IPL 2018 Final social media highlights: CSK wins IPL for the THIRD time; Twitterati jump out of joy

IPL FInal CSK vs SRH: Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad and clinched their third IPL title by chasing down their total of 178 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Unbeaten at 11, Shane Watson leaded from the front, and wowed cricket buffs.

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Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings players jubilate as they celebrate their win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2018 final cricket match, in Mumbai on Sunday. CSK defeated SRH by eight wickets to lift the trophy. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) (PTI5_27_2018_000199B) ipl final ipl 2018, csk win, csk ip win, ipl live score, ipl score, ipl 2018 memes, live ipl, csk vs srh finals memes, srh vs csk, csk vs srh live score, indian express, indian express news

Watto win! Chennai Super Kings clinch their third IPL title, and wow cricket buffs on Twitter. (Source: AP Photo)

After much suspense and anticipation in the final match of IPL 2018, which had Chennai Super Kings battling Sunrisers Hyderabad, CSK have been crowned the champions. The team clinched their third IPL title by chasing down SRH’s total of 178 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Unbeaten at 11, Shane Watson leaded from the front with support from Suresh Raina (32) in the middle.

As it was raining sixes and fours in the field, Twitter was buzzing with hilarious memes and jokes. Wowing CSK fans, the team put up a great show both, in the first innings as well as the second innings. While many fans came out with Bollywood and Baahubali-inspired memes, others couldn’t stop showering compliments for Watson.

When MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl first, CSK fans were pretty convinced about their win. Here’s how cricket buffs are celebrating the win on Twitter:

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Catch all the buzz on social media ahead of the IPL finals between CSK and SRH here.

Chennai Super Kings has returned to IPL this season after a hiatus of two years. In 2015, they were enmeshed in a match-fixing scandal. This is the seventh time in ten years that CSK has qualified for the final. CSK skipper MS Dhoni has been in excellent form and has been ably supported by team members Ambati Rayadu and Suresh Raina, among others.

On the other hand, Sunrisers, will be relying mostly on Shikhara Dhawan and Kane Williamson. Rashid Khan has been a revelation this season and much of the pressure to clinch the title will be on the bowler. Fans are very excited about the finals and many are of the opinion that they are the most able teams to have reached the finals. It is no surprise then that it has manifested in the plethora of jokes and memes doing rounds on social media. However, who will have the last laugh only time will tell.