Published: Apr 24, 2016, 07:59 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 24, 2016, 11:23 PM (IST)
Ardent fans will tout this clash as MS Dhoni vs Gautam Gambhir. Yes, two men who guided India to the memorable ICC World Cup 2011 triumph. Gambhir’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have been very impressive this season with three wins under their belt from four game. The knights have shown that they can chase very well but Dhoni’s Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) will be playing in their home ground and in the last game we saw that chasing was not very easy at this venue. IPL 2016, Live Streaming: Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Pune
Both the sides have received big blows ahead of this encounter. While KKR will miss the services of Manish Pandey, who is down due to chicken pox, RPS will be missing Kevin Pietersen due to the injury that he sustained during the last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Pune started well with a thumping win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the tournament opener but since then things have not gone their way.
KKR have won the toss and expectedly have elected to bowl. R Sathish comes in for Manish. From the RPS camp, Albie Morkel and Saurabh Tiwary have come in for Pietersen and Ishant Sharma. As always, we bring you live updates and best tweets from the cyberspace.
First time Dhoni lost four consecutive Games in IPL as Captain…
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 24, 2016
Umesh Yadav goes for a TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE SLOG and wins the match for KKR. The game has changed: tail-enders can hit clutch shots!
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) April 24, 2016
Can Dhoni pull off another Bangladesh kind of finish?
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 24, 2016
Now, KKR Ki Ad mein Background Mein Harsha Bhogle Ki Commentratory Hai #RPSvKKR — Lolwale (@sabkilengayab) April 24, 2016
Saurabh Tiwary shud thank his stars tht his captain is dhoni & not Kohli. Shabby & disgusting effort there #RPSvKKR
— Ublaa-Hua-Aaloo (@ouchh_potato) April 24, 2016
Sourav tiwary must be the mist unfittest cricketer in this generation if cricketers and that should be end of his career #RPSvKKR — Santosh Ganti (@san2sh) April 24, 2016
Anant has transferred his extra weight to Saurabh Tiwary. #RPSvKKR — Engineeristic (@suraj567) April 24, 2016
Saurabh Tiwary was taking a dump when the ball came to him, not easy#RPSvKKR — Inferno Strikers (@InfernoStrikers) April 24, 2016
Amazing Death Over By Thisara Perera. Big Man Russell Departs. Big Blow To #KKR.#RPSvKKR #IPL2016 #IPL #IPL9 — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 24, 2016
This match is getting me like : #IPL2016 #RPSvKKR #IPL9 pic.twitter.com/xSHixiKmCa — Ronit (@ronit1894) April 24, 2016
BHAAG RUSSEL KUTTE TERI MAA KA PARLE G BISCUIT #RPSvKKR — Süpërgïantš (@BeingKushSharma) April 24, 2016
Andre Russell – “Aukaat Mode” UNLOCKED. #RPSvKKR — Rohit Nair (@rohit87n) April 24, 2016
Har aur jeet ke bich sirf Russel hai #RPSvKKR — खानाबदोश (@RAJBARACH) April 24, 2016
R Ashwin: cant bowl 4 overs in t20s on rank turners of India.. Moment of silence fr those who call him best spinner #RPSvKKR #KKRvRPS — Encrypted Layman!!! (@FreddieFaizan) April 24, 2016
It is amazing how Murugan Ashwin is able to bowl the googlies so effectively with the same action. Sharp turn. #RPSvKKR #IPL — Moulin (@Moulinparikh) April 24, 2016
Bold of Dhoni to have persisted with M Ashwin at this stage. Is Yadav’s wicket the turning point of the match I wonder — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 24, 2016
