CSK vs LSG IPL 2024: Netizens hail Marcus Stoinis as ‘The Hulk’ as he silences Chepauk with record-breaking hundred

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1 min read 24 Apr 2024, 08:06 AM IST

CSK vs LSG IPL 2024: Netizens person hailed Marcus Stoinis of the Lucknow Super Giants arsenic ‘The Hulk’ aft helium silenced Chepauk with a record-breaking 100 during the run-chase against the Chennai Super Kings connected April 23.

Lucknow Super Giants' Marcus Stoinis celebrates aft his team's triumph astatine the extremity of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket lucifer betwixt Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants astatine the MA Chidambaram Stadium successful Chennai connected April 23, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP) (R.Satish BABU / AFP)

Silencing Chepauk is ne'er easy. But, connected April 23, Marcus Stoinis did precisely that portion chasing the 211 people acceptable by Chennai Super Kings (CSK), acknowledgment to a superb 100 by their skipper, Ruturaj Gaikwad. Known arsenic the fortress for MS Dhoni’s team, Chepauk saw a uncommon decision of their location squad past night.

Stoinis’ unbeaten 123 disconnected 64 balls became the highest idiosyncratic people portion chasing successful the IPL. It broke Kings XI Punjab opener Paul Valthaty's unbeaten 120 successful 2011, which besides came against CSK.

In past night's CSK vs LSG IPL game, LSG crashed CSK’s grounds of the highest tally pursuit astatine the MA Chidambaram Stadium. After 12 years, CSK’s tally pursuit of 206 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) successful 2012 got outclassed. Unfortunately for the Yellow Army, they were astatine the receiving extremity this time.

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After silencing the Chepauk crowd, LSG skipper KL Rahul wrote connected X (formerly Twitter), “Chepauk! What an acquisition you gave us."

KL Rahul, who mostly maintains a calm demeanour nary substance the result of a match, broke retired successful animated solemnisation aft Stoinis had done it for his team.

KL Rahul hugs Marcus Stoinis aft Lucknow bushed Chennai astatine Chapuk

After the match, societal media became abuzz with KL Rahul's lukewarm hug with the Australian all-rounder, fondly called ‘The Hulk’.

Netizens hail Marcus Stoinis

“The hulk, The lone warrior. Marcus stoinis you beauty. What a humanities innings you played contiguous [sic]," posted 1 user. “TAKE. A. BOW Marcus Stoinis [sic]," different societal media idiosyncratic wrote.

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“Australian players conscionable person this aforesaid content erstwhile it comes to cricket to the grade that adjacent erstwhile the platform is stacked against them and it matters the most, they conscionable find a mode to win. This is thing I privation to effort to emulate successful life," wrote 1 user.

“Another 1 Australian silencing the crowd," wrote another. “Stunned Chepauk assemblage successful the background, shows the magnitude of the win," posted another.

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Published: 24 Apr 2024, 08:06 AM IST