Aus vs Ind: Top 10 tweets on the thrilling match

Published March 26, 2015
Indian cricket fans react as they watch the ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Australia in Mumbai, India.—AP
Indian cricket fans react as they watch the ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Australia in Mumbai, India.—AP

Even though Pakistan's out of the World Cup, Pakistanis watched today's Australia-India match with bated breath.

Some supported India, citing allegiance to the sub-continent. Others wanted India defeated because of the cricket team's traditional rivalry with the Pakistan team.

Read also: India's World Cup dream shattered, Australia cruise into final

Either way, social media exploded when India suffered defeat.

Some people wanted to disco:

And then there were desi traffic references:

Some people were happy:

Some people compared India's loss to relationship trauma:

Some people were corny:

Some people were cheesy:

Some people were clever with captions:

Of course, Shoaib Akhtar had to be thrown in:

Some people noticed more than they should:

Some people blamed Bollywood, period.

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