Twitter Reactions: KKR cruise to a 6 wickets victory at Mohali

Kings XI Punjab took on Kolkata Knight Riders at their fortress in Mohali. Captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss as KKR elected to field first. Both teams made no changes in their playing XIs from their previous game.

Batting first, KXIP lost Manan Vohra early as Morkel got the better of him. As soon as Murali Vijay 26 (22) got out, Punjab lost a flurry of wickets. The KKR spinners spun a web as the KXIP batting had no answer to it. Only Shaun Marsh showed some intent as he stayed not out on 56 runs from just 41 balls.

For Kolkata, Sunil Narine and Morne Morkel were the pick of the bowlers as they took 2 wickets apiece. Punjab could only post a total of 138 for the loss of 8 wickets which was by no means a good total on this pitch.

On the other hand, KKR made a fantastic start as the openers put up 82 for the first wicket. Uthappa scored a splendid 53 from 28 balls. Gambhir also scored a run a ball 34. The great start paved way for a comfortable win. The Punjab bowlers did manage to snarl some wickets in the end, but it was quite late as KKR won the game by 6 wickets with 17 balls to spare.

With this win, KKR climbed to the top of the points table. Twitter was at it’s best with some entertaining tweets throughout the KKR-KXIP match. Here are some of the tweets during the course of the game

RESULT: @KKRiders cruise to six-wicket win over @lionsdenkxip in #IPL, with Uthappa tonking 24-ball fifty #KXIPvKKR pic.twitter.com/fCsEZCsBjx

— Sky Sports Cricket? (@SkyCricket) April 19, 2016

Another one-sided game…didn't T20 promise thrillers? If not all but at least every second game… #KXIPvKKR #IPL

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 19, 2016

12 of the 13 games have been won by chasing teams in this IPL.#IPL2016 #KXIPvKKR

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 19, 2016

And even when it’s not over its actually over. Well done KKR. Love u and will be with u soon. Muah!

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 19, 2016

Indian Chasing League….. 12/13…#IPL

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) April 19, 2016

Poor Yusuf Pathan had to be woken from his nap to bat. The IPL is too rough on the players.#KXIPvKKR

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 19, 2016

KKR have missed out on a chance to improve their run-rate, credit to KXIP spinners.

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) April 19, 2016

Not many openers play spin better than Gautam Gambhir…excellent use of the feet. Down the pitch and deep inside the box #KXIPvKKR

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 19, 2016

Well Played Robin Uthappa 53 (28) #KXIPvKKR #IPL2016 pic.twitter.com/T8tQ1gv7Eq

— CricFit (@CricFit) April 19, 2016

Well played Uthappa. If you have any relative in media, then he may be entitled to ask Dhoni about retirement. #IPL

— cricBC (@cricBC) April 19, 2016

Quickest 50s for Robin Uthappa in #IPL
Balls
19 for RCB 2010
22 for RCB 2010
24 for KKR tonight
29 for KKR 2014#KXIPvKKR

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 19, 2016

Gautam Gambhir – first to aggregate 200 runs this #IPL season.
All as captain and as an opener!#KXIPvKKR

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 19, 2016

Sahu's first day at the cricket, why didn't anyone tell him the rules#KXIPvKKR

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 19, 2016

Umesh Yadav needed to show his soccer skills a la Mitchell Johnson#IPL2016

— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) April 19, 2016

David Miller in #KXIP team is like Avtar Gill in Mahesh Bhatt films.
He's there but does nothing that people can remember#KXIPvKKR

— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) April 19, 2016

That's two excellent catches now from Robin Uthappa.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/722448549435285504

Saha is a wicketkeeping specialist for Kings XI Punjab. Can't bat, never bowled. #KXIPvKKR

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) April 19, 2016

In the last six encounters between the two teams in India, KKR has won all six matches. #KXIPvKKR

— Khurram Siddiquee (@imKhurram12) April 19, 2016