Twitter reactions on AB de Villiers’ tremendous 82 powering RCB to 202/4 vs KXIP

Dixit Bhargav | 24/04/2019
Twitter reactions on AB de Villiers' tremendous 82

Twitter reactions on AB de Villiers’ tremendous 82: Twitter was elated after watching the veteran batsman’s blitz vs Kings XI.

During the 42nd match of the ongoing 12th season of the Indian Premier League between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab at Bengaluru, veteran Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman AB de Villiers scored his 33rd IPL half-century to propel his team to 202/4 in 20 overs.

Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the fourth over, de Villiers witnessed three batsmen getting out within a span of 10 runs. Despite a brisk start, the mini-collapse had seen the hosts struggling in the middle overs.

Having said that, it was a 121-run partnership for the fourth wicket between de Villiers and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis which aided RCB to post a formidable total. With them reeling at 84/4 at the halfway mark, de Villiers and Stoinis scored 118 runs in the second half of the innings.

What is further intriguing is the fact that Royal Challengers scored 80 runs in the last five overs and as many as 64 runs in the last three overs including three fours and seven sixes.

While de Villiers ended up scoring 82* (44) with the help of three fours and seven sixes, Stoinis scored 46* (34) with the help of a couple of fours and three sixes. With bowling figures of 4-0-15-1, Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin was the pick of their bowlers.

How Twitter reacted:

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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