IPL 2023: KL Rahul's Flop Show Sees Fans Flood Social Media With Memes

Lucknow Super Giants came up against Chennai Super Kings, hoping to keep their winning run alive but fell short by 12 runs while chasing the target of 218. Opening batter Kyle Mayers gave the franchise a fine start with the bat, scoring a blistering half-century of 53 runs off just 22 balls. However, his opening partner KL Rahul disappointed with the bat yet again, scoring just an 18-ball 20. Seeing Rahul struggle to impose himself with the bat, fans trolled the LSG skipper, unleashing some hilarious memes on social media.

Rahul has been in the spotlight for a long time, owing to his barren run of form. His struggles in international cricket infected his IPL form as well, with the opening batter only scoring 8 and 20 in the first two matches of the season.

What was surprising for the fans is the fact that while Mayers was going all guns blazing from one end, Rahul struggled to find the sweet spot. Here's how fans reacted:

KL Rahul trying to play a positive impact knock #SRisOverrated pic.twitter.com/c1xDpHVbKG

KL Rahul watching Ruturaj Gaikwad become the Orange Cap leader in front of him pic.twitter.com/hnIZwbcxd9

Watching KL Rahul batting these days. pic.twitter.com/HyqW7WyVtb

KL Rahul fans after seen performance in IPL 2023 be like #CSKvsLSG pic.twitter.com/Wa0W1FPDXE

Badoni played better than Kl Rahul . That is the tweet. pic.twitter.com/b4N1GFSzwF

Reacting to the team's defeat, Rahul admitted that his team has to learn from the way Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway batted for CSK.

"Not the ideal start after winning the toss. The first couple of overs it was a bit sticky and there was a bit of movement, but we did not bowl in the right areas and they got that flier. When you have quality batters in the opposition, they