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 (May 21).
Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a horrible start with the bat as Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Mitchell Starc was in the top order. He breathed fire with the ball and left the opposition reeling at 39 for four with big guns in the hut.
Rahul Tripathi (55) kept his team in the hunt and scored a brilliant fifty but was unlucky and ran out. He was also well supported by Heinrich Klaasen (32) as the duo added 62 runs for the fifth wicket to bring their team back into the game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad continued to lose wickets at regular intervals but in the end, it was captain Pat Cummins (30) who gave a fighting blow and took his team to a decent total. According to their innings, Hyderabad managed 159 runs. For Kolkata Knight Riders, Starc picked three wickets, Varun Chakravarthy bagged two scalps, while other players picked one wicket each.
Chasing the target, Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a good start as Rahmanullah Gurbaz (23) and Sunil Narine (21) added 44 runs for the opening stand. Both lost their wickets in quick succession, but after that, it was Venkatesh Iyer (51*) who took charge.
Captain Shreyas Iyer (58*) also had a great time in the middle and played a vital hand as Kolkata chased down the target comfortably in 14 overs and reached the final of the tournament.
Fans on Twitter react as Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad to advance to IPL 2024 final
When Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad to advance to the finals of IPL 2024, fans on Twitter reacted. They praised the Shreyas Iyer-led team for his magnificent performance with bat and ball and gave some cheerful reactions. Here are some of them:
Absolute and resounding 14 over victory for KKR. A massive statement. They sent the second best team in IPL 2024 as if they just want to increase their net run rate.#kkRvyesYesRh
– Rudransh Khurana (@rudraaaansh) METERtoand 21, 2024
– Qualifiers in IPL 2011.
– Champions in IPL 2012.
– Champions in IPL 2014.
– Qualifiers in IPL 2016.
– Qualifiers in IPL 2017.
– Qualifiers in IPL 2022.
– Qualifiers in IPL 2023.
– Final in IPL 2024*.GAMBHIR’S CV AS CAPTAIN AND MENTOR IN IPL. 🤯💥 pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/tbW.xzp5ohVI
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) METERtoand 21, 2024
Calcutta didn’t even have to break a sweat. They just had bosses in this Qualifier. #kkRvyesYesRh
—Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) METERtoand 21, 2024
Too good Shreyas and KKR. That’s a demolition job for the Sunrisers.
—Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) METERtoand 21, 2024
Pat Cummins just wants another match against RCB, so he can reach 300 Run Mark 💀💀 pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/gramgramdbW.xMETERW.northk
– Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) METERtoand 21, 2024
Travis Head made a simple catch here. but he went blind in the World Cup final. Sad. pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/METERmyYoFR0GRAMGRAMGRAMk
– RAT (@LoyalSachinFan) METERtoand 21, 2024
I know a thing or two about beating the Aussies in playoffs in Ahmedabad. pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/xzxtPqkFdyes
– Cricket Out of Context (@GemsOfCricket) METERtoand 21, 2024
Cummins silenced in Ahmedabad, built differently pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/2cmeter5RjwhohYo
– Cricket is over (@anubhav__tweets) METERtoand 21, 2024
SRH this afternoon: pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/ANDqqdcxl8myc
—Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) METERtoand 21, 2024
This man changed the ATTITUDE of #kkR And we turned them into a FIERCE team! The entire team enters the stadium with an offensive mentality! His locker room speeches are moving and very motivating! #GRAMtoyouttometerGRAMtometerbhYor 🫡 #YoPl2024 pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/TOrbw0yesjYouhYou
– Aavishkar (@aavishhkar) METERtoand 21, 2024
He made a promise.
He kept his promise.
GG has been the ginie for us this season 💜💜💜#kkRvyesYesRh#GRAMtoyouttometerGRAMtometerbhYorpYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/wphxwhdYoFh—Pakhi (@baabi_98) METERtoand 21, 2024
Gambhir aggression 🔥🔥🔥🔥#kkRvyesYesRh #GRAMtoyouttometerGRAMtometerbhYor #pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/VnorthcdqvqdRYou
-Aamir Khan (@AAMIRSRK45) METERtoand 21, 2024
The winning mentality of big games @GRAMtoyouttometerGRAMtometerbhYor It is unsurpassable. She injects him into the team he leads. Today is adequate proof of this. Exactly what has been missing from the Indian team for a while now. We DEFINITELY need #GRAMtoyouttometerGRAMtometerbhYor as coach of the Indian team. #kkR#YesRh
-Meher Kilaru (@Kilaruness) METERtoand 21, 2024
Gautam Gambhir Royal Sigma 🗿#kkRvyesYesRh #kkRvyesYesRh #gramtoyouttometergramtometerbhYor pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/4IMETERmy8METERhYolW.
—Rajesh Kumar (@RajeshK60858830) METERtoand 21, 2024
Gautam Gambhir silenced Pat Cummins 🤫
Congratulations KKR 👑#kkRvyesYesRh #YeshrmyandtoyesYoandmyr pYoc.twYottmyr.cohmeter/hj7R0ohk6TOb
– Saurabh Kumar (@Saurabhk0096) METERtoand 21, 2024