IPL still going strong on Twitter in its second week; CSK most popular team

The eighth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is still topping the Twitter charts in its second week, although there was a small dip in engagement when compared to the start of the tournament.

The eighth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is still topping the Twitter charts in its second week, although there was a small dip in engagement when compared to the start of the tournament.

62.7 million live impressions were generated during the second week of the IPL, as compared to 74.7 million during the first week.Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) continue to be crowd favourites amongst the teams on Twitter from 16-22 April. Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (@KKRiders) are a close second, while Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) come in third. Given their popularity, the most popular game in the last week was Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (#MIvCSK).

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Top Moments, on the basis of tweets per minute, between 16-22 April were as follows:1. Kings XI Punjab wins in the super over against Rajasthan Royals



2. Royal Challengers Bangalore's AB de Villiers hits 24 off one over by Lasith Malinga from Mumbai Indians



3. AB de Villiers falls for 42 to Kieron Pollard from Mumbai Indians with RCB on 129/6



4. Dwayne Smith of Chennai Super Kings brings up his 50 versus Mumbai Indians



5. Chennai Super King's Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Bravo bring up 107 off 7 overs against Mumbai Indians

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Ranking of most mentioned IPL teams on Twitter from 16-22 April:

1.

Chennai Super Kings

2.

Kolkata Knight Riders

3.

Mumbai Indians

4.

Rajasthan Royals

5.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

6.

Kings XI Punjab

7.

Delhi Daredevils

8.

Sunrisers Hyderabad