Fans on Twitter reacted after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) continued their dominance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 98 runs at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday (May 5 ).
Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a brutal start with the bat in Lucknow. Phil Salt (32) and Sunil Narine (81) wreaked havoc on the host bowlers. They came out all guns blazing and put the opposition under immense pressure with their opening stand of 61 runs.
After that, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (32) supported Narine well and they added 79 runs in partnership for the second wicket. His partnership set the tone for Kolkata Knight Riders to post a huge total at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium.
Rinku Singh (16), Shreyas Iyer (23) and Ramandeep Singh (25) played a vital hand as the visitors posted a mammoth total of 235 runs on the board. For Lucknow Super Giants, Naveen-ul-Haq picked three wickets.
In the chase, Lucknow Super Giants lost Arshin Kulkarni (6) early and after that captain, KL Rahul (25) and Marcus Stoinis (36) brought them back into the game and put pressure on the Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers.
The Rahul-Stoinis duo added 50 runs and looked like they were ready to fight. But after that, Kolkata Knight’s bowlers pounced on the batsmen and kept contributing wickets at regular intervals, taking command of the game.
Kolkata Knight Riders outscored the opponents by 137 to win the game by 98 runs and go on top of the table with 16 points to their name. Varun Chakravarthy and Harshit Rana picked three wickets each and Andre Russell bagged two scalps.
Fans on Twitter react as Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024
When Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024, fans on Twitter reacted. They praised the Shreyas Iyer-led team for his impressive performance with bat and ball and gave some cheerful reactions. Here are some of them:
Too good KKR.
2012. 2014. 2024?
—Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 5, 2024
– Narine has yet to run out of ground in a game.
– deeper batting lineup
– Simple and correct captaincy of Shreyas Iyer.
– Starc/Vaibhav in PP, Harshit/Russell in the middle + death doing wonders
– Varun C back in form
– X Factor RamandeepKKR is forming a giant of sorts.#LSGvKKR
– Rudransh Khurana (@rudraaaansh) May 5, 2024
KKR stellar.
Trophy winning team…this season 🙌 #IPL-Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 5, 2024
Any love for Shreyas Iyer?
– Ian Raphael Obispo (@irbishi) May 5, 2024
Varun – 16 wickets.
Narine – 14 wickets.
Russell – 13 wickets.
Harshit – 13 wickets.
Starc – 12 wickets.
Arora – 9 wickets.Each and every KKR player acting as a unit in IPL 2024. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/JaQa0Y7Zjx
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 5, 2024
Sunil Narine this season #KKRvsLSG pic.twitter.com/6rj3EDG15b
-Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) May 5, 2024
LSG vs KKR: 3-2
Gautam Gambhir: 5
The undefeated man in this rivalry
The Man The Myth The Legend 🔥@GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/oqPt5iUfF7—Aditya. (@Huracanrana_27) May 5, 2024
Look at the wicket-taking ability of almost all the Kolkata bowlers. Add Salt + Narine in batting, besides others, and KKR definitely look like the most intimidating team in this IPL. #KKRvsLSG
—Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 5, 2024
Only undefeated man in KKR vs LSG battle: Gautam Gambhir 🦁
Mastermind 👑 pic.twitter.com/1gswjexg9b
— Staunch KKR supporter 🦁🇮🇳™ (@KKRWeRule) May 5, 2024
Welcome to the new table toppers of #IPL2024 Kolkata Knight Riders.#KKRvsLSGpic.twitter.com/Dts1MxVOrP
– Mustafa (@mustafamasood0) May 5, 2024
KKR under Gautam Gambhir: pic.twitter.com/2vm625l3VS
– Ex Bhakt (@exbhakt_) May 5, 2024
Ami Kolkata we rule. 🔥
Show me a better title song in IPL than this. I will deactivate my account. #KKRvsLSG pic.twitter.com/5qixqtucUM
— (@hoosier_ddaddyy) May 5, 2024
KKR Vs LSG in 2022-23: 0 wins in 3 matches
KKR Vs LSG in 2024: 2 wins in 2 games
Mastermind Gautam Gambhir has made a difference 🫡🙌 pic.twitter.com/DZRl7KXFs1— (@ZindaaBandaa) May 5, 2024
Gautam Gambhir after destroying the team he built 🔥💜#KKRvsLSG pic.twitter.com/XSnZVXONSA
— (@MachineContent_) May 5, 2024
Meet the new tournament table toppers
Kolkata Knight Riders✌️💜#KKRvsLSG pic.twitter.com/lbFODiAJiG—Hanan (@Maliksahaab_05) May 5, 2024
Table decorations 💜🔥@GautamGambhir@KKRiders#KKRvsLSG pic.twitter.com/6i1IEmy0k4
— Gauti Harshit Dhiman (GG Ka Parivar) (@GautiDhiman) May 5, 2024