Twitter Reactions: SRH manage to keep their nerves in an absolute thriller
Manan Vohra's brilliant 95 was overshadowed by Bhuvneshwar's excellent five-wicket haul
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Earlier in the day, it was captain Glenn Maxwell who won the toss as Kings XI Punjab elected to field first. Mohammed Nabi got his maiden IPL cap and became the second Afghanistan player to do so as he was brought into the SRH XI. The Kings XI Punjab had 4 foreign batsmen in their playing XI.
The Sun Risers Hyderabad openers were off to a slow start before Dhawan was back to the pavilion. Just when it seemed SRH were looking to settle, Axar Patel got consecutive wickets of Moises Henriques and Yuvraj Singh as they were reduced to 50/3.
From there on, David Warner and Naman Ojha put up a sensational 60 run partnership. While Warner played the role of an anchor, Naman was given the license to play his shots. He went on to score 34(20) before being stumped by Saha.
Warner accelerated gears as he went on to score an astounding 70 runs from 54 balls. Rashid Khan’s six off the last ball propelled SRH’s total to a challenging 159/6 in their quota of 20 overs. Mohit Sharma bowled exceptionally well and got a couple of wickets. Axar Patel also got two wickets but was a touch expensive. Ishant Sharma was surprisingly economical.
The Kings XI Punjab struggled to put up a bold face while chasing. Hashim Amla got out on the very first ball while Glenn Maxwell was also done for by the third over. The likes of Eoin Morgan, David Miller and Wriddhiman Saha failed to make any difference as Kings XI Punjab were reduced to 62/5.
However, there was one man who never gave up. The talented Manan Vohra gave a glimpse of what impact he can create. Playing the lone hand for Punjab, the opener smashed 95 runs from just 50 balls in an innings where the second best score was 13.
At the end, Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s excellent bowling helped SRH steal a nervy victory. The Kings XI Punjab fell short by five runs as Ishant Sharma was bowled by Siddharth Kaul in the last over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar for his five-wicket haul was deservingly awarded the man of the match.
Here are some of the amazing Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the game.
What a game of cricket @lionsdenkxip vs @SunRisers absolutely brilliant bowling @BhuviOfficial ?? well batted my young gun @ImMananVohra ??
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 17, 2017
What a match in the end! Some really good performances.#IPL10 #SRHvKXIP#Warner #Vohra #Bhuvneshwar
— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) April 17, 2017
Spin to win for the @SunRisers loving this.
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) April 17, 2017
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant bowling Rashid Khan! @SunRisers
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) April 17, 2017
I do enjoy watching @BhuviOfficial bowl #skill #IPL2017
— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) April 17, 2017
Last 2-3 seasons, Bhuvi must be the best death bowler of the IPL
— Sandeep Kadian (@GappistanRadio) April 17, 2017
Who says Mondays are dull #SRHvKXIP #DDvKKR #VIVOIPL
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) April 17, 2017
Feeling sad for Dhawan . He tried his best but these things happen in cricket #SRHvsKXIP
— Shashi (@AllTimeBakchod) April 17, 2017
If Siddhartha Kaul can bowl like Ishant Sharma, then Ishant Sharma can finish the match for #KXIP #SRHvKXIP
— Sunil (@akshaykanitkar) April 17, 2017
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the best bowler who's named after a city, after Salil Ankola
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) April 17, 2017
Five for @BhuviOfficial! What a bowling performance, but well played @ImMananVohra – A gem of a knock. #IPL
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 17, 2017
Talk about winning matches singlehandedly, this Manan Vohra innings has been a significant example of the same. #IPL
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) April 17, 2017
Why take the catch? 😛
Dhawan doing what he does the best:
Bhumi Pujan.#SRHVKXIP #IPL pic.twitter.com/6ymyncMkiu— shreetαmα • [vk?] (@scofieldpapi_) April 17, 2017
41 in 2 overs and KXIP are back in it.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 17, 2017
Wow! Manan Vohra has opened this match up after all of us had thought it was over. This is breathtaking batting.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 17, 2017
Why does Henriques look like he has lost his will to live? ?#SRHvsKXIP
— chetan_bhagat (@ChetanBhugat) April 17, 2017
Rising Pune Supergiant were missing their buddy Kings XI Punjab downstairs.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 17, 2017
What can be a better sight than 20K people cheering for two Afghanistan players in an Indian city. #IPL #SRHvKXIP pic.twitter.com/tdzdnPw5X1
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 17, 2017
Two Afghan bowlers playing and shining in the same match, playing for Hyderabad.
What a proud monent for @ACBofficials #SRHvsKXIP— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 17, 2017
#KXIP's four foreign players today:
Amla – 0(1)#GlennMaxwell – 10(12)#EoinMorgan – 13(17)#DavidMiller – 1(6)#SRHvKXIP
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) April 17, 2017
Warner and Gambhir have far more belief in their spinners than Kohli and Zaks – both Chahal and Mishra not bowling their full quota#Thanks
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 17, 2017
The #SunrisersHyderabad have fished in the right pond. In Afghanistan! Two of them winning them the game today.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 17, 2017
Spin to win for the @SunRisers loving this.
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) April 17, 2017
David Miller is the most overrated batsman in the IPL #SRHvsKXIP
— Shashi (@AllTimeBakchod) April 17, 2017
First ball duck for Hashim Amla
The purple cap holder Bhuvi takes the wicket in first ball of the innings!
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 17, 2017
Good to catch up with Long @TomMoodyCricket. Seasoned and an experienced coach @SunRisers #IPL #SRHvKXIP pic.twitter.com/WHr71sze4U
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 17, 2017
First ever Golden Duck for Yuvraj Singh in his IPL career. Dismissed on first ball off Axar Patel. Sunrisers Hyderabad struggling. #IPL
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) April 17, 2017
Hyderabad seem to have momentum shown in first few games. Warner not his usual self, Yuvraj out for first ball duck…big trouble!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 17, 2017
As expected half of the stadium empty for KXIP match ? #SRHvsKXIP
— Tarun ♞ (@tarun_0707) April 17, 2017
Maxwell and his love of " Sharmaji ka launda".#KXIPvSRH
— Kuptaan ?? (@Kuptaan) April 17, 2017
"Ishant Sharma bowling to his team mates from last year" – Ravi Shastri
Ishant Sharma played for Rising Pune SuperGiant last year. #IPL
— Clive (@vanillawallah) April 17, 2017
Close competition this ! Shikhar Dhawan is the Ishant Sharma of batting and Ishant Sharma is the Shikhar Dhawan of bowling.#SRHvKXIP
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) April 17, 2017
What a wonderful day, not just for Afghanistan cricket but for the #IPL too to have two players from there in one team.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 17, 2017
David Warner v KXIP in IPL:
Innings – 13
Runs – 547
Average – 42.08
50s – 6#srhvkxip— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 17, 2017
Siddharth Kaul gets a game after 2 years of Benching SRH ?#SRHvsKXIP
— Bittuuu ! (@tharungstars) April 17, 2017
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