Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul faced the wrath of fans on social media after a sluggish knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Rahul, who recently failed to make it into India's squad for the T20 World Cup, had a tough time in the middle against SRH as he once again went into a shell and failed to break the shackles.

The star batter scored 29 runs off 33 balls at a strike rate of 87.87 and struggled in the powerplay as he didn't up the ante when required. Lucknow scored 27/2 in the powerplay - which is their lowest in this season; they also managed to hit one boundary, which came off Rahul's willow in the second over with a majestic six off Pat Cummins' delivery. Meanwhile, the visitors had to wait till the 10th over to get their first four of the innings.

Rahul was dismissed on the final ball of the 10th over as in the attempt to hit a big shot; he was caught by T Natarajan at long leg.

The fans on social media bashed him for his slow knock.