IPL 2022 [Twitter reactions]: Wanindu Hasaranga’s fifer powers RCB to thumping win over SRH

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga’s five-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) guided the Faf du Plessis’ led side to an emphatic 67-run victory in Match 54 of IPL 2022 on Sunday.

With this big win, the Challengers have🍨 boosted their c✤hances of qualifying for the play-offs. They now have 14 points in 12 matches, with seven wins and five losses.

Batting first in the day game, RCB batters fired in unison to p𒁏ower their team to an intimidating 192-3 in 20 overs.

Skipper Du Plessis le𓃲d from the front as he remained unbeaten on 73 (50), while Dinesh Karthik chipped in with 30 n🌱ot out off just eight balls. Rajat Patidar also produced a fine 48 (38), and Glenn Maxwell hit a 24-ball 33.

For Sunrisers, left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith returned with the best figures (2/30), including the prized wicket of ✃V🌞irat Kohli (0).

Chasing 193 for the win, SRH were bundled out for 125 in 19.2 overs. Apart from Hasaranga’s fifer, Josh Hazlewood picked up two while Maxwell and Harshal Patel took one wicket apiece.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Con♊grats for the win 🔥 Brilliant five-fer from 👏🏻 made sure they stayed in the race to the play-🔯offs!

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)

Must be an amazing feeling having the crowd cheer your name….DK, DK, DK. 🃏What a finish by

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)

The finisher of note!🔥 Wow!!

— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66)

Comes in with just 10 balls to go.
Plays the most impactful knoc⭕k of the innings. Smiles.𝓰 Leaves. Just DK things.

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)

This team can go all the way …

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)

du Plessis, DK and then de Silva! The 3D ef🐎fect f🐽or 😊

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)

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That's a FIVE-wicket haul for 👏👏

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)

Most wickets in :

Chahal – 22
Hasaranga – 21

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)

Superb spell of bowling by Hasaranga. Getting 5 wickets in T-20 cricket it’s a rareﷺ feat to a✨chieve.

— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)

Fi꧟ve wicket haul for Hasaranga, second spinner after Chahal in IPL 2022, incredible 𓆏spell.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)