Published: May 05, 2014, 10:25 AM (IST)
Edited: May 05, 2014, 10:30 AM (IST)
May 5, 2014
AB de Villiers hit a stunning 89 from 41 balls including six boundaries and eight sixes to script a win for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) over the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014. Chasing 156 to win, Bangalore were left to chase 37 in the last three. In the penultimate over with 28 still needed, De Villiers hit three sixes and a boundary off Dale Steyn to bring them closer to victory. with 24 in the over, De Villiers had once again repeated his fea under pressure against the fiery Steyn. In the 2012 edition, De Villiers had hit 23 in an over against Deccan Chargers to pull off another heist. This time around Twitter was buzzing with discussion. Some went to the extent of tagging Steyn as Ishant Sharma in the eyes of De Villiers. Below are some interesting tweets to he sensational innings. Read more about the innings here.
How #abdevillers see Dale Steyn. Ishant Sharma (@SirIshantSharma ) #RCBvsSRH #IPL7 #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/dxOwTNJjaQ
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 4, 2014
No one can do this better than #abdevillers Bhuvi Ishant Sharma #SRHvsRCB #RCBvsSRH pic.twitter.com/URVQeORZJF
— Prasun Tiwari (SRK) (@iamjimmyjinx) May 5, 2014
Last night i saw 60% people thnk dhoni is a good finisher .i dont agree coz dhoni is good but ab is d best..take a bow! #abdevillers
— Shiwangipriya (@Shiwangi_20) May 5, 2014
Dale Steyn just accepted Ishant Sharma’s friend request. #SRHvsRCB
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 4, 2014
Dale Steyn walking away clapping after the assault. Priceless. pic.twitter.com/8kXUrOnSiY
— RCB (@CricketRCB) May 4, 2014
allan donald claps ab de villiers hitting dale steyn for two sixes and a four!! #pepsiIPL
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 4, 2014
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