Twitter Reactions: Australia whitewash Sri Lanka 2-0 as Dilshan bids farewell

In what was the final match of the tour, Australia wrapped up the T20 series in style with a 2-0 whitewash. Though it was heading towards a one-sided game, it turned out to be a thrilling encounter in the end. Earlier in the day, it was Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal who win the toss and elected to bat first.

Sri Lanka had Prasanna coming in for Rajitha while Australia had Hastings and Wade replacing Boland and Bailey. Playing his last international game, Tillakaratne Dilshan was back in the hut in the second over. However, Perera and De Silva began on a good note.

Twin strikes from Faulkner triggered a collapse as the batsmen suffered a panic attack. Leaving Dhananjaya De Silva’s 62 (50), no batsmen showed any signs of holding on to the crease. Indeed no one crossed double figures except him and Perera.

The Australian bowlers made a merry of the hosts batting lineup. Sri Lanka could only manage 128/9 in their quota of 20 overs. Faulkner and Zampa, both got three wickets apiece while Hastings got a couple. Starc also got a wicket but was a bit expensive.

Australia were off to another flier with Maxwell taking the bowlers for a toss. Taking Australia to a commanding position, it seemed like they would win this game before 15 overs. However, there was some twist in the tale, as Australia lost wickets in a heap to spin following Maxwell’s dismissal after a scintillating 66 (29).

From 93/0, the visitors were reduced to 120/6. But the target hardly imposed any kind of a serious threat to the Aussies as they went on to win the game by 4 wickets. Glenn Maxwell was declared the man of the match as well as the man of the series.

Twitter has some enthralling reactions to the final game of the SL-Aus series. Maxwell was again lauded for his match-winning knock while Dhananjaya also managed to grab eyeballs of the experts. Australia again got trolled for their approach to spin while SL batsmen were deemed disinterested in today’s game. Here are some of the Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the game:

So close. What a thriller in the end. Not enough runs but Dilshan nearly pulled off a miracle. Fantastic career ends. He will be missed

— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) September 9, 2016

There is Shakespeare and then there's…#SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/6I449IfTno

— Paul Dennett (@the_summer_game) September 9, 2016

Australia survive an almighty scare to win the 2nd #SLvAus T20I by 4 wickets pic.twitter.com/vxLsDxHluB

— ICC (@ICC) September 9, 2016

No visiting Australian team has been so clueless against the spin as this one. #SLvAUS

— Moulin (@Moulinparikh) September 9, 2016

Australia:

92 for 0
Next 21 runs for 5 wickets.#SLvsAUS

— ️Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) September 9, 2016

ROFL he smashed you, mate. Maxwell literally meant "I just f**** your team" #SLvAUS

— Nikhil Mane ??? (@nikhiltait) September 9, 2016

Australia will never drop Maxwell again. #SLvAUS

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) September 9, 2016

You know the madness on display when Warner is forced to play the anchor role #SLvAUS

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) September 9, 2016

Ok sssshhhh Maxwell batting, teeing off already.Always makes for good viewing.

— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) September 9, 2016

Can Maxwell beat his score from the first game? Difficult, but not beyond the great man. #Maxwellball

— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) September 9, 2016

Sri Lanka has finally scored 100. As a tribute to Dilshan, their bowlers can now overstep and stop Australian team from scoring 100 #SLvAUS

— Shashi (@AllTimeBakchod) September 9, 2016

Dhananjaya looks like he will be around the Lankan side for many years to come… #slvaus

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) September 9, 2016

Seems like the Sri Lankan batsmen don't want to give a nice farewell to Dilshan. #SLvAUS

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) September 9, 2016

Wade is so happy in the field. Running in and high-fiving everybody when a wicket falls. It'd be cruel (to everyone) to make him keep again.

— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) September 9, 2016

Best figures for Adam Zampa in T20Is: 4-0-16-3 #SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/3Cv0vBBW1s

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) September 9, 2016

clever tactics from sri lanka to deny maxwell the chance for another big show #SLvAUS

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) September 9, 2016

Zampa – True Rising Supergiant!

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) September 9, 2016

Sri Lanka doing their best to deny Maxwell another century here. #SLvAUS

— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) September 9, 2016

Looks like its Lanka who want to go home rather than Aussie… #slvaus

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) September 9, 2016

Last game for TM Dilshan, I hope we are treated to a Masterclass. Long tour for the @CricketAus team, finish off with another win #SLvsAUS

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) September 9, 2016