Record 425mn posts on Facebook during IPL 2018
New Delhi, May 30: With 425 million posts, comments and reactions by millions of fans around the world, IPL 2018 drove the highest level of conversation Facebook has measured for any IPL season so far, the social media giant has revealed.
The 11th edition of the IPL closed on May 27 with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the finals.
CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the most talked about player and CSK the most talked team this season, Facebook said in a blog post late Tuesday.
The other most talked teams were Mumbai Indians and SRH.
Apart from Dhoni, other most talked about players were Suresh Raina from CSK, Virat Kohli from Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chris Gayle from Kings XI Punjab and Rohit Sharma from Mumbai Indians (MI).
Launched on April 6, the return of the Thala and the updated Whistle Podu anthem was the most loved post of the tournament.
MI bowler Mustafizur Rahman's wishes for Bengali New Year 'Shubho Nabo Barsho!' was the second-most loved post of the tournament.
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DC beat PBKS by three wickets, keep playoff hopes alive
Dharamsala (PTI): Half-centuries from skipper Axar Patel and David Miller powered Delhi Capitals to a thrilling three-wicket win over Punjab Kings and kept their slim playoff hopes alive in the Indian Premier League here on Monday.
Sent in to bat, Priyansh Arya (56 off 33) and Prabhsimran Singh (18) shared 78 runs off 41 balls for the opening wicket for PBKS.
After their departure, Shreyas Iyer (59 not out off 36 balls) and Cooper Connolly (38 off 27) took responsibility to carry the innings forward as PBKS posted 210 for five.
In reply, DC slipped to 74 for four but Axar (56) and Miller (51) resurrected the chase, while Ashutosh Sharma and Madhav Tiwari completed the task, scoring 216 for seven in 19 overs.
Mitchell Starc (2/57) and Madhav (2/40) picked up two wickets each for DC.
For PBKS, Arshdeep Singh (2/21), Ben Dwarshuis (1/51) and Marcus Stoinis (1/44) were among the wicket-takers.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 210 for 5 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 59 not out, Priyansh Arya 56; Madhav Tiawai 2/40).
Delhi Capitals: 219 for 7 in 19 overs (Axar Patel 56, David Miller 51; Arshdeep Singh 2/21)
