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Cricket PlayersWorld Cup 2019: India vs Pakistan clash pips historic final to emerge as most talked about match of the tournament on Twitter
After six weeks of high intensity action-packed cricket, the hosts England emerged as the World Champions after defeating Kane Williamson-led New Zealand in an epic finale.
After six weeks of high intensity action-packed cricket, the hosts England emerged as the World Champions after defeating Kane Williamson-led New Zealand in an epic finale. The nail-biting encounter between the two teams battling it out in a Super Over, and the winner being decided on the basis of more number of boundaries. The controversial ICC rule became a matter of debate for criket fraternity and fans from all over the world on Twitter.
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Throughout the tournament, millions of cricket followers expressed their opinions on winning moments, shocking upsets, classic catches, and memes about the rain on the microblogging website. According to a press release, the #CWC19 conversation generated 31 million Tweets from 20th May to 15th July. Comparing the hashtag #CWC19 to the last Cricket World Cup hashtag #CWC15, there was more than a 100% growth in Tweet volume containing the official hashtag.
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The release further revealed that despite the ongoing debate over the controversial final, India vs Pakistan remained the most talked about encounter of the tournament, than the final. With 2.9 million Tweets, it emerged as the biggest One Day International (ODI) match ever on Twitter. The second most-Tweeted was the final between #ENGvNZ followed by the first semi-final #INDvNZ.
Virat Kohli’s meeting with 87-year-old fan Charulata Patel emerged as the most retweeted tweet of the tournament.
Here are some other major trends on Twitter from the World Cup:
Most mentioned team emojis
1. #TeamIndia - India
2. #WeHaveWeWill - Pakistan
3. #WeAreEngland - England
4. #BackTheBlackCaps - New Zealand
5. #ProteaFire - South Africa
Most mentioned captain emojis
1. #ViratKohli - India
2. #SarfarazAhmed - Pakistan
3. #KaneWilliamson - New Zealand
4. #EoinMorgan - England
5. #AaronFinch - Australia
