Published: Mar 20, 2015, 12:33 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 20, 2015, 12:41 AM (IST)
MS Dhoni and his men sailed through the knock-out round to book a semi-final berth after beating Bangladesh by 109 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday. The India-Bangladesh clash not only generated interest on television but also Twitter where fans expressed their opinions about the match by tweeting, using the hashtags — #INDvBAN and #CWC15. (READ: India vs Bangladesh, second quarter-final in Melbourne in caricatures)
According to the data from Twitter India, the top Tweets per Minute (TPM) moments were: ‘India defeats Bangladesh by 109 runs’, ‘Rohit Sharma is out for 137’, ‘Rohit Sharma brings up his century’, ‘Virat Kohli is out leaving India 79/2’ and ‘Suresh Raina is out for 65.’ (Photo Gallery: Moods and Moments from India vs Bangladesh, Melbourne)
The data released by Twitter India also gives details of who were the most mentioned players on the micro-blogging site from the two teams. For India- Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina were trending while from the opposition camp, Rubel Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan were the most mentioned names. (READ: MS Dhoni reveals Team India’s success formula)
An over-all performance by the Indian team saw them through the match with Rohit Sharma scoring a magnificent hundred and Umesh Yadav picking up four wickets for 31 runs. The defending champions will take on the winner of the knock-out game between Australia and Pakistan at Adelaide on Friday. (India vs Bangladesh: Pick of the tweets)
