Twitter Reactions: Rohit and Pollard lead Mumbai Indians to a win over KKR

Published - 29 Apr 2016, 00:11 IST | Updated - 29 Apr 2016, 00:11 IST

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If there is any team that has dominated the two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the history of the league, then it has been the Mumbai Indians. Yet again, even in this edition of the IPL, the Mumbai Indians managed to beat the Knight Riders on both the occasions.

With a thumping 6 wicket win at their last home match at fortress Mumbai, Mumbai registered their 4th win of the season. Mumbai made the chase of 175 look so easy and were over the line with 12 balls to spare. Earlier in the day, a skipper special from Gautam Gambhir, 59 off 45 balls, anchored the Knight Riders to post a decent total of 174/5 on the board. Gambhir reached the second spot in the race to orange cap with that innings.

In the run chase, the Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, yet again, led from the front and scored and unbeaten 68 off just 49 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes. The big West Indian Kieron Pollard did exactly what Chris Morris had done last night to the Gujarat Lions bowlers.

Kieron Pollard brought up the joint fastest 50 in the tournament, scoring 51 in just 17 balls. He absolutely made a mess of the spell of R Sathish by taking him for 23 runs in the 16^th over and later hit 3 sixes off the bowling of JaydevUnadkat to seal the game for the Mumbai Indians. He remained unbeaten on 51 off just 17 balls with 2 boundaries and 6 towering maximums!

Twitter went berserk over how the big West Indian smacked the bowlers mercilessly. Here are some of the best tweets:

Super win guys @mipaltan captain inn @ImRo45 and @KieronPollard55 KP special.ball still going big fella ?????? ??????
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 28, 2016

Two Rohit Sharmas playing for #MI this season? The real one bats in the second innings and some imposter in the first innings. #MIvKKR
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 28, 2016

"KKR were 15 runs short on this pitch." – Robin #DilSeIndian
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 28, 2016

Mumbai crowd always enjoy good cricket and today was a good day for them. Today was the perfect day:- Rohit Sharma #MIvKKR #IPL2016
— CricFit (@CricFit) April 28, 2016

The trend continues for Rohit Sharma this IPL:
Batting first: 7, 7, 5, 0
While chasing: 84*, 62, 65, & today 68*. #MIvKKR
— Khurram Siddiquee (@imKhurram12) April 28, 2016

Kieron Pollard's (@KieronPollard55) blistering knock is definitely one to remember.#MIvKKR #DontFadeAway pic.twitter.com/2tOeIZs8cs
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) April 28, 2016

Journalist – What makes MI have so much faith in Pollard?
Robin – You saw it on the field. #DilSeIndian
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 28, 2016

Chris Lynn is IPL's catching expert.#MIvKKR
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 28, 2016

Most MoM awards for MI in IPL:
9 – Rohit Sharma
8 – Sachin Tendulkar, Pollard
6 – Rayudu, Bhajji#MIvKKR #IPL2016 #IPL9
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 28, 2016

T20s at Wankhede in 2016:
Played: 15*
Batting 1st won: 2
Batting 2nd won: 13*#MIvKKR #IPL2016
— Deepu Narayana (@deeputalks) April 28, 2016

The @mipaltan have got the better of @KKRiders in both away and home game this @IPL #VIVOIPL
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 28, 2016

Most wins as captain in #IPL:
80 – MS Dhoni
57 – G Gambhir
35 – A Gilchrist
31 – ROHIT SHARMA
30 – Sachin Tendulkar / Shane Warne#MIvKKR
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 28, 2016

"These are some serious numbers!".
" We saw some serious hitting!".
Ravi Shastri seriously tries his best to be taken seriously.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) April 28, 2016

17 Balls Half Century in IPL:
Adam Gilchrist
Chris Gayle
Chris Morris
Kieron Pollard
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/725746931482267648

#MIvKKR
Pollard's inning: 0, 1, 4, 1, 4, 0, 0, 6, 6, 2, 6, 1, 2, 6, 6, 0, 6
51 runs from 17 balls.
— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) April 28, 2016

50 for the Hitman! Well played Captain! Time to finish off the match #DilSeIndian #MIvKKR pic.twitter.com/7w857QCTwp
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 28, 2016

Unadkat had a bad day . Lets not troll him . #IPL #t20 can be a mean format . Never easy for a young bowler to come & deliver . Fans relax
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) April 28, 2016

Most runs in T20s without a century:
6009 KIERON POLLARD
5995 Shoaib Malik
5509 Owais Shah
5118 G Gambhir
5050 JP Duminy#MIvKKR #IPL2016
— Deepu Narayana (@deeputalks) April 28, 2016

Meanwhile #SRK Trying To Enter Into Wankhede Stadium. 😉#MIvKKR #KKRvMI #IPL #IPL2016 #IPL9 pic.twitter.com/QWqq7cyIiJ
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 28, 2016

Gautam Gambhir gets his 29th IPL fifty. #MIvKKR pic.twitter.com/TQ651M6fOM
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) April 28, 2016

6 1 4 4 4 0. Jaidev Unadkat, Please Accept My Friend Request After The Match. Good Temperament. #MIvKKR #KKRvMI #IPL #IPL2016
— Sir Ishant Sharma (@SirIshantSharma) April 28, 2016