Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers had a perfect homecoming as both of them combined to chase down a total of 182 against Delhi Daredevils who failed to make it to the playoffs yet again. The Twitterati were awestruck by the brilliant display and creativity by de Villiers and Kohli throughout the chase.
Brief Scores : Delhi Daredevils 181/4 (Rishabh Pant 61, Abhishek Sharma 46*; Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28, Moeen Ali 1/25) lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore 187/5 (AB de Villiers 72*, Virat Kohli 70; Trent Boult 2/40, Sandeep Lamichhane 1/25) by 5 wickets.
A proud moment for the 17-year-old from Nepal!
Sandeep Lamichhane becomes first player from Nepal to play in IPL...
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
Fun fact!
Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Sharma and Sandeep Lamichhane - this is the first time in IPL a side has fielded three players of age 18 or less.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Chahal shows Shaw he still has a lot to learn!
Champion Chahal. First Shaw then Roy. Wow.!
— Bibhansu Baibhab (@jr_pradhan10)
What a phenomenal season it has been for Pant!
An 20 year prodigy hitting all around the park and getting in to the lead board that too batting in the middle order are certainly signs of exceptional talent.
— Ashutosh Mahatma (@ashutoshmahatma)
Another milestone for Pant!
Rishabh Pant now scored most runs by DD player in an IPL season... Special record 👏
— #MSDhoni #IPL2018 (@AboAafia)
And another!
Rishabh Pant becomes the second Indian player to hit 30-plus sixes in an IPL season after Virat Kohli who hit 38 sixes in 2016.
— #MS Dhoni fans (@LoVeLy_Dhoni)
A bittersweet moment for Virat Kohli!
Mist be mixed emotions for Kohli to see Rishabh Pant bat like this. He smashed Kohli’s players around the park, but then he’s also a future star of Indian cricket taking the IPL by storm.
— Sulaiman (@Sule456)
What a catch by ABD to dismiss Pant!
What a catch! Rishabh Pant departs, thanks to the stunner by AB de Villiers.
— IPL 2018 (@PAKCoverage)
Rishabh Pant misses out on his 2nd ton tonight courtesy Abrahim Benjamin De Villiers! Delhi depend on Shreyas Iyer from here, he must play throughout if he wants to get his team to a big total.
— Sparsh Telang (@SparshTelang)
Yet another youngster joins the party!
Abhishek Sharma, the 17-year old boy, in his first 10 balls of IPL
— srijith (@srijithcfc)
4⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣6⃣6⃣2⃣6⃣
17 years of age and he smashed bowlers like Southee and Siraj.
— Prajakta Bhawsar (@ViratsFangirl18)
Woah man, you're a fuckin beast Abhishek Sharma ❤
A new mantra for DD Fans!
Repeat after me,
— Vaishali♀ #MI (@vaishali_45)
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
He deserved that 50! :(
Abhishek Sharma's 46* off 19 is the highest score by a 17-year old in IPL.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
He missed becoming the youngest to score a IPL fifty.
Looks like another special talent!
A brilliant debut for Lamichhane!
What a big moment! Nepal's young Sandeep Lamichhane gets his first IPL wicket.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Michael Clarke must be a proud man!
Sandeep Lamichhane, 17-year-old from Nepal, gets his first wicket in the Indian Premier League with former Australian captain Michael Clarke, one of his mentors, on air.
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm)
Whattey moment.
Lamichhane 1-7 off two. In the power play overs. Kohli and de Villiers in. Michael Clarke commentating on it all. IPL, bloody hell
— Paul Radley (@PaulRadley)
Then came the partnership between ABD and Virat Kohli!
The + combination for is the Tango & Cash partnership of the The ascetic temperament of De Villiers being the ideal foil for the abrasive emotions of Kohli! Partners to die for!
— Venkatraman Ganesan (@venky1976)
It is always a treat to watch Kohli when he gets going!
What Virat Kohli has been doing in RCB for 10 years is KL Rahul for KXIP this season and Pant for DD.
— prayag sonar (@prayag_sonar)
Virat Kohli intercepting Pant's message to the bowler must the hilarious thing that you will see today!
The two local boys having a fun chat out there.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
What do you reckon the conversation is all about?
Well deserved 50 for Virat Kohli!
And, here comes the FIFTY for Skipper
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Tough times for Delhi!
First century partnership between Kohli and ABD in two seasons.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
They shared five century stands in 2016 season.
Another man who was on fire!
AB brings up his 26th IPL fifty
— Raghava (@Raghava4mahesh)
Couldn't have put it better myself!
Best partnerships in the world :
— Yash Agarwalla (@Yashagarwalla)
Fish & Chips
Rum & Coke
De Villiers and Kohli
Virat Kohli's favourite hunting ground!
Kohli's last 6 scores at Delhi in IPL:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
56
73*
99
35*
58
70
Sarfaraz Khan after a boundary was hilarious!
Sarfaraz thanking his gods for every boundary he hits. Badly needed this innings
— Pawan SinghA (@urbanpendu00)
What a shot by ABD!
That 360 six from ABD sums it all up for IPL😐😐
— The90sGuy1991 (@uzumakithe6th)
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