Twitter reacts as KL Rahul's magnificent innings goes in vain yet again

05/17/2018

KL Rahul yet again ended up on the losing side after playing an amazing innings, scoring 94, before losing his wicket to a Jasprit Bumrah slower delivery. The Twitterati showered praises on the elegant Rahul for his brilliant innings which almost won the game for Kings XI Punjab.

Brief Scores : Mumbai Indians 186/8 (Kieron Pollard 50, Krunal Pandya 32; Andrew Tye 4/16, Ravichandran Ashwin 2/18) beat Kings XI Punjab 183/5 (Kl Rahul 94, Aaron Finch 46; Jasprit Bumrah 3/15, Mitchell McClenaghan 2/37) by 3 runs.

What an unfortunate turn of events for KXIP!

KXIP in 12 matches this IPL:

First 6 games - Won 5, Lost 1

Last 6 matches - Won 1, Lost 5

After a strong start to the season they are in a must-win situation in last 2 games as they also have the worst NRR (-0.518). #MIvKXIP
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 16, 2018

Take a bow, Suryakumar Yadav!

Suryakumar Yadav becomes the first uncapped Indian player to score over 500 runs in an IPL season.

Shaun Marsh (616 runs in 2008) is the only other uncapped player to do so.#MIvKXIP
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 16, 2018

Ruthless!

SuryaKumar Yadav treating Ankit Rajpoot with utmost care. 21 runs off his over. Rubbish lengths , tbh.#MIvKXIP
— Jaanvi 🏏 (@ThatCricketBuff) May 16, 2018

Then Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma lose their wickets to Andrew Tye's brilliant spell!

ANDREW TYE is #HeavyDutyPerformer of the match for picking 3 early wickets of MI star performers
— marella murthy (@marellamurthy) May 16, 2018

Just remembered that CSK used their RTM on Faf du Plessis and not on Andrew Tye! *facepalm*

CSK had money left in their purse and yet they didn't buy Andrew Tye in the Auction. Big Mistake.
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) May 16, 2018

CSK fans right now!

If only CSK could have RTM'ed Andrew Tye, our bowling would have been such a kickass. He's doing wonders to KXIP. Picking wickets every game and very consistent. #MIvKXIP @aj191
— Prahalad (@prahaladkobla) May 16, 2018

Stones should be thrown at Fleming for retaining Faf du Plessis ahead of Andrew Tye.
— Rajat (@EdinAzzaa) May 16, 2018

Let the Rohit Sharma roast session begin...

In Every Match,Rohit Sharma departs before @hotstartweets's notification of "Hitman Arrives".#MIvKXIP #IPL2018 #VIVOIPL
— Mohit Mehta (@master_mohit10) May 16, 2018

#mivkxip

Another beautiful innings by @ImRo45 (Rohit Sharma) , Just short of 94 for his 100.
— Juraki (@J2DeDe) May 16, 2018

Mumbai Indians fans before Pollard's 50...

What the f*ck Rohit Sharma, what non-sense is this? Still an extra batsman? Not Duminy, but Pollard? You are backing half-bowlers to deliver 8 overs again? Too much of a risk, too much at this venue. Wrong selection I say. #MIvKXIP
— Abhishek (@Sajjanlaunda) May 16, 2018

Mumbai Indians fans after Pollard's 50...

Pollard is playing his best game when it is needed the most. Such a big player for Mumbai Indians!
— Ojas Rohit's Warrior Korde (@Ojasism) May 16, 2018

Best bowler of the season for a reason!

Andrew Tye last 4 innings

4/34

4/41

0/33

4/16

He also becomes the fastest to take four 4+ wickets in an IPL innings!
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 16, 2018

What kind of a monster are you Andrew Tye? :O

In the history of #ipl #AndrewTye has taken 36 wickets in 19 matches,his bowling average is 15.05 that is highest average given by a bowler
— pranshu singh (@pranshoosingh22) May 16, 2018

KL Rahul is one of those batsmen who oozes class!

KL Rahul's six fifties in IPL 2018 have come off 14, 22, 24, 36, 44 and 48 balls respectively.

Different situation, different play.

What a season he's having! #MIvKXIP
— #MS Dhoni fans (@LoVeLy_Dhoni) May 16, 2018

Most 50s while chasing in an IPL season:

6 David Warner in 2016 (8 inns)

6 KL RAHUL in 2018 (7 inns)

5 Rohit Sharma in 2016 (7 inns)#MIvKXIP
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 16, 2018

Someone stop this guy! :O

Its a Massive Six!!

KL RAHUL has hit the Ball into the Orbit & It's a maximum,

Watching the Ball going over the Boundary Line is a pure fun and Entertainment..!!!!! #OfficialSponsorOfTheSix #Contest
— Sherry Jain (@sherrycool92) May 16, 2018

KL Rahul to the BCCI selectors! :P

Rahul, naam toh suna hi hoga #MIvKXIP #KLRahul
— chirag (@CHlRAG) May 16, 2018

The real winner of this season's IPL is the Indian cricket team!

We already have solid No:3 in the Indian team and No:4 slot is also looks solid with the likes of Rayudu and KL Rahul. If they continue their sublime form, this time World Cup namdhe!!!😊 👏 #CricbuzzLIVE
— Vinoth (@vinothrajan93) May 16, 2018

KXIP this season...

#KXIP = KL Rahul + Andrew Tye #KXIPvsMI #MIvsKXIP
— Rajat🇮🇳 (@RajatMS_D) May 16, 2018

Sadly, a brilliant innings comes to end! Nervous 90s!

Nooooooo... KL Rahul OUT for 94... 😱😭 #MIvKXIP #IPL
— Tejan Shrivastava (@BeingTeJan) May 16, 2018

Major throwback!

KL Rahul is the Sachin Tendulkar of the 90s. He is the best batsman amongst all and yet his team is losing. #MIvKXIP
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) May 16, 2018

Under pressure! Jasprit Bumrah _/\_

Punjab needed 42 in the final 4 overs. Should have been easy for them considering the kind of hitters they had at that moment.

ALL THANKS TO BUMRAH. Those 2 overs changed the direction of the game. Whatta Champion!! #MIvKXIP
— AkShAtA (@MenInBlueDvotee) May 16, 2018

This is what happens when you watch too much football!!