‌SL vs IND | Twitter reacts as Matheesha Pathirana produces threatening yorker to clean up Hardik Pandya

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BySportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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The usage of special weapons in a thrilling contest should be done strategically and Matheesha Pathirana is becoming a pro in it. The pacer produced a lethal yorker to clean up Hardik Pandya and add further inroads in the Indian camp as they squared off against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. 

Winning the toss and electing to field first backfired for the Sri Lankan captain initially as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill garnered the hard new ball to notch up 74 runs inside the powerplay. Suryakumar Yadav’s quick fifty followed and India’s net run-rate was upsurging leaps and bounds. Subsequently, the ploy to bring Matheesha Pathirana worked well for the hosts as Hardik Pandya’s dismissal highlighted the pacer’s impact with the ball in the contest. 

Despite Surya laying the foundation for a 220-plus total, new batter Hardik failed to continue the momentum. In the ninth ball that the all-rounder faced, he struck a four off Pathirana before the bowler produced a lethal yorker to have the last laugh. Pandya made early room to go for a slog down the ground on a yorker but failed to connect it with the bat, hearing the death’s knell. Pathirana is well known for his toe-crushing yorkers and using it at the right time summoned the Twitterverse’s attention.

Illegal delivery

Perfect yorker

At 151 kmp/hr

Dismissed

At his best

Good one

What a yorker

Toe crushing

Please stop

One of the greatest

 

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