Keo Karpin is already there now Boroline shud sponsor #KKR. 100% Bangali Team hoye jabe. #IPL2016 #RPSvKKR #KKRvRPS — Abhik (@babumossai) April 24, 2016
Meanwhile, Wasim Akram openly promoting liquor. #RPSvKKR @wasimakramlive pic.twitter.com/9JsqtPo4eD — Luqman Ali (@TweetwithLogic) April 24, 2016
Suryakumar Yadav carrying this innings on his shoulders. Pathan provided a partnership, now Russell needs to do the same!#RPSvKKR #AmiKKR — Arunima Singh (@arunima0808) April 24, 2016
Yusuf Pathan back in pavilion now saarae umeed Sooryavansham sae hai…#RPSvKKR#KKRvsRPS#IPL9 — Rolly Kumari (@RollyKumari) April 24, 2016
Dhoni soch raha hoga @iamyusufpathan toh out of syllabus hai #RPSvKKR — ॐ Vishal Mittal (@vm_mittal) April 24, 2016
Yusuf apne bhai ka pura badla leta hua dhoni se #RPSvKKR — ραуαℓ (@chasmish_girl) April 24, 2016
200 sixes in Yusuf Pathan’s account in T20, only 4th Indian to achieve this feat. #RPSvKKR https://t.co/GKg01QqSYI — CricLife (@TheCriclife) April 24, 2016
Milestones today: – Maiden T20 100 for Kohli – Maiden IPL 50s for Lokesh Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav#RPSvKKR #GLvRCB — Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 24, 2016
Just saw a glimpse of Jason Holder – first with west indies now with KKR he has become something of a specialist bench warmer #RPSvKKR — HM (@iamHM10) April 24, 2016
Spotted Saurabh Tiwary. With a beard like that he is worthy of being called a Cricket Baba. Wonder what dirty fetish he has#RPSvKKR — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 24, 2016
Mota saala Saurabh Tiwary. Didn’t even make an effort to dive. #RPSvKKR — fUnkYdORy (@tHefUnkYdORy) April 24, 2016
Chinese Ashwin Into The Attack Now.#RPSvKKR #IPL2016 #IPL #IPL9 — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 24, 2016
Yusuf baba still thinks himself as gada dhari bheem #RPSvKKR — Avichal (@avichal619) April 24, 2016
RPS sounds more like a political party than an IPL team #RPSvKKR — Saaram (@Saram297) April 24, 2016
Looks like a close match #RPSvKKR Dhoni’s late charge has given #RPS something to play with. Wonder if he should have come earlier though — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 24, 2016
Run out is the highest form of dismissal in KKR and MI#RPSvKKR — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 24, 2016
#RPSvKKR Surya Yadav looks so much like Kevin Pietersen… Early days though !! Way to go !! — Taegan Solosky (@SoloskyTaegan) April 24, 2016
Shakib Gone. Continuous Wickets Hurt #KKR But Run Rate Still Intact.#RPSvKKR #IPL2016 #IPL #IPL9 — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 24, 2016
Surya Kumar Yadav treating Ashwin like he is bowling in school cricket. It will never allow him to settle down. #IPL #RPSvKKR — Wolverine (@IamShreeSah) April 24, 2016
Six-o-meter is running behind thoko meter. Come on guys! Hit more sixes. #IPL #RPSvKKR — Paresh Godhwani (@Paranormal_PG) April 24, 2016
Surya Yadav killing it for Kolkata by thwarting threat from R Ashwin. Superb lofted drives, hitting through the line — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 24, 2016
. @KKRiders fans after the fall of Gambhir and Uthappa. #KingsofIPL #RPSvKKR pic.twitter.com/A1gsb2vv6X — Cricking (@CricKingApp) April 24, 2016
Gambhir Fans are so superstitious that they stop tweeting once he gets out same as he sitting with pads on for d rest of d match. #RPSvKKR — Dharav (@dharav_18) April 24, 2016
Whoa! Saurabh Tiwari looks as if he swallowed the Saurabh Tiwari from a couple of years ago. #RPSvKKR #eit20 #VIVOIPL — Bhargava Chittajallu (@bhargavac) April 24, 2016
