Published: May 27, 2015, 12:20 PM (IST)
Edited: May 27, 2015, 12:20 PM (IST)
The eighth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) proved out to be a huge hit on social media, especially on Twitter where fans across the globe were tweeting about the match sing the hashtag of the ongoing match. The data displays that more than 350 million Tweets were posted and Twitter was the second screen for viewers – where they expressed views and emotions related to the moment of a particular match.
The data below shows the match rankings in descending order of the most live impressions:
1. #CSKvMI (May 24, 2015)
2. #KKRvMI (April 8, 2015)
3. #CSKvDD (April 9, 2015)
4. #CSKvRCB (May 22, 2015)
5. #CSKvMI (May 19, 2015)
Even the special moments which brought out the emotions of the winning and losing sides during the tournament were discussed about. The below given data will show the top five biggest moments of this season during the live match throughout the season.
David Warner and Dwayne Bravo are must be the Orange Cap and Purple Cap winners respectively for this season but according to Twitter, the result is slightly different as it was calculated on the basis most mentioned batsman and bowler.
Chris Gayle may be the most popular player of the IPL 2015 but the Twitter data shows a different picture of popularity.
Most mentioned players in IPL 2015
1. AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17)
2. Chris Gayle (@henrygayle)
3. MS Dhoni (@msdhoni)
Most mentioned Indian players across IPL 2015
1. MS Dhoni (@msdhoni)
2. Virat Kohli (imVKohli)
3. Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45)
Most mentioned International players across IPL 2015
1. AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17)
2. Chris Gayle (@henrygayle)
3. David Warner (@davidwarner31)
Mumbai Indians emerged as champions of this season on May 24, 2015 but the Twitter ranking shows they are still at third position and Chennai Super Kings at the top.
1. Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
2. Kolkata Knight Riders (@KKRiders)
3. Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
4. Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
5. Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils)
6. Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
7. Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip)
8. Sunrisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
The KKR team owner is known for ruling the box office but looking at this data, it will testify the fact that whatever he touches turns out to be gold. He was the only star from Bollywood who got most retweets in this season of IPL. Below are the top 10 tweets of Shah Rukh Khan which got most retweets.
Koi NA koi kabhie na kabhie kuch NA kuch Karta hi hai….KKR…KKR…KKR…Andre & Yusuf r mad! & Sunil is BACK!
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 9, 2015
CSK played like the champs they are. Extremely deserving victors. We need to believe/play harder. Insha Allah. Nikal gayi Chennai Express…
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 28, 2015
KKR batting. Last two balls. 1 run to win. & commentator says now batsman should get out! Without any malice I want to say “ I hate u sir!”
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 30, 2015
Well tried KKR. Awesome display Rajasthan Royals. Absolutely deserving winners!!! And the best hospitality in any arena CCI…thank u so much.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 16, 2015
I should be Pune!!!! Love you my boys!!! Go KKR….will celebrate with my daughter with a huge hug!!!
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 18, 2015
On behalf of KKR i promise to Kolkata, v will try harder to make you proud. Monsoon or Math is not the Mard thing to do…next yr. Insha Allah
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 16, 2015
In Delhi for launch of Mahagun projects. Will miss my KKR boys. Edenites shout loud enuff to make up for my absence. pic.twitter.com/ELBDhqSH1l
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 11, 2015
Kolkata Knight Riders bring in the sunshine in the middle of the nite.Aazeen’s birthday had to be celebrated with a win. Lov my boys of KKR!
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 7, 2015
My KKR team.Lov u.It’s alrite 2 be a lil sad. Each 1 played like a champ bt sumtimes our best is not good enuff,as Genesis said,‘That’s all’
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 16, 2015
Baby’s day out as all out of city. AbRam & Me all ready to cheer KKR….let’s do this boys. All our love. Best of luck MI.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 14, 2015
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