<div>The excitement of the Indian Premier League season eight continued this week on Twitter with 62.7 million live impressions. Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) fans are roaring on Twitter making them the favourites this week. The team in yellow is closely followed by defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (@KKRiders) and 2013 champions Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan). Given their popularity, the most talked about game this week was<br><br><div> </div><div><strong>The #IPL play out on Twitter in the second week of the tournament:</strong><br><img align="middle" alt="" height="467" hspace="1" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=b49d513c-b681-44f2-98f7-d0e8bbedfd46&groupId=36166&t=1430118793842" vspace="1" width="640"><br><div><br>The Twitter Audience Index saw a combined total of 62.7 million Live Impressions between 16 April 2015 to 22 April 2015.</div><div>The games ranked in descending order of the most Live Impressions include:</div><div>#MIvCSK (April 17)</div><div>#RCBvMI (April 19)</div><div>#RCBvCSK (April 22)</div><div>#RRvKXIP (April 21)</div><div>#RRvCSK (April 19)</div><div>#DDVSvKKR (April 20)</div><div>#KXIPvKKR (April 18)</div><div>#SRHvKKR (April 22)</div><div>#SRHvRR (April 16)</div><div>#SRHvDD (April 18)</div><br>x`<img align="middle" alt="" height="441" hspace="1" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=8b47ea83-1e23-4ec8-9e40-4bbc585b7696&groupId=36166&t=1430118989143" vspace="1" width="640"><br><br><br>The top Tweets Per Minute (TPM) moments during the match windows were: #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 <br><br><img align="middle" alt="" height="466" hspace="1" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=360781d2-84a9-40ee-941c-268a534e6efc&groupId=36166&t=1430119031194" vspace="1" width="640"><br><br><div><strong>#ORANGECAP & #PURPLECAP</strong></div><div>Most Mentioned Batsmen and Bowlers on Twitter during the Live Match Windows with the #OrangeCap and #PurpleCap…</div><div>Batsmen:</div><div>#1. AB de Villiers (Orange Cap) (@ABdeVilliers17)</div><div>#2. MS Dhoni (@msdhoni)</div><div>#3. Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45)</div><div>Bowlers:</div><div>#1. Lasith Malinga (Purple Cap)</div><div>#2. Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398)</div><div>#3. Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh)</div><div>Ranking of Most Mentioned IPL Teams on Twitter from April 16 -22, 2015</div><div>#1. Chennai Super Kings</div><div>#2. Kolkata Knight Riders</div><div>#3. Mumbai Indians</div><div>#4. Rajasthan Royals</div><div>#5. Royal Challengers Bangalore</div><div>#6. Kings XI Punjab</div><div>#7. Delhi Daredevils</div><div>#8. Sunrisers Hyderabad<br><br><div><strong>Most Retweeted IPL Tweets between April 16 -22, 2015 </strong></div><div>@iamsrk: I should be Pune!!!! Love you my boys!!! Go KKR….will celebrate with my daughter with a huge hug!!! </div><div>@iamsrk: First day on Raees. Hot but heartening. And KKR starts its match. Go boys….cheering you from the sets. </div><div>@iamsrk: Drive with babies 2 celebrate KKR victory. Last nite when all 3 2gether in house then off 2 studies they go. Thx KKR boys for a fun nite. </div><div>@iamsrk: Always & Everytime…a mature innings..@GautamGambhir. & my man @iamyusufpathan in the thick of things again. Morne & Umesh deadly. Love KKR @realpreityzinta: OMG ! What a game I’m still shaking SUPER OVER!!! @lionsdenkxip Are u Kidding me Still shaking I swearSo proud #KXIP @mohitfreedom: #RRvsCSK Even in these T20 matches, u can’t come close to athleticism of @SauravGhosal Sure to be No1 sometime soon and fly #India’s flag @virendersehwag: Wow nehra ji ne aaj phir kamaal kar diya .. old is gold @Gmaxi_32: Wow! AB just hit a single… Mumbai must be bowling well. </div><div>@msdhoni: Stadium debut for ZIVA, her first time into the dressing room @bhogleharsha: Is this why #CSK is, simply, a champion side?</div><br>(<strong>This article was also published in our APAC publication www.digitalmarket.asia</strong>)</div></div></div>
