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‌ENG vs SL | Twitter reacts to Kusal Mendis’ ecstasy cave into utter silence after catching failure

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BySportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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The increased usage of technology has been a huge advantage to the sporting realm as it adds a layer of transparency to the outcome of various decisions. Similarly, the usage of DRS turned Kusal Mendis’ ecstasy into silence during the fourth day of the England versus Sri Lanka first Test. 

With the overnight batters, Kamindu Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal adding 103 runs on the fourth day, Sri Lanka marched to a steady score of 326 with a lead of 205 runs. With England coming out to chase the total halfway through the second session, Ben Duckett and Dan Lawrence, the openers were greeted with freebies from the opposition. However, one such nothing delivery got the better of the southpaw before DRS overturned the decision. 

On the last ball of the second over, Asitha Fernando strangled a full-length ball down the leg stump that Duckett tried to whip. However, he failed to middle the bat and got an inside edge en route to the diving keeper. To the naked eye, it seemed as if Kusal vouchsafed a splendid catch by diving to his left. However, as the onfield umpires send it upstairs, TV umpire Joel Wilson could visibly spot the red rock touching the grass while being in contact with the keeper’s gloves. Eventually, the decision was overturned and Ducket survived. However, Mendis was ecstatic after taking the catch and threw the ball in the air as a part of the celebration. Seeing an enthusiastic celebration cave into silence, Kusal was a part of the discussion in the Twitterverse.



Great effort

Reality check

Dragged along the ground

Bucket instead of Ducket

Flipping balls

In the breaks

Good one

Appealed it

Lucky for Ducket

Terrific effort

 

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