KKR’s Andre Russell lights up the IPL and Twitter in second week of IPL 2019

KKR’s Andre Russell lights up the IPL and Twitter: KKR’s swashbuckling all-rounder accumulated widespread interest on Twitter.

Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Andre Russell (@Russell12A) has been in spectacular form in this IPL. From chasing mammoth totals, to setting outlandish ones, Russell has done it all this season. His 13-ball 48 though, made the biggest impact on and off the field.

The knock helped KKR (@KKRiders) snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against RCB, and fans on social media platform Twitter couldn’t stop raving about it.

Other than Russell’s match-winning innings, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s fifth consecutive loss and Kings XI Punjab all-rounder Sam Curran’s hat-trick made the rounds on Twitter in the last week.

Most Tweeted about moments: (1 April – 7 April, 2019)

1) Andre Russell’s turning the match in favour by smashing 48 runs of 13 balls as KKR chase the target of 205 #RCBvKKR

2) RCB’s consecutive 5th loss in IPL against KKR #RCBvKKR

3) Sam Curran’s hat-trick which helped KXIP to pull off a stunning 14-run win over DC at their home ground #KXIPvDC

Most Tweeted about matches:

The match which saw Russell’s scintillating knock, remained one of the fan favourites through the week. No wonder it became the 2nd most tweeted about match.

#MIvCSK

#RCBvKKR

#SRHvMI

#CSKvKXIP

#RRvKKR

Russell’s knock also ensured that KKR became one of the top 3 mentioned teams on Twitter.

Most mentioned teams:

Chennai Super Kings – @ChennaiIPL

Mumbai Indians – @mipaltan

Kolkata Knight Riders – @KKRiders

While Russell and KKR did rake in the accolades, Virat Kohli received some flak for his side’s performances. Ok, not some, quite a bit. As a result, he was the most mentioned player on the platform.

Most mentioned players:

Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)

M.S.Dhoni (@msdhoni)

K L Rahul (@klrahul11)

Here are the most trended hashtags related to IPL in week 2:

1) #Yellove

Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/1115640954210279424

2) #OneFamily

Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/LoyalSachinFan/status/1113708075247112192

3) #KKRHaiTaiyaar

Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/KKRiders/status/1115589698049568769