Twitter Reactions: Clinical LSG destroy KKR to jump atop the team standings
It was indeed a comprehensive win for LSG as KKR never really looked in the hunt while chasing 177.
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Lucknow Super Giants now have one foot in the IPL 2022 playoffs as they climb atop the team standings with a 75-run triumph over the Kolkata Knight Riders. The two-time champions endured yet another dismal outing and their hopes of advancing to the next stage are all but over. It was indeed a comprehensive win for LSG as KKR never really looked in the hunt while chasing 177.
Earlier in the match, KKR won the toss and opted to bowl at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. LSG got off to a truly disastrous start with skipper KL Rahul getting run-out without even facing a delivery. While KKR were ecstatic with the bonus wicket, Quinton de Kock and Deepak Hooda did the repair work with precision. They added 71 runs for the second wicket as LSG’s innings was back on track.
While De Kock brought up a fine half-century, Hooda perished for 41. KKR pulled things a bit in the middle overs as Krunal Pandya and Ayush Badoni struggled to score freely. Nevertheless, some fine hitting from Marcus Stoinis and Jason Holder towards the end meant LSG posted a formidable score of 176/7 in their allotted 20 overs.
Andre Russell gave LSG a mini scare
In reply, KKR were pushed on the back foot straight away as left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan bowled a maiden first over and dismissed Baba Indrajith on the last ball. The two-time champions couldn’t really recover from that jolt as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Besides Mohsin, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan and Jason Holder were also brilliant with the ball.
There seemed a slight twist in the tale when Andre Russell was clobbering the ball over the park. However, lack of support from the other end meant the Caribbean dasher had no option besides slashing the bat hard. As a result, he was dismissed for a 19-ball 45. While Sunil Narine also made an entertaining 22, his efforts could only narrow down the margin of defeat. As a result, KKR were bundled out for 101, losing the contest by 75 runs.
Meanwhile, let’s look at how Twitter reacted to LSG’s triumph:
Lucknow bowled with pace,bounce and accuracy. Impressive bowling.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 7, 2022
MI and CSK fans to KKR fans 😜 #LSGvKKR #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/8Xdro1g5Ss
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 7, 2022
IPL says “Yatra Pratibha Avsara Prapnotihi” which means “where talent meets opportunity” and it is proving absolutely correct about the likes of Ayush Badoni, Tilak Varma, Sai Sudarshan, Umran Malik, Mohsin Khan, Jitesh Sharma and many more. This tournament keeps giving.#TATAIPL
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 7, 2022
Abhi toh ball andar reh gayi aur Andre baahar chale Gaye… https://t.co/KEd8OUxUI1
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 7, 2022
It is astonishing to see how many KKR batters getting out of short ball.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 7, 2022
Khan and Khan in #LSGvsKKR !#CricketTwitter #RPSwing
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 7, 2022
A seam bowling clinic by @LucknowIPL pace attack 🔥💥 Production line with ‘pacers’ nowadays India! 👏 #ipl2022
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) May 7, 2022
Mohsin khan..wow…maiden wicket…👏👏👏👏👏
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) May 7, 2022
WHAT A VICTORY! And on top of the table we go 🥰
Thanks for your super cheers, #SuperFam! 🤩#AbApniBaariHai #IPL2022 #LSGvsKKR— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 7, 2022
Absolute disaster. #KKRHaiTaiyaar #KKRvLSG #LSGvsKKR #IPL2022
— Dr Nirmal Jyothi (@majornirmal) May 7, 2022
Biggest Win vs KKR in IPL
102 runs – MI (2018)
92 runs – MI (2009)
82 runs – RCB (2020)
75 runs – LSG (Today)*
65 runs – MI (2013)#LSGvsKKR— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) May 7, 2022
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