Twitter goes crazy for RCB as they bowl KXIP out for 88

In a rather one-sided competition between bat and ball, RCB bowled KXIP out for just . It came rather as a surprise, as the pitch at Holkar stadium generally favours the batsmen.

With even bounce on the pitch and shorter boundaries, many expected a run-fiesta at Indore. However, KXIP were bowled out for less than a hundred runs, a couple of days after more than 400 runs were scored on the same pitch.

Umesh Yadav broke the opening pair, dismissing both KL Rahul and Chris Gayle for cheap. A series of poor shot selections followed the wickets of Karun Nair, Marcus Stoinis and Mayank Agarwal.

KXIP batsmen were poor in their decision-making on the pitch as well. There were two run-outs in the game.

For RCB, Umesh Yadav shined with the ball, as he dismissed 3 batsmen.

Here are some of the tweets from the game.

 

What a fiery spell of fast bowling by Umesh🔥🔥🔥 In a batsman favouring format, these are a delight to watch #KXIPvRCB

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 14, 2018

Surya kumar and Ishan. Surya kumar and Rohit. Gayle and Rahul. Mayank, Finch and Yuvi. Batsmen Umesh has dismissed in one over this season. #KXIPvRCB

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 14, 2018

Same to Same……!#KXIPvRCB pic.twitter.com/xxKFnAc9dY

— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) May 14, 2018

Did any exit poll predict this late #RCB surge? 🤔 #KXIPvRCB

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) May 14, 2018

Will @RCBTweets have to come out to bat before the mid-innings break? 😛 #KXIPvRCB

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 14, 2018

Umesh Yadav three+ wkt hauls vs KXIP in IPL:

4/33 Kolkata, 2017
3/13 Kolkata, 2014
3/19 Dharamshala, 2012
3/21 Delhi, 2012
3/23 Bengaluru, 2018
3/23 Indore, 2018
3/33 Pune, 2015

No other bowler has more than five such hauls against an opponent.#KXIPvKKR #IPL2018

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) May 14, 2018

After Watching #RCB bowling #KXIPvRCB pic.twitter.com/XfaYbOq51n

— Rishabh Srivastava (@AskRishabh) May 14, 2018

Looking at the way they have been batting, what was the harm in playing @YUVSTRONG12 ? Punjab has become just a 2-batsmen team now #KXIPvRCB

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 14, 2018

Most three+ wkt hauls vs an opponent in IPL:
7 Umesh vs KXIP
5 Malinga vs DC
4 A Mishra vs RR
4 A Nehra vs RCB
4 S Narine vs KXIP
4 Bhuvi vs KKR

Umesh now have 26 wkts vs KXIp – equalling Narine for the most wkts against them in IPL#KXIPvRCB #IPL2018

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) May 14, 2018

One Congress ruled state is beating the other. Ultimately Congress is the winner. #KXIPvRCB

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) May 14, 2018