betvisa888 casinoIPL 2020: Twitter erupts as KL Rahul-led KXIP choke, lose to KKR by 2 runs

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Dinesh Karthik’s 22-bal𒅌l fifty guided KKR to 164/6
Here is how Twitter reacted

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a thrilling victory in the 24th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. KKR pulled off a miracle, defeating KXIP by 2 runs in a contest which went൩ to the last over.

Chasing 165, KXIP started tremendously well after their opening pair of KL Rahul, and Mayank Agarwal put together 115-run for the first wicket. It was the fourth 100-run stand in IPL 2020 and second for Rahul and Mayank.

100+ opening stands this IPL:

183 – Mayank and Rahul vs RR
181* – Watson and Du Plessis vs KXIP
160 – Warner and Bairstow vs KXIP
115 – Mayank and Rahul vs KKR

During the 13th over of KXIP’s chase bowled by Pat Cummins, Rahul and Mayank reached their consecutive half-centuries. Mayank scored 56 off 39 balls before Prasidh Krishna sent him back to the dugout in the 15th over.

Rahul, on the other hand, held ꦡhis end and kept on scoring runs. It appeared that KXIP will win the game easily, however, in the last few ov💟ers, KKR completely turned around the things and came back in the game.

In the 18th over, Sunil Narine cleaned up Nicholas P▨ooran (16💝) and conceded only two runs in the over.

Prasidh Krishna, who was playing his first match in IPL 2020, turned the tables when he came to bowl the penultimate over. He gave only 6 runs and bagged two wickets in the form of Simran Singh (4) and Rahul (74).

KXIP needed 14 from the last over with dangerous Glenn Maxwell at the crease. KKR Dinesh Karthik made a match-winning move by giving the white leather toꦛ Narine. The Caribbean superstar held his nerves and conceded only 11 runs, taking his team over the line.

Dinesh Karthik’s 22-ball fifty guided KKR to 164/6

Earlier, KKR posted 164/6 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to skipper Karthik, who🉐 after a string of low scores rose to the occasion and played a sensational knock. The 35-year-old came to bat at number five in the 11th over and was expected to not only𒀰 stabilize the innings but also score runs at a high pace.

Karthik lived up to the expectations and smashed KXIP bowlers all over the park to complete his half-century off just 22 balls. It was hไis joint-fastest fifty in IPL. Back in🌜 2018, Karthik had scored half-ton from 22 balls against the same opposition.

Apart from the Tamil Nadu cricketer, youngster Shubman Gill also shined in the game as he smashed his second fifty in the ongoing thirteenth season. Gill scored 57 off 47 deliveries before meeting a run-out. Interestingly, Karthik also got dismissed through a run-out on 58 from 29 balls.

For KXIP, Mujeeb Ur Rahman was their most expensive bowler. He bowled 4 overs and conceded 44 runs at a terrible economy of 11. Arshdeep Singh and Ravi Bishnoi were the most successful bowlers for Punjab. The duo gave 🐓25 runs in their respective 4 overs with one wicket each.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

Wow! I don't have words for what I have just witnessed. Brilliant captaincy from and what a comeback by ! "Never say die" should be the theme of this IPL! @lionsdenkxip need some serious strategy rejig!
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth)

That was ꦰa unbelievable result for ! U cannot take the game so deep if your openers are set ! Puts too🐠 much pressure on the middle order with no time to settle ! Bad luck @lionsdenkxip well played @RealShubmanGill !@DineshKarthik game changer!
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)

Great victory for !! Unbelievable 19th over 💟fr🥃om and 20th over from . Nail-biting 2 runs victory. Wow what a match!! 👏👏
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)

A game of inches, wow. 👀👀👀great match winning knock by skipper and how good was to get them back in.. Abu Dhabi see's it's 1st close one 🔥🔥🔥 congrats
— JP Duminy (@jpduminy21)

Anyone care to explaiꦡn what Prabhsimran was doing up the order?
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani)

Part of the post-mortem in the @lionsdenkxip camp will centre around Prabhsimran ahead of Maxwell in that situation…..
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)

Superb knock from @klrahul11. Unfortunꦇate♊ly, again ended up in a losing cause. Feel sorry for KL and @lionsdenkxip
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)

Wow, how have botched this up?! Oh I feel for them!! Without Russell to bowl find a way to win. & staff will be happy with how they are winning but still not playing their best cricket.✃
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)

অবিশ্বাস্য ম্যাচ! এভাবেও ফিরে আসা যায়!! As they say, it's not important how u start but how you finish & did exactly that on both bat & ball. batted brilliantly & led well. & showed excellent nerves to pull it back! Top victory!
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj)

Our biggest lucky charm in attendance! 😍
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)

One more mm and we would have had a super over… But how good were and and kudos to and the skipper to have hung in there
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)

We all k🐈now fortune favours the brave but what about misfortun🍌e?
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)

In the end it was a matter of inches. Oh g෴od! What drama. A couple of more inches & we would’ve had 3rd Super Over🦹 of
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)

KXIP didn’t hit any boundary from 16.4 overs to 19.2 overs today, that is 17 balls and KL Rahul faced 5 balls 𒁃in those overs. That is where K👍XIP lost the game.
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)

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That’s the MVP 💮of KKR winning them the game that they lost. Just 2 runs in the 18th over and then defended 14 in the last over against M🍬axwell.
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)

Kings XI Punjab today has become the first side to lose 100 matches. It was their 183rd game.
Note: These 100 defeats also include their one match loss in a superover.
Their neighbours DC has 99 IPL losses.
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)

When you don't back your overseas pick to get you 20 in 16 balls.
You are not doing your team goo💞d, not showing enough confidence in your pick and selection.
Deserved to lose, KL Rahul will realize that's why you want to get ahead of the game and not take it deep all the time.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)