Twitter Reactions: Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab in their fortress

Kings XI Punjab took on the Mumbai Indians in a humdinger of a contest at Mohali. Captain David Miller won the toss as KXIP elected to field first. While Punjab brought in Mitchell Johnson and Pardeep Sahu, Mumbai fielded an unchanged XI from their last game.

Batting first, MI lost skipper Rohit Sharma in the first over who got out for a duck. From there on, Parthiv Patel and Ambati Rayudu steered Mumbai to a wonderful start as they put on 137 runs partnership for the second wicket. While Parthiv played a splendid innings of 81 runs from 58 balls, Rayudu also left no stones unturned with an elegant 65 from just 37 balls.

Jos Buttler’s cameo, in the end, was crucial as it helped MI reach 189/6 in their quota of 20 overs. Mohit Sharma was a touch expensive but still the pick of the bowlers as he took 3 wickets.

On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab lost both their in-form openers inside the powerplay overs. Then, Shaun Marsh and Glenn Maxwell’s onslaught led Punjab’s charge. Maxwell hit his first fifty of the season as he scored 56 runs from 39 balls. However once Marsh got out, KXIP lost the momentum and lost a flurry of wickets in the end as the run rate became unachievable.

In the end, Mumbai Indians won the match by 25 runs as Parthiv Patel deservingly won the man of the match. Twitter kept everyone entertained throughout the encounter between Mumbai and Punjab. Right from lauding Parthiv and Rayudu to trolling Johnson, here are some of the amazing Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the game:

Mann and Rishi Dhawan were playing for India earlier this year…can't find a place in a losing franchise side. Disappointing. #KXIPvsMI

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 25, 2016

KL Rahul.
Rahane.
Rayudu.

Maximum Sixes Award. #InsanePL

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 25, 2016

At just 22, Bumrah has already become the go-to man for both Dhoni and Rohit. Shows how valuable the X-factor is for a bowler! #KXIPvsMI

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 25, 2016

That was best IPL9 batting performance by KXIP by a distance, bowlers lost them the game. Sandeep Sharma didn't deserve to be on losing side

— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) April 25, 2016

No matter what, you just cannot write off @mipaltan… #KXIPvMI

— Nikhil Mane ??? (@nikhiltait) April 25, 2016

IPL so far #KXIPvMI pic.twitter.com/pmYbeTyxDk

— Shashi (@AllTimeBakchod) April 25, 2016

Who framed this year's squad for KXIP? Lacks quality Indian players, overseas replacements are Behardien & Stoinis. Symapthies to KXIP fans.

— Shubh AggarWall (@shubh_chintak) April 25, 2016

And I thought maxwell would win it with a torrent of reverse sweeps #KXIPvMI

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 25, 2016

Pollard again? Ambrose at his age was bowling with more bite in all stars cricket.

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) April 25, 2016

New invention from Pollard. The slower one that goes back towards the umpire than the batsman.

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/724645920906711040

Once a Million dollar water boy for a team. Now playing against them as a king. Let's see how that turns out. @Gmaxi_32 #KXIPvMI

— Pranay Mohta (@CriticalBhukkad) April 25, 2016

Parthiv Patel doing small shield Anchor's role perfectly.#KXIPvMI

— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 25, 2016

Mohit Sharma just showed us how a ballerina would drop a catch and get tangled up in a misfield, such grace#KXIPvMI

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 25, 2016

Mid-season transfer should be happening in #IPL sooner than later. No reason to not have it. #VIVOIPL

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) April 25, 2016

Pollard playing himself into a long rest on the Mumbai bench… #ipl

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) April 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/724614693382316032

Mitchell Lolson

— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) April 25, 2016

Rohit Sharma in #IPL9
First batting -> 7, 7, 5, 0
Second batting -> 84*, 62, 65#KXIPvMI

— Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) April 25, 2016

The trend continues for Rohit Sharma this IPL:

Batting first: 7, 7, 5, 0
While chasing: 84*, 62, 65 #KXIPvMI

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 25, 2016