Twitter reacts as India slay the Lankan Lions to win the series
India thumped Sri Lanka by an innings and 53 runs to clinch the second Test in Colombo to bag the three-match Test series 2-0 in advance. Though Sri Lanka showed some signs of promise in their second innings, they suffered another batting collapse on day four which handed India a comprehensive win.
Here are some of the best Tweets of the day:
Best spinning pair in the world for a reason!
First innings world number two took five wickets haul..
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 6, 2017
Second innings world number one took five wickets haul..
Angelo Mathews signals out to the dressing room to get his arm-guard out.
— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) August 6, 2017
Against Ashwin & Jadeja.#SLvIND
An Alternate ending in a parallel universe?! :P
Don't throw away this chance SL. 150 lead and Herath special on day 5 can make this Series interesting. #IndvSL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) August 6, 2017
Virat Kohli and his fielding! *facepalm*
Nobody in the Indian team management has told Kohli that he isn't a great catcher at slips?
— Karthik Lakshmanan (@lk_karthik) August 6, 2017
But on the bright side......
wriddhiman saha is such a reassuring presence behind the stumps. and makes invaluable contributions with the bat. ultimate team man #SLvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) August 6, 2017
Name: Ajinkya Rahane
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 6, 2017
Job one: scoring runs
Job two: taking catches in slips
Apt analogy! :P
There are people who hate seeing you and your best friend together. Sri Lankan batsmen must be doing the same with Jadeja & turners #SLvIND
— Cricket bakchod (@AllTimeBakchod) August 6, 2017
That was quick! :O
From 150 ka lead to 80 runs and an innings defeat. That escalated quickly!
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) August 6, 2017
Yet another series conquered by Captain Kohli! _/\_
Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Australia & now Lanka again. Only Mars left now for Captain Kohli!!
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) August 6, 2017
Virat Kohli becomes the first Indian captain to win two Test series in Sri Lanka#SLvIND
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) August 6, 2017
Rare feat!:O
A fifty & five-for in the match for both Ashwin & Jadeja.
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) August 6, 2017
Only the third time two players from the same side have done so in a Test!#SLvIND
Impressive run for Kohli and his boys continues!
India have now won 8 Test series in a row. Only Australia have won more - 9 between 2005 and 2008.#SLvIND
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) August 6, 2017
Most consecutive Test series wins:
— The Cricket Man (@CricStatsMan) August 6, 2017
9 England, 1884 to 1892
9 Australia, 2005 to 2008
8* India, 2015 to 2017*#SLvIND