Twitter Reactions: Gambhir's fifty takes Delhi Daredevils to 166 in Mohali

Mujeeb was the pick of the bowlers for KXIP with figures of 2/28 in his four overs.

Published - 08 Apr 2018, 17:42 IST | Updated - 08 Apr 2018, 17:42 IST

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After a thrilling season opener in the 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League, the action moved north to Mohali. The home side, Kings XI Punjab, hosted the Delhi Daredevils in the first day game of the season. The track at the venue looked like an absolute belter and as the things stand at the half way stage in the game, the runs have indeed come in aplenty. The match was an ideal match up between two sides who have come up with new look sides this season.

Also, the two sides saw themselves playing under new skippers this season. At the toss, it was the KXIP skipper Ravichandran Ashwin who won the toss and opted to bowl first. The Delhi Daredevils went with the overseas quartet of Colin Munro, Chris Morris, Trent Boult, and Dan Christian. On the other hand, the hosts played with David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, and debutante Mujeeb Rahman. Rahman, at the bare age of 17, became the youngest player to play in the IPL.

Colin Munro and Gautam Gambhir opened the innings for the Delhi Daredevils. Mujeeb ur Rahman made short work of Munro and took only 3 deliveries to take his first wicket in the IPL. Munro’s reverse sweep did not pull off and he ended up being hit plumb in front of the stump. Shreyas Iyer (11) and Vijay Shankar (13) could not do much either but stayed with Gambhir for a brief while.

Meanwhile, at the other end, Gambhir kept the scorecard ticking with some special liking towards the bowling of Axar Patel. He raced past his 36th fifty in the IPL – the joint most by any player in the tournament history. Gambhir found an able partner in Rishabh Pant, who looked in threatening form. Pant scored 28 off just 13 deliveries before becoming Rahman’s second wicket of the day.

Gambhir also perished soon after after falling short of his crease with a direct hit from Mujeeb. Gambhir top scored in the innings with his 42-ball 55. Some late hitting from Chris Morris (27* off 16 balls) and Daniel Christian (13 off 12 balls) saw Delhi Daredevils finish with 166/7 in their stipulated 20 overs. Mujeeb was the pick of the bowlers for KXIP with figures of 2/28 in his four overs.

Here is how the fans reacted to the Delhi Daredevils innings:

One good and positive thing about todays match after whoever wins or looses @MdShami11 is in the playing squad where he belongs.Good luck to you ??#IPL18 #KXIPvDD
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) April 8, 2018

With 3 very good spinners in the #KXIP line-up, Gautam Gambhir is the key for #DD. still one of the better players of spin in the world #KXIPvDD
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) April 8, 2018

None other than the veteran Gautam Gambhir. #KXIPvDD pic.twitter.com/CF3he78KpO
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) April 8, 2018

gambhir is thrashing the bowlers as if they all had kashmiri pulao for lunch. #KXIPvDD
— Unofficial Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) April 8, 2018

Another fifty for #Gambhir. Why I am saying another fifty in his first game in this #ipl is because he is one cosistent player in Indian cricket. #KXIPvDD
— CricfitWithMKV (@MikkhailVaswani) April 8, 2018

Kent Cricket Live is making IPL look like a serious tournament while Extra Innings T20 made it look like a festival. I'm missing every bit of it, even that stupid 'Thokko meter'. #KXIPvDD
— Devvrat Unadkat (@DevvratUnadkat) April 8, 2018

DD in trouble. Haven’t really understood the batting order. Shankar before Pant. Tewatia before Morris. #KXIPvDD #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 8, 2018

No Nadeem….if that’s got anything to do with two lefties in KXIP, I’ll be very disappointed. No one’s more underrated than Nadeem in the IPL. #KXIPvDD
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 8, 2018

Do not worry captain @ashwinravi99, you've got your lady luck in the stands#KXIPvDD pic.twitter.com/CsoUVtmgCA
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 8, 2018

Most fifties in IPL:
36 – David Warner, GAUTAM GAMBHIR*
33 – Rohit Sharma
32 – Suresh Raina #KXIPvDD
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 8, 2018

DD is looking good at the half way mark of their innings with GG taking control nicely. #KXIPvDD
— zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) April 8, 2018

New season, new team but same old Gautam Gambhir. He is delight to watch!! Age is just a number for him.#KXIPvDD #IPL
— Waѕiyullah Budye (@WasiyullahB) April 8, 2018

Don’t want to jinx it….but there’s isn’t an opener who plays spin better than Gambhir. GG at DD is already looking good. ?? #IPL #KXIPvDD
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 8, 2018

Mujeeb Zadran becomes the first cricketer born in the 21st century to play in the IPL#KXIPvDD
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) April 8, 2018

Mujeeb Ur Rahman …. 17 yrs old …. from Afghanistan …. 2-28 on his #IPL2018 debut ….. Fantastic to watch ….
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 8, 2018

Gambhir’s run out came at very wrong time for DD @IPL @StarSportsIndia
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 8, 2018

Staying ahead of the game and being unpredictable, whether it’s Bat or Ball in hand is the key to success in the shortest format #KXIPvDD #IPL2018 #BadriBytes
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) April 8, 2018

Delighted to see the start that Gambhir has got in #IPL2018. And he has a couple of finishers to follow.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 8, 2018