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‌ENG vs SL | Twitter reacts to Asitha’s fumbling grab culminating in roaring sigh of relief for Lahiru Kumara’s toil

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ByArijit Kundu, SportsCafe Editor

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The beauty of Test cricket lies in its virtues and quite often the players need to undergo a test of patience. While Chris Woakes tried his best to withstand the barrage of bouncers from Lahiru Kumara, the latter’s hard work ultimately paid off, courtesy of a juggling catch from Asitha Fernando.

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva’s decision to field first was welcomed with open arms by England’s stand-in skipper Ollie Pope but the hosts failed to walk the talk with the bat in the morning session. Apart from Ben Duckett’s 40, Joe Root stood out with the bat amidst brief starts from England’s middle order. As Root neared his 33rd Test hundred, his ally failed to withstand Lahiru’s test of short balls, ultimately losing patience and falling into a trap. 

Lahiru continued with his spell post Tea but with an improved strategy to derattle the opposition. With Prabath Jayasuriya’s left-arm orthodox spin from one end, the right-arm pacer continued dishing a barrage of short ball to Woakes and Root for an extended period. Although the speedster didn’t get an immediate outcome of his hard work, his hard toil bore the result on the last ball of the 59th over when Woakes intended to hook the short ball towards deep square leg. 

The red rock skewed off the top-edge as the all-rounder came into a bad position to execute the shot, eventually soaring high towards Asitha Fernando, who was sprinting square from deep backward square leg. The fielder fumbled to grab the ball on the first attempt but managed to hold onto it as it popped off initially. Eventually, the Sri Lankan bowler was caught in a mixed emotion of a sigh of relief followed by an exhale of frustration caving into an adrenaline-driven celebration. The Twitterverse witnessed the riveting battle of bat and ball, breaking into a frenzy.

What a catch!

That was all trap set for him!

That wa bad shot to play!

He should not have played that!

Hahaha! LOL xD xD

Joe Root is a complete class!

No. 33 for him!

Great one for him!

Yupe!!!

 

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