On 11 May 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) locked horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in the ongoing IPL. Before this clash, both teams were tied on 10 points. Hence, it was a must-win game for both teams. However, KKR were coming off after a win and hence, they were looking to continue that momentum in front of the home crowd.
Speaking of the match, Sanju Samson won the toss and asked KKR to bat first. While batting first, the home side scored 149 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. But, among the home crowd, the Bollywood actress, Jacqueline Fernandez was seen attending the match. She was seen cheering for KKR and seeing that, fans shared their views on social media.
Here is the shared image:
Jacqueline Fernandes in the stands. pic.twitter.com/4vUR7m1rov
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 11, 2023
Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets against KKR
Speaking about Jacqueline Fernandez, she is a well-known Bollywood actress who works in Hindi films. So, fans went crazy after seeing her attending the clash. Speaking of the match, Sanju Samson shared his decision of choosing to bowl first after winning the toss.
He said: “We will bowl here first. Long tournament, need to change according to the strength and weaknesses. Couple of changes for us - Boult replaces Kuldip Yadav, KM Asif replaced Murugan Ashwin. Root will bat at 4. It's a long tournament, we have had some tough games for the bowlers, the morale of the team is high, not easy to forget close losses, but we need to move on”
RR bowlers bowled well as per the conditions as they restricted KKR under the 150-run mark. For KKR, only Venkatesh Iyer scored 57 runs off 42 balls, including two fours and four sixes. Apart from him, other batters came up with some small contributions. For RR, Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets for 25 runs in four overs. Along with him, Trent Boult took two wickets while both Sandeep Sharma and KM Asif took one wicket each.
Here are some tweets:
Sukesh bought ticket for her !
— Deepak Pandey (@Deepzpandey) May 11, 2023
Aaj to sukesh bhi ipl dekh rha hoga
— spry 🐾 (@spry_soul) May 11, 2023
Jacqueline ka bengal se kya connection jo kkr ko support kar rhi h🤔
— Superstar akki (@ktik_02) May 11, 2023
Passes sponsered by Sukesh 😂😂
— Kya karna h nam jan ke (@karna_jan) May 11, 2023
Sukesh bhi hoga side me
— Sardar Khan (@sardarkhantwtz) May 11, 2023
Ra Ra Rakkamma 🔥
— ಯಾರಿವನು? (@One7Dheman) May 11, 2023
Sanju ko sukesh samjh ke aa gayi hogi
— Abhi (@nobietaaaa) May 11, 2023
Is Salman bhai there too?
— CMA Monesh (@Cmamonesh) May 11, 2023