Twitter Reactions: Delhi Daredevils open their account with a positive victory

Delhi Daredevils hadn’t done really well in the first game losing to the Knight Riders at Kolkata while the Kings were beaten at home by debutants Gujarat Lions both the teams were here looking for their first win. And as it turns out the Daredevils emerged a far better side in the battle of the two teams that have more often occupied the most uncomfortable bottom two positions in the points table.

Zaheer Khan won the toss and decided to bowl first, he started the proceedings himself and was superb. Zak looked rusty in the previous game and was hit for plenty but he came back really well, pitched it in perfect areas to trouble the batsmen and moved the ball enough the keep things in control, his first couple of overs cost them just 2 runs. Chris Morris who opened the bowling from the other end was spot on as well and KXIP batsmen were tied down right from the start. The pressure paid as Murali Vijay was soon run out on a delivery that should have accounted for Manan Vohra’s wicket but Zaheer dropped him and Quinton de Kock caught Vijay well short of the crease.

Once Amit Mishra came into the attack he ran through the KXIP middle order removing Vohra, Shaun Marsh, David Miller and Glenn Maxwell in his three overs against just 11 runs. He didn’t bowl his full quota or would have definitely had a fifer in his 100th IPL game. All the Kings managed was 111/9 in 20 overs.

DD also had a poor start as Shreyas Iyer departed for just 3 but de Kock and Sanju Samson batted quite sensibly and that was actually what they were asked to do on a surface that wasn’t as tough for batting as KXIP made it look and chasing a target that was required them to score lesser than run a ball right from the outset. Quinton de Kock’s unbeaten 59 would have pleased the management as much as this 8 wickets victory.

Here is how twitter reacted during the DD v KXIP match:

Dear @lionsdenkxip . Cud u pls mend ur ways & start winning?
Its becoming embarrassing to tell people that I support u guys. #DDvKXIP #IPL9

— Lalochezia (@saifzzz) April 15, 2016

That Awkward Moment When You Feel Sooryavansham Is More Interesting Than These One Sided #IPL Matches. #BringBackSooryavansham 😉 #DDvKXIP

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 15, 2016

10th April – Even Day – Delhi Daredevils Lost

15th April – Odd Day – Delhi Daredevils Won#OddEvenDobara #IPL2016 #DDvKXIP

— Mishika Karim. (@Phucking_Funny) April 15, 2016

Excellent bowling display from Amit Mishra.Had amazing control tonight.
He's the only bowler to take 3 hat-tricks in #IPL history#DDvKXIP

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) April 15, 2016

My reaction after seeing Delhi daredevil win tonight #DDvKXIP pic.twitter.com/5HYYYjwciW

— Puneet Bansal (@MrFukra) April 15, 2016

There was a reason why Mishra ji did not complete his full quota of overs. #DD wanted their fast bowlers to bowl more & prepare well. #IPL

— Moulin (@Moulinparikh) April 15, 2016

#KXIP playing with just 5 batsmen…perhaps, the reason why MJ is picked over Abbott. Case to play Mann but how? #DDvKXIP

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 15, 2016

Gujarat lions win yesterday, Delhi daredevils win today.. Gujarat's sher, delhi's daredevil, names apt for their respective netas?

— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) April 15, 2016

Idiotic Captaincy By David Miller.He Was Saving Sandeep Sharma For Next Match? 😉#DDvKXIP #KXIPvsDD #IPL9 #IPL2016 pic.twitter.com/tpou0Tnozl

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 15, 2016

9th Man of the Match award for Amit Mishra in IPL in his 100th game… #IPL9

— Nikhil Mane ??? (@nikhiltait) April 15, 2016

This was Delhi Daredevils' 50th win in #IPL. They are the 7th team in IPL to complete 50 wins. #DDvKXIP

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 15, 2016

All 4 overseas players not performing for KXIP. Have some issue to address. #IPL9

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 15, 2016

Won't be a bad idea for @virendersehwag to summon his kit bag and play the next game for @kxip #DDvKXIP

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) April 15, 2016

Congratulations @DelhiDaredevils, that was pretty convincing out there. See you again in the Lion's den! #DDvKXIP #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi

— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) April 15, 2016

When batsmen regularly play relatively full deliveries off the back-foot, you know they aren't reading spin from the hand #DDvKXIP

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 15, 2016

Mishra playing his 100th IPL match and gets a wicket off the first ball! #IPL9 #DDvKXIP

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 15, 2016

Murali Vijay has been run out 12 times so far – The most by any batsman in IPL #DDvKXIP #IPL9

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) April 15, 2016

How did the match pan out? – IPL 9 Match 7, Review: Delhi Daredevils topple Punjab to earn their first points