Fans on Twitter reacted after the Indian 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 2-0 lead.
When asked to bat, Sri Lanka did not have a great opening performance as Kusal Mendis came back to the pitch to score ten runs in the fourth over. But after that, the hosts took control of the game with Pathum Nissanka (32) and Kusal Perera (53) batting excellently.
The duo put on 54 runs for the second wicket. Kamindu Mendis (26) made a vital contribution as Sri Lanka cruised on 130 for two. However, after that, the Indian bowlers changed the complexion of the game as they picked quick wickets and restricted the flow of runs.
Sri Lanka failed to build on the good start they made with the bat as they posted a total of 161 for nine. For India, Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets while Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya took two scalps each.
Rain interrupted the second innings and India set a target of 78 runs in eight overs. They had a poor start to their innings as Sanju Samson took a golden duck. But after that, Yashasvi Jaiswal (30) and captain Suryakumar Yadav (26) batted aggressively and put the opposition under pressure.
After that, Hardik Pandya (22) finished the game on a high as India chased down the target with seven wickets in hand and won the first series with Suryakumar Yadav as captain and Gautam Gambhir as coach.
Fans on Twitter react as India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in second T20I
When India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the second T20I, fans on Twitter reacted. They were amazed by the way the Suryakumar Yadav-led team played the match and gave some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:
In the end it turned out to be a big winning bet. 160 could have been a very different game. The boys played.
—Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) July 28, 2024
First series as head coach.
First series win as head coach.
– The Gautam Gambhir era has started with a bang in Sri Lanka. 🇮🇳 image.twitter.com/2MPROmoQkO
-Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 28, 2024
Jaiswal – 30(15)
Surya – 26(12)
Hardik-22*(9)The New Era has arrived with Style. 🥶 image.twitter.com/Gn16qxDoKX
— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) July 28, 2024
– He won the first series as Captain.
– He won the first series as a coach.THE ERA OF GAUTAM GAMBHIR. 🌟 photo.twitter.com/VBnIm72Bw3
— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) July 28, 2024
2 wickets with the ball
22(9) with the bat
End the match in style with a 4#IND vs SL image.twitter.com/HVH0e226kO— Arun Vijay (@AVinthehousee) July 28, 2024
Current Bangladesh Cricket Team >>> Current Sri Lanka Cricket Team 💯
SL players who seem to lack the fighting spirit of today,
What was your best moment during the times of Sangakkara and Jayawardene?Also,#SL Fans are quickly turning into Pulikuttees and getting fucked on the floor 😀#IndVsSL
— 🎭 (@HelloIamHaris) July 28, 2024
#IND vs SL #Paris2024 image.twitter.com/RcNkyT6HAO
— Police officer Sandeep Godara (@sandeepdhilki49) July 28, 2024
Yashasvi Jaiswal became the first player to score 1000 runs in international cricket in 2024.
And the most interesting thing is that he did not play a single ODI match this year. His runs came in two extreme formats of cricket.
Great achievement!#Long live Jaiswal #IND vs SL– Narsingh (@PaniNarsingh) July 28, 2024
Congratulations to Team India for their incredible T20 series win against Sri Lanka under the brilliant leadership of Surya Kumar Yadav! Excellent performance by the entire team! 🏆🇮🇳 #TeamIndia #IND vs SL@surya_14kumar
— Seema Mahendra Meena 🇮🇳 (@seemaselu) July 28, 2024
1st T20 43 runs Jeet Gaye 4+3=Thala for a reason
2nd T20 7 (thala for a reason) the wicket is jeet gaye.
I understand why Gambhir was so gamhir after winning #indvsSL– Shivam Dwivedi (@Shivamdevbat) July 28, 2024
India won by 7 wickets 🌚
Gambir for some reason when?🤣🤣🤣🤣#INDvsSL— Image🫶🏻 (@hardikxchhavi_) July 28, 2024
#India vs Sri Lanka Pakistani news channels didn’t freak out about the SL team being hit with ‘chip balls’ when the Ind team started batting. I guess they are saving their complaints for the next cricket miracle! 😂 #IND vs SL
— RingAndPitchInsight (@RingAndPitchInsight) July 28, 2024
In my opinion, Sanju Samson is a good player, but he fails every time he is given a chance to play…
Instead of him, I think Abhishek Sharma would have been picked because he can give you a couple of overs to bowl when needed and he is in excellent batting form…#SL vs IND #IndvsSL
– nnvs manoj kumar (@ManojNnvs) July 28, 2024
First T20I series win as permanent captain 🫡
I’m so happy for you, my boy 🥹♥️
Many more will come 🧿#SuryakumarYadav #IND vs SL image.twitter.com/zDo4cfGXRG— sheenu (@onlyskymatters) July 28, 2024
Congratulations India on the second consecutive victory! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
You can go back to your dad’s basement. @daniel86cricket 🤡🤡🤡#IND vs SL
-Rhyah (@Ria_ReoD) July 28, 2024