IPL 2018, RR vs KKR, Match 15: KKR beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets to go top of the table. This is a big win and it was Robin Uthappa, Rana and DK who put KKR over the line. Heading into the match RR had won their last 9 IPL matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Hence, it was essential for the Dinesh Karthik-led KKR to forge a good strategy to counter the Royals, they did that and it showed. For both the teams, they were eyeing for their third win. Both the teams had momentum on their side.
KKR Win and SRK would be like…
__ #KKRHaiTaiyaar #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/llEV3HU37a
— Priyanka _ (@PriyankaSRKian) April 18, 2018
We’re all jumping in the air after @KKRiders‘ dhamakedaar win!
How are you celebrating? _ #RRvKKR#KKRHaiTaiyaar #IPL2018 @iamsrk @VenkyMysore @thesushmitasen pic.twitter.com/Wiw1N9aL35— Red Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt) April 18, 2018
23:30 IST: It seems DK is now doing an MSD, he is making it a habit of coming in late and take his team over the line. What a splendid habit to have.
We were laughing on KKR for selecting DK as captain and having a poor team. Now look at them at the top of table. #RRvKKR
— Parshva_ (@Parshva7939) April 18, 2018
23:08 IST: Was Robin out or not? Stokes claimed the catch, the replay showed there was enough doubt but he was adjudicated out. Lo bhai Big Ben ka jaadu chal gaya.
That catch was truly stunning !!
Ben strokes caught that -in style!
Loved it _#RRVKKR#IPL2018— _____ Knight Rider _ (@Krati_T08) April 18, 2018
22:52 IST: Bahaane, bahaane. Now that Ben Stokes is not performing. Here is a Royals fan who has a ‘TIPPANY’ Big Ben won’t like.
Double R’s being let down by Stokes atm
Not doing enough with either bat or ball atm#RRvKKR #IPL2018
— Nellberg cricket _ (@nellbergcricket) April 18, 2018
22:25 IST: Bhai yeh Narine opening batsman kaise ban gaya. Kuch bhi ho bas bolo ‘narayan, narayan’. He has got stuck into the Royals attack and Royals must be saying ‘yeh to sylabus me nahi tha’. KKR 53 for 1 in 6 overs.
Sunil Narine’s power is mind-boggling. Just a short arm jab and it flew over midwicket. He was cramped for room there. GSOT. Greatest Slogger of all time. #RRvKKR
— Abhishek (@Sajjanlaunda) April 18, 2018
The Narine story:
Sunil Narine struggles averages just 15.1 v pace in T20 Powerplays as opposed to 29.8 v spin but he still scores as quickly – 9.4 & 9.3 respectively. The art of bowling pace at him is to bowl back of length or short as shown below.#IPL2018 #RRvKKR #Sel… pic.twitter.com/g8KgGzhlpf
— #PTVSPORTS #pakvwi (@urduthePSLt20) April 18, 2018
Is Aakash Chopra the Baba Ramdev of cricket?
Sunil Narine’s power is mind-boggling. Just a short arm jab and it flew over midwicket. He was cramped for room there. GSOT. Greatest Slogger of all time. #RRvKKR
— Abhishek (@Sajjanlaunda) April 18, 2018
21:45 IST: KKR needs 161 to win. Time for the fortress to get conquered?
21:35 IST: Lynn drops a catch, but KKR is okay with it because they know he has to come good with the bat and that is his role. To maafi mil gaya…
#Lynn just dropped a sitter #RRvKKR #BenStokes #KKRHaiTaiyaar #KKR #SRK #IPL2018 #Spin #ironman #Best
— zeus star (@Zeushope) April 18, 2018
21:30 IST: MAIN ABHI BHI ISI PE TIKA HUA HU! What a moment, DK has surely taken a leaf out of MSD’s book. Kisine Curran ko dekha, Is it Curran or Karan? How do we pronounce it?
What a ripper by Curran ______ you are celebrating independence in style mwana wevhu #IPL2018 #RRvKKR
— __Slimsem__ (@SlimSEM_) April 18, 2018
No words #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/4Hvi12eQ3E
— Shivam Sharma (@AsapShivam) April 18, 2018
21:23 IST: Some of the jokes that are doing the rounds. Narine is now getting trolled. Sunil Narine to RR now… Every dog has its day, apne bhi toh ghar aayege, tab le lenge. After he went for 48 of 4 overs.
