After Martin Guptill's T20 ton, Twitter mocks Preity Zinta for not retaining him in KXIP for IPL 2018

Martin Guptill set social media ablaze on Friday with his second T20I century. The New Zealand opener pummelled the Australian attack at the Eden Park in Auckland.

Although his team went on to lose the match, Guptill earned plaudits for his devastating knock. The right-hander smashed nine sixes and six fours in his 54-ball 105.

While the 31-year-old earner his share of praise on Twitter on Friday, Bollywood actress Preity Zinta ended up at the other end of the stick.

Fans mocked Zinta, who is part owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab, for failing to retain Guptill in the recent IPL 2018 Auction. The Kiwi dasher represented KXIP in the IPL last year, but went unsold this time around.

Here are some tweets

Unsold player in IPL is top run scorer in T20 @realpreityzinta not shopped well??

— shekhar goud Lavva (@sekhgo) February 16, 2018

@realpreityzinta watched that innings ?!

— Bala (@ipoetbalaa) February 16, 2018

Preity Zinta didn't retain Martin Guptill for IPL 2018 season. Let that sink in. #NZvAUS

— Sai Kishore (@DivingSlip) February 16, 2018

@realpreityzinta why don't you pick Martin Guptill in the drafts he's just in red hot form and the leading run scorer in T20i @lionsdenkxip @virendersehwag

— Abdullah Khan (@iamabdullah11) February 16, 2018

Australia pulled off a world-record run chase in the fifth T20I of the tri-series in Auckland as they defeated New Zealand by five wickets to reduce Martin Guptill's ton to a footnote. The stands at Eden Park witnessed 32 sixes - equalling the T20I record - as the ground became a batting paradise.

Chasing 243 runs put by New Zealand, the hosts touched the target with the help of aggressive half-centuries from D'Arcy Short and David Warner, with seven balls to spare. After a strong start, the middle-order batsmen comfortably finished down the chase for Australia. Chris Lynn hit 18 while Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch struck 31 and 36 respectively.

For New Zealand, Guptill hit a quick fire of 105 runs off 49 balls to post their joint-highest total in T20 cricket. With this knock, the opener broke Brendon McCullum's record of the fastest ever century by a Kiwi batsman.

Australia's win on Friday means England can qualify for the final by beating New Zealand in the last league game of the tri-series which also includes England.

(Inputs from ANI)