The eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has already witnessed a plethora of matches with the nail-biting finishes. Most of the matches have been pretty entertaining for the fans, which has kept the audience engaged till the very end. Teams have been giving a tough fight in most of the games and have served some enthralling cricket for the viewers to cherish.
There have been a few one-sided matches as well, but the number of close games has helped the event garner a massive popularity among the audience, which can be seen in the spike in viewerships as well. The tournament opener between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Mumbai Indians (MI), where Dwayne Bravo brought the visitors back into the game or a victory from a state of hopelessness, set the tone for the event.
Ever since every other team has been involved in at least one of the thrilling games. Mumbai and Chennai have had contrasting fortunes. While the former has not been able to capitalize in crunch moments, the latter has managed to display an unflappable temperament. Recently, the IPL also had some exciting matches where teams have managed to defend modest totals.
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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated the Delhi Daredevils (DD) at the Feroz Shah Kotla and got the taste of their own medicine and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) pinned them in another low-scoring encounter. The Sunrisers also managed to rip apart Rohit Sharma’s franchise at the Wankhede Stadium. The tournament is not even half-way and the entertainment quotient is sky high.
Meanwhile, the games have also left several prominent personalities in awe courtesy of the quality of cricket on the pitch. Recently, Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood veteran actor, took to Twitter and expressed his delight for the excitement the league has dished out thus far. He wrote.
Mr. Bachchan’s tweet read: “T 2786 – It has to be said .. this season of the IPL is something else .. a revelation .. what games .. what incredibly exciting results .. almost every game a tense last over finish .. BAADDUUUMBAAA .. !!”
Here is the tweet from Amitabh Bachchan:
T 2786 – It has to be said .. this season of the IPL is something else .. a revelation .. what games .. what incredibly exciting results .. almost every game a tense last over finish .. BAADDUUUMBAAA .. !! pic.twitter.com/KkbJSqRQZI
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) April 26, 2018