Twitter Reactions: Gujarat Lions beat Supergiants in a last ball thriller

Published - 30 Apr 2016, 00:12 IST | Updated - 30 Apr 2016, 00:12 IST

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In the clash of the two newbies of this year’s IPL the Rising Pune Supergiants and the Gujarat Lions, the latter again managed to get the better of the former. Captain Suresh Raina won the toss as Gujarat elected to field first. While GL brought in rookie Chinaman Shivil Kaushik, RPS had Peter Handscomb and Albie Morkel coming in.

Batting first, RPS lost Saurabh Tiwary early due to a confusion resulting in a run out. From there on it was the Steve Smith show all the way. He went on to register his maiden T20 century as he raced his way to a magnificent 101 off just 54 balls. His partner Ajinkya Rahane too did well for his 53 from 45 balls.

Skipper MS Dhoni provided the finishing touches in the end as his cameo of 30* (18) took RPS total to a mammoth 195/3 in their quota of 20 overs. DJ Bravo took the lone wicket while the rest were run outs.

Gujarat Lions openers began in an exhilarating fashion as they smashed 94 runs in just 8 overs. While Dwayne Smith scored 63 runs off just 37 balls, McCullum raced to 43 from 22 balls as they set the platform for the chase. Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik were doing well but once they got out, Gujarat were in a spot of bother. James Faulkner took the Lions hit a boundary on the last ball as GL secured a 3-wicket win.

Ashok Dinda and Thisara Perera picked 2 wickets apiece but they were quite expensive. Twitter kept everyone at the edge of the seats in a thrilling encounter between the GL and RPS. Right from lauding both Smiths to trolling Kaushik’s action, here are some of the Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the game:

Kohli 100 Smith 101. Same result. #respect https://t.co/r7ZMi6p5Rx
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) April 29, 2016

https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/726112384356614144

Someone order a FINISHER…? #IPL pic.twitter.com/0LNZcPMwod
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) April 29, 2016

https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/726109436822052864

Jadeja thought he was playing for Dhoni's team and he was walking in to back up the bowler
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) April 29, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/726102556640841728

The fact that DK is dismantling Ashwin is damn scary. Where are you, Ash? #IPL9
— Manya ? (@CSKian716) April 29, 2016

Dwayne Smith and Suresh Raina batting, Ashwin bowling, Dhoni keeping.
Last year, the same thing happened during @ChennaiIPL net practice.
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) April 29, 2016

Awesome, brutal assault by Smith and McCullum. Cant imagine any team would want to bowl to these guys…
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 29, 2016

https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/726101034796498946

What kind of players Dwayne Smith & Brendon McCullum are, even 190+ runs are looking not enough.#RPSvGL
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 29, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants was made so that RCB doesn't have the worst bowling lineup in the IPL #RPSvGL
— Shashi (@AllTimeBakchod) April 29, 2016

#RPS' @stevesmith49 played with #GL's bowlers just like he is playing with the lion in the picture#RPSvGL #IPL2016 pic.twitter.com/Jv2mzMlgzc
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) April 29, 2016

It's your Debut match & you want to see yourself bowling on the Big Screen #RPSvGL #IPL #GL pic.twitter.com/WR9dn8EbQs
— NIK (@Nykhil) April 29, 2016

This is the new Dhoni who hits a four instead of a six on the last ball#RPSvGL
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 29, 2016

Six years ago Steve Smith made his Test debut as a leg spinner who batted at eight. Mad, innit?
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) April 29, 2016

Mother cat kills her own children. MS Dhoni beats the shit out of Jadeja. Same. #RPSvGL
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 29, 2016

Good to see Dhoni's Helicopter shot.
After Augusta Westland – this is the closest we can get to seeing a Copter.#RPSvGL
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) April 29, 2016