India’s historic win against South Africa got people on Twitter abuzz with conversations. From memes to snide potshots, the micro blogging site was alive and roaring. From the ‘mauka mauka’ to the #WeWon’tGiveItBack tweets, Twitter was better in many ways than even the live telecast of the on TV. Twitter has released the data of the India vs South Africa match, and the site has registered a whopping 69.2 million live Tweet impressions for the hashtag #INDvSA during the match. Also Read - Twitter testing Spaces for Android; ahead of March launch
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In total, there were around 770,000 tweets about the match. The moment when Shikhar Dhawan struck his 100th run sparked off a large peak of conversations on Twitter during the match, but unsurprisingly fans were most excited as India inched to victory. There were more than 7,000 tweets per minute when India beat South Africa, the highest in the entire day.
India have won at a canter in Melbourne and the capacity crowd absolutely loves it #cwc15 #INDvSA https://t.co/5z7w9FnsKI
ICC (@ICC) February 22, 2015
Brilliant to have #cwc15 Ambassador, the legendary @sachin_rt here at the MCG for #INDvSA today pic.twitter.com/GqqA3AcnT6
ICC (@ICC) February 22, 2015
Always special to be back at cricket stadiums. Atmosphere at the MCG is fantastic! #CWC15 #IndvsSA pic.twitter.com/DLK49FG1Sm
sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 22, 2015
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India faces UAE next on February 28 and Twitter predicts the same, if not more reactions to emerge. Here are some of the best tweets after the India vs South Africa match.
