Twitter Reactions: Gambhir, Lynn annihilate Gujarat Lions
Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn took Gujarat Lions attack to the cleaners in their side's record breaking 10 wicket win.
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Sparkling half-centuries from skipper Gautam Gambhir (76*) and Chris Lynn (93*) handed Gujarat Lions a battering as they were defeated by 10 wickets. Both openers were in the mood and attacked the thin bowling attack of the Lions right from the word go and got home in a canter with 31 balls to spare.
Lynn was the aggressor initially when he launched an attack on new ball bowler Dhawal Kulkarni followed by MS Gony. Gambhir followed suit and got stuck into chinaman bowler Kaushik. Raina took a brave call by asking the youngster to bowl two overs during the fielding restrictions. Both openers were experienced enough to target the bowler and took 25 runs off his 2 overs.
It was a night of records for KKR. First, they recorded the highest opening stand in the history of the IPL, going past the previous record of 167 runs between Gayle and Dilshan in 2013. Then they got home without losing a wicket which became the highest total chased down with all ten wickets intact in all T20 cricket.
Earlier in the night, Suresh Raina lived a charmed life to get to a half-century, his 29th of the IPL, and in the process overtook Virat Kohli to become the highest scorer in the tournament’s history. He was dropped twice – once by Kuldeep Yadav, which was a tough chance at mid-on then by Yusuf Pathan, in a fairly easy chance at deep square leg. Raina’s 68* was divided into three phases. A good start as he got to 21 quickly off just 13 balls; he then lost his rhythm in the middle as he struggled to hit boundaries. His innings ended with a little flourish at the end as he finished with 15 runs off the last 7 balls he faced.
While Raina was struggling, Dinesh Karthik played some breathtaking strokes. He hit as many as 6 boundaries and 2 maximums in an enterprising 25-ball 47. He carried his domestic form into this game and looked in control from ball one. It was his and Raina’s partnership of 87 which helped Gujarat Lions to get to 183/4. Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for KKR, finishing with 2/25. Chris Woakes and Trent Boult – who saved 4 runs with a gravity-defying save at the boundary – had an ordinary debut for KKR giving away 75 runs in 7 overs between themselves for just the solitary wicket.
In the end, 184 seemed like a walk in the park for KKR. Gujarat’s bowling lacked in quality and experience and was taken to the cleaners by Lynn and Gambhir.
Such an ordinary performance is going to hurt the Gujarat Lions but they need to put it behind it as it is still early days in the tournament.
We bring you the best tweets from the microblogging site Twitter as following:
Always a dangerous sign when your attacking batsmen also start playing sensibly and rotate the strike.
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 7, 2017
Gambhir-Lynn partnership going bang-bang, boom-boom. Looks like becoming a cakewalk for KKR
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 7, 2017
Wow what a batting display by @KKRiders, good luck to all opposition bowlers #GLvKKR #IPL
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 7, 2017
Another strong start by @KKRiders @IPL. Explosive batting display from both openers against @TheGujaratLions. Well batted Gautam and Lynn
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 7, 2017
Some serious serious players playing in this IPL! #howgood #IPL10
— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) April 7, 2017
Power and Class for @KKRiders this could be the best opening pair in the tournament.
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) April 7, 2017
First Ipl game in 9 years I've watched from the comfort of my couch.
Must say, i'd rather be sweaty on the bench than this pic.twitter.com/TmMPqwobmC— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) April 7, 2017
180 too little!!Batting first needs to come with some more proactive strategies.#IPL2017
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) April 7, 2017
In breaking up Uthappa & GG to maximise Lynn's ability KKR have sacrificed stability for improvement; a brave move is being rewarded. #IPL
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) April 7, 2017
This is the highest target chased without losing a wicket in T20 cricket history. Prev highest: 171 by Scorchers v Renegades Dec 2015.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 7, 2017
KKR Won by 10 wickets#GLvKKR pic.twitter.com/yGuigzD6Rm
— RajnikantV/sCIDJokes (@RVCJ_FB) April 7, 2017
2 mints silence for those who missed KKR chasing tonight. #KKRvsGL #GLvKKR pic.twitter.com/096kyp9ezt
— QasiM! (@EmmQasiM) April 7, 2017
Somebody tell Gambhir and Lynn that the bowlers have families!!! ? #GLvKKR
— ? (@Sakshi_305) April 7, 2017
Gautam Gambhir is Karan Johar for #SRK tonight. ??#GLvKKR #GLvsKKR #GautamGambhir
— ikpsgill (@ikpsgill1) April 7, 2017
GL bowlers be like#GLvKKR #IPL pic.twitter.com/5fLottoUSp
— AkShAtA (@MenInBlueDvotee) April 7, 2017
The most aggressive I've seen #gambhir throughout the inns for a long time. Must be the @lynny50 effect! @KKRiders #GLvKKR
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) April 7, 2017
Yet another fine inn by @ImRaina and @DineshKarthik carrying his super form into #IPL2017 @TheGujaratLions vs @KKRiders @imkuldeep18 good?✅
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 7, 2017
And how good was @DineshKarthik carrying his form into the tournament. Top player
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 7, 2017
Most runs for a batsman v bowler in IPL:
151* Raina v Chawla
137 Kohli v Umesh
130 Kohli v Bravo
130 Kohli v Mishra
127 Kohli v Ashwin— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 7, 2017
Proper batting display by @lynny50 and @GautamGambhir ???
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) April 7, 2017
Another catch dropped. Raina gets another life. This is pretty ridiculous. #GLvKKR pic.twitter.com/DKdHPJW3Zq
— TheField (@thefield_in) April 7, 2017
Another dropped catch… we are seeing this every game
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) April 7, 2017
IPL is to Suresh Raina what Dhoom was to Uday Chopra.#ipl #GLvsKKR #GLvKKR #sureshraina
— ikpsgill (@ikpsgill1) April 7, 2017
Dinesh Karthik striking them well off both the forehand and backhand flanks #GLvKKR
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 7, 2017
Karthik making it count for GL. Translating his good from for TN into runs in the IPL. GL 179-3 #GLvKKR
— TheField (@thefield_in) April 7, 2017
Amazing fielding by Boult. #GLvKKR pic.twitter.com/IQvWppa9oe
— KamalKumar (@Kumarkamal0028) April 7, 2017
68 runs without a six – the second-highest score for Raina without a SIX in T20 career. Highest: 75 v SRH, last season. #GLvKKR
— #VIVOIPL #IPL2017 (@SQcricket) April 7, 2017
I think #Raina has more life than cat #GLvKKR #IPL2017
— Dhaval Rana (@dhaval2792) April 7, 2017
This is first time Suresh Raina scored half century in his first game of IPL season…
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 7, 2017
Suresh Raina'a strong ? zone: April & May ? #IPL2017 #GLvKKR
— Patilism (@Patiilism) April 7, 2017
@iamsrk @ShekharGupta Fair play Award player to be given to kuldeep yadav for missing run out chance n team to Kkr for fielding n dropping
— Aijaz Hussain (@aijazmmaa) April 7, 2017
Kuldeep yadav .Brainfade ??.. #GLvKKR
— Upkar Kesar (@upkar_k8) April 7, 2017
Trent Boult can convert himself into Trent Bridge.
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) April 7, 2017
Sunil Gavaskar: Convert 1s into 2s
Trent Boult: Convert 6s into 2s#Ipl#GLvKKR— InGenious (@Bees_Kut) April 7, 2017
Piyush Chawla now holds the record of conceding most runs in IPL, going past Harbhajan's 3119.#GLvKKR
— ذوالفقار علی (@MySelfZulfiqar) April 7, 2017
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