CSK runs amok on Twitter

Chennai Super Kings has taken twitter by storm, with #csk becoming the most trending IPL hashtag on the site.

Chennai Super Kings sits on top of the IPL table with five wins from six games.

Having returned to the Indian Premier League after a two-year hiatus, Chennai Super Kings has enthralled its fans with five massive wins, three of those victories being sealed in the very last over.

READ: Dhoni, Rayudu take CSK over finish line in tense chase

The nail-biting finishes have led to #csk becoming the most trending IPL hashtag on Twitter, while CSK's Twitter handle (@ChennaiIPL) was the most mentioned team over the last week.

Most used hashtags (most tweeted non-match hashtags)

1.    #csk 2.    #rcb 3.    #whistlepodu 4.    #kxip 5.    #srh

Since the start of April, there have been over 5 million tweets on cricket from teams, players and fans alike, marking an increase of 81 per cent in conversation volume compared with the same period a year ago.

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Most tweeted about moments

1.    After being taken to the cleaners by tail-ender Rashid Khan, Dwayne Bravo held his nerve and won CSK the match on the last ball of a nail-biting clash #SRHvCSK 2.    Cometh the hour, Cometh the man. K. Gowtham, the unlikely hero for RR hits a six on the second-last ball of the innings to win his side the match #RRvMI 3.    Chris Gayle – The Universe Boss hits the first 100 of the #VIVOIPL #KXIPvSRH 4.    Mr 360°, A. B. De Villiers hit 90 runs off 39 balls in a man-of-the-match performance to win his team the match with two overs to spare #RCB 5.    Shane Watson’s 100 after being given a new life twice in the innings, helped CSK down RR #CSKvRR