Twitter Reactions: Kings XI Punjab stay afloat with a win over DD

Published - 08 May 2016, 00:09 IST | Updated - 08 May 2016, 00:09 IST

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Delhi Daredevils took on the Kings XI Punjab in a thrilling encounter at the Mohali stadium. Captain Zaheer Khan won the toss as Delhi Daredevils elected to field first. While DD brought back Zaheer Khan, Quinton de Kock, Mohammad Shami and Chris Morris, Punjab had Hashim Amla making his IPL debut.

Batting first, Murali Vijay and Marcus Stoinis provided them a great start. Stoinis raced his way to 52 from 44 balls. Amla didn’t have a great debut but W Saha went on to score a brilliant half century. Glenn Maxwell also did well before Axar Patel and David Miller then provided the finishing touches to the Kings XI Punjab innings.

Punjab posted a total of 181/5 in their quota of 20 overs. Morris was the pick of the bowlers as he got 2 wickets in his spell. It was still not a difficult total to chase with the kind of firepower DD batting had in their lineup.

Delhi began well as de Kock played some splendid shots at the start. He scored a superb 52 from 30 balls. Sanju Samson missed out on a well deserved fifty as he got out on 49. In spite of the great start, KXIP bowlers scripted a turnaround with some great death bowling.

In the end, Mohit Sharma and Sandeep were excellent with their lengths as KXIP won by 9 runs. Stoinis was at his best with the ball as well and picked 3 wickets but it was the spot on death bowling ensured Punjab a victory. Marcus Stoinis deservingly won the man of the match.

Twitter kept everyone entertained with some splendid tweets throughout the KXIP-DD match. Right from lauding de Kock to trolling Maxwell, from lauding Stoinis to trolling DD selection tactics, here are some of the Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the game:

So if lower placed teams continue to beat top teams, all teams will stay in picture.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 7, 2016

? on DD nxt match Changes, I think they play Music Chair 4 Rounds between Foreign players those who get OUT, play nxt Game #Stupid #KXIPvDD
— Himanshu (@HimanJadduboy) May 7, 2016

Superb death overs bowling by Sandeep and Mohit. Delhi's march to certain victory derailed
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/729010141383680000

Death bowling at it's best. Both the Sharmas have snatched this game from the Delhi Daredevils. #KXIPvDD
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) May 7, 2016

Billings Maxwelling this
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 7, 2016

The stadium is empty today because drugs are not allowed inside the Mohali stadium. #KXIPvDD
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) May 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/728997853243179012

The voice of @irbishi just raised when Samson hit that shot. Some connection that 🙂
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 7, 2016

Punjobbers need to squeeze now they have the prolific batsman out… #ipl
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) May 7, 2016

Three B-52s in this match, Stoinis, Saha and de Kock#KXIPvDD
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 7, 2016

#DD got to be the slowest movers in the powerplay overs…helps that they don't concede too many either. #KXIPvDD
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 7, 2016

DD's side has the youngest half-centurion (Samson), second youngest half-centurion (Pant) and second-youngest centurion (de Kock) of IPL.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/728980693372391424

Zaheer's genius at field placing on show. moved Brathwaite on midwicket boundary to right, Miller pulls right there. No wicket, but no four.
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) May 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/728978021449752576

11 balls to go and two batsmen at the crease who haven't faced a ball. Couldn't have planned it better
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) May 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/728975343290195968

If there was an Urban Poor XI of the #IPL , Amit Mishra would be its captain.
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) May 7, 2016

Rajiv Shukla is like the logo of BCCI. Always seen there on the screen.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 7, 2016

Amla doesn't survive too long. DD don't miss a 3rd run-out opportunity. His 1st #IPL innings ends at 1. Hopefully a lot more runs in future.
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) May 7, 2016