RT if you loved that.#MSD #DumKaNayaRang #IAmSuperGiant @RPSupergiants pic.twitter.com/xsPP8LgOua — Pune Supergiants FC (@RPsupergiantsFC) April 24, 2016
The Only time Gambhir Smiled in today’s game pic.twitter.com/vUFHSFGJ4L — Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 24, 2016
Batman & Robin are gone! Now the match looks in our favour. Albeit a tough game. #RPSvKKR — Prabhas (@supersathi) April 24, 2016
Gambhir saw Dhoni’s reaction and started walking back because everyone knows if Dhoni’s confident, then you’re out! #RPSvKKR — . (@angel_irani) April 24, 2016
Sir Ishant Sharma has trained Albie Morkel well. #RPSvKKR — YOGESH AMBASELKAR (@ambaselkar) April 24, 2016
Most run outs in #IPL 12 – M Vijay/G Gambhir 11 Y Venugopal Rao#RPSvKKR — Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 24, 2016
#RPSvKKR RPS is like that school boy who reads many theories and books for simple multiple choice questions and eventually fails to execute — Arunasish Som (@arunasish_som) April 24, 2016
Good opportunity Surya Kumar Yadav. Someone who can be given a chance in the national side in the shortest format of the game. #RPSvKKR — Ronak Vora (@ronak_hv) April 24, 2016
The way gauti bats… He stands like a superman of his team… #RPSvKKR — HF3:Triple The FUN (@kevekumar55) April 24, 2016
#KKR didn’t replace Pandey with a batsman and that decision might come under the scanner tonight… #RPSvKKR — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 24, 2016
Dangerous Dhoni scoring a quick 25 made a game for Pune.. #RPSvKKR Now A Morkel takes an important wicket — God’s Eye (@i_rath6) April 24, 2016
38th time in IPL a wicket has fallen off the first ball of the innings.#RPSvKKR #IPL2016 — Deepu Narayana (@deeputalks) April 24, 2016
Theoretically @KKRiders shud b the favourites.Bt @msdhoni is knwn 2 snatch victories.Cn this b @RPSupergiants night? #IamSuperGiant #RPSvKKR — Kirti Nair (@kirti_nair) April 24, 2016
Dhooooniiii….Dhoooonnniiii… What an over..@RPSupergiants #IAmASupergiant #DumKaNayaRang #KKRvRPS #RPSvKKR pic.twitter.com/njzLGCYJ0B — ✨BeboPREET’s Roopal✨ (@itzme_roopal) April 24, 2016
This is a good score from #RPS to defend. With R Ashwin and M Ashwin this is going to be tough chase for KKR. #RPSvKKR — Cricket Theory (@Cricket_theory) April 24, 2016
Dhoni’s improvisations & 17 runs in last over could seriously hurt Kolkata. Chasing 160 not easy on this pitch. But KKR are a team in form — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 24, 2016
Love this GUY who tries to hit the Ball like Dhoni., He looks like Dhoni too.. #RPSvKKR — Imtiaz bahar (@Imtiazbahar) April 24, 2016
#RPSvKKR #IPL2016 Appreciate Gautam Gambhir the way he used Sunil Naraine till now. Narine is slowly gaining his confidence back. — Justin John (@JustinJohn33) April 24, 2016
#AmiKKR is the only team U Yadav Picks up wickets or Bowls well for. #RPSvKKR — Sagar Gala (@sagargala1234) April 24, 2016
Yadav Aur Shami Ka Accha Combo Tha World cup 2015 Mein #RPSvKKR — Lolwale (@sabkilengayab) April 24, 2016
If trolling @msdhoni is an art Then @GautamGambhir is Picasso of it Hahahahahahah#RPSvKKR — Árjün (@ImArjun_M2R) April 24, 2016
Surya Kumar Yadav about to pull an IPL 2014. So close. #RPSvKKR #KKRvRPS #IPL — Nutan Shelar (@NutanShelar) April 24, 2016
From Dhoni captaining to Irfan warming the bench, RPSG is still CSK. #RPSvKKR — Govind Sreekumar (@govind2weets) April 24, 2016
Dhoni be like~ o Rahane kyu mehnat kar raha hai? aaja chai pilaata hoon !!#RPSvKKR — REBEL (@GadhviLaxman) April 24, 2016
Umesh Yadav runs in and bowls a good Yorker 1st ball. That’s the best ball he’s gonna bowl today. Filth to follow soon #RPSvKKR — Cricket Rants (@CricketRants) April 24, 2016
