IPL 2023 | Twitter reacts as KKR complete double over RCB to end four-match losing streak
Kolkata Knight Riders finally got back to winning ways in IPL 2023 on Wednesday by beating RCB by 21 runs at the Chinnaswamy. The Nitish Rana-led side, who registered the season’s first win against the same opposition, restricted Virat Kohli and his boys to 179/8 after setting a stiff target of 201.
Chasing a challenging target at a ground where batters traditionally smash sixes for fun, RCB suffered a massive setback after losing in-form Faf du Plessis in the third over. They slipped from 31/1 to 58/3 in little time as neither Shahbaz Ahmed nor Glenn Maxwell managed to chip in with handy contributions. Still, Virat Kohli kept RCB in the hunt and fitting support from Mahipal Lomror helped them to keep the required run rate under control. However, once Lomror fell to Varun Chakaravarthy, RCB collapsed like a pack of cards, which did not allow them to get the job done. Chakravarthy and Suyash Sharma continued to do wonders for KKR, as their figures of 5/57 off their combined eight overs did the most damage to the opposition.
Earlier in the evening, N Jagadeesan struggled to get going from the start, but Jason Roy’s brisk 29-ball 56 kept the run rate going at a fluid pace. The pair forged an 83-run stand from 56 balls until Vijaykumar Vyshak dismissed both of them in the space of four balls. Venkatesh Iyer (31 off 26 balls) and Nitish Rana (48 off 21 balls) took some time to settle and then began playing aggressively to take KKR to 168 in 17.2 overs. However, Wanindu Hasaranga’s excellent 18th over, in which he dismissed both the well-set KKR batters, brought RCB back into the game. Still, breezy cameos from Rinku Singh (18 off 10 balls and David Wiese (12* off 3 balls) at the fag end of the innings helped the visitors reach 200 with the loss of five wickets.
Kya kya dekhna pad rah hi!
CSK match tmrw RCB lost today
— Ajith Kumar (@Ajith_Kumar666) April 26, 2023
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It hurts more than a breakup!
RCB lost 🫣🫣 pic.twitter.com/3F4S3xlmWx
— Samrat (@teiangana) April 26, 2023
It hurtttttssssss!!!!
When MI lost yesterday / But RCB lost today pic.twitter.com/nzuYJwf4b8
— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss) April 26, 2023
KKR did their job well!
Perfectly executed game by KKR, couldn't have done much better.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) April 26, 2023
RCB didn't help themselves with the fielding nor the batting order. These lost points against KKR could hurt them.
Worked well for KKR!
Spin trios caused a damage kkr never lost a match against rcb. Rcb 1 home. Match remaining. #KKRvRCB pic.twitter.com/nqfRx6acZk
— arjun arj (@arjunnatarajan6) April 26, 2023
Others win macthes & we win hearts!
Kohli Scored 50+ 💦
— 𓆩ᴊᴀɢᴀᴅɪꜱʜ 🎭𓆪 (@Lost_Mys3lf) April 26, 2023
RCB lost 🌬️
We Move.... ✨ pic.twitter.com/izEbbSlKmE
Kohli never fail to score runs!
Rcb lost but kohli scored his 5th 50 in this year’s IPL pic.twitter.com/nzAdUxcbzX
— Calma (@rohan_rmfc) April 26, 2023
Happy?
Hurrahhh !! RCB lost 🎉🎉🎉
— Ankita Singh 🇨🇦 (@_anssiiii_) April 26, 2023
Fate is written!
Monna SRH Lost
— Hemanth Kiara #CSK 🦁 (@ursHemanthRKO) April 26, 2023
Yesterday MI Lost
Today RCB Lost
Sammaga undi ra 🤩🤩pic.twitter.com/xXHXkzss2S
Like Kantaara >>> Like Vinthaara xD xD
RCB under Kohli Captaincy :
— 𝕃𝕒𝕫𝕪 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖🎭 (@GRN_45) April 26, 2023
Matches - 142
Won - 66
Lost - 70
Tied - 3
NR - 4
Captaincy kavalraa Pukaa neeku Captaincy @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/MTPvXXROIl