The new season of Indian Premier League, started off with a bang. What an absolute wonderful opening to a great tournament ahead.
The two most powerful teams, Mumbai Indians, who are a three time winners and Chennai Super Kings, the team making it’s comeback after the ban of 2 long years. locked their horns today. Without any second thoughts, the match was worth all the wait and excitement. It was super amazing to see both of our favorite teams playing against each other.
However, it was a very tough competition and it was getting tougher for Chennai Super Kings to chase the runs. Mumbai Indians gave the target of 165 runs to CSK.
Before CSK won the match, they won the toss and choose to ball first, letting Mumbai Indians to bat first.
Initially, it looked like Chennai Super Kings will loose the match as the MI bowler, Mayank Markande made it tough for the CSK players to chase the runs, infact his two timely wickets put the brakes on the runchase of CSK. The young bowler took the wickets of Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni. Everyone had lost their hopes when these two big names were dismissed.
However, Dwayne Bravo took the responsibility in his own shoulders and pulled off 68 runs in mere 30 balls including 3 fours and 7 sixes. In the last over, Chennai Super Kings only needed 7 runs, and Kedar Jhadav helped his team to cross that line too with a stunning six and a four. And with that Chennai Super Kings won the first match of IPL.
As soon as CSK won the match, twitter was flooded with tweets. Although, the IPL match has been trending throughout but after it’s win, twitterattis went crazy. Here are some of the reactions of twitterattis, have a look:
Well done @ChennaiIPL. Lot of emotions flowing on and off the field. What a way to start the @IPL season. #MIvCSK #VivoIPL2018
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 7, 2018
Mumbai Indians in first match of the IPL season in last 6 years:
2013: Lost
2014: Lost
2015: Lost
2016: Lost
2017: Lost
2018: LostIn 3 of the previous 5 seasons they ended up as the champions! #MIvsCSK #IPL2018
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 7, 2018
My word – what a game to start off @IPL 11 Rivalry, pace, spin, power-hitting, old-timers, debutants, strategy, injury, resilience, clear-thinking under pressure… @DJBravo47 and @ChennaiIPL back ?? #IPL2018
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) April 7, 2018
Mitchell McClenaghan (53) and Jasprit Bumrah (39) have conceded the most & third most sixes among pacers since the start of IPL 2015. Mohit Sharma (42) is only other pacer to conceded as many.#IPL2018 #MIvCSK
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) April 7, 2018
We missed you @ChennaiIPL ! Welcome back! Great start to the season. #WhistlePodu #CSK
— Arjun Ashok (@arj_90) April 7, 2018
Bravo is a champion. What a great great start to the IPL.#CSKvsMI
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 7, 2018
Clear Man of the match BRAVO when arrived at the crease he announced himself with a six. N not only for his match winning inning but the way he bowled the 18-20th over it was pure high class death bowling. #VIVOIPL @StarSportsIndia
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 7, 2018
Dwayne Bravo is the first player to hit 3 sixes in an over off Bumrah in T20s. #MIvsCSK #IPL2018
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 7, 2018
#MIvCSK T20 at it’s best … simply unbelievable… What a match !!
— zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) April 7, 2018
That’s what @IPL offers to it’s viewers. Best death bowler gets hammered and a young boy becomes a superstar. Things change too fast. You blink your eyes and you are late… wow! #MIvCSK #VivoIPL2018 #BESTvsBEST
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 7, 2018
Dwayne Bravo outstanding with the ball in his last two overs and some great hitting in the end. Great come from behind win. IPL couldn’t have had a better start #MIvCSK
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) April 7, 2018
Bravooooooooo
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 7, 2018
Ohkay!!!! Here comes the @IPL. What an exciting 1st game #MIvCSK. If the start is such… let’s sit back and enjoy the tournament ?
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 7, 2018
Ohkay!!!! Here comes the @IPL. What an exciting 1st game #MIvCSK. If the start is such… let’s sit back and enjoy the tournament ?
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 7, 2018
This is why ipl is the best tournament in the world…@IPL @BCCI …great start..
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) April 7, 2018
What a 30 minutes of sport!!!! Manchester derby and @IPL amazing to watch!!! #loveit
— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) April 7, 2018
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