Over a million tweets were generated in the IPL 10 playoffs for the very first time

The tenth edition of Indian’s premier Twenty20 competition had a grand ending with Mumbai Indians scrapping home with just one run extra on the board. For the Rising Pune Supergiant, it was a disappointment after they had defeated the same opposition thrice before the final summit.

On the day of the IPL finals after losing the toss, the Supergiant was put to bowl which was against the trend of chasing. Mumbai ended up with a total of 129, in their stipulated 20 overs, which was deemed low on this wicket by the pundits. But Mumbai Indians proved that they had the ammunition in their bowling department to win the match with some tight bowling and some handy field placements.

1 million+ tweets

The match generated a lot of reaction from the players, and a lot more from the fans and celebrities on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Twitterati went crazy, throughout the IPL finals with the match swinging towards both the sides. The excitement and build up to the grand finale was very evident with the number of tweets generated reaching over a million.

Aneesh Madani, Head of Sports Partnerships, India and South East Asia, Twitter told the Indian Express, “It was a fitting tenth season for the IPL, on the field and on Twitter. From the player Twitter emojis which were a global first for cricket to champions Mumbai Indians using the exclusive Twitter Cam app for the #MICam video series, to the million plus Tweets for the IPL Playoffs, the cricket conversation played out on Twitter throughout the season.”

Mumbai Indians not only won the hearts of the people on the field but also off the field with support on the various social media platforms. On Twitter, they became the team to be mentioned the most throughout the tournament, followed by the Kolkata Knight Riders.

The top five teams also had a surprise candidate in Royal Challengers Bangalore, who crept into the list of most mentions despite a woeful IPL season. Former RPS skipper MS Dhoni and KKR’s skipper Gautam Gambhir became the most used Player Emojis, with Dhoni leading the charts for the use of Player Emojis.