On 1 April 2023, the Lucknow franchise kicked off their Indian T20 League 2023 campaign at the Ekana cricket stadium against Delhi. David Warner was leading the Delhi side as Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the tournament. Meanwhile, KL Rahul and his men managed a winning start as they defeated Delhi by 50 runs.
It was a disappointing loss for Warner and his men. The Aussie batter scored a fifty but the strike rate was the main issue. However, after the match, David Warner was seen having a chat with the global mentor of Lucknow, Gautam Gambhir. Seeing that image, fans went crazy and shared their views on the social media platform.
Here is the shared image:
Gautam Gambhir had a chat with David Warner after the match. pic.twitter.com/1WhktGKuXS
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 1, 2023
David Warner scored 56 runs off 48 balls against Lucknow
Speaking of the match, David Warner won the toss and asked the home side to bat first. While batting first, Lucknow scored 193 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. Kyle Mayers scored 73 runs off 38 balls, including two fours and seven sixes. Along with him, Ayush Badoni scored 18 runs off seven balls. The poor form of KL Rahul continued as he scored only eight runs off 12 balls. For Delhi, Khaleel Ahmed and Chetan Sakariya took two wickets each while Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav grabbed one scalp each.
For Delhi, Warner scored 56 runs off 48 balls, including seven fours. Then, Rilee Rossouw scored 30 runs off 20 balls, including three fours and one six. Apart from them, no other batters managed to score big as they scored 143 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. Mark Wood was the star of the show as he picked up five wickets for 14 runs in four overs. Delhi batters looked clueless against his fiery spell. Apart from him, Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi took two wickets each. Wood also won the player of the match award and Lucknow defeated Delhi by 50 runs.
Here is how fans have reacted to the viral image of Warner and Gambhir having a chat:
🙂🙂aisa lag rha hai gambhir ab thappad maar dega
— Yash (@Yash68584854) April 1, 2023
gg ka khauf
— AJ69 (@StalkerAtharav) April 1, 2023
GG be like - badhiya bhai agli bar jab hum log mile to or deep leke jana 🤣
— Cricketmaniacofficial (@cricketmaniac01) April 1, 2023
Gambir be like:- World Cup ek aadmi se nahi jeeta Jaa sakta 😂😂😂😂😂
— sachin kumar (@sachink70940115) April 2, 2023
Har jata to nhi krta
— P R A T I K. (@pratik_1609) April 1, 2023
Gautam to warner: It was a great test inning.
— Prakhar. (@Rqtctmm) April 1, 2023
GG: Well player Warner. Paisa pohoch jayega tere hotel room me.
— Hritik S Nair (@h_nair_97) April 2, 2023
Gg was saying : pic.twitter.com/yXfcdE4PWu
— Aditya Chandra (@iadityachandra) April 1, 2023
Chat kar rhe hai ya angry angry 😂
— Nitin jain(Sachinsuperfan) (@NitinSachinist) April 1, 2023