, just like Chris Morris did on the field, and praised the awe-inspiring knock of the South African all-rounder. Here are some of the best tweets:

Wow some serious hitting from Chris Morris wow it's raining 66666666ss @IPL
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) April 27, 2016

Fast and Furious – Chris Morris!!
What a superb nock he played,….
Good Night and swt dream 🙂 pic.twitter.com/AXrodr1sBU
— Monitosh Manna (@monitosh_manna) April 27, 2016

@kingfisherworld @DelhiDaredevils #KFcelebratesCricket
Hats off to Chris Morris for the unbelievable innings pic.twitter.com/Eaqz0t7R99
— Ghouse (@Marksunlimited) April 27, 2016

Game changer with both bat & ball, incredible Chris Morris! This is where you make an exception with MOM being from the winning side.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 27, 2016

Two best knocks in this season deserve a win but lost a game have won man of the match awards…
Virat Kohli: 100*
Chris Morris: 82*
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 27, 2016

You got to feel for this man!
Excellent Knock from Chris Morris pic.twitter.com/HThGrEAPbo
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 27, 2016

This is one IPL inns that will be remembered for a long time to come. Take a bow, Chris Morris! #IPL
— Arjun Ashok (@arj_90) April 27, 2016

https://twitter.com/AltCricket/status/725386759190810625

The way Chris Morris is playing, someone should do his DNA test, if he is really a South African#NotChoking #DDvsGL
— Sunil (@akshaykanitkar) April 27, 2016

If you hit Bravo for a boundary he should be made to do the champion dance in your honour. Everybody knows Chris Morris a champion… #IPL
— cricBC (@cricBC) April 27, 2016

Carlos Brathwaite, who? – Chris Morris#DDvGL
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 27, 2016

Chris Morris is the only one who's doing justice to the amount paid for him. Such clean striking! WOW! #DDvGL #IPL
— Your Crush (@MeinTeraHero) April 27, 2016