Twitter Reactions: Chennai Super Kings crush Rajasthan Royals at their new home in Pune

Chennai Super Kings cruised to a comprehensive 64-run victory over Rajasthan Royals at their new home in Pune and jumped to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 standings on Friday.

The third victory in four games helped CSK leapfrogged Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab in the table – all have equal six points – with better net run-rates. Royals remained at fifth with four points from five games.

CSK posted 204/5 after put in to bat as Shane Watson (106) scored his third IPL hundred against his old team. And the bowlers clicked in unison to bowl out Royals for 140 in 18.3 overs.

Six bowlers were among the wickets for CSK, with Dwayne Bravo (2/16), Karn Sharma (2/13), Shardul Thakur (2/18) and Deepak Chahar (2/30) sharing eight wickets while Watson and Imran Tahir chipped in with a wicket each.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to CSK’s win over RR:

https://twitter.com/david_willey/status/987434685037867008

https://twitter.com/rohithd5321/status/987370111400112129

https://twitter.com/SamreenRazzaqui/status/987359922357760000

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