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Chennai Super Kings are the champions of IPL 2018 as they lift the trophy for the third time. Finishing off in style with nine balls to spare, the team led by MS Dhoni beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets. Playing a spectacular innings, Shane Watson secured the comfortable victory for CSK by scoring a magnificent 117!
Watson’s brilliant performance helped CSK defeat SRH and claim their grand comeback. The win was significant for the Chennai fans after the team came back under the leadership of MS Dhoni this season after a ban of two years. Chennai cricket buffs jumped out of joy on Twitter to see CSK come back with a bang this year.
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From actors to sports stars and cricket fans, people took the micro-blogging site to express their delight in heartwarming tweets, sarcastic puns, witty one-liners and hilarious memes. Catch a glimpse of some tweets here.
https://twitter.com/varshasinghmcx/status/1000800758361706496
https://twitter.com/Sambit_Speaks/status/1000788020751036416
https://twitter.com/Madhav_Sr/status/1000787533301600257
https://twitter.com/ABHISHEK1742/status/1000794200286220288
https://twitter.com/VickyVjAddict/status/1000787958440456192
https://twitter.com/VoDekhoEngineer/status/1000805331432128512
https://twitter.com/jayshankarp6/status/1000803242626895872
As both teams locked horns at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, their fans did not miss out a single opportunity to troll each other on social media. Ever since MS Dhoni won the toss, CSK fans were sure about the victory. However, as Yusuf Pathan took the crease and started attacking, the tables were turned for SRH fans.
With a dash of sarcasm and some filmy dialogues, here’s how fans cheered for Pathan. Sample these here:
https://twitter.com/vennelakishore/status/1000751785277964288
https://twitter.com/darogababoo/status/1000754507595239425
And as CSK stalled them at a total of 178, sports buffs were hopeful to see their favourite team win. Although CSK began on a slower note — with Bhuvneshwar Kumar giving a maiden over, it was raining compliments for Bhuvi on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/1000763951800438785
https://twitter.com/GowthamK_offl/status/1000766228661649410
But soon, after facing 10 dot balls, Shane Watson picked up his pace and smashed fours and sixes one after another. Along with Raina, he first scored an easy 50 and then finished in style with a century. Tweeple couldn’t stop praising and comparing the trajectory of his performance with before-and-after memes — yes, Hulk to Baahubali, it had all pop culture references.
Here are some of the best tweets that captured Watson’s performance:
https://twitter.com/brainfadesmith/status/1000776626546753537
https://twitter.com/Smokygrilled/status/1000776592711282688
https://twitter.com/iamBakchodguru/status/1000779498567024641
https://twitter.com/VoDekhoEngineer/status/1000783625447604224
https://twitter.com/pallzie/status/1000778198542499842
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