The Vivo IPL 2018 final match saw a face-off between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on May 27th, 2018, with the MS Dhoni led CSK defeating SRH by 8 wickets. This is the third time the Chennai Super Kings has won the coveted title.
Twitter was dominated by the event, with #IPLfinal2018 trending with 174k tweets and #cskvsSRH receiving 63.8k tweets.
Man of the Match, Shane Watson garnered 81.4K tweets, while Chennai Super Kings received 35.5k tweets. CSK captain, MS Dhoni garnered 16.5 k tweets.
#IPLfinal2018 | @ChennaiIPL paint #WankhedeStadium yellow with glitzy celebration
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— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) May 27, 2018Several news and sports portals also took to Twitter to congratulate the winning team.
Chennai Comeback Kings!
CSK win their third IPL title https://t.co/8L3JWGQsSo #CSKvSRH #IPL2018Final pic.twitter.com/K87qQvG8eE
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 27, 2018Well done, @ChennaiIPL. A great display of quality cricket. Certainly the most consistent side of the tournament. A special knock from @ShaneRWatson33 in a crucial game which saw them through. #CSKvSRH #IPL2018Final pic.twitter.com/HhuaQJPbEF
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 27, 2018