Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn combined in a breathtaking assault for Kolkata Knight Riders against a hapless Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru on Sunday. Chasing 159, Narine and Lynn smashed 105 in the first six overs, a record for the highest score in the Powerplay. Narine bashed Samuel Badree for 25 runs in an over and smashed the joint-fastest fifty in Indian Premier League history, off just 15 balls.
Over on Twitter, there was disbelief:
Sunil Narine Smoked Samuel Badree For 25 Runs In An Over. Scored 50 Off 15 Balls.🙏🏾#RCBvKKR #KKRvRCB #KXIPvGL #GLvKXIP #Narine #Lynnsanity pic.twitter.com/2AsrIxWbtD
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 7, 2017
Most runs in PP in #IPL
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 7, 2017
KKR 105/0 v RCB (Bangalore) 2017
CSK 100/2 v KXIP (MumbaiWS) 2014#RCBvKKR
I think @KKRiders want the 22:45pm flight out of Bangalore tonight
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) May 7, 2017
This man Narine is too good a bowler ...and just too much as an opener!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 7, 2017
Quickest 50 in all #IPL
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 7, 2017
15 balls by Yusuf Pathan for #KKR 2014
15 balls by Sunil Narine for #KKR 2017#RCBvKKR
#BreakingNews #SunilNarine appointed as new batting coach of #RCB for 2018 #IPL11 season #RCBvKKR
— PrinceTamil (@tamil_vijaybro) May 7, 2017
If you thought it couldn't get worse for RCB, Sunil Narine has just hit the fastest IPL 50 ever against them.#RCBvKKR
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 7, 2017
RCB Fans #IPL pic.twitter.com/1LYNMyrjd2
— cricBC (@cricBC) May 7, 2017
Sunil Narine has made Gautam Gambhir smile. You don't need any more proof of his phenomenal batting in this IPL season. #KKRvsRCB
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 7, 2017
KKR rubbing salt, pepper and chillies in Bangalore's wounds. This is an insane assault by Narine and Lynn!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 7, 2017
RCB's best performance in this #IPL so far. #RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/jKa2mkTc4q
— Aaditey Patil (@Aaditey618) May 7, 2017
If West Indies are looking for a new opener in the shorter format @SunilPNarine74 it is ! @IPL
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 7, 2017
