Twitter Reactions: Sunrisers Hyderabad lift the IPL 2016 trophy

In the final showdown of the IPL 9, the Royal Challengers Bangalore took on the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the IPL trophy. It was a thriller in the end and SRH went on to become IPL champions for the first time.

Captain David Warner won the toss as SRH elected to bat first. RCB made no changes from their winning XI from the Qualifiers while SRH had Mustafizur Rahman back for them.

How did the match pan out? – IPL 9, Final Review: Sunrisers Hyderabad are the champions of IPL 9

Batting first, Warner launched himself in with a magnificent captain’s knock of 69 (38). Some blistering knocks by Yuvraj Singh and Ben Cutting ensured that Sunrisers reached a mammoth total of 208/7 in their quota of 20 overs. Chris Jordan took 3 wickets but was expensive. Shane Watson leaked runs badly as he went for 61 in his 4 overs, a record he won’t be proud of.

For the Royal Challengers, everything went right in the first 10 overs with the bat. Chris Gayle rose to the occasion on the night of the finals with 76 runs from just 38 balls while Virat Kohli too hit another brilliant half century. At 140/1 in 12.4 overs, RCB almost had one hands to the trophy. However, the moment Kohli got out, SRH bowlers cashed in and scripted a perfect victory for their team.

What were the talking points of the game? – IPL 9, Final: RCB v SRH – 5 Talking Points

In the end, SRH won by 8 runs and thus became IPL champions. Twitter kept everyone entertained with some splendid tweets throughout the IPL final. Right from lauding Warner and Cutting to trolling Watson, right from lauding Gayle and Kohli to trolling RCB, here are some of the Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the game:

second hyderabad team to win the IPL with an aussie captain #RCBvSRH

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) May 29, 2016

Well done to @SunRisers on winning the 2016 #VIVOIPL

— Daren Sammy (@darrensammy88) May 29, 2016

Congrats SRH, well lead by @davidwarner31 #WellDeserved #IPLChampions

— Carlos Brathwaite (@TridentSportsX) May 29, 2016

RCB 's weak zone. #IPLfinal #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/HPzJ4cl8W9

— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) May 29, 2016

When you realise the paint won't wash off… #IPL pic.twitter.com/hHaX7sWjN7

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) May 29, 2016

RCB is just like their owner Vijay Mallya, showed promise till the end & then suddenly fled away #RCBvSRH

— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) May 29, 2016

*RCB fans* #IPLFinal

Pic1: 208 Target.
Pic2: Gayle Gone.
Pic3: Virat Gone.
Pic4: ABD Gone. pic.twitter.com/EkBGCsDCkV

— ️Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 29, 2016

Captaincy is all about decisions.When to bowl Bipul? Warner played it safe by waiting for Gayle Storm to pass, and it worked! Bipul gets AB.

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 29, 2016

For matches at Chinnaswamy stadium, ICC should allow 4 fielders outside the boundary rope, 2 outside stadium and 1 outside city. #RCBvSRH

— Psycho (@i_Psycho) May 29, 2016

Hyderabad has kept ordinary bowling performance to the most important match:)

— vikram sathaye (@vikramsathaye) May 29, 2016

Kohli taking on the finest bowler in this IPL. What a player. What a sight.

— LOLendra Singh (@LOLendraSingh) May 29, 2016

Chris Galye may be West Indian Kumbhakarna.
A giant.
Was asleep for the whole tournament.
Alarm went off only in the final.#RCBvSRH

— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) May 29, 2016

It is a big chase but if any team can do it, it is #RCB

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 29, 2016

We should think of using Gayle to do some cloud seeding…

— The UnReal Times (@TheUnRealTimes) May 29, 2016

Virat to his bowlers. #IPL pic.twitter.com/sIu42QzOfM

— ️Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 29, 2016

Watson performed in the final, as if he is a South African. #RCBvSRH

— Shashi (@AllTimeBakchod) May 29, 2016

Hard to call it a team game when the outcome depends so much on a handful of batting colossus like AB, Kohli, Warner. #IPL

— cricBC (@cricBC) May 29, 2016

We've seen a statement from @davidwarner31 already. It means #RCB will need one from at least one of their big guns.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 29, 2016

According to Sidhu
Batsman is gadadhari,
Bowler is yoddha and
it is not Cricket match, it is Mahabharat.#RCBvSRH

— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) May 29, 2016

If SRH scores 150 runs it will be a challenging target for Virat Kohli only. So, they need to make 100 more for AB De Villiers. #RCBvSRH

— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 29, 2016

Zaheer: I can't let Kohli chase.
Suresh: Kohli is a dangerous chaser.
MSD: Every1 knows what VK can do chasing!
Warner: We gonna bat first!

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) May 29, 2016