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

Dixit Bhargav
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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

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Dixit Bhargav

Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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