Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thrashed Delhi♐ Daredevils by 71 runs to notch their second win of the IPL season 11 at the Eden Gardens in Kolka𝔍ta on Monday.
Put in to bat first, the hosts overcame a slow start to post 200/9 from their 20 overs. They rode on Nitish Rana’s 59 and Andre Russell’s 12-ball 41 to reach the big total. Robin Uthappa chipped in with a crucial 35. Rahul Tewatia was the pick of the DD bowlers as he finished with figures of 3-0-18-3, with all three of his wickets coming in the final over of KKR’s innings.
In reply, DD kept losing wickets at regular intervals and folded for 129. Glenn Maxwell and Rishabh Pant score 47 🙈and 43, respectively, while for KKR, Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav picked three wickets each.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to KKR’s thumping win over DD:
That's been a rather quick slide for !
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Delhi have always been careful about not raising tꦑheiꦗr fans expectations
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
100-plus wickets for a team in IPL:
Lasith Malinga for MI
Harbhajan Singh for MI
Sunil Narine for KKR*— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
A day of milestones for ! 100 IP🍷L wickets for !
— Sanjana Ganesan (@SanjanaGanesan)
Awesome KKR!!
— Gauri Khan (@gaurikhan)
Welcome back to IPL, KKR. Welcome back. 👏
— Richa Singh (@richa_singh)
Congrats 🌺. Fine win & great team effort. Was so nice to see the youngsters in particular performing under pressure. Rana, Gill, Mavi, Kuldeep! Thnx also to the fans who came to Eden in huge numbers on a weekday!
— Venky Mysore (@VenkyMysore)
All out in꧂ 14 overs. DD, welcom🌠e back to your usual self.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh)
After fine win over Mumbai, Delhi have gone to pieces again. Below par with bat and ball. KKR on the rise again. Ex꧂ceptional all round show
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
🍸Three straight wins for the Team batting first now
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
Match over 1120pm. People can easily get home. As I said real nice naba barsha gift from resounding performance.
Subho ratri everyone.— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
What a win !
It’s time for the victory dance 💃— Red Chillies Ente🍌rtainment (@RedChil🧔liesEnt)
Congratulaꦅtions on the Victory🅷 , Very well played , , &
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv)
This is a big victory for . The bowlers were brilliant after thst onslaught from Russell and Rana The quantum of defeat will hurt the Daredevils. N🍎et run rate will come into the equation in the end.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
First overseas spinner to snap up 100 wickets in the IPL.. Sunil Narine is possibly the most impactful tweaker in the tournament's history! Has been instrumental in KKR's fabulous run in last 5 years! Marvellously consistent
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra)
Excellent bowling by . UP’s neꦯxt big fast bowler to watch out for.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Shivam Mavi at his best
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Shivam Mavi is bowling 145 kph …. he is 19 yrs old …. !!!! … He will play for …. Very soon …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Lesson of power hitting o☂n display by DrayRuss Power, bat speed, bo꧅dy position and weight all moving at 156grams of leather
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets)
When I grow up I want to be Andre Russell's lofted off drive for six…
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek)
Shami’s wife to Andre Russel.
— Kaju Katli (@kaju__katli)
