IPL 2018, KXIP vs KKR: Twitter erupts as Kolkata register 245 against Punjab

Kolkata Knight Riders came into this match at the back of a 102-run loss to Mumbai and their batsmen have silenced everyone who doubted their batting in the very next match. Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine provided yet another blazing start to the Kolkata innings as stitched together a 53-run partnership off 32 balls.

In spite of losing his opening partner, Narine continued the carnage and went on to make a 36-ball 75. Narine and Uthappa together scored 75 runs in 37 balls but both got out in the twelfth over.

Then entered their captain Dinesh Karthik who reached his half-century mark in just 22 balls. Karthik was helped by Andre Russell, Nitish Rana and Shubhman Gill as they scored 31(14), 11(4) and 16(8) respectively.

Of all the KKR batsmen who plundered KXIP bowlers, only Lynn and Uthappa had a strike rate below 200. KKR's innings got a fitting end as the IPL debutant, Javon Searles, who was facing his first delivery, finished off the innings with a six.

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Here's how Twitter reacted to the carnage:

It took 10 years for Kolkata Knight Riders to surpass their total of 222/3 in the first ever IPL match.However, no KKR player has scored a century after Brendon McCullum's 158* in that game. #IPL2018 #KXIPvKKR

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) May 12, 2018

KKR's 245 is the highest total in IPL without a century and the joint second-highest in all T20s. The only bigger total without a century is Sri Lanka's 260 v Kenya in 2007 WT20. #KXIPvKKR

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 12, 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders' 245/6 today is......Highest IPL total at IndoreHighest IPL total for KKRHighest IPL total vs KXIPHighest total in IPL20184th highest total in all IPL matches#KXIPvKKR #KKRvKXIP #IPL2018 #IPL

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 12, 2018

What insane hitting Indore is witnessing today....Pitch is good but not as flat as the #KKR batsmen have made it look. Highest IPL 2018 score on the cards. #KXIPvKKR #IPL

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 12, 2018

Fastest team 200 in IPL in terms of overs:14.3 RCB v KXIP, 2017 (15-over match)15.5 RCB v PWI, 201316.3 KKR v KXIP, today#KXIPvKKR

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 12, 2018

KKR get their highest total. Previous highest was 222 in the first ever IPL match against RCB in 2008. #KXIPvKKR

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 12, 2018

#KXIPvKKRNarine opening the batting AND opening the bowling.In my childhood that only happened when one guy owned the bat, ball and promised to buy lime juice for everyone.

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) May 12, 2018

Ashwin being unpredictable here. Everyone concede 200, let's concede 250 lads. #KXIPvKKR

— Abhishek (@Sajjanlaunda) May 12, 2018

Well played @DineshKarthik and his @KKRiders boys. Each one contributed incl the last ball 6. From their lowest against @mipaltan to their best today, this is sport for you. Redemption song. #KXIPvKKR

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 12, 2018

Everybody thinking that why runs are not flowing this season at indore today it is absolute carnage Last season mi chased around 200 in 16th overCan't rule out kings #IPL2018 #KXIPvKKR

— IPL KI BAAT (@Cricket21997314) May 12, 2018

If there's any batting line up that can pull off this chase is surely #KXI Rahul,Gayle,finch , couldn't get more exciting. #KXIPvKKR

— Deepak Gaur (@ideepmatizen) May 12, 2018

Narine opened the batting. He is now opening the bowling too.Reminds me of the Gully Cricket days where we all had one guy who did this often.#KXIPvKKR #VIVOIPL

— Abhishek Barthur (@imabhi27) May 12, 2018

Highest T20 Team Totals at Indore 260/5 :IND v SL ,22/12/2017245/6 :KXIP v KKR ,12/5/2018***233/3 :GUJ v KL ,30/3/2013#IPL2018 #KXIPvKKR

— Swapnil Shanbhag (@swapniltalks) May 12, 2018

190 in 16 overs.KKR be like..#KXIPvKKR pic.twitter.com/auM0F5ThRy

— SHAH RUKH KHAN (@SRKsWarrior1__) May 12, 2018

Fifty for Dinesh Karthik#KXIPvKKR pic.twitter.com/8PSZu9k1QE

— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) May 12, 2018

#KKR is my home team.. sometimes they will play well, will celebrate.. sometimes they will play bad, will criticize & take out our frustrations but in both the scenarios will stand by my team & wont support any other team .. Jaisa bhi hai apna hai kkr.. Karbo larbo #KXIPvKKR

— Sumit kadel (@SumitkadeI) May 12, 2018

#KXIPvKKR still can't believe if it is the same team that played against mumbai indians last Wednesday! 😵😵

— Akshara#Mi💙 (@akshi_nair) May 12, 2018

If Russel had stayed till the end we would have witnessed the highest IPL score of all time. But this too is ok. Ok not great, no score is great on a ground where boundaries are 50m away.#KXIPvKKR

— SHAH RUKH KHAN (@SRKsWarrior1__) May 12, 2018

Will request people not to abuse our bowlers today, apan ne maara wo bhi maarenge.This ground is not ground but joke, colony ke garden isse bade rehte hai.#KXIPvKKR

— SHAH RUKH KHAN (@SRKsWarrior1__) May 12, 2018

Most runs at the halfway mark vs KXIP this IPL106 KKR, Indore *86 KKR, Kolkata85 CSK, Mohali82 RR, Jaipur81 RR, Indore#KXIPvKKR #KXIP #KKR #IPL #IPL2018

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) May 12, 2018

Nitish Rana now has 8 SIXES at Indore in his last 2 inns combined & no FOURS #KXIPvKKR

— Abhay3 (@ImAbhay3) May 12, 2018

Despite 4 wickets taken by Andrew Tye, KKR scored an enormous total of 245/6 (20) 🔥🔥🔥🔥DK~ 50 (23)Narine~ 75 (36)Russell~ 31 (14)Can KXIP chased this down? Really Really hard. Mazaa aayega 🙌🙌#KXIPvKKR

— 🎯DEVENDRA SAINI🎯 (@DevendersainiS) May 12, 2018

The Aussies destroyed the shape of the ball with a sandpaper, they were banned. This Russell fella does the same with his bat, nobody cares. F*ck you ICC. #KXIPvKKR

— Abhishek (@Sajjanlaunda) May 12, 2018

That day Gayle & Rahul did it with us.. today we are doing it with them.. #KXIPvKKR

— Sumit kadel (@SumitkadeI) May 12, 2018

I love Chris Gayle fielding at short third man. Doesn't move an inch. Might as well just sleep there. Won't make a difference. #KXIPvKKR

— Abhishek (@Sajjanlaunda) May 12, 2018