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First 8 days of IPL8 have fetched 74.7 mn live tweet impressions, with the KKR-MI match leading the chart
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Twitter, over the last few years, has emerged as the second screen after television for sport enthusiasts who want to start a debate or a general discussion about the game. The data on the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League underscores this fact.
The winning moment in Chennai’s win over Delhi was also the top moment of the tournament on Twitter, fetching the highest tweets per minute (tpm). The fourth such moment came on Saturday, when Brendon McCullum’s century off 56 balls fetched a high tpm.
The most mentioned team on Twitter is Kolkata Knight Riders, followed by Chennai Super Kings. The newest team on the block, the two-year-old Sunrisers Hyderabad, are the least mentioned.
Just like the tournament itself, topping Twitter’s charts for the most mentioned batsman is the Delhi Daredevils’ Yuvraj Singh or @YUVSTRONG12, while Mumbai Indians’ Harbhajan Singh happens to be the most mentioned bowler.
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