Chennai Super Kings (CSK) registered their first victory in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 after they thrashed Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six wickets at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
CSK pacer Deepak Chahar dismantled the PBKS batting unit with his dominating bowling that helped CSK restrict the KL Rahul-side for 106/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Chahar picked up four early wickets and bowled a sensational spell. He conceded only 13 runs in his quota of four overs.
MS Dhoni was majorly criticised on Twitter for his performance against RR in IPL 2020. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR) faced off in the 4th match of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League , and the game was not short of entertainment. CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was the main highlight in the match after he shined with both bat and ball. Jadeja smashed unbeaten 62 runs from 28 balls to take his side to a massive 191/4 in their allotted 20 overs.
The right-armer first cleaned up Mayank Agarwal (0) with a beauty, followed by Rahul’s (5) dismissal, who met a run-out with a tremendous direct hit from Ravindra Jadeja. After Rahul’s wicket, Chris Gayle (10) was outdone through a knuckle-ball. Soon, Chahar removed Nicholas Pooran (0) and Deepak Hooda (10) to complete his four-wicket haul.
Young player Shahrukh Khan was the highest scorer with 47 from 36 deliveries at an impressive strike rate of 130.56. Shahrukh smashed 4 fours and a couple of sixes.
Chasing a paltry target of 107, the Super Kings won the game with six wickets in hand. All-rounder Moeen Ali scored the maximum with 46 runs from 31 balls, including seven fours and a six. Similarly, opener Faf du Plessis also made a valuable contribution with the willow. The former South Africa skipper went unbeaten on 36 off 33 deliveries packed with three fours and a maximum.
For PBKS, speedster Mohammed Shami picked up two wickets for 21 in his quota of 4 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Comprehensive victory for @ChennaiIPL Congratulations on the first victory of this season. @IPL#CSKvPBKS#IPL2021
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) April 16, 2021
Thank you #CSK for giving us commentators an early night off 🤣 #PBKSvCSK
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 16, 2021
Win ku #WhistlePodu! #PBKSvCSK 💛🦁
— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P😷du Whistle P🥳du! (@ChennaiIPL) April 16, 2021
MS Dhoni playing his 200th match for @ChennaiIPL .
CSK and Dhoni a better love story than twilight.
Deepak Chahar making Chennai go Whistle Podu. pic.twitter.com/o5USKQ9iK7
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) April 16, 2021
A huge thank you to CSK who made sure I got to go to bed before 3:30am ☺️ Congrats on the win CSK and CSK fans! #PBKSvCSK#CSK
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) April 16, 2021
India’s greatest ever fielder .. @imjadeja .. #Fact
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 16, 2021
Deepak Chahar take a bow! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼#CSKvsPBKS
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 16, 2021
Sending #Yellove to @msdhoni on his 200th @ChennaiIPL appearance. 👏
Might not wish the same for his 201st. 😅#PBKSvCSK
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 16, 2021
Smart bowling by Deepak chahar. Surprise Bouncer is always a good option from swing bowler,as batsman always thinking to play on front foot to negate the swing. #CSKvPBKS
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 16, 2021
Peach of a delivery!
— Shai Hope (@shaidhope) April 16, 2021
Comprehensive victory for Chennai Super Kings.#IPL2021#PBKSvCSKpic.twitter.com/EHzd5e6FuY
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 16, 2021
Checklist of CSK batsmen before coming onto bat:
Wear pad ☑
Wear helmet ☑
Gloves ☑
Guards ☑
Bat ☑
Brains ❌
— cricBC (@cricBC) April 16, 2021
Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina together on the field shouldn't be legal.
Csk Ipl Twitter
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) April 16, 2021
Deepak Chahar after taking 4 wickets 😂😂#CSKvsPBKSpic.twitter.com/rbnpsaeg6f
— rae (@ChillamChilli_) April 16, 2021
Deepak Chahar has ended the top order of Punjab Kings. That is it.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 16, 2021
Deepak Chahar please use burnol after the match, you are on fire brother. #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 16, 2021
The range of memes conjured from Tamil cinema makes one wonder if fans tend to prepare for the day, hours in advance, with a cricket-cinema-memes starter kit.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clinched a comfortable five-wicket win in the inaugural game of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday. The season started off with victory for CSK fans in an even contest which swung CSK's way in the last few overs.
Over 70 lakh fans, many of whom are confined to their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were watching the game on Hotstar, the online streaming platform of Star Sports, the official broadcaster of the IPL.
But just watching match on TV, with friends and family around is now passé. Twitter users, with their instant memes and references conjured from Tamil cinema (CSK fans, looking at you) makes one wonder if fans tend to prepare for the day, hours in advance, with a Cricket-cinema-memes starter kit.
Needless to say, the internet exploded with funny memes and references on all that transpired on ground, connecting thousands of fans as they shared their instant thoughts and reactions on the networking platform. Even for the non-Cricket follower, these memes tend to give the low-down, just enough to nod one’s head in agreement when unexpectedly caught in an intense post-Cricket discussion. For instance, you now know Dhoni’s decision to send in Curran for the last few overs turned in favour for CSK. This was compared to the comedy scene in which the actor Vivek says he would send in his disciple instead to perform a task.
Dhoni sending Curran in the last few overs was a masterstroke pic.twitter.com/xY898INynV
— LS (@PuneerSoda) September 19, 2020But there were moments during the match when CSK fans were wrought with worry. The meme says, “Man CSK, someone please bat well!”
Dei #csk yaaraachum konjamaavadhu adingada pic.twitter.com/B4PmAugG7F
— Jayashree (@jayshreetalkies) September 19, 2020And here’s how CSK Twitter account took a dig at one of the intense moment’s of the match. The meme reads: “Blood pressure tablets, as required”
Oh btw, BP tablets: Thevaiyaana Alavu! #AsRequiredpic.twitter.com/mPE6O2Dg5H
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 19, 2020Here’s another tweet that compares Curran’s performance to that of Albie Morkel from previous seasons. The meme shows a scene from Rajinkanth’s film Muthu where in the top frame we see father-Rajini descending the staircase and in the bottom frame, its son-Rajini with the exact resemblance.
Oru game perform pannaa podhumey pic.twitter.com/NCTAypsBn5
— Cricketism (@Cricketism34) September 19, 2020And not to forget Du Plessis’s miraculous catch
— priyankathirumurthy (@priyankathiru) September 19, 2020
Here are some more moments from the match that fans captured better with memes.
IPL audience watching on tv be like pic.twitter.com/4FndMJwqzB
— Rohit TK (@Teekkayy) September 19, 2020Containing the target and all okay, mild beedhi happening at MI's bowling attack pic.twitter.com/iP1GYlr2Kt
— LS (@PuneerSoda) September 19, 2020— Chronicwriter (@chrony) September 19, 2020
Curran, namma chella kutty.#MIvCSK#ChennaiSuperKings#CSKpic.twitter.com/dPWw4n2tZn
— Shamini.M.R (@Not_A_Shammer) September 19, 2020Murali Vijay : Ada ethuku ba review lam kettukitu asingama pic.twitter.com/ns6GOMmRBn
Csk Twitter Handle
— Anbu Seivom (@parasajoy) September 19, 2020Twitter Home Page
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