Fans on Twitter reacted after Kolkata Knight Riders advanced to the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets at the Narendra Modi International Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (21st May).
Sunrisers Hyderabad had a horrible start with the bat as Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Mitchell Starc was all over the top order. He breathed fire with the ball and left the opposition tottering at 39 for four with big guns back in the hut.
Rahul Tripathi (55) kept his team in the hunt and hit a brilliant fifty but he got unlucky and got run out. Heinrich Klaasen (32) also supported him well as the duo added 62 runs for the fifth wicket to bring their team back into the game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad kept losing wickets at regular intervals but in the end, it was skipper Pat Cummins (30) came up with a fighting knock and took his team to a decent total. Based on his innings, Hyderabad managed 159 runs. For Kolkata Knight Riders, Starc picked three wickets, Varun Chakravarthy bagged two scalps whereas other bowlers picked one wicket each.
Chasing the target, Kolkata Knight Riders had a flying start as Rahmanullah Gurbaz (23) and Sunil Narine (21) added 44 runs for the opening stand. Both lost their wickets in quick succession of time but after that, it was Venkatesh Iyer (51*) took the charge.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer (58*) also had a great time in the middle and played a vital hand as Kolkata chased the target comfortably inside 14 overs and reached the final of the tournament.
Fans on Twitter react as Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad to advance to final of IPL 2024
As Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad to advance to the final of IPL 2024, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They lauded the Shreyas Iyer-led side for their magnificent performance with the bat and ball and gave some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:
Absolute thumping 14-over win from KKR. A massive statement. They have dispatched the second best team in IPL 2024 as if they just wanted to boost their Net Run Rate.#KKRvsSRH
— Rudransh Khurana (@rudraaaansh) May 21, 2024
– Playoffs in IPL 2011.
– Champions in IPL 2012.
– Champions in IPL 2014.
– Playoffs in IPL 2016.
– Playoffs in IPL 2017.
– Playoffs in IPL 2022.
– Playoffs in IPL 2023.
– Final in IPL 2024*.THE CV OF GAMBHIR AS CAPTAIN & MENTOR IN IPL. 🤯💥 pic.twitter.com/tBWxZp5oVl
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 21, 2024
Kolkata didn’t even have to break sweat. They’ve just bosses this Qualifier #KKRvsSRH
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 21, 2024
Too good Shreyas and KKR. That’s a demolition job of Sunrisers.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 21, 2024
Pat Cummins just want another match against RCB, so they can get to 300 Run Mark 💀💀 pic.twitter.com/ggdBWXMWNk
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) May 21, 2024
Travis Head dropped a simple catch here. but took a blinder in the World Cup final. Sad. pic.twitter.com/MEIFR0GGGk
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) May 21, 2024
I know a thing or two about defeating aussies in knockouts at Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/XZXTPqKFds
— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) May 21, 2024
silenced Cummins at Ahmedabad, built different pic.twitter.com/2Cm5RjwhoI
— cricket is over (@anubhav__tweets) May 21, 2024
SRH this evening: pic.twitter.com/YqQDCXL8EC
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 21, 2024
This man changed the ATTITUDE of #KKR and made them a FIERCE team! The entire team enters the stadium with an attacking mind! His dressing room speeches are rousing and so motivating! #GautamGambhir 🫡 #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/Arbw0sJUHU
— Aavishkar (@aavishhkar) May 21, 2024
He made a promise.
He kept his promise.
GG has been the ginie for us this season 💜💜💜#KKRvsSRH#GautamGambhirpic.twitter.com/wphxwhdIFh
— Pakhi (@baabi_98) May 21, 2024
Gambhir Aggression 🔥🔥🔥🔥#KKRvsSRH #GautamGambhir #pic.twitter.com/VNCDqvqdRU
— Aamir Khan 𓀠 (@AAMIRSRK45) May 21, 2024
The big game winning mentality of @GautamGambhir is second to none. He pumps it into the team he runs. Today is a proper proof for that. Exactly what’s been missing in the Indian Team for a while now. We DEFINITELY need #GautamGambhir as the coach of Team India. #KKR#SRH
— Meher Kilaru (@Kilaruness) May 21, 2024
Gautam Gambhir Real Sigma 🗿#KKRvsSRH #KKRvsSRH #gautamgambhir pic.twitter.com/4lMe8MHiLW
— राजेश कुमार (@RajeshK60858830) May 21, 2024
Gautam Gambhir silenced Pat Cummins 🤫
Congratulations KKR 👑#KKRvsSRH #ShreyasIyer pic.twitter.com/hJ7R0oK6Ab
— Saurabh kumar (@Saurabhk0096) May 21, 2024