IPL 2024: Fans Make Fun of Chennai Super Kings vs. Los Angeles Galaxy Memes as Marcus Stoinis Goes “Hulk”

Cricket fans on Twitter reacted to the latest home loss of the Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk Stadium on Tuesday with a flurry of memes and clever remarks.

Ruturaj Gaikwad made a respectable century, but CSK could not hold their total of 210 against the Lucknow Super Giants, who won the match by six wickets because of Marcus Stoinis’ explosive 124-run innings.

Following their fourth defeat of the season, fans swiftly took to social media to vent their frustration and make fun of the four-time IPL winners. Memes and jokes abounded throughout the debate, capturing the range of emotions that CSK fans felt during the match.

A fan created a meme that captured the quick shift in emotions felt by CSK supporters, ranging from the elation of Gaikwad’s century to the despair of Stoinis’s big innings that destroyed CSK’s bowling lineup.

Another meme, which comically changed CSK’s lion insignia to resemble a dog and represented their consecutive defeats to the Lucknow Super Giants, offered a more pointed criticism of the squad, implying that the typically strong group was becoming less powerful.

Adding insult to injury, a separate tweet brought attention to CSK’s problems by speculating that, given Devdutt Padikkal’s lackluster performance this season, the result would have been different if he had remained at the wicket longer.

One meme, which was a tribute to popular culture, praised Stoinis’s incredible batting performance by drawing comparisons between him and the Marvel character Hulk and praised his ability to completely destroy the CSK bowlers.

In front of their home audience, some supporters portrayed Stoinis as the CSK destroyer, reveling in the dramatic turn of events that saw the all-rounder steal the game away from Chennai.

To the apparent dismay of veteran MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar’s fielding errors in the last overs led to vital boundaries for LSG. This was the subject of another sharp criticism in the form of a meme.

Amid the widespread mockery of CSK, one lonely photo of an LSG supporter having fun in the middle of a sea of blue at the Chepauk attracted the attention of online users, sparking a barrage of humorous and encouraging messages from cricket fans.