Twitter Reactions: RCB end their disappointing IPL season with a win
RCB finally managed to win a game and Twitterati had a good time.
The dead rubber at the Feroz Shah Kotla turned out to be a nail-biting game as both teams looked forward to finishing the season with a victory. The Royal Challengers Bangalore registered their third victory of the season as the Delhi Daredevils fell short by 8 runs. Earlier in the day, it was captain Virat Kohli who won the toss as the Royal Challengers Bangalore elected to bat first.
AB de Villiers missed out as he left to join the national team for the Champions Trophy approaching early next month. Delhi Daredevils had an unchanged playing XI from their last game. Better late than never, Chris Gayle played some fantastic shots in his knock of 48 (38). It wasn’t quite a Gaylestorm innings but still worthy enough. While his partner Vishnu Vinod was dismissed early, captain Kohli in spite of the match being an inconsequential game showed great spirit.
He went on to score a well-constructed half century. While the lower order didn’t contribute much to the total, Pawan Negi’s cameo did provide a hand as RCB ended up posting a total of 161/6 in their quota of 20 overs. Pat Cummins was the pick of the bowlers with 2/12 while Zaheer Khan and Shahbaz Nadeem also managed to get a wicket each.
As for the Delhi Daredevils, Sanju Samson was out in the very first over. His partner Karun Nair tried to hang in for a while though not so long. Shreyas Iyer’s 32 (30) and Rishabh Pant’s another stellar effort for his 45 (34) combined for a brilliant partnership as they took Delhi Daredevils to a stronger position.
However, once both got out it triggered a collapse in the batting ranks of the Delhi Daredevils. The likes of Marlon Samuels and Corey Anderson failed to get going though Mohammed Shami did provide some fireworks in the end. Some clever bowling by Pawan Negi, in the end, ensured RCB won by 10 runs. Harshal Patel won the man of the match for his figures of 3/43.
Here are some of the amazing Twitter reactions that appeared during the course of the game:
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