IPL 2023: 'Eden Gardens becomes Lord's', Twitterati hail KKR's Shardul Thakur for game-changing 68 against RCB

Shardul Thakur on Thursday produced perhaps his greatest contribution with the bat as his 29-ball 68 propelled Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a challenging 204/7 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Kolkata. IPL 2023: Full coverage | Points table | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap​ Thakur turned the game on its head with a 20-ball half-century, stitching a fiery sixth-wicket stand with Rinku Singh worth 103 off just 49 balls as KKR recovered from a collapse in the middle overs, recovering from a shaky 89/5 to go past the 200-mark for the first time this season. Click here to follow LIVE coverage of KKR vs RCB IPL 2023 match Not only did Thakur bring up his maiden IPL half-century in his eighth season, he also ended up scoring the joint-fastest fifty of the ongoing season — with Jos Buttler also having taken 20 balls to bring up the milestone against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. Thakur’s knock, and his game-changing partnership with Rinku for the sixth-wicket, naturally drew praise on social media with Cricket Twitter praising the ‘Lord’ for his fireworks at Eden. Here are some select reactions:  

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