RPS slowly playing into the hands of KKR here #RPSvKKR — Harish (@kobri7) April 24, 2016
OK, at least we won’t hear that spirit of cricket bullshit with that Steve Smith run out.#RPSvKKR — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 24, 2016
Some great presence of mind shown by Satish as he runs Steve Smith out after some sharp fielding off his own bowling #RPSvKKR #AmiKKR — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 24, 2016
Good 50* Partnership Between smith and Rahane but will have to convert #RPSvKKR — Sagar Gala (@sagargala1234) April 24, 2016
Indian openers are killing it here!! Kohli and now Rahane!! #IPL #RPSvKKR — Karan Kukreja (@kukki1411) April 24, 2016
Shakib ul hassan is often seen on the streets of kolkata,whenever he wants to visit India,just crosses the border #RPSvKKR — Pratik Buddhadev (@pratikbuddhade1) April 24, 2016
#RPSvKKR its really pretty cool to watch Rahane Batting.. “technically perfect”. Bhai TUjme Rab dikhta he(Master blaster). @ajinkyarahane88 — Gaurav (@GauravSalunke37) April 24, 2016
BCCI hires Siddhu for a T20 match but gets commentary spoken for a test match. #IPL2016 #KKRvRPS #RPSvKKR — Khayali Pulav (@dekhbhaidek) April 24, 2016
@msdhoni has same problem like internationals , he does not have batsmen who can really use power play.#RPSvKKR — FAITH (@ritesh2028) April 24, 2016
The atmosphere at the Stadium is louder, it’s just more exciting. It’s more electrifying.. @isaguha isn’t it!!?.. #VIVOIPL #RPSvKKR — Rahul M Manthattil (@rahulmanthattil) April 24, 2016
This MCA pitch is a Rank Turner , let’s see how the Ashwins bowl now! #IPL9 #IPL2016 #RPSvKKR — Srini R Khan (@parasbunny107) April 24, 2016
Look at that Beauty of Shakib.. Faf had No Answer for this.. #Bowled #RPSvKKR — Vivek Ramachandran (@VivekR_10) April 24, 2016
First time in a while an Indian bowler who hasn’t said “he bowls in the right areas”. Well done Piyush Chawla. #IPL #KKRvRPS #RPSvKKR — Nutan Shelar (@NutanShelar) April 24, 2016
Still no Irfan Pathan in The playing 11. Strange decision by RPS management. Sad to see Such a Champion player out. #RPSvKKR — Saif Attar (@Saif_Attar) April 24, 2016
Tale of both Indian captains : Powerful batting & poor batting. Just the same problem they face while captaining India.#GLvRCB #RPSvKKR — Sagar Saigal (@sagar_saigal) April 24, 2016
I think dis time gambhir gives a handshake to dhoni….else a winning punch.. #RPSvKKR — Azeez shaik (@AzeezSays) April 24, 2016
Apart from cheer leaders only sidhu paji gives excitement in IPL 🙂 #RPSvKKR #IPL2016 — sanjay mishra (@sanjaysweet) April 24, 2016
So apparently Sidhu compared the Pune stadium with Sunil Gavaskar. That’s what happens when your humor goes ‘tel lene’. #RPSvKKR — Abhishek Mukherjee (@demonDrummer04) April 24, 2016
.@msdhoni — “When I started off in the IPL there was a lot of pepper, then salt & pepper, now only salt.” #IPL2016 #RPSvKKR — CricLife (@TheCriclife) April 24, 2016
.@RPSupergiants boys are warming-up ahead of their game against @KKRiders #RPSvKKR #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/y7Eey96FxA — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 24, 2016
#RPSXI: Rahane, du Plessis, Smith, Dhoni (c&wk), Morkel, Tiwary, Perera, Bhatia, Ashwin, Ashwin, Sharma #IPL2016 #RPSvKKR — CricLife (@TheCriclife) April 24, 2016
#KKRXI: Uthappa (wk), Gambhir(c), Shakib, Yadav, Pathan, Russell, Sathish, Narine, Chawla, Morkel, Yadav. #RPSvKKR #IPL2016 — CricLife (@TheCriclife) April 24, 2016
#KKR won the toss and opted to field first against #RPS. #RPSvKKR #IPL2016 — CricLife (@TheCriclife) April 24, 2016
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