The worst of day for Sunil Narine #RRvKKR
— Bilal __ (@Ahmadbilal111) April 18, 2018
21:15 IST: It seems Stokes has had enough of needling singles, he goes aerial and gets a SIX and of the very next ball he scoops Chawla in the air only to be caught. 122/5
Stokes chadarmod bas sadak pe hi mukke mar paana tum#RRvKKR
— Dexter (@MunnaKaTunna) April 18, 2018
21:10 IST: RR loses another wicket, this time the wicket of Rahul Tripathi. Andre Russell took a blinder inside the circle. Royals are 106 for 4 in 15 overs.
#RR have the CSK bug. Keeping their best batsmen down the order and sending lesser ones up. #RRvKKR #IPL2018
— Bhaskar Chawla (@BhaskarSirius) April 18, 2018
21:08 IST: Fans hardly seem to be caring about the wicket of Short. Here is what the fans at the Stadium want… but is the King in the house, not seen him yet.
Kab aa rahe ho match dekh ne? @iamsrk #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/XP7c9RdPNA
— Sunny Patel _ (@RaeesBanda) April 18, 2018
21:04 IST: Commentators curse, as we were speaking highly of young Short, he is OUT. Nitish Rana has become the man with the golden arm. Both wickets to him. Here is some Aakashvani, he called it.
Darcy’s place in the centre under threat….wicket time? #RRvKKR
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 18, 2018
#RRvKKR When someone says Darcy Short is a better hitter then Gayle pic.twitter.com/gGsLeEAljf
— Sudip Lodh (@lodh979) April 18, 2018
21:00 IST: Short has just upped the ante. He hit a six and a four of Mavi, it seems the rookie has been worked out for now. With Ben Stokes at the other end, it is ominous signs for KKR.
20:40 IST: Samson OUT. It seems he is suffering from a hangover of his last knock. RR lose two wickets, incomes Stokes. They are 62 for 2 in 9 overs.
ALL HAIL MAVI
@ShivamMavi23 taking big wickets for #KKR other day Gautam and now samson #RRvKKR #IPL2018 #KKRHaiTaiyaar
— Ayaan Khan (@ayaankhan) April 18, 2018
20:32 IST: KKR has just lost their review. Dude, it was clearly visible, DK, why did you take the DRS? Oh, as they say, cricket is the biggest leveller, DK has redeemed himself with a spectacular stumping of Rahane. Rahane OUT.
Karthik did a mushi here #RRvKKR
— Parshva_ (@Parshva7939) April 18, 2018
Why D.K is behaving like M.S these days….__#RRvKKR
— Ganeshk (@ganeshk2014) April 18, 2018
STRANGE:
Rahane did his bit. I feel this is better than staying back and consuming balls. Gives time for Samson to settle in too.#RRvKKR
— Krishna ___ (@CricLama) April 18, 2018
20:25 IST: Typical T20, first 3 overs fetched 9 and then the next 3 overs 39 runs. The game has changed on it’s head, the pressure is on KKR. It is 48 for 0 in 6 overs.
Too Much Spin is Bad Dinesh. #RRvKKR #IPL2018
— Samip _ _ (@kopsamip) April 18, 2018
What a pretty start to the match.
Wonderful start of the match. #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/rCqHngHGu2
— the ‘VAIBHAV’ (@kaatilana) April 18, 2018
Back to some Short jokes…
#RRvKKR finally short has woke up and hit boundary but still it’s not enough… pic.twitter.com/JKCkFatKk7
— Shah Rushabh (@srrushabh) April 18, 2018
20:18 IST: Rahane hits four consecutive boundaries of Narine. Hey Bhagwan, what is wrong with the KKR trump card.
Rahane bhaiya ko achanak se kya ho gya__
.#RR #RRvKKR— Sankalp verma (@Sarcasticverma) April 18, 2018
#Rahane ___
4,4,4,4 __
Narine se itna gussa??__
Shanti Gadadhari Bheem… shanti _#RRvKKR #RR #HallaBol— Aarohi Shergil (@AarohiShergil) April 18, 2018
20:12 IST: Pressure is on the home team, they cannot break free. The two wrist-spinners seem to be strangulating them. The wristies are putting on a show. It is 9 of 3 overs.
The Short joke continues…
MUST. NOT. MAKE. D’ARCY. SHORT. JOKES. #IPL2018 #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/xRixBtpYDE
— Udayan Anand (@ScooopskiPotato) April 18, 2018
Fans seem to be in love with Short.
