Twitter Reactions: Delhi Daredevils try to ruin RPS' party

The Feroz Shah Kotla stadium witnessed a thriller as the home team Delhi Daredevils managed to diminish Rising Pune Supergiant’s campaign with a win. With this loss, the RPS now face Kings XI Punjab in a must-win situation for both the teams on Sunday. Earlier in the day, it was captain Zaheer Khan who won the toss as Daredevils elected to bat first. Carlos Brathwaite made way for Shahbaz Nadeem in the playing XI. For the RPS team, Adam Zampa replaced Imran Tahir who left for South Africa.

Delhi began poorly as both Sanju Samson and Shreyas Iyer were dismissed cheaply. It was Karun Nair who struck a brilliant 64 runs from 45 balls alongside Rishabh Pant with a gritty knock of 36 (22) as they rescued Delhi. While Marlon Samuels tried to hang in for a while, he couldn’t get going as the Delhi batting lineup faltered in the end overs.

Corey Anderson too failed to execute any power hitting as Delhi Daredevils settled for 168/8 in their quota of 20 overs. Jaydev Unadkat continued to produce clinical performance with the ball as he had figures of 2/29 while even Ben Stokes managed to get a couple of wickets. The trio of Adam Zampa, Daniel Christian and Washington Sundar also managed to get a wicket each.

In the chase, Ajinkya Rahane continued his indifferent form with the bat as he was bowled by veteran Zaheer Khan on the very first ball of the RPS innings. Rahul Tripathi also failed to stay at the crease for a longer duration. Captain Steve Smith played a responsible knock.

However, it was Manoj Tiwary who dug deeper as he smashed a fantastic 60 runs from 45 balls. He was well supported by Ben Stokes as they together took RPS real close to the target. However, once he got out, Pune were in a spot of bother. MS Dhoni suffered a rare run out as Delhi bowlers cashed in on the pressure.

At the end, Pune fell short of the target by 7 runs as DD managed to sneak a victory. While it was an inconsequential win for them, it would surely bring some good vibes to the DD camp. Zaheer Khan continued to impress with figures of 2/25 in his quota of four overs. Karun Nair was deservingly awarded the man of the match for his knock.

Here are some of the amazing Twitter reactions that appeared during the course of the game:

Congrats @DelhiDaredevils vs @RPSupergiants @karun126 batting and @ImZaheer bowling was superb for DD.. @tiwarymanoj well batted ?

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 12, 2017

If nothing else, Corey Anderson fails to drop them – no wonder he doesn't belong to this side #DDvRPS

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 12, 2017

Karun Nair can't have a good match if he doesn't drop a sitter..
His main aim is to drop an easy one, everytime..#IPL

— Jaanvi ? (@ThatCricketGirl) May 12, 2017

Nice drop Karun Nair but Dhoni is not the Indian captain anymore.

— rohitswarrior1 (@The_Sleigher) May 12, 2017

Delhi has always dropped crucial catches in this IPL

— Shubh AggarWall (@shubh_chintak) May 12, 2017

Zak transfer this reverse swing art to any of the current bowlers please, BCCI can we have him as bowling coach?

— Athar ? (@cricdrugs) May 12, 2017

Zaheer Khan.. reverse swing your retirement bro.

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 12, 2017

A couple of big wickets for @DelhiDaredevils but @stevesmith49 looks in terrific form.

— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) May 12, 2017

Since his 60 against Mumbai in his first match of the season, Rahane has managed only 188 runs in 12 innings !! #IPL #DDvRPS

— Manikanta Aravind? (@Ma_aravind) May 12, 2017

Fielding by RPS?

Stokes' run out and catch.
Unadkat's catch just like Saha's without gloves.
Dhoni's full stretched catch and stumping.

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 12, 2017

100 wickets in IPL for Zaheer Khan …what a legend ? #DDvRPS

— Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) May 12, 2017

Longest innings of Rahane without costing RPS any slow runrate. #ipl

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 12, 2017

This is the best thing Rahane could have done to help RPS in this chase.#DDvRPS

— AJ (@DarrKeAage) May 12, 2017

Delhi have the bowlers to defend 168. Do they have will and ambition remaining?

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 12, 2017

Think we can safely say that Stokes has justified his price tag. Been sensational at times

— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) May 12, 2017

Stunning catch by Ben Stokes. Gavaskar going on & on about balance and presence of mind. Shut up,sit back and watch it man #DDvRPS #IPL2017

— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) May 12, 2017

Stokes is a freak…

— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) May 12, 2017

Ben Stokes is the best limited overs cricketer in the world. Best all-rounder. Excellent across conditions. What an incredible cricketer.

— Chinmay Bhogle (@chinmaybhogle) May 12, 2017

Variations from Stokes, that has been the biggest improvement in his T20 bowling.

— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) May 12, 2017

Goalkeeper jump..catch and then a lightning stumping all by MS Dhoni
Rishab Pant can wait. #DDvRPS #IPL2017

— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) May 12, 2017

MSD's wicketkeeping skills (spin) are on par with the best I have seen.

— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) May 12, 2017

The fastest hands in the east! Wow, @msdhoni . And so matter-of-fact. Something else!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 12, 2017

Facebook has added a "thankful" reaction so that Indian spinners could thank Dhoni for having kept for them #DDvRPS

— Cricket bakchod (@AllTimeBakchod) May 12, 2017

Marlon Samuels should not even be in extras but this great team @DelhiDaredevils playing him in XI ?

— David Warner (@tarun_0707) May 12, 2017

That catch is a prove of MS Dhoni's fitness.. #IPL

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) May 12, 2017

Rishabh Pant is a cross between Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina…free flowing like Yuvi and strong through the off side like Raina. Talented.

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 12, 2017