New Delhi: With just one week left for the Playoffs and the fight for the final Playoff spot well and truly on, here’s a look back at a week which provided as many fireworks on the field as there were conversatiosn by fans, players and teams around the league on Twitter.
 

Rajasthan Royals’ comeback victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore, with a finish featuring 65 runs in the last 3 overs, was the most talked about match on Twitter last week followed by Royal Challengers Bangalore’s home win over Delhi Daredevils, which saw Yuvraj Singh light up the night with a match-winning 68 off just 29 balls. Chennai Super Kings’s win over Mumbai Indians featuring a last over MS Dhoni special was at No.3. Royal Challengers Bangalore features in 3 of the top 4 matches with the most conversation (Top 10 Table below)

As a result of these exciting encounters, Royal Challengers Bangalore displace Mumbai Indians as the most talked about team on Twitter last week. Kolkata Knight Riders moved up one spot to No.3 from last week, going past Chennai Super Kings. (Details below)

Virat Kohli, captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the most popular IPL player on Twitter with more than 3.15 million followers, secured his position at the top for a second week running in the most talked about IPL players. Yuvraj Singh came rushing back into the top 10 at No.2 on the back of his record-breaking 9 sixes barrage against Delhi Daredevils. MS Dhoni and Chris Gayle complete the Top 4, having moved up 2 and 3 spots respectively. Following on from last, the top 10 is split evenly between Indian and international players (5 & 5). (See below for full list)

There’s been plenty of #OnlyOnTwitter IPL content and some of the most retweeted tweets in this week have included Shah Rukh Khan cheering on KKR from the sets of his shoot, Kevin Pietersen’s photo with his old team mates at RCB, Vijay Mallya’s comparison of the election result to Chris Gayle’s jersey number and AB De Villier’s relieved tweet after a crucial win against Chennai Super Kings (Check below for more)

On the all time Twitter follower charts, Virat Kohli (3.15 million followers) is outpacing the rest, gaining ~70,000 new followers in the fourth week of the IPL, the highest of anyone in the top 10. (See below for Top 10 list of most followed IPL players)

Chennai Super Kings went past the 675,000 followers mark on an all-time basis in Week 4, ending at ~678,000 but the story of the week comes from Kings XI Punjab who are gaining traction fast and are now neck-to-neck with Delhi Daredevils for the 6th spot having ended the week with ~256,000 followers after having started the season in the last spot. (Catch full list below)

Much more ahead as an exciting Week 5 beckons. Here’s how you can stay in touch with the IPL on Twitter everyday. Follow@IPL/Track #IPL (or) #PepsiIPL/Subscribe to this IPL Twitter List.

Following is a summary of the IPL action that unfolded on Twitter from May 10 to May 18, 2014.

Ranking of Most Mentioned IPL Matches on Twitter (from May 10-May 18, 2014) 

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Rajasthan Royals (May 11)

2. Royals Challengers Bangalore vs. Delhi Daredevils (May 13)

3. Mumbai Indians vs. Chennai Super Kings (May 10)

4. Chennai Super Kings vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (May 18)

5. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Kings XI Punjab (May 14)

6. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Kolkata Knight Riders (May 18)

7. Kings XI Punjab vs. Kolkata Knight Riders (May 11)

8. Chennai Super Kings vs. Rajasthan Royals (May 13)

9. Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Mumbai Indians (May 14)

10. Rajasthan Royals vs. Delhi Daredevils (May 15)

11. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Mumbai Indians (May 12)

12. Delhi Daredevils vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad (May 10)

Ranking of Most Mentioned IPL Teams on Twitter (from May 10-May 18, 2014)

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore (moves up one spot to #1, unseats MI at the top of the table)

2. Mumbai Indians (down one spot to #2)

3. Kolkata Knight Riders (up one spot to #3)

4. Chennai Super Kings (down one spot to #4)

5. Sunrisers Hyderabad (same as last week)

6. Kings XI Punjab (same as last week)

7. Rajasthan Royals (same as last week)

8. Delhi Daredevils (same as last week) 

Top 10 Most Mentioned IPL Players on Twitter (from May 10-May 18, 2014)

1. Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) (stays #1 for 2nd week in a row)

2. Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) (back in the top 10 after 2 week absence)

3. MS Dhoni (@msdhoni) (up two spots to #3)

4. Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) (up 3 spots to #4)

5. Kevin Pietersen (@kp24) (up one spot to #5)

6. AB De Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) (drops 4 spots to #6)

7. Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) (drops 4 spots to #7)

8. Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) (same as last week)

9. Gautam Gambhir (@gautamgambhir) (back in the top 10 after 1 week absence)

4. Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) (drops 6 spots to #10)

Some of the Most Retweeted Tweets (from May 10-May 18, 2014)

SHAH RUKH KHAN (@iamsrk): Mother like love for KKR on this Mother's Day. All the best boys. At the shoot doing my Romantic schtick...all the best girls! (1406 ReTweets)

https://twitter.com/iamsrk/status/465434433844035585

SHAH RUKH KHAN (@iamsrk):Time to give us smiles....go KKR....feel like a high tonight. (1,196 ReTweets)

https://twitter.com/iamsrk/status/466585522039554048

Kevin Pietersen (@kp24): So - @henrygayle made@YUVSTRONG12 pay the bill! Thanks #piechucker! Lovely to see@imVkohli again too… (793 ReTweets)

https://twitter.com/KP24/status/465895641067970560

Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya): On a lighter note NDA tally 333 same jersey number as Chris Gayle so let's hit sixes for honest development and progress !! (735 ReTweets)

https://twitter.com/TheVijayMallya/status/467348445833863169

AB de Villiers (@abdevilliers17): A must win for us vs Chennai today. Won't be easy here in Ranchi but so be it. Good time for us to find that form! #RCB @RCBTweets (464 ReTweets)

https://twitter.com/ABdeVilliers17/status/467937708321435648

Top 10 Ranking of IPL players by # of followers as of May 18, 2014

Ranking of IPL teams by # of followers as of May 18, 2014