IPL 2023: Twitter erupts as Rahul Tripathi’s heroics outshines Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten 99 in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s win over Punjab Kings

In the 14th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 8 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.

Put in to bat, PBKS struggled in their innings and only managed to score 143 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Shikhar Dhawan was the only batter who stood out, smashing an unbeaten 99 runs off 66 balls with 12 fours and 5 sixes. Mayank Markande was the most successful bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad, taking 4 wickets for 15 runs in his 4 overs.

In response, the Sunrisers comfortably chased down the target of 144 runs in just 17.1 overs, with 8 wickets in hand. Batter Rahul Tripathi was the star of the innings, scoring an unbeaten 74 runs off 48 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Aiden Markram chipped in with undefeated 37 runs off 21 balls. Arshdeep Singh and Rahul Chahar took 1 wicket each for Punjab Kings.

Hundred partnerships for the third wicket for SRH:

140* – Manish Pandey & Vijay Shankar vs RR, Dubai, 2021
135 – Kane Williamson & Manish Pandey vs RCB, Bangalore, 2018
133* – David Warner & Vijay Shankar vs GL, Kanpur, 2017
111 – KL Rahul & David Warner vs MI, Dubai, 2014
100 – Rahul Tripathi & Aiden Markram, Hyderabad, today

Here is how Twitter reacted:

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔 𝗪𝗜𝗡!👌 👌
1⃣st victory of the #TATAIPL 2023 for @SunRisers as they beat #PBKS by 8⃣ wickets in Hyderabad 👏 👏
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/Di3djWhVcZ #TATAIPL | #SRHvPBKS pic.twitter.com/DoAFIkaMgb
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2023

What a day in the #TATAIPL! 💜
Rinku, Venkatesh, Nitish, Shubman, and now, Rahul Tripathi. The #KKR batch of 2021! 🥹
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 9, 2023

Captain’s knock ki asli Paribhasha @SDhawan25 👏 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 9, 2023

Rahul Tripathi putting on a masterclass in relation to judging the length on a tricky deck.
He gauged the conditions before playing a volley of shots.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) April 9, 2023

What a knock by Rahul Tripathi.
74* (48) with 10 fours and 3 sixes. Tremendous innings by Tripathi in the Run Chase, great to see him with runs! pic.twitter.com/SRGhDr4oIT
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 9, 2023

Rahul Tripathi blitz propels SRH to victory!#IPL2023 #cricket #SRHvPBKS #ipl #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/o54BEaTthM
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 9, 2023

What an inn jatt ji @SDhawan25 👌 class kaptaaan sahb @PunjabKingsIPL @IPL @StarSportsIndia
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 9, 2023

Shikhar Dhawan won lots of awards including the player of the match for his terrific 99*.
Dhawan is back. pic.twitter.com/nSp9E30JNz
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 9, 2023

Rahul Tripathi has 500+ runs with the strike rate of 150+ in IPL since 2022.
He is one of the best batters in IPL in the last few seasons. pic.twitter.com/aylMAkeiZE
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 9, 2023