CWC 2019: India-Pakistan match emerges as the most trending encounter on Twitter, beating the finale

Virat Kohli was the most mentioned captain on Twitter during World Cup.

The ICC World Cup 2019 saw probably the greatest final of all time and one of the most nail-biting encounters of all time between England and New Zealand at the Lord’s ground. The match ended up in a tie after 100 overs of game and the ensuing Super over too ended in a tie. The only way to determine a victor was to see the number of boundaries hit and England emerged as the world champions for the first time.

The match was discussed a lot on Twitter given the controversial ending to the finale. Twitter saw a lot of fans sharing their opinions on winning moments, shocking upsets, classic catches, and memes about the rain. According to a press release, the #CWC19 conversation generated 31 million Tweets from 20th May to 15th July. Comparing the hashtag #CWC19 to the last Cricket World Cup hashtag #CWC15, there was more than a 100% growth in Tweet volume containing the official hashtag.

However, it has come to light in the same release that despite the cliffhanger ending to the England-New Zealand final, the most talked about match in the tournament was the June 16 encounter between arch-rivals India and Pakistan at the Old Trafford in Manchester.

With 2.9 million Tweets, it emerged as the biggest One Day International (ODI) match ever on Twitter. The second most-Tweeted was the final between #ENGvNZ followed by the first semi-final #INDvNZ. India defeated Pakistan by 89 runs via DLS method in the match as Rohit Sharma made a brilliant 140.

The most retweeted image of the World Cup was the moment Virat Kohli met the 87-year-old India team fan Charulatha Patel.

Here are some of the other major trends on Twitter during the ICC World Cup 2019:

Most mentioned team emojis:
1. #TeamIndia - India
2. #WeHaveWeWill - Pakistan
3. #WeAreEngland - England
4. #BackTheBlackCaps - New Zealand
5. #ProteaFire - South Africa

Most mentioned captain emojis:
1. #ViratKohli - India
2. #SarfarazAhmed - Pakistan
3. #KaneWilliamson - New Zealand
4. #EoinMorgan - England
5. #AaronFinch - Australia