The fans were in for a treat on Sunday evening as the game between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab went on to a super-over. Both teams got locked onto 157 runs with the franchise Delhi smiling the last in Super overs. Never before IPL has embraced such entertainment so early. More fun remained as the winning side now took to Social Media to roast the losing side.
The Story Of The Game That Ended With A Win For The Delhi Capitals
The thriller pulled both sides’ spectators and cricket fans alike to television. Delhi Capitals managed to hold on to their nerves till the very end to win the super over. The Capitals’ bowling best, Kagiso Rabada picked up KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran’s for just 2 runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant hardly wasted any time in completing the easy chase; earning their team a vital win in their first game of IPL 2020.
Kings XI Punjab won the toss and made Delhi Capitals bat first. Marcus Stonis and Shreyas Iyer set up a target of 158 for the Punjab based franchise. Mohammed Shami took three wickets, only giving 14 runs in the admirable display. In response, Mayank Agarwal hit a breathtaking individual score of 89 while his teammates came up short in contribution. All-rounder Stonis, excellent Rabada and veteran Ravi Ashwin all took two wickets each to level up the scores. Then that magnificent super over happened.
Marcus Stonis and Kagiso Rabada were the influential figures in the Capitals’ victory. They were so prominent on the pitch that Delhi Capital remained their Twitter page to ‘Stoinis and KG fan account’. The dynamic duo really won hearts and will be hoping to give this Delhi based franchise a surge in this year’s IPL. Opener Mayank Agarwal led the charge for Kings XI Punjab for his batting antics. But a poor shot-selection ended his stay in the crease. It was for an incorrect call of short-run from the umpires, Punjab would’ve already won the match. That didn’t stop Capitals to bully them.
What Was The Tweet That Was Sent Out?
Delhi put some extra salt at their Northern rivals wounds by trolling them. Punjab posted a video of Mayank asking KXIP fans about the letter ‘W’. “Yeh W, W kya hai?” (T: What’s all this excitement about W?)- Mayank had wanted to know. Recently, The KXIP social media team had built up a lot of excitement around this ‘W question’. On Sunday, they revealed that the answer- ‘W’, stands for Punjab’s motto for this season which is #wakhrasquad.
Delhi, after their thumping win over the #wakhrasquad, decided to offer their own, ‘wakhra’ answer to the W conundrum. The first one read, ‘We roar together’. And the other one…well, we will let skipper Shreyas Iyer answer that question. A cheeky reply to silence everything.
Well, Social Media is playing a key role in the lives of the players and the game overall. With that being said, trolling is the new in and a trend. Hopefully, it does not leave any sort of distaste in anyone’s mind.
