The Chennai Super Kings completed a fairytale comeback to the Indian Premier League on Sunday when they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad to lift the trophy for the 3rd time. Riding on a sensational century from veteran Aussie, Shane Watson, the men in yellow crushed the league toppers comprehensively to crown themselves as champions!
Watson’s unbeaten knock of 117 runs helped the MS Dhoni-led side silence their critics in the most perfect way after being termed as a side “too old to win the IPL”. Needless to say, following a ban of two years from the prestigious tournament, the franchise couldn’t have scripted their story better.
The emphatic victory gave birth to gigantic celebrations on social media platform Twitter, as the fans witnessed their favorite bunch of boys conquer the final.
From actors to sportsmen to the ever-so-enthusiastic cricket fans, tweets poured in in the form of memes, one-liners and congratulatory messages.
Here are some from the celebs
Congratulations #CSK. 9 play-offs. 7 finals. 3 wins. There is something about you. #WhistlePodu
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 27, 2018
Well done, @ChennaiIPL. A great display of quality cricket. Certainly the most consistent side of the tournament. A special knock from @ShaneRWatson33 in a crucial game which saw them through. #CSKvSRH #IPL2018Final pic.twitter.com/HhuaQJPbEF
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 27, 2018
Match ke pehle hi bola tha 🔮#ChennaiSuperKings 💪🏻 @msdhoni 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Well deserved !!
Whatta player #Watson 😎😎
Superb Game
#PartyTohBantiHai #IPL2018Final pic.twitter.com/HDrYni3c6u— Kartik Aaryan (@TheAaryanKartik) May 27, 2018
Congrats to @ChennaiIPL for this years @IPL success. This has to be one of the most amazing comeback results in our sport. Quite remarkable! Special mention to @ShaneRWatson33 who has been on some journey to be standing where he has today. Enjoy!
— Brendon McCullum (@Bazmccullum) May 27, 2018
Very very special performance @ChennaiIPL @ShaneRWatson33 take a bow mate…#crushedit God Bless you all as our beloved festival of @IPL comes to a conclusion. Love you India❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/sDHeLJucwq
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) May 27, 2018
Hope all @ChennaiIPL fans enjoy the Ipl win tonight. Well done to @msdhoni @SPFleming7 and the whole team for a great season special mention to @ShaneRWatson33 and you can’t underestimate the last over from @imShard #execute under pressure
— Mike Hussey (@mhussey393) May 27, 2018
We did it!!! #ShaneWatson u absolute champ! 💯 What a fantastic innings! @ChennaiIPL are the champions 🎉🎉 Time for celebrations now! #WhistlePodu 💛💛💛 pic.twitter.com/CZuZYkLxrm
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 27, 2018
Congratulations @ChennaiIPL .. super show
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) May 27, 2018
You could see the intent all season. MS, Stephen and the entire squad. Such worthy winners 👏👏👏 #CSK #IPL2018
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 27, 2018
So happy for @ShaneRWatson33 on his special performance in the @IPL final! What a season he’s had! Weldone to @ChennaiIPL and @SPFleming7 on a brilliant comeback year 👏👏👏
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) May 27, 2018
Congratulations to my team! And a special thank you to all my fans… it’s always great to win titles @ChennaiIPL @sonymusicindia @SonyMusicGlobal @SonyMusicAU #rundworld pic.twitter.com/lO3H9qYH44
— Dwayne DJ Bravo (@DJBravo47) May 27, 2018
There were memes too
7 Finals, 3 Trophies
What a comeback for Chennai IPL Out of the tournament for two years, but win the IPL2018 title in style!Congratulations Captain Cool MS DHONI !!#IPL2018Final 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Wao6RzkCyz
— Abhishek Singh Chauhan (@ABHISHEK1742) May 27, 2018
CHENNAI SENIOR KINGS!
This is how they chose to answer the critics! 😍
Thala Scored 455 runs with an average of 75 (9 NOTOUTS) #CSK #Dhoni @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/R1fnY17pvi
— Sasank S Madhav (@thehappycuts) May 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sambit_Speaks/status/1000788020751036416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.storypick.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D280001%26action%3Dedit
2018 IPL:
" Chennai Senior Kings "
To
" Champion Super Kings "— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 27, 2018
This is insane
The man with all precious infinity stones 😍#CSKvsSRH #IPL2018FinalWatson #IPL2018
Via @sirjadejjaa pic.twitter.com/10pIgflrzw
— Gyan Varsha (@varshasinghmcx) May 27, 2018
— shiva | Janasena || 📲 9394022222 | (@shiva45443) May 28, 2018
டேய் @ChennaiIPL 💛💛💛💛💛😭😭😭😭😭😭🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
We are the champions of 2018..
CSK – BOSS of comeback 🔥🔥💪💪 pic.twitter.com/TBo8rolwdZ— VerithanaM 😈 (@VickyVjAddict) May 27, 2018
CSK Haters Right Now 😻 #IPL2018Final pic.twitter.com/wjnQlrOKDd
— BALA (@erbmjha) May 27, 2018
*Rashid khan*
Against. Against
Others CSK#IPL2018Final #CSKvSRH #SRHvCSK #IPLFinal pic.twitter.com/fDi7qGVh1L— Dr.Shivam Rajpoot (@ShivamRajpoott) May 28, 2018
The Shane Watson show
Watson on first 10 ball score 0.
After that hits a superb century and after winning the IPL whole CSK team to SRH TEAM – pic.twitter.com/AYZsyrK6q9— Shubham sharma (@ujjainSehuBc) May 28, 2018
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Shane Watson right now #CSKvSRH pic.twitter.com/faMFyPhKUV
— आत्मनिर्भर (@iamBakchodguru) May 27, 2018
Shane Watson to bowlers#CSKvSRH #IPL2018Final pic.twitter.com/ix75uBErDi
— Sandeep Chinna (@sandeepchinna) May 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/VoDekhoEngineer/status/1000783625447604224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Ftrending%2Ftrending-in-india%2Fipl-2018-final-csk-vs-srh-chennai-super-kings-win-ms-dhoni-shane-watson-twitter-reactions-memes-jokes-5193563%2F&tfw_creator=indianexpress&tfw_site=The%20Indian%20Express
Congratulations Chennai! Thank you for all the entertainment.