Twitter Reactions: Daredevils implode to hand Kolkata Knight Riders an easy win

It was not a happy ‘home-coming’ for Gautam Gambhir in Kolkata. Having played all his IPL cricket of the recent editions for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Gambhir stood in the opposition camp when the Delhi Daredevils arrived in the city for the match 13 of IPL 2018. The Gambhir-led Delhi camp suffered a heavy defeat in the game despite being in firm command of the run chase.

The run chase of 200 was never going to be an easy task. But quick runs from Glenn Maxwell and Rishabh Pant had put them well on course for the run chase at the half way mark. However, once the two set batsmen were dismissed, the innings crashed like ten pins. They went from 86/3 to 129/10 to lose the game by 71 runs.

Earlier in the game, Gautam Gambhir had won the toss for the Delhi Daredevils and had invited the hosts to bat first. The Kolkata Knight Riders did not get a brisk start and were jolted early by Trent Boult who dismissed Sunil Narine on 1. Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn got starts but they could not get going for long. The same was the case with the KKR skipper, Dinesh Karthik, who scored 19 on the day.

It was the partnership between Nitish Rana and Andre Russell that defined the innings for the KKR team. They added 61 runs for the fifth wicket in just 22 deliveries. Russell was the chief destructor as he hammed 41 off just 12 deliveries with six sixes to his name. He hit all those sixes to Mohammed Shami. On the other hand, Nitish Rana also played a brilliant knock of 59 off 35 deliveries with five fours and four sixes. Their efforts saw the Kolkata Knight Riders post 200/9 in their stipulated 20 overs.

In the run chase, the Daredevils hoped that their hero of previous game, Jason Roy, to click in the run chase. But Roy perished in the very first over and the wickets of Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer fell in quick succession as well. Pant (43 off 26 deliveries) and Maxwell (47 off 22 deliveries) played handy cameos to keep DD in the hunt.

Kuldeep Yadav accounted for the dismissals of both the players and that pretty much ended the game for the visitors. The Daredevils could eventually post only 129 after being bundled out in 14.2 overs. The Kolkata Knight Riders registered their second win of the season and won by 71 runs.

Here is how the Twitterati reacted to the match:

That's been a rather quick slide for #DelhiDaredevils!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 16, 2018

Delhi have always been careful about not raising their fans expectations #KKRvDD

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 16, 2018

100-plus wickets for a team in IPL:

Lasith Malinga for MI
Harbhajan Singh for MI 
Sunil Narine for KKR* #KKRvDD

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 16, 2018

A day of milestones for @KKRiders! 100 IPL wickets for @sunilpnarine74! #kkrvsdd #vivoipl #vivoipl2018 #vivoiplonstar pic.twitter.com/zBLiiltrrH

— Sanjana Ganesan (@SanjanaGanesan) April 16, 2018

Curran’s bowling action is a mixture of @BrettLee_58 & @AllanDonald33 ! What say ? #KKRvDD

— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) April 16, 2018

All out in 14 overs. DD, welcome back to your usual self.

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) April 16, 2018

After fine win over Mumbai, Delhi have gone to pieces again. Below par with bat and ball. KKR on the rise again. Exceptional all round show

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 16, 2018

Excellent bowling by @ShivamMavi23 . UP’s next big fast bowler to watch out for. #KKRvsDD #IPL18 #BESTvsBEST

— R P Singh (@rpsingh) April 16, 2018

Shivam Mavi is bowling 145 kph …. he is 19 yrs old …. !!!! #IPL … He will play for #India …. Very soon …

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 16, 2018

It’s a good learning curve this @IPL for young @ItsShubmanGill. A step forward after India U19 success finds an opportunity amongst the big boys @KKRiders and on a massive stage in world cricket.

— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 16, 2018

Lesson of power hitting on display by DrayRuss @KKRiders Power, bat speed, body position and weight all moving at 156grams of leather

— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) April 16, 2018

wanna be Narine’s level of cool. bitch face is always on, no emotions, it’s beautiful.

— samreen (@SamreenRazzaqui) April 16, 2018

Three straight wins for the Team batting first now #KKRvDD

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 16, 2018

Margin of defeat equals to height difference between Gautam Gambhir and Ian Bishop #KKRvDD

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 16, 2018

DD and RCB's games should always be scheduled on back to back days. Always helps to share the disappointment. #IPL2018

— Shubh AggarWall (@shubh_chintak) April 16, 2018

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