KL Rahul scored his 13th IPL fifty on Monday to help Kings XI Punjab gun down a 151-run target in a last over thriller against S✅unrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali.
KXIP has now mov꧒ed up to the top-four after the six-wicket win at home. This was also their seventh straight win at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, whicꦰh has been their fortress over the last two seasons of the IPL.
Earlier, after put in to bat, Sunrisers batsmen struggled to get their timing right and ended up posting a below-par scꦆore of 150. David Wa𝄹rner played an uncharacteristic inning on what was a sluggish wicket as he scored his slowest IPL fifty.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
The @l🍸ionsdenkxip are elated and how. What a victory this for the ✤home team 🙌🙌
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Gud win 4 Kings11 tonight. really played well to take his team o✱ver d line, dats wat current indian players needs to do more often. Being consistent nd takin d team over the line is wat is expected of them. I think SRH missed a trick by not playing in dis pitch 👍
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj)
So good to see @klrahul11 finish it for @lions🐬denkxip! His partnership with saved the day for Punjab. Well played boys✅
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Warner’s misfield to give Pinjab a win sums up poor night’s cricket by SRH. Barring few wickets falling before close, Punjab always in contro𝔍l. Hyderabad were 20-25 runs short. The bowlers made up for it to an extent, but a drꦜopped catch and some sloppy fielding put paid to hopes
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Good to see that KXIP got past the winning line. They 💞will go back thinking about the manner in which they have gone about their chase in the last 2 games. They got the game under control for most part but for s♑ome strange reason they find themselves in these tight situations.
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Well played @klrahul11 closing a game is very very important. were 15 🌠short and t🎃hat’s what made the difference.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
Warner mistakes, Punjab win.
Story of the day
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
How often have two opposing openers batted through an IPL innings? Warner, and KL Rahul more especia♊lly have shown the val๊ue even in this format sometimes of someone batting deep in the innings. Well played @lionsdenkxip . K L for that No4 slot for World Cup?
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
That boundary from KL Rahul in the last moments of 🌊the 🍸20th over was quite Dhoni-esque. Giving him no. 4 spot for the World Cup (at least for tonight)
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar)
Seventh consecutive victory for the home side KXIP at Mohali since 2017. Thei👍r best winning sequence at any venu๊e.
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
KL Rahul hits the winnꦇings runs for Kings XI Punjab!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
KL RAHUL, ♒naam♈ na suna ho toh yaad rakh lo! ❤️❤️❤️ @klrahul11
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
WE CONTINUE TO REMAIN UNBEATEN AT ❤️
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Most consecutive 50+ scores vs a team in IPL:
7 D Warner vs RCB (2014-16)
7 D Warner vs KXIP (2015-19*)
4 C Gayle vs KXIP (2012-13)
4 J Buttler vs KXIP (2017-19*)— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)
Smallest victories for KXIP in IPL – by balls remaining:
0 v KKR, Port Elizabeth, 2009
0 v Chargers, Mohali, 2012
1 v Chargers, Kimberley, 2009
1 v Warriors, Mohali, 2013
1 v SRH, Mohali, 2019*— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
big win for Kings XI Bangalore
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
Warner during Mujeeb’s bowling
Vs Warner during Ashwin’s bowling.
The fear is Unreal. 😂😂— Ankush Sharma (@Myself_ankush)
Opener @klrahul11 is adjudged the man of♍ the match for his match winning 71* 🍷in Mohali 🤙🤙
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
