Twitter Reactions: Courtesy of Wanindu Hasaranga's 7-wicket haul, Sri Lanka breeze past Zimbabwe in rain-marred clash
Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe in the third ODI by eight wickets.
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Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe continued their three-game ODI series by facing off in the series decider. Both sides took centre stage at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday, January 11. The sides came into the clash with all to play for as the first ODI was abandoned, with Sri Lanka winning the second ODI.
The clash began with Zimbabwe coming in to bat first after winning the toss; however, things did not go as planned for the visitors. Joylord Gumbie opened the innings with a knock of 29 runs, with Takudzwanashe Kaitano scoring 17 runs in 24 deliveries.
However, the rest of the batters could not amount to much, as Sri Lankaโs bowling attack proved to be too much to handle. Luke Jongwe added 14 runs to his name, with Wellington Masakadza scoring 11 runs as Zimbabwe posted a total of 96 runs in the first innings. As for Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasranga put in a performance of a lifetime, taking seven brilliant wickets and conceding 19 runs in 5.5 overs. Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, and Janith Liyanage took one wicket each as well.
Kusal Mendisโ class saw Sri Lanka clinch first ODI win
Aiming to chase down a target of 97 runs, Sri Lanka got off to a subpar start as opener Avishka Fernando was sent packing for a duck. Shevon Daniel added 12 runs on the board, but it was the knock of skipper Kusal Mendis that propelled the side to a brilliant win.
Playing an unbeaten knock of 66 runs in 51 deliveries, the skipper was accompanied by Sadeera Samarawickrama, who scored 14* runs in 17 deliveries. Their knocks helped Sri Lanka score 97 runs in 16.4 overs and win the game by eight wickets. As for Zimbabwe, Richard Ngarava and Wellington Masakadza were the only wicket takers with one wicket each, but their spells were not enough to propel the side to a win.
Here are the best Tweets from SL versus ZIM game:
Sri Lanka Wins ๐ฑ๐ฐ#SriLanka won the 3rd ODI cricket match against Zimbabwe by 8 wickets.
โ Sri Lanka Tweet ๐ฑ๐ฐ (@SriLankaTweet) January 11, 2024
ZIM 96
SL 97/2
Kusal Mendis 66*
W Hasaranga 19/7 #LKA #SLvZIM pic.twitter.com/w9sdtJ8BXG
Sri Lanka wrap up series victory with a big win ๐#SLvZIM ๐: https://t.co/Vh5COWW9W4 pic.twitter.com/WTgMf396D5
โ ICC (@ICC) January 11, 2024
QG Blood ๐๐
โ A-B Roonjho (GLADIATOR ๐) (@LasiBakhsh51281) January 11, 2024
The fifth-best bowling figures in men's ODIs ๐ฅ
What a performance by Wanindu Hasaranga! #SLvZIM ๐: https://t.co/aHNaYfThUD pic.twitter.com/UYQmk181hq
Best bowling by a Sri Lankan in ODIs:
โ Saino ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ (@DecodedFantasy) January 11, 2024
Chaminda Vaas - 8/19 vs ZIM ๐ฟ๐ผ (2001)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 7/19 vs ZIM ๐ฟ๐ผ (2023)*
Muttiah Muralitharan - 7/30 vs IND ๐ฎ๐ณ (2000)#SLvsZIM
Endhi, Ball 3D lo tirugutunda??
โ ORANGE ARMY (@SUNRISERSU) January 11, 2024
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐!! ๐ถ๏ธ๐ฅ
7 Wickets for mana ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!! ๐๐#SLvsZIM #WaninduHasaranga #GunturKaaramOnJan12th #GunturKaaram pic.twitter.com/mQTXa5SO41
๐ฅ Madness on the cricket field!
โ Hasnain (@Hasnain8079) January 11, 2024
Wanindu Hasaranga returns from injury and takes the game by storm with mind-blowing bowling figures of 7/19 against Zimbabwe!
๐คฏ๐ Pure domination!#CricketMadness #HasarangaReturns pic.twitter.com/DR0y0dESDS
๐๐ฑ๐ฐ *Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga* captures *7* wickets for 19 runs vs ๐ฟ๐ผ *Zimbabwe* in the 3rd *ODI* ๐
โ Rajesh (@rajp3006) January 11, 2024
#SLvsZim #RCB #IPL #CricketTwitter #Hasranga
Joylord Gumbieโ๏ธ
โ Aftab Khan 18 (@AftabKhan182) January 11, 2024
Takudzwanashe Kaitanoโ๏ธ
Craig Ervine โ๏ธ
Milton Shumbaโ๏ธ
Clive Madandeโ๏ธ
Wellington Masakadzaโ๏ธ
Blessing Muzarabaniโ๏ธ
A magical come-back spell from Wanindu Hasaranga๐ pic.twitter.com/pPTUr299B2
Makes a comeback to international cricket after nearly a year, achieving his career-best ODI figures 7-19. Hats off to Wanindu Hasaranga! ๐ #SLvZIM #เธเธตเนเธเธธเนเธเธงเนเธฒเธเธซเธงเธฒเธ #BitcoinETF #zarcia #Earthquake #INDvsAFG #OPPOReno11Launch #hasaranga pic.twitter.com/9JDKh49Yi0
โ Rao Jahanzaib (@RaoJahanzaib19) January 11, 2024
Wanindu Hasaranga take 7 wickets against Zimbabwe, He is megical spell#SLvsZIM #AFGvsIND #NZvsPAK pic.twitter.com/uFMx0gmRSE
โ Cricket Lovers (@zohaib_mayo786) January 11, 2024
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