MI vs RCB: Phil Salt hits a 4, gets clean bowled next ball; fans troll with 'perfect batsman for SRH' jibes
Phil Salt's brief cameo sparked a wave of memes and jokes online, especially on X (formerly known as Twitter). Fans mocked the batter for his hit-and-miss approach, joking that he'd be a "perfect fit" for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)¡ªboth looking to bounce back from previous losses¡ªmet at Wankhede Stadium eager to get a win on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 board. RCB, with two away wins and a single home defeat, were put in to bat and looked determined to start strong.
Phil Salt gave RCB an aggressive start by smashing a boundary off the first ball from MI pacer Trent Boult. But the celebration was short-lived¡ªBoult struck back immediately on the next delivery, clean bowling Salt and sending him back to the pavilion.
Fans troll Salt
Salt's brief cameo sparked a wave of memes and jokes online, especially on X (formerly known as Twitter). Fans mocked the batter for his hit-and-miss approach, joking that he'd be a "perfect fit" for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The comparison stems from SRH's current IPL 2025 form¡ªfollowing last year's aggressive batting displays, this season they've often fallen apart trying to replicate that high-risk style. With just one win and four losses so far, SRH sit at the bottom of the points table.
One said, "Phil Salt is a perfect batsman for SRH. Either boundary or gone for him".
Phil Salt is a perfect batsman for SRH. Either boundary or gone for him
¡ª Bails&Bytes (@BailsNByte) April 7, 2025
Another said, "Phil Salt smashed four on the first ball. Trent Boult dismantles his stumps on the 2nd ball".
Phil Salt smashed four on the first ball.
¡ª M Aqib Pervaiz (@maqibpervaiz_) April 7, 2025
- Trent Boult dismantles his stumps on the 2nd ball.#RCBvsMI #MIvsRCB #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/efC99yzhtw
One wrote, "Hey RCB...Since Phil Salt is not performing well, could you please give our Salty back to KKR".
Hey @RCBTweets.. Since Phil Salt is not performing well, could you please give our Salty back to @KKRiders ?#MIvsRCB #KKRvsLSG #KKRvLSG
¡ª Rocinate (@Aryan09787) April 7, 2025
Teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Subs: Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Swastik Chikara, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur
Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa
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