Punjab Kings displayed a never-give-up attitude as it defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by just five runs in the IPL 2021 clash on Saturday. However, netizens did not enjoy the match to the fullest.
Punjab Kings displayed relentless gameplay to topple former champion Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 37 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. It was a five-run win off the final ball, as PBKS rose to the fifth spot and stayed in contention for the playoffs.
However, fans were not impressed with the slow pace of the match in a Twenty20 game. Consequently, they took to social media to vent their frustrations, as we look at some of the top reactions from the match.
Is this IPL?
Public while watching pic.twitter.com/T3vFqxhJqR
— رومانا (@RomanaRaza)IPL or Test?
Frustrated viewers watching today's match pic.twitter.com/fPSU5JqcHs
Strong or weak?
COMPLETE SUMMARY OF MATCH pic.twitter.com/K0pk9Xxzqf
— Rishi Tulaskar (@itsjust_rishi)Manish Pandey's game
Manish Pandey to Test cricket lovers - pic.twitter.com/3HJmWqrycE
— Naveen Sharma (@naveensharma024)Slow and steady
Battle of losers be like pic.twitter.com/7csZeqd4pZ
— Cricket Crazy🏏 (@Mipaltan11)KL Rahul: A better captain?
KL RAHUL can easily defeat Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag and Mithali Raj in Captaincy 😹 pic.twitter.com/zjFsgXwzcK
— Kachra Seth (@Kachra_Se)Boring
Boring match
Meanwhile cricket fans pic.twitter.com/eNbF07akPn
The power of Windies
Never Ever Underestimate Carribian Power !! 😂 pic.twitter.com/Z8VdFmQ9PE
— 𝐌 (@Mujahid_Vk18)Test cricket love
Me enjoying the test match in IPL pic.twitter.com/V1ajmv69hk
Match summary
Winning the toss, SRH opted to field, as the decision seemed good, restricting PBKS to a trivial total of 125/7, with pacer Jason Holder claiming three. However, in reply, it became even tough for SRH batters, with the pitch slowing down, despite Holder's unbeaten 47, as spinner Ravi Bishnoi too claimed a three-for, while PBKS pulled it off by five runs in the final ball.
Brief scores: PBKS 125/5 (Markram- 27; Holder- 3/19) defeats SRH 120/7 (Saha- 31, Holder- 47*; Bishnoi- 3/24) by five runs.