Darcy short’s full name:
Darcy short, of the crease #RRvKKR— Shalar Mujnir (@ShalarMujnir) April 18, 2018
The Raane-DK impressions.
Duplicate Dravid vs Wannabe Dhoni
Who are you supporting tonight ? #IPL2018 #KKRvsRR #RRvKKR— He (@asardaar_) April 18, 2018
KAUN HAI BHAI:
#RRvKKR _
Who’s going to be the highest run getter today?? __
Keep tweeting me and catch my rundown later on @ESPNcricinfo #MDRO post match #RRvKKR #IPL2018 #IPL #IPL11 @IPL #RajasthanRoyals #KOLKATAKNIGHTRIDERS pic.twitter.com/YmuuN8SQDK— Eisha Acton (@EishaMeganActon) April 18, 2018
20:05 IST: We are ready, DK has given the ball to Piyush Chawla, INTERESTING! All the hype around Short as Rahane takes a single.
They have already run a single and Short is yet to be run out #RRvKKR
— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) April 18, 2018
Time for some Aakashvani…
It’s a bit of a miracle that RR (any team with Zubin in the coaching staff to be precise) hasn’t changed their playing XI for four straight games. Can anyone confirm? #RRvKKR #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 18, 2018
19:48 IST: Are you guys punting on D’Arcy Short? Will he make it three or will he be third-time lucky?
Time for D’Arcy Short to repay the confidence the Royals have placed in him. Good of @ajinkyarahane88 and co to pick him despite three failures.
— Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky) April 18, 2018
19:40 IST: RR fans must be kicking themselves, but what could Rahane have done. Feel pity for the lad.
Since Sunday, everything has gone very wrong for the Captains who won the tosses.
KKR hoping that it changes today #RRvKKR
— srikrishna _ (@1998Srikrishna) April 18, 2018
It’s raining jokes on social, here is the first one.
Toss harna toh koi Ajinkya Rahane se seekhe __#RRvKKR
— t a p a s y a _ (@Fireproof_Tappy) April 18, 2018
19:35 IST: KKR win the toss, no surprises they will bowl. Guys no Archer yet. RR, KKR unchanged. All we can say is do not go by the toss.
A few thoughts:
Is D’Arcy Short the distant relative of Nigel Long?
Or is Jofra Archer Sir Jeffrey Archer’s grandson?
Just heard Shane Warne was on a brief holiday! We can only guess…
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Royals could opt for Archer instead of Laughlin. KKR should remain unchanged. But if they are looking to change anything that will be their batting order.
Key players:
For Rajasthan Royals, Ben Stokes, given his reputation will hold the key. If he fires, Royals will be in a good shape.
For Kolkata Knight Riders, Andre Russell has set the tournament on fire with his explosive brand of batting, he along with Narine and Kuldeep Yadav, will hold the key for KKR.
Relive memorable encounters between the two teams.
_Tie!
_Super Over Tie!
_Nail-biting last over finish!#KKR and @RajasthanRoyals have been a part of some fantastic nail-biting contests in the past. Here’s a quick look at the top 5 #RRvKKR clashes _ https://t.co/HFny9LbeuN #IPL2018 #KKRHaiTaiyaar— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 18, 2018
Royals getting ready for the night.
Its match day!!
The #Royals are ready!!Will you be there to witness the Royals in action against @KKRiders ? Book your tickets now at @bookmyshow – https://t.co/iEvtERAXpL #Hallabol #IPL2018 #RRvKKR #Cricket pic.twitter.com/XnLAJCAt8i
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 18, 2018
The likely XIs
Rajasthan Royals: 1 Ajinkya Rahane (capt), 2 D’Arcy Short, 3 Sanju Samson, 4 Ben Stokes, 5 Rahul Tripathi, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 K Gowtham, 8 Shreyas Gopal, 9 Dhawal Kulkarni, 10 Jaydev Unadkat, 11 Ben Laughlin/Archer
Kolkata Knight Riders: 1 Chris Lynn, 2 Sunil Narine, 3 Robin Uthappa, 4 Nitish Raina, 5 Dinesh Karthik (capt & wk), 6 Andre Russell, 7 Shubman Gill, 8 Piyush Chawla, 9 Tom Curran, 10 Shivam Mavi, 11 Kuldeep Yadav
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