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 Kolkata 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 #DelhiDaredevils!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 16, 2018
Delhi have always been careful about not raising their fans expectations #KKRvDD
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 16, 2018
100-plus wickets for a team in IPL:
Lasith Malinga for MI
Harbhajan Singh for MI
Sunil Narine for KKR* #KKRvDD— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 16, 2018
A day of milestones for @KKRiders! 100 IPL wickets for @sunilpnarine74! #kkrvsdd #vivoipl #vivoipl2018 #vivoiplonstar pic.twitter.com/zBLiiltrrH
— Sanjana Ganesan (@SanjanaGanesan) April 16, 2018
Awesome KKR!! @KKRiders pic.twitter.com/3MYYXglrTo
— Gauri Khan (@gaurikhan) April 16, 2018
Welcome back to IPL, KKR. Welcome back. 👏 #KKRvDD
— Richa Singh (@richa_singh) April 16, 2018
Congrats #TeamKKR. 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! @KKRiders #KKRHaiTaiyaar
— Venky Mysore (@VenkyMysore) April 16, 2018
All out in 14 overs. DD, welcome back to your usual self.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) April 16, 2018
After fine win over Mumbai, Delhi have gone to pieces again. Below par with bat and ball. KKR on the rise again. Exceptional all round show
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 16, 2018
Three straight wins for the Team batting first now #KKRvDD
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 16, 2018
Match over 1120pm. People can easily get home. As I said real nice naba barsha gift from @KKRiders resounding performance.
Subho ratri everyone. #KKRvDD— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 16, 2018
What a win @KKRiders!
It’s time for the victory dance 💃 #KKRvDD@iamsrk @VenkyMysore #IPL2018 #KKRHaiTaiyaar pic.twitter.com/e2lIqWoXFk— Red Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt) April 16, 2018
Congratulations on the Victory @KKRiders , Very well played #NitishRana , @Russell12A , @SunilPNarine74 & @imkuldeep18 #KKRvDD
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) April 16, 2018
This is a big victory for @KKRiders . The bowlers were brilliant after thst onslaught from Russell and Rana The quantum of defeat will hurt the Daredevils. Net run rate will come into the equation in the end. #KKRvDD
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 16, 2018
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 @KKRiders #KKRvDD #IPL2018
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) April 16, 2018
Excellent bowling by @ShivamMavi23 . UP’s next big fast bowler to watch out for. #KKRvsDD #IPL18 #BESTvsBEST
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) April 16, 2018
Shivam Mavi at his best #IPL2018 #KKRvDD pic.twitter.com/xmpWVNVtlF
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 16, 2018
Shivam Mavi is bowling 145 kph …. he is 19 yrs old …. !!!! #IPL … He will play for #India …. Very soon …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 16, 2018
Lesson of power hitting on display by DrayRuss @KKRiders Power, bat speed, body position and weight all moving at 156grams of leather
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) April 16, 2018
When I grow up I want to be Andre Russell's lofted off drive for six…
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) April 16, 2018
Shami’s wife to Andre Russel.
#KKRvDD pic.twitter.com/7TDF9hZCww— Kaju Katli (@kaju__katli) April 16, 2018
