Meme tweeted by Wasim Jaffer.
Kings XI Punjab won big against strong contenders from IPL Delhi Capitals at Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.
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Guess what? Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer knows his memes.
After recording just two wins and six losses in the 2020 IPL season, Kings XI Punjab finally found their winning path after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 wickets on October 15. The franchise emerged as the winner against the mighty Mumbai Indians in the double thriller Super Over on Sunday. night. The team led by KL Rahul pushed ahead by defeating the top of the Delhi Capitals table on Tuesday at the Dubai International Stadium.
The most recent contest saw Shikhar Dhawan writing history with consecutive centuries (106 of 61 balls) helping his franchise to put 164 out of five on the board.
Chasing a goal of 165, cricket fans saw a rare failure from the starting pair in the form Rahul (15) and Mayank Agarwal (5), who have made the most scores for the team in the tournament so far.
After Agarwal was exhausted after a mix-up with Nicholas Pooran, the latter made sure KXIP regained its much-needed momentum with a few freestyle punches. The batter hit six limits and three sixes on his fast 53 (28).
With the order rate under control, Glenn Maxwell (32 of 24) stood by to help the team get closer to victory before Jimmy Neesham (10 out of 8) matched all six winners to bring KXIP home in the 19th.
Three consecutive wins, especially against the big shots, were a cause for celebration for the KXIP camp. The victories also meant that KXIP is now very much on the hunt for the Play-Offs, something that seemed unlikely a week ago.
Summing up his resurgence at IPL 2020, KXIP hitting coach Wasim Jaffer shared a photo of actor Feroz Khan from the Bollywood movie. welcome where it says: “Abhi Hum Zinda Hai (We are alive)”, summarizing the roller coaster of a journey that the franchise has recently gone through.
The memers were more than happy.
😂😂 by the way, a well deserved victory. Congratulations. I want to see this team in the playoffs
– Risal Baig (@ RisalBaig2) October 20, 2020
Full on memebaazi wasim bhai 😂
– SeedheSaadheAkshay (@MotichoorLaddo) October 20, 2020
Tuesday’s win against Delhi Capitals has pushed Kings XI Punjab to fifth place on the points table, bringing their tally to 8 points.
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