New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2018-19: Twitter Reacts As Thisara Perera's Century Goes in Vain

Thisara Perera’s excellent counter-attacking 140 off just 74 balls went in vain as Sri Lanka fell 21 runs short of New Zealand’s target of 319 in the second one-day international.

Thisara played a blistering knock

Since then, Ross Taylor and Colin Munro started to bail the Kiwis out of danger as they shared a 100 plus stand.

Munro was at his usual aggressive self, hitting 12 fours and two sixes in his 77-ball 87 before he was run out, but there was little respite for the Lankans. Henry Nicholls put up another good 57-run stand with Taylor to take New Zealand past 200. Jimmy Neesham, who starred with his all-round performance in the first game, continued in the same way, smashing the bowlers all around the park for five fours and three sixes to collect 67 off just 37 balls. It gave the innings the much-needed finish and pushed the score past 300.

Taylor top scored with 90 off 105 balls while Malinga was the most impressive of the Sri Lankan bowlers, finishing with 2/45 from 10 overs.

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Twitter Reactions:

One of the best batting displays by @PereraThisara he gave a thrilling finish to a point where @OfficialSLC almost had it in the bag. What an inning!!! ??? #NZvSL

— Upul Tharanga (@upultharanga44) January 5, 2019

What a game! Punished the kitchen crew with mandatory @TheACCnz commentary of the game all evening #NZvSL

— MacLean Fraser (@MacLeanFraser) January 5, 2019

What a amzing match #NZvSL

Perera
hit 13 sixes in inning of 140 runs just 74 balls
❤❤❤❤❤

— Chirag ck (@Chiragck3) January 5, 2019

Players who conceded most runs while scoring a hundred in an ODI:

78 – Chetan Sharma (101*) v Eng, 1989
77 – Mitchell Marsh (102*) v IND, 2016
75 – James Faulkner (116) v IND, 2013
69 – THISARA PERERA (Batting on 100*) v NZ, Today#NZvSL

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 5, 2019

@PereraThisara strike rate of 189.2 (140 off 74 balls) is the second higher ever in an ODI knock that lasted more than 70 balls, only lesser then @ShaneRWatson33 96-ball 185* at a strike rate of 192.7 against Bangladesh in Apr 2011. #NZvSL

— ZAHEER (@IaMZaheeR28) January 5, 2019

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What an innings from @PereraThisara .. He was still smiling besides their defeat.. This is the sportsmanship that the world cricket is looking forward for… Congratulations to both the teams.. They gave out an absolute thriller till the end #NZvSL

— Joseph Benhail (@JosephBenhail) January 5, 2019

Unfortunate @OfficialSLC but what a knock from @PereraThisara almost took the team through Because Wins out of touch #NZvSL #ThisharaPerera

— Rahul Kumar (@ImRahulK10) January 5, 2019

@JimmyNeesh Dude whr have you been all this while. What great showing in the two #NZvSL games so far.

— LayEggBeforeWicket (@LayEgg_B4_Wkt) January 5, 2019

how can we say we lost the game and not talking about thisara's batting #NZvSL

— uknowho (@tripleW97) January 5, 2019

Thisara Perera nearly pulls out a stunning run chase but his effort went in vain as New Zealand win by 21 runs and clinched the series 2-0 with one match to play.
NZ – 319/7 (50)
SL – 298/10 (46.2)#NZvSL #ThisaraPerera #cricket #blackcaps #Srilanka #sacnilksports pic.twitter.com/uVPWpScCh2

— Sacnilk Sports (@SacnilkSports) January 5, 2019

Better way of answering critics, happy for @PereraThisara but honestly we need as an all rounder, SL needs to change their middle order, hard to see Chandimal offering anything either in the field or with the bay #NZVSL

— ?????????? (@abuyusuf201) January 5, 2019

@KusalMendis1 has ambitions to score 10k runs in odi as well as test but does nothing in close matches like this..#NZvSL

— naveen_suddala (@naveen_su) January 5, 2019

Last game it was Kusal Perera

This match it was Tissara Perera

Great Fight back ?
Sadly both ended in the losing side.. ? #NZvSL

— Dₑₘₒₙ (@Naazick) January 5, 2019

https://twitter.com/ClearBelly/status/1081481345346396160

Another great chase pity #SriLanka couldn't get over the line #NZvSL @ESPNcricinfo

— k6a w12e , Melbourne AU ?? ?????? (@nzicecool) January 5, 2019