WATCH! Chahal does an Mbappe, McCoy brings in Pushpa to celebrate wickets

Mumbai, April 19: The high-scoring thriller between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders with all its highs and lows and quirky celebrations, had the makings of a perfect edge-of-the-seat T20 game.

While Jos Buttler was the talk of the town after scoring his second century this season, it was Yuzvendra Chahal and debutant Obed McCoy who took centrestage in the fag end of the match. While the Brabourne Stadium witnessed classic cricketing shots, the fans were also treated to signature celebrations, which flooded the internet with memes.

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Chahal, the current Purple Cap holder this season, picked up the first hattrick of the season. The 17th over of the high-scoring match, saw the game turn on its head. Chahal picked up four wickets, including a hattrick. Chahal, who returned with figures of 5/40, picked up four of his wickets in the 17th over.

Putting Rajasthan in the driver's seat with the key wickets, Chahal went on to celebrate the milestone by posing like the meme based on him during the 2019 World Cup. Chahal's celebration took many down the memory lane to one of the trendiest Kylian Mbappe celebrations.

Following the match when Chahal was asked about his celebration, the RR spinner said, "The celebration was based on that meme that came from 2019 World Cup!"

Reacting to Chahal's five-wicket haul, former India batter Virender Sehwag, took to Twitter and wrote, "Chahal. Simply Outstanding. Ball hi nahi Rajasthan ki kismat bhi spin kar di. #RRvKKR".

Meanwhile former cricketer Wasim Jaffer hailed Chahar's hattrick and wrote, "Bowling the 17th over with the game on the line, after being hit for runs in your first 3 overs and then to return with a 2-run-4-wicket over including a hat-trick! Lionhearted stuff @yuzi_chahal. Congratulations @rajasthanroyals."

While Chahal's celebration had the internet in splits, Rajasthan debutant McCoy, who defended 11 runs in the final over, brought the trending Pushpa on to the field, as he did the classis Pushpa celebrations. This ongoing season, has seen several players entertain their fans as they come up with unique or trendy celebrations on the field.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan's seven-run win over Kolkata was a game to remember for days to come. After Jos Buttler guided RR to 217, the season's highest score so far, the Knights almost chased it down with stellar knocks from Aaron Finch and Shreyas Iyer. But Chahal's hattrick and McCoy's level-headed final over, handed Royals their fourth win of the season.

Here's how the internet reacted to Chahal's celebration:

Debutant McCoy's Pushpa celebration also left the internet in splits. Watch McCoy's Pushpa celebration as he defended 11 runs in the final over.