Twitter reacts as Sri Lanka gift New Zealand a simple 10-wicket win at Sophia Gardens

BySoumil Khare,SportsCafe Editor

06/01/2019

It was an awful start of Sri Lanka's campaign in the World Cup as New Zealand handed a 10-wicket loss to the team from Emerald Isle. Twitterati was not at all surprised with the eventual result, but the kind of cricket Sri Lanka showed, it was dispirited to say the least.

It happened again!

These Zing bails are causing a fair amount of grief. Heavier and deeper grooves to accommodate them. @ICC will have to re-consider its utility. Attractive can’t be at the cost being unfair to the bowlers. #CWC19 #NZvSL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 1, 2019

Back in form!

An In-form Martin Guptill is one of the most aesthetically pleasing batsman you'll ever get to see. #NZvSL
— Nanda (@UnLoCkpOgbaFc) June 1, 2019

Is IPL better than WC?

After watching such close edge-of-the-seat matches at IPL this WC looks like crap! Is anyone even watching this? #NZvSL
— Mimi Sen (@mimisen25) June 1, 2019

Pain-Sharing!

Pakis to SriLankans.#NZvSL pic.twitter.com/FVPK568Jn9
— Ammár🌶 (@moderrnPendu) June 1, 2019

Indian fans after watching 2 months of IPL

Can we just go back to IPL.. This world cup is too boring!! #CWC19 #NZvSL
— Satish (@satsallu) June 1, 2019

Bad day for Sri Lanka!

Bloody disappointing to watch SL. #NZvSL
— Jessieeeeeeee (@jessiegopalsamy) June 1, 2019

Feeling bad for Sri Lanka!

I didn’t know it was possible to feel worse for another country than I do for mine. #NZvSL #ICCWC2019 💔
— Erum Haider (@erumrum) June 1, 2019

One-sided game!

Sri Lanka in tatters. This match is following the one-sided pattern of the first two. Not quite the anticipated ‘big bang’ start to the tournament #ICCCricketWorldCup2019
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 1, 2019

Sri Lanka will be, should be, very disappointed with this display. So who is going to lift them from here?
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 1, 2019

Why are they even competing with Pakistan?

Sri Lanka lasted a bit longer 👍🏼 https://t.co/icWRCgrT3E
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) June 1, 2019

It was too easy for the Kiwis!

Not sure if New Zealand are good or Sri Lanka are jus bad #NZvSL
— jack_leo27 (@JackLiaropoulo1) June 1, 2019

Need some close matches!

New Zealand not putting a foot wrong today , SL not just up to the mark today.

So three one- sided matches to begin the tournament. Need some close matches #NZvSL
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 1, 2019

New Zealand were just clinical in all departments!

Bowling, Batting & Fielding...Such 3-dimensional clinical performance...Kane & Co. have throughly decimated the Lankan team to start off their WC campaign on a high!😊😊@BLACKCAPS #BackTheBlackCaps 🖤🇳🇿🏏#NZvSL #CWC19
— KOUSHIK DAS (@mynameiskoushik) June 1, 2019