ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts to Wanindu Hasaranga turning into Thor with magnetic right hand
The miracles that movies create with high-scale productions are often emulated live by cricketers on the field, only in much more realistic and impressive ways. Wanindu Hasaranga on Sunday provided an example of the same by sticking a hand out to grab a ball in mid-air in a stellar fielding effort.
After a lukewarm group stage, Sri Lanka will be hoping to start off their Super 12 campaign on a high against Ireland in Hobart on Sunday. They have certainly started off well on that route, restricting the European opposition to just 110/4 at the end of 15 overs at the time of writing. A major contributor to their success, both in the game and tournament at large, has been the diverse skillset of Wanindu Hasaranga and his big-game pedigree to always steal the limelight by pulling off something special.
Even though he has failed to grab a scalp in the game so far with one over to go, the all-rounder ensured his name was in the conversation with a spectacular effort on the field instead. Positioned on the leg-side boundary on the fifth ball of the 11th over, Hasaranga witnessed Harry Tector pull ferociously on a short ball by Dhananjaya de Silva. The white Kookaburra flew away like a tracer bullet and seemed to be destined for the boundary, only if there was an ordinary cricketer up against the challenge.
Hasaranga rushed to his right quick as lightning and just when the ball seemed to be out of his reach, the 25-year-old flashed out his hand and the rock just seemed to stick perfectly in his grasp as if it simply belonged there. The incident was reminiscent of the way the superhero Thor sticks out his arm in the marvel movies and his weapon Mjolnir simply clings to his palm; the only difference being Hasaranga's miracle did not use any special effects but just extraordinary skill. The internet was quick to go gaga over the incident and took to social media to heap their praise on the showstopper.
Insane effort
— Richard (@Richard10719932) October 23, 2022
Superb
Insane save that by Hasaranga
— Prithvi (@Puneite_) October 23, 2022
WOW!
WOOOWnindu Hasaranga
— Broken Cricket Dreams Cricket Blog (@cricket_broken) October 23, 2022
One handed running field. Saves a few runs there.#Cricket #T20WorldCup2022
Excellent
Excellent fielding from Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva in the deep mid wicket👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 #ICCT20WorldCup #SLvsIRE
— Vignesh Gunasekar (@YuvarajVignesh) October 23, 2022
Fantastic
What a stop by Hasaranga 🔥
— SN (@Alvorny) October 23, 2022
Fielding by SL has increased so exponentially
WOW Moment
Insane save that by Hasaranga
— Prithvi (@Puneite_) October 23, 2022
Low one
Hasaranga throws that low one @T20WorldCup #IREvSL
— Larry Leprechaun (@LarryLeprechau) October 23, 2022
Yup!
That Hasaranga low release reminds me of Kedar Jadhav.
— Tuk Tuk (@tuk_tuk96) October 23, 2022
LOL!
Why was Hasaranga trying Malinga action
— 🖤 (@ameye_17) October 23, 2022
Good one SL
Hasaranga bowling the 7th over, which is statistically the safest over in a T20 game for bowling side tells a lot about this SL side's tactics...
— 🔥🌟 (@Salmaan_Raju) October 23, 2022
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