Twitter reacts to Dinesh Karthik's slow innings and Dwayne Smith's exceptional over


Kings XI Punjab secured a 26-run win over Gujarat Lions in Rajkot - their first in five games. Even though Dinesh Karthik (58) was the top scorer for Gujarat on the day, the Twitterartti were not too pleased with his scoring rate and his teammate Dwayne Smith's performance with the ball.
Brief Scores: Kings XI Punjab 188/7 (Hashim Amla 65, Axar Patel 34; Andrew Tye 2/35; Nathu Singh 1/7) beat Gujarat Lions 162/7(Dinesh Karthik 58*, Suresh Raina 32, KC Cariappa 2/24, Axar Patel 2/36) by 26 runs.
Here are the best tweets from the match:
Pre-match banter
Vegetarians vs Butter Chicken fight for it at IPL.
— Joint Ventur (@JointVentur)
Punjab fans react to Sir Ishant Sharma's exclusion from the team
That's what happens when you don't play Ishant Sharma
— Bhavik Bhoir (@bhavik_08)
A good score to defend 188/7.
— Kamalpreet Singh (@singh__kamal)
Lets hope for good.
Best thing is not having in playing eleven😊.
He now holds the orange cap as well!
Quite an interesting stat this!
— Virat kohli #VivoIPL (@ViratCricBuzz)
Nathu looks good. Apt contender to be dropped next game following the tradition.
— Twelfth Man (@D_Misplaced1)
Dinesh Karthik's 58* off 44 balls didn't get the reaction he would have hoped for
the way dinesh karthik is batting, he is giving a tough competition to Yusuf Pathan
— Aakash Nilay (@aakashnilay23)
it seems DK played for his 50 only not for winning match.. Not a single six from his bat so far until over 18.
— Sathish Kumar K M (@sathishkmr53)
But DK wasn't the only one to be bashed
Dwayne Smith is consistent in giving that one big over with bowl and getting out after hitting one four with bat
— Yash Anchalia (@YAnchalia)
Jio ads might sadly be the only place we'll see Dwayne Bravo performing for the Gujarat Lions this season.
— Banna. (@iJaiDeep_)
Just a difference of 118 runs in the margin of victory!
Fun fact: KXIP and RCB are the only 2 sides to successfully defend a total vs. GL. KXIP defended the lower one, though
— Darshan Senthil (@dagiroxforever7)






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