IPL 2023: Twitter erupts as Rahul Tripathi’s heroics outshines Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten 99 in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s win over Punjab Kings

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In the 14th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 8 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.

Put in to bat, PBKS struggled in their innings and only managed to score 143 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Shikhar Dhawan was the only batter who stood out, smashing an unbeaten 99 runs off 66 balls with 12 fours and 5 sixes. Mayank Markande was the most successful bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad, taking 4 wickets for 15 runs in his 4 overs.

In response, the Sunrisers comfortably chased down the target of 144 runs in just 17.1 overs, with 8 wickets in hand. Batter Rahul Tripathi was the star of the innings, scoring an unbeaten 74 runs off 48 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Aiden Markram chipped in with undefeated 37 runs off 21 balls. Arshdeep Singh and Rahul Chahar took 1 wicket each for Punjab Kings.

Hundred partnerships for the third wicket for SRH:

• 140* – Manish Pandey & Vijay Shankar vs RR, Dubai, 2021
• 135 – Kane Williamson & Manish Pandey vs RCB, Bangalore, 2018
• 133* – David Warner & Vijay Shankar vs GL, Kanpur, 2017
• 111 – KL Rahul & David Warner vs MI, Dubai, 2014
• 100 – Rahul Tripathi & Aiden Markram, Hyderabad, today

Here is how Twitter reacted:

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1⃣st victory of the #TATAIPL 2023 for @SunRisers as they beat #PBKS by 8⃣ wickets in Hyderabad ? ?

Scorecard ? https://t.co/Di3djWhVcZ #TATAIPL | #SRHvPBKS pic.twitter.com/DoAFIkaMgb

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2023

What a day in the #TATAIPL! ?

Rinku, Venkatesh, Nitish, Shubman, and now, Rahul Tripathi. The #KKR batch of 2021! ?

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 9, 2023

Captain’s knock ki asli Paribhasha @SDhawan25 ? ?

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 9, 2023

Rahul Tripathi putting on a masterclass in relation to judging the length on a tricky deck.

He gauged the conditions before playing a volley of shots.

— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) April 9, 2023

What a knock by Rahul Tripathi.

74* (48) with 10 fours and 3 sixes. Tremendous innings by Tripathi in the Run Chase, great to see him with runs! pic.twitter.com/SRGhDr4oIT

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 9, 2023

Rahul Tripathi blitz propels SRH to victory!#IPL2023 #cricket #SRHvPBKS #ipl #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/o54BEaTthM

— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 9, 2023

What an inn jatt ji @SDhawan25 ? class kaptaaan sahb @PunjabKingsIPL @IPL @StarSportsIndia

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 9, 2023

Shikhar Dhawan won lots of awards including the player of the match for his terrific 99*.

Dhawan is back. pic.twitter.com/nSp9E30JNz

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 9, 2023

Rahul Tripathi has 500+ runs with the strike rate of 150+ in IPL since 2022.

He is one of the best batters in IPL in the last few seasons. pic.twitter.com/aylMAkeiZE

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 9, 2023

Rahul tripathi smashingpic.twitter.com/On9MEqOq2p

— karthikeya (@naidu7kartikeya) April 9, 2023

Remember the name Rahul Tripathi, entering dressing room with Aiden Markram after playing match winning knock be like ?#PBKSvSRH #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/Xpeuqu9VRx

— Ashutosh Srivastava ?? (@sri_ashutosh08) April 9, 2023

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