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The much-awaited eleventh season of Indian Premier League (IPL) kickstarted on Saturday and it seems cricket lovers cannot keep calm about the sporting extravaganza.
In the opening match of the tournament, two-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni defeated defending champion Mumbai Indians in a thriller match.
From the moment the game had begun, Twitterati had found themselves busy cracking jokes and sharing memes as the match progressed. On 7 April, Hardik had to be carried off the Wankhede ground after he twisted his ankle during the game. And the photo of an injured Hardik lying on the ground went viral on the internet.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
” Jab dost ki shaadi me DJ “2 ghoot pila de saathiya” baja de#MIvCSK,” wrote a Twitter user.
” When Music band start playing Naagin dhun in Baraat and your friends start encouraging you to dance,” wrote another cricket fan.
Bhai, uth jaa.. chali gayi hai woh..
dekha bhi nahi tere taraf. pic.twitter.com/ncUfQRb09K— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) April 7, 2018
“achha chal theek hai, tu hai Kapil Dev bas, ab rona band kar aur uth jaa” pic.twitter.com/PpAuzggtNC
— Tiilooo 2.0 (@KasamCinemaaki) April 7, 2018
When drinks are free free free. pic.twitter.com/izTXLGgKnw
— Kuptaan🇮🇳 (@Kuptaan) April 7, 2018
Me during 8:30 AM lecture pic.twitter.com/R8ljlQqjzn
— Yogesh Gautam (@yogesh_gautam__) April 7, 2018
— varun kamdar (@KamdarVarun) April 8, 2018
How my family members tries to wake me up in morning. 😹😹 pic.twitter.com/lVsX8wG0Sf
— 🍎 (@footlongerr) April 7, 2018
Mumbai Indians right now😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/RCp52IllcV
— Silly Point 🏏 (@FarziCricketer) April 7, 2018
When the loudspeaker in the stadium accidentally starts telecasting Manjrekar’s commentary.. pic.twitter.com/TYUQSId7bT
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) April 7, 2018
When Music band start playing Naagin dhun in Baraat and your friends start encouraging you to dance pic.twitter.com/jZXqlqgfQd
— Chandan Tandon 🇮🇳 (@Chandan_tndn) April 7, 2018
Reaction:
Jb aap Exam me sirf pass hote ho aur aapka dost top ho jaye . #MIvsCSK pic.twitter.com/Mt2TyOAfZo— Raushan Kumar (@raushank265) April 7, 2018
When the loudspeaker in the stadium accidentally starts telecasting Manjrekar’s commentary.. pic.twitter.com/TYUQSId7bT
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) April 7, 2018
😂😂😂#MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/ALmOki5xJ5
— Rishabh Srivastava (@AskRishabh) April 7, 2018
“Pehla nasha, pehla khumaar”. pic.twitter.com/1twt1TRIGE
— Sunny (@sunil_ss7) April 7, 2018
Bin bulaye khana khaane aaye logo ko aise leta leta kar koot dete hain barati 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/kwZ1OWQ3MZ
— R E B E L ( Kaviraj ) (@Gadhvilaxman) April 7, 2018
Meanwhile, talking about his ‘match-winning 30-ball 68 runs innings, Dwayne Bravo termed it his “best-ever” innings.
“(It’s my) best-ever (innings). I don’t think I have ever played an innings like this in any format. So this is a special one,” said Bravo, adding, “I was disappointed that I was out in the last over. But I played the innings that put my team in a position to win, and that is what happened tonight. I am just happy that I was able to contribute with the bat.
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