KL Rahul and Chris Gayle scored half-centur💟ies at the Eden Garde💯ns as Kings XI Punjab outclassed Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets in a rain-hit IPL encounter on Saturday.
While KKR scored a co🔯mpetitive 191 for 7 in 20 overs, KXIP had a revised target of 125 in 13 overs after rain halted play.
Gayle completed a hat-trick of half-centuries with an unbeaten 62 from 38 balls that had five fours and six sixes while Rahul helped himself to a 60 off only ✤27 balls.
Gayle hit the winning runs six off Tom Curran over long-on as they sealed the issue with 11 balls to spare. This was also KXIP’s first win in Kolkata since 2012.
Earlier, Chris Lynn scored a brillian♑t 74 off 41, while captain Dinesh Karthik smashed a 28-ball ♏41 as KKR posted a healthy total on the scoreboard.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to KXIP’s win over KKR:
Another clinical performance. Great job by the bowlers in the🐈 last 6-7 overs. Tye was brilliant, then @klrahul11 and doing what they do best. In this format ,Momentum Zindabad and hope we continue with it.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
@klrahul11 ..has looked the 🍌super batsman in the ipl so far .just cricketing shots ..simple and un🗹complicated ..class player
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99)
have won the game at the Eden. And thereby move to the top of the points table. Early call….Rahul might end up with most runs in this IPL. If he stays fit.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Gayle didn't play the initial 2 games and when he walked in to bat against CSK frankly nobody actually thought he would top the run charts in just his third game. This is some determination from the big man . The @lionsdenkxip have every reason to celebrate
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Beat By 9 Wickets To Become Table Topper.
Man Of The Match: Chris Gayle
Woman Of The Match: Preity Zinta For Buyi🦩ng Him When No One Els🌸e Did.— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja)
Chris Gayle in 2018 IPL:
Half Century in 1st Game!
Century in 2nd Game!
Takes orange cap in 3rd Game!
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
Yessssss our kings win the match in style 🎉
— Preity Zinta Fandom (@PZ_Fandom)
KKR ✅
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
The Universe boss has spoken professor…
— Mayanti Langer Binny (@MayantiLanger_B)
Chris Gayle (Orange Cap) in
63(33)
104(63)*
62(38)*Runs : 229
Average : 229
Strike Rate : 170.89First Tim🐓e Gayle has scored 3 consecutive 50+ scores in IPL !
&mdꦚash; Hariharan Durairaj 🦁🎉🐿️ (@hariharan_draj)
Most consecutive 50-plus scores for KXIP in IPL:
3 – Glenn Maxwell
3 – David Miller
3 – CHRIS GAYLE*— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
First time Ga💫yle has made 50+ 🎃in 3 consecutive innings in IPL.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
.@klrahul11 & click an post their comprehensive win at Eden Gardens @li🐈onsdenkxip
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
A blistering 6⃣0⃣ runs from @klrahul11 makes him the man of the match in 🌄
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
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Another day, ano✨ther brilliant batting performance by the Former RCB ꦺplayers.
KL Rahul – 60 (27)
Chris Gayle – 62* (38)— Khurram Siddiquee (@iamkhurrum12)
