"The new era begins with a bang" - Twitter jubilant as India win second T20I against Sri Lanka to seal the series
Published - 28 Jul 2024, 11:37 PM | Updated - 24 Aug 2024, 06:35 AM
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Fans on Twitter reacted after India National Cricket Team won the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka after their second consecutive win. They defeated the island nation by seven wickets at the Pallekele International Stadium in Pallekele to take an unassailable lead of 2-0.
Asked to bat Sri Lank didn’t have a great opening stand as Kusal Mendis was back in the hut for ten runs in the fourth over. But after that hosts took command of the game as Pathum Nissanka (32) and Kusal Perera (53) batted superbly.
The duo added 54 runs for the second wicket. Kamindu Mendis (26) came up with a vital contribution as Sri Lanka were cruising at 130 for two. However, after that Indian bowlers changed the complexion of the game as they picked quick wickets and restricted the run flow.
Sri Lanka couldn’t cash on the start that they got with the bat as they posted a total of 161 for nine. For India, Ravi Bishnoi picked three wickets while Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, and Hardik Pandya bagged two scalps each.
Rain curtailed the second innings as India were set a target of 78 runs in eight overs. They had a poor start to their innings as Sanju Samson bagged a golden duck. But after that, Yashasvi Jaiswal (30) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (26) batted aggressively and put the opposition under pressure.
After that, Hardik Pandya (22) finished the game on high as India chased the target with seven wickets in hand and won the first series under Suryakumar Yadav as captain and Gautam Gambhir as coach.
Fans on Twitter react as India beats Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in second T20I
As India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the second T20I, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They were in awe of the way the Suryakumar Yadav-led played the game and gave some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:
Turned out to be a great toss to win in the end. 160 could have been a much different game. Played boys.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
First series as a Head Coach.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
First series win as a Head Coach.
- The Gautam Gambhir era started with a bang in Sri Lanka. 🇮🇳 p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->2<!---->M<!---->P<!---->R<!---->O<!---->m<!---->o<!---->Q<!---->k<!---->O
Jaiswal - 30(15)
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
Surya - 26(12)
Hardik - 22*(9)
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- Won the first series as Captain.
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- Won the first series as Coach.
THE GAUTAM GAMBHIR ERA. 🌟 p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->V<!---->B<!---->n<!---->I<!---->m<!---->7<!---->2<!---->B<!---->w<!---->3
2 wickets with the ball
— Arun Vijay (@AVinthehousee) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
22(9) with the bat
Finishes the match in style with a 4#<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->L p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->H<!---->V<!---->H<!---->0<!---->e<!---->2<!---->2<!---->6<!---->k<!---->O
Current Bangladesh Cricket Team >>> Current Srilankan Cricket Team 💯
— 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 🎭 (@HelloIamHaris) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
Looksalike SL Players Dont've the Fighting Sprit nowadays,
which was the their best on Sangakkara & Jayawardene's times 🥱
Also,#<!---->S<!---->L Fans fastly Becoming Pulikuttees on get Fcuked in The Ground 😀#<!---->I<!---->n<!---->d<!---->V<!---->s<!---->S<!---->L
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— Cop Sandeep godara (@sandeepdhilki49) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
Yashasvi Jaiswal became the 1st player to score 1000 runs in international cricket in 2024.
— Narsingh (@PaniNarsingh) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
And the most interesting part is he didn't played a single ODI match this year. His runs came in 2 extreme formats of the cricket.
Great achievement!#<!---->Y<!---->a<!---->s<!---->h<!---->a<!---->s<!---->v<!---->i<!---->J<!---->a<!---->i<!---->s<!---->w<!---->a<!---->l #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->L
Congratulations to Team India on their amazing T20 series win against Sri Lanka under the brilliant leadership of Surya Kumar Yadav! Outstanding performance by the entire team! 🏆🇮🇳 #<!---->T<!---->e<!---->a<!---->m<!---->I<!---->n<!---->d<!---->i<!---->a #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->L@<!---->s<!---->u<!---->r<!---->y<!---->a<!---->_<!---->1<!---->4<!---->k<!---->u<!---->m<!---->a<!---->r
— Seema Mahendra Meena 🇮🇳 (@seemaselu) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
1st T20 43 runs jeet gaye 4+3=thala for a reason
— Shivam Dwivedi (@Shivamdevbat) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
2nd T20 7 (thala for a reason) wicket se jeet gaye.
Got it why Gambhir was very gambhir after winning #<!---->i<!---->n<!---->d<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->L
India Won by 7 wickets 🌚
— छवि🫶🏻 (@hardikxchhavi_) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
Gambhir for a reason when?🤣🤣🤣#<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->l
#<!---->I<!---->n<!---->d<!---->i<!---->a<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!---->a<!---->n<!---->k<!---->a Pak news channels didn't freak out about Team SL getting ‘chip balls’ when Team Ind started batting. Guess they’re saving their complaints for the next cricketing miracle! 😂 #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->L
— RingAndPitchInsight (@RingAndPitchIns) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
In my opinion Sanju Samson is good player but failing every time he is given a chance to play...
— nnvs manoj kumar (@ManojNnvs) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
Instead of him i think Abhishek sharma would have selected bcoz he can give you a couple of overs to bowl when required and he is in prime form in batting...#<!---->S<!---->L<!---->v<!---->s<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D #<!---->I<!---->n<!---->d<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->l
First T20I series win as permanent captain 🫡
— sheenu. (@onlyskymatters) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
So so happy for you my boy 🥹♥️
Many more to come 🧿#<!---->S<!---->u<!---->r<!---->y<!---->a<!---->k<!---->u<!---->m<!---->a<!---->r<!---->Y<!---->a<!---->d<!---->a<!---->v #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->L p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->z<!---->D<!---->o<!---->4<!---->c<!---->f<!---->G<!---->X<!---->R<!---->G
Congratulations India for the second consecutive win!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
— Rhyah (@Ria_ReoD) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4
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