Shane Watson smashed an unbeaten 117 as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to win their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title in a spectacular return fr🍒♏om a two-year corruption ban.
The 36-year-old Australian hit e💫ight sixes and 11 fours in his stunning 57 ball innings as Chennai took🅰 just 18.3 overs to overcome Hyderabad´s 178-6 in 20 overs.
Chennai finished on 181-2 to crush their opponents by eight wickets at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium which was packed with more than 33,000 people.
Post-win, the CSK players took 🍎to variꦗous social media platforms to share the feelings with their fans.
Here’s how CSK players reacted on social media after winning the IPL 2018 title:
Cannot express my feelings! It's been a wonderful season for us & a fitting finish by . A well constructed innings from him today & inspiring captaincy from right from game one takes us to our 3rd title.A big thank you to all our supporters🙏
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Excited to be going home after 7 weeks at the IPL… Was really good being back at this year. What a franchise it has been over the years. Proud to be part of another trophy with CSK 🏆
— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307)
A big thank you to the for your immense support! 💛 You are the best fans anyone can ask for! Thank you for believing in us, for not 𓆏losing hope during out difficult days, and for being a part of the wonderful journey this season.
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Congratulations to my team! And a special thank you to all my fans… it’s always great to win titles @SonyMusicGlobal
— Dwayne DJ Bravo (@DJBravo47)
CSK
— Murali Vijay (@mvj888)
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— Imran Tahir (@ImranTahirSA)
IPL champions 😎❤
— Lungisani Ngidi (@NgidiLungi)
