Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeat💦ed Delhi Daredevils (DD) by six wickets in their opening game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 in Mohali on Sunday.
After losing the toss and put in to bat, DD rode on Gautam Gambhir’s 42-ball 55 and cameos from Rishabh Pant (28) and Chris Morris (27) to post 166 for 7 on the board.
In reply, KL Rahul slammed the fastest IPL fifty and was supported by Karun Nair (50) as the Ravichandran Ashwin-led side sealed the deal with sꦬeven balls to spare.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to KXIP’s win over DD:
KL Rahul really put it beyond the Daredevils with that bꦇlistering 14 ball 50. Good beginning for Ashwin the captain.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Rahul, naam toh suna hi hoga. Ama🐻zing hitting, and a 14 ball half century. Well begun boys
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Good start to 's captaincy career. Fine all round show by his team to quell Daredevils
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
KL Rahul with one of the best T20 innings that I have seen in a long time, the man could do no wrong, even when he's on the ground, he's smashing the ball out of the ground- deservedly holds the record for the fastest IPL half-century (14 balls)! Brilliant!
— Scott Taylor (@ScottTaylorUK)
Fastest 50s in IPL:
14 KL RAHUL, today
15 Y Pathan v SRH, 2014
15 Narine v RCB, 2017
16 Raina v KXIP, 2014— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Fastest 50 in the bar gets pushed yet again, this ti🍸me by ,and he did it with proper shots
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
Has the pitch changed character or is has it been exceptional batting from the Kxip batsmen especially @klrahul﷽11 have made this chase look simple so far
— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali)
Mind bogglin🐬g stuff that was fr𝓡om KL Rahul. Has set his team up, done his job 👏👏👏
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur)
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Well done KL Rahul on smashing the fastest half-century off just 14 balls, leapfrogging Sunil Narine and Yusuf Pathan's 15-ball record!
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Gambhir’s run out came at very wro🐻ng time for DD
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Congrats🎉KXIP Won by 6 wkts
KL Rahul Makes Fastest🎊51(14) In History of IPL
Fabulous batting by🏏KL Rahul🏆2018— 🇲 🇩. 🇦 🇷 🇸 ▨�� 🇦 🇩. 🇦 🇱 🇮 (@MdArsha3328105🏅1)
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KL Rahul is showing what kind of batsman he is when selfish Kohli isn't leading him.
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer)
One good and posit🔜ive thing about todays match after whoever wins or looses is in the pl꧂aying squad where he belongs.Good luck to you 👍🏻
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops)
That's it from Mohali as the @lionsdenkxip win their first home game by six wickets.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
A consolidated effort by the ཧteam as Kings win the first game at Mohali this season.🐻
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
