Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 69 runs to register their third win in the Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020). With this win, Sunrisers move to third place the points table. Kings XI Punjab, on the other hand, languish at the bottom of the team standings and have won just one match out of six. Set a target of 202, Kings XI could were bundled out for just 132 runs in 16.5 overs. Nicholas Pooran Registers Fastest Half-Century of Dream11 IPL 2020, Netizens Laud KXIP Dasher.

Nicholas Pooran was the top-scorer for Kings XI Punjab as he smashed 77 off just 37 balls. He registered this season’s fastest fifty in the process and earned lot of praises from the Twitterati. On the contrary, KXIP’s middle-order batsman Glenn Maxwell was slammed for his yet another poor performance.

KXIP captain KL Rahul in post-match presentation praised Pooran and said, “Pooran is so good to watch, he's hitting proper cricket shots. If we get a decent job at the start, he can do the job for us later.” Jonny Bairstow Misses Century by Just Three Runs During SRH vs KXIP IPL 2020, Leaves Fans Dejected.

Here are some reactions:

The Meme

Jadhav = Maxwell

That Jadhav Feeling

Pooran = Pure Run

All is not well for Maxwell

Max Disappointment

Maxwell, not the guy

Rahul following the defeat said, “I think when we lose wickets in the powerplay, it's always going to be tough and getting Mayank run-out was a disaster. We kept losing wickets after that and it was one of those days where everything (aerial shots) went into the hands of fielders. The last five games we've been struggling in the death overs, but we pulled things back, else 230 was on the cards.”

“He's (Ravi Bishnoi) always enjoyed those situations, that's great to see for a youngster. All of them are professionals, and they know where they're going wrong. Everyone's working hard and they want to contribute for the team. They have proved themselves in the past, sometimes it doesn't come off, but you got to be patient,” he added.

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