Krunal Pandya's dismissal of brother Hardik Pandya in IPL 2022 match sparks memes

IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans's skipper Hardik Pandya shakes hands with Lucknow super Giants's Krunal Pandya ahead of the match on Monday. (Image credit: @mufaddal_vohra/Twitter)

One of the best reactions when Lucknow Super Giants's Krunal Pandya dismissed Gujarat Titans's skipper Hardik Pandya at Wankhede came from the elder brother himself.

The brothers -- who have played together for the Mumbai Indians earlier -- faced each other for the first time at the second match of IPL 2022  on Monday.

First time Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya are playing against each other in the IPL. pic.twitter.com/LwKY7FQVvN

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 28, 2022

Hardik Pandya had scored 33 of 27 balls before being out on the 28th ball and Krunal Pandya refrained from celebrating with his team members.

Krunal Pandya's reaction when he picked his brother Hardik Pandya's wicket. pic.twitter.com/C2vsy9izp9 — Cricket Page (@CricketPage3) March 29, 2022

The family drama unfolding on national television had everyone hooked and what followed soon after was a meme fest. Here's a few of them doing rounds on social media:

Krunal Pandya's reaction when he took wicket of Hardik Pandya#GTvsLSG#IPL2022pic.twitter.com/mvqngK82xg — Darshannn (@D4Dramatic) March 28, 2022

Hardik Pandya to Krunal Pandya , after he got him out today in the match :#LSGvGTpic.twitter.com/bouPoLh5Na

— Rohit (@dBigDangTheory) March 28, 2022

Hardik to Krunal after he took his wicket : #LSGvGTpic.twitter.com/GyGqjRTej0 — Manoj Pareek (@mrpareekji) March 28, 2022

After a tough fight, however, Gujarat Titans managed to snatch the match back from Lucknow Super Giants with two balls to spare.

At the post match presentation ceremony, when asked about his dismissal by elder brother, skipper Hardik Pandya said, "Getting out to Krunal Pandya would have pinched me more had we lost, but now the family is neutral and happy. He got me out and we won the match."