Twitter Reactions: Pant, de Kock star as DD thrash Gujarat Lions in a one sided encounter

Published - 04 May 2016, 00:08 IST | Updated - 04 May 2016, 00:08 IST

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The Delhi Daredevils took on the Gujarat Lions at Rajkot in a one-sided encounter. Captain Zaheer Khan won the toss as DD elected to bowl first. While DD brought in JP Duminy and Rishab Pant, GL had Aaron Finch coming in for the injured DJ Bravo.

Batting first, Gujarat Lions were off to another poor start. They lost all their foreign stars i.e. Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith and Finch within the first 4 overs. Dinesh Karthik then scored a half century as he raced his way to 53 from 43 balls. Ravindra Jadeja also played a good cameo of 36 from 26 balls.

The Lions could only post a meagre total of 149/7 which was by no means, a great total on this pitch. Shahbaz Nadeem was the pick of the bowlers as he got 2 wickets.

Chasing 150 for a win, Delhi Daredevils were off to a flier. The openers put up a partnership of 113 runs for the first wicket as DD cruised towards the victory. Rishabh Pant was the star of the day as he smashed a brilliant 69 from 49 balls. De Kock played the anchor’s role as he scored an elegant 46 (45).

By the time the openers lost their wickets, the match was all but over for the Gujarat Lions. Both Kaushik and Jadeja got 1 wicket apiece as DD won the game by 8 wickets with 16 balls to spare. With this win, Delhi climbed to the second position on the points table while Gujarat remained at the top.

Twitter kept everyone entertained in a not so enthralling encounter between the two sides. Right from lauding Rishabh Pant to trolling DK’s wicket keeping skills, here are some of the hilarious Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the game:

So this old chap has retired you say?! ?#Superman #SuperBaz pic.twitter.com/HGT6tFZYDX
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 3, 2016

DD producing some great Cricket this IPL usually we found only in Roadies from DD k Munde. You can Win over even Lions if You Dare ? #GLvDD
— Himanshu (@HimanJadduboy) May 3, 2016

If DD got any better they would revert to beating themselves.#GLvDD
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 3, 2016

Delhi wins over Gujarat, Arvind Kejriwal right now…#GLvDD pic.twitter.com/84ia7eT1Gg
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) May 3, 2016

McCullum after retirement still looks fitter than some of the current cricketers. #GLvDD
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) May 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/727552729971728384

This has been total dominance by the Daredevils today. The Lions tamed in their own den #GLvDD
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 3, 2016

Rishabh Pant gets dismissed for 69. For Gujarat Lions, this sums up his innings #GLvDD
— Shashi (@AllTimeBakchod) May 3, 2016

Before Smith could appeal, DK dropped it. Hahaha. Keeping at 4G level, Kamran Akmal level.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 3, 2016

At the age of using SKORE, Rishabh Pant is scoring runs.#GLvDD
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) May 3, 2016

To let you in on an interesting stat, Rishabh Pant is18 years old…
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/727547252055642112

With one knock Rishabh Pant is the most famous Pant in India.
I loose my position as #8 below Jeans Pant.#RoarWithGL
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) May 3, 2016

After so many years, DK has made no progress with his keeping. An Akmal across the border.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 3, 2016

Maybe the umpire should put a fly swatter in his other hand…. #ipl
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) May 3, 2016

Dhawal Kulkarni is the brand ambassador of India's mediocre fast bowling talent in domestic cricket.
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) May 3, 2016

One of those rare days when Ravi Jadeja is performing as per the spec that lists him as all rounder. #IPL
— cricBC (@cricBC) May 3, 2016

DK scores more than Smith, McCullum, Finch and Raina combined!
What were the odds of that happening? @IPL #IPL2016 #GLvDD
— Pranay Mohta (@CriticalBhukkad) May 3, 2016