🐬Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thrashed Delhi Daredevils by 71 runs to notch their second win of the IPL season 11 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata 🌠on Monday.
Put in to bat first, the hosts overcame a slow start to post 200/9 from their 20 overs. They rode on Nitish Rana’s 59 and Andre Russell’s 12-ball 41 to reach the big total. Robin Uthappa chipped in with a crucial 35. Rahul Tewatia was the pick of the DD bowlers as he finished with figures of 3-0-18-3, with all three of his wickets coming in the final over of KKR’s innings.
In reply, DD kept losing wickets at regular intervals and folded for 129. Glenn Maxwell and Rishabh Pant score 47 a꧃nd 43, respectively, while for KKR, Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav picked three wickets each.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to KKR’s thumping win over DD:
That's been a rather quick slide for !
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
🥂Delhi have ꦿalways been careful about not raising their fans expectations
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
100-plus wickets for a team in IPL:
Lasith Malinga for MI
Harbhajan Singh for MI
Sunil Narine for KKR*— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
A day of mil🍌estones for ! 100 IPL wick꧙ets for !
— Sanjana Ganesan (@SanjanaGanesan)
Awesome KKR!!
— Gauri Khan (@gaurikhan)
Welcome back to IPL, KKR. Welcome back. 👏
— Richa Singh (@richa_singh)
Congrats . Fine win & great team effort. Was so nice to see the young𓄧sters i♔n particular performing under pressure. Rana, Gill, Mavi, Kuldeep! Thnx also to the fans who came to Eden in huge numbers on a weekday!
— Venky Mysore (@VenkyMysore)
All out in 14 overs. 𝔉DD, welcome back to your usual self.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh)
After ꦜfine win over Mumbai, Delhi have gone to pieces again. Below par with bat and ball. KKR on the rise again. Exceptional all round sho♋w
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Three str�🗹�aight wins for the Team batting first now
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
Match over 1120pm. People can easily get home. As I said real nice naba barsha gift from resounding performance.
Subho ratri everyone.— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
What a win !
It’s time for the victory dance 💃—ꦇ Rꦓed Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt)
Congratulations on the Victory , Very well playe๊d , , & ꦇ
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv)
This is a big victory for . The bowlers were brilliant after thst onslaught from Russell and Rana The quantum of defeat will hurt the Daredevils. Net run✱ rate will come into the equation in the end.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
First overseas spinner to snap up 100 wickets in the IPL.. Sunil Narine is possibly the most impactful tweaker in the tournament's history! Has been instrumental in KKR's fabulous run in last 5 years! Marvellously consistent
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra)
Excellent bowling by . UP’s next big fast bowler to watch♉ out for.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Shivam Mavi at his best
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Shivam Mavi is bowling 145 kph …. he is 19 yrs old …. !!!! … He will play for …. Very soon …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Lesson of power hitting on display⛎ by DrayRuss Power, bat speed, body position and weight all moving at 156grams of leather
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets)
When I grow up I want to be Andre Russell's lofted off drive for six…
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek)
Shami’s wife to Andre Russel.
— Kaju Katli (@kaju__katli)
