Fans on Twitter reacted after Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians in the 60th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They won the game by 18 runs at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday (May 11) and they became the first team to qualify for the playoffs.
In a game that went down to 16 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a poor start to their innings. In-form openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt (6) died early. Captain Shreyas Iyer, who came out to bat at four, could not get a big score and perished for just four.
With the team falling to 40 for three, Venkatesh Iyer (42) and Nitish Rana (33) brought their team back into the game at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Iyer-Rana duo added 37 runs before Andre Russell (24) played a vital hand in keeping the team on top.
In the end, Rinku Singh (20) and Ramandeep Singh (17*) made sure to end the innings on a high. Based on collective effort, Kolkata Knight Riders finished with 157/7. For Mumbai Indians, Jasprit Bumrah and Piyush Chawla picked two wickets each.
Mumbai Indians got off to a great start to their innings as Ishan Kishan (40) batted superbly well. Rohit Sharma (19) struggled at the other end but the duo added 65 runs for the opening stand and then lost wickets quickly.
With Mumbai Indians struggling at 67/2, Suryakumar Yadav (11) tried to get going but he too died early. The visitors were in the doldrums as they lost Hardik Pandya and Tim David and were reeling at 92 for five at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Tilak Varma (32) and Naman Dhir (17) kept their team in the hunt with some strong knocks at the end. But he could not take his team home as Kolkata won the game by 18 runs and qualified for the IPL 2024 playoffs.
Fans on Twitter react as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024
When Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in IPL 2024 and became the first team to qualify for the playoffs, fans on Twitter reacted. They praised the Shreyas Iyer-led team for another magnificent performance and criticized Mumbai Indians for losing another game. These are some of the reactions:
– MI needed 22 from 6.
-Starc has leftovers.But then Iyer trusted Harshit in the final over and delivered W, 1, W, 0,1,1 in the final over: India’s future. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/ul93Kus8AS
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 11, 2024
You have to feel sorry for the Mumbai Indians fans, they are not used to this embarrassment. The MI that we knew won games out of nowhere, with this squad it is the opposite. The first game vs GT was the preview of what is to come. Hardik alone cannot be blamed for this campaign of terror.#MIvsKKR
– Manoj Dimri (@manoj_dimri) May 11, 2024
KKR straight to Qualifier 1.
—Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 11, 2024
Captured historical moment. Gautam Gambhir was first seen smiling in this season..!!#MIvsKKR | #KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/HL3iXzz5z2
– Haroon Mustafa (@CRICFOOTHAROON) May 11, 2024
Captured historical moment. Gautam Gambhir was first seen smiling in this season..!!#MIvsKKR | #KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/HL3iXzz5z2
– Haroon Mustafa (@CRICFOOTHAROON) May 11, 2024
Kolkata becomes the first team to qualify for this year’s playoffs.
No Kolkata fan will go by without liking this tweet..!!#KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/g8r2TlXLlL
– sarcastic (@Sarcastic_broo) May 11, 2024
My honest reaction after watching
11(14) by Surya Kumar Yadav
19(24) by Rohit SharmaBelieve it or not, they are doing this on purpose.#KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/mB2c7oxfeN
— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) May 11, 2024
What is this behavior Rohit Sharma?#KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/K2fFxzbHm9
— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) May 11, 2024
KKR won!!
meanwhile Hardik pandaya After this match💀🔥😂#KKRvsMI—BTS™️ (@Musktwt11) May 11, 2024
Rohit Sharma is struggling and since he is the captain, India will not be able to bench him if he continues batting like this in #T20WorldCup2024. That’s what happens when you choose your T20 captain based on his ODI exploits! #IPL2024 #KKRvsMI
—Mohsin Kamal (@64MohsinKamal) May 11, 2024
These two guys are creating history!
Shreyas’s bowling changes
Calculatively, when to activate your Spinners deserves a lot of credit.#KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/jNzOIOVfyW– Cric8ly 🏏 (@MR_Alpha_21) May 11, 2024
KKR BECOMES THE FIRST TEAM TO QUALIFY FOR IPL 2024 PLAYOFFS. 🏆 #KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/9DjMXlfTcO
— aqqu (@aquilwho) May 11, 2024
MI failed to score 99 runs in the last 11 overs with 10 Wickets left!
The same team chased over 200 scores for fun last season!
Finished 💔#KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/w3GaZ9pjAF
— (@Shebas_10dulkar) May 11, 2024
The batting form leaves Rohit Sharma’s body as soon as the T20 world cup begins. #KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/uC8KhhAz3U
– sure. (@6o4xAM) May 11, 2024
Excellent captaincy by Shreyas Iyer.
He bowled Varun Chakraborty 4 times in place of Narine.
I brought in Russell, who turned out excellent.
He trusted Harshit Rana over Starc to bowl the last one.
His captaincy skills have been brilliant 🔥#KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/CVwxfbTWOd
— Classic Mojito (@classic_mojito) May 11, 2024
KKR becomes the first team to QUALIFY FOR IPL 2024 PLAYOFFS ✨🏆#KKRvsMIpic.twitter.com/X1IhZgyZT8
— Ɗ. (@ScorpiPhoenix) May 11, 2024
Gautam Gambhir leads KKR to third IPL title #KKRvsMI pic.twitter.com/QHUBh18T6Y
— aqqu (@aquilwho) May 11, 2024