New Zealand pulled out a dominating win against Sri Lanka in the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup 2022 on October 29, Saturday. They edged closer to booking a semi-final spot with the victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground(SCG). They right now sit easily at the top of the Group 1 points table with 5 points from 3 games.
Skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first in the contest. Sri Lanka got off to a terrific start as they effectively negated the threat of the in-form Kiwis’ opening batters.
Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka working spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Dhananjaya de Silva for the job. The duo supported him by dismissing Finn Allen (1) and Devon Conway(1) reasonably.
Williamson (8) also achieved the pavilion right after, leaving his side in a heap of worry.
Glenn Phillips (104) then performed a stunning knock and individually rescued New Zealand from a risky situation. The Sri Lankan fielders also supported him in the cause by dropping a few catches.
Daryl Mitchell (22) gave him company with a major contribution after a top-order fall. Mitchell Santner (11* off 5 balls) performed a cameo in the company of Phillips in the defeat overs to support the Kiwis reach a respectable total of 167/7.
In reply, Trent Boult (4/13) and Tim Southee (1/12) wreaked havoc on the Sri Lankan elite order. The duo decreased them to 8/4 in 3.3 overs and positioned New Zealand in the driver’s seat.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa (34) and Dasun Shanaka (35) put up a struggle for a while. Although, they could not do much as the rest of the batting order failed as a pack of cards. Sri Lanka was ultimately bundled out for 102 in 19.2 overs and lost the game by 65 runs.
Fans respond after New Zealand’s clinical win over Sri Lanka
Cricket fans on social media platforms loved a one-sided contest between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Sydney. They show their reactions through funny memes on social media.
Here are a few collections of the best funny memes:
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Kiwis to Asian Champions☕#NZvsSL #NZvSL pic.twitter.com/iIn0htPW7d
— Cricket thops🏏//Naseem Stan (@OurPrideNaseem) October 29, 2022
#NZvsSL
Playing to NZ in #T20WorldCup 2022NewZealand :~ pic.twitter.com/jvaEV56ons
— nipun mahajan (@NiPuN_045) October 29, 2022
5-3
Courtesy: Trent Boult pic.twitter.com/qW6Y0AHhRW— Biiishh (@BobbyLalll) October 29, 2022
NZ in bilateral NZ in icc tournament pic.twitter.com/gKQanlMvuX
— Ronak Dev (@Rohitt047) October 29, 2022
*Sri Lanka in * #NZvsSL #SLvsNZ
Asia Cup T20 World Cup pic.twitter.com/FjeSFOr1BD
— Cric kid (@ritvik5_) October 29, 2022
ICT Fans can relate🥲#NZvsSL #T20WorldCup #India pic.twitter.com/L6EvZ1MRWC
— KRISH👑|| 82*at Melbourne 😍 (@KR4VK18) October 29, 2022
Boundary counts:
Glenn Phillips: 14
Sri Lanka : 13
infact he beat SL by 2 runs 🔥#NZvsSL #NZvSL pic.twitter.com/uWb7Fu6Ekc— Neel Tweet’s (@iamneelcrick) October 29, 2022
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