Twitter Reactions: Mushfiqur Rahim and bowlers maul hapless Sri Lanka in event opener
Rahim turned out to be the difference between the two sides.
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The opener of the Asia Cup 2018 was a witness to a one-sided encounter between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium as the former thumped the Lankans by a mammoth margin of 137 runs. The Tigers found themselves in a rabbit hole, but Mushfiqur Rahim’s masterful knock pulled them out of the pits. The bowlers strangled the Lankan batsmen to complete their comprehensive triumph.
Mushfiqur guides Bangladesh to respectability
Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and had no hesitation to bat first, however, the start wasn’t an auspicious one for them by any means as Lasith Malinga removed Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan in the very first over. Thereafter Tamim Iqbal walked off after suffering a wrist injury. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mithun buckled down and cobbled together a stand of 131 runs.
The stand was broken by Malinga with the wicket of Mithun, who scored 63 runs. Bangladesh lost their way thereafter and were reduced to 229/9 with three overs to play. Rahim notched his sixth ton and eventually scored 144 runs to lift his team to 261 runs. Moreover, Tamim came to bat with a fractured wrist and his gutsy approach was greeted with appreciations from every nook and corner of the world.
Lanka huff and puff
Sri Lanka started their run-chase briskly courtesy of a flurry of boundaries from opener Upul Tharanga. Mustafizur Rahman drew first blood by dismissing Kusal Mendis and Tharanga was nipped out by Mortaza in the very next over. Mathews and Co couldn’t garner any momentum after their openers went back to the hut. Mortaza picked up his second wicket in the form of Dhananjaya de Silva.
Mathews and Shanaka tried to stave off the bowlers, but could only score 16 and seven runs respectively. Thisara Perera tried to break the shackles and perished in the quest of upping the scoring rate. By the half-way mark of Lanka’s chase, the match had already become a formality. In the end, Mortaza’s men brushed aside their rivals with 14.4 overs remaining.
Here is how Twitter reacted
What a great start on his comeback match !!!! Always a pleasure to watch him. #lasithmalinga #AsiaCup2018 🔥
— Jasprit bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) September 15, 2018
@TamimOfficial28 champions get going when the going gets tough 💪👏👏👏.
— Salman Butt (@im_SalmanButt) September 15, 2018
Technically you drop a catch only if you touch it 🙈 #Shanka #AsiaCup @StarSportsIndia #SLvBan
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 15, 2018
Well bowled Mali… great come back. 👍
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) September 15, 2018
Fighting knock from #mushfiqur @BCBtigers haven’t been short of spirit in this game, excellent come backs with in this game, giving it all they got #SLvsBAN #Asiacup2018
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) September 15, 2018
Congrats #Bangladesh cricket team @BCBtigers #AsiaCup2018 #BANvSL
— Golam Rabbani (@GolamRabbanibsl) September 15, 2018
You can hate him.
You can like him.
You can even ignore him,
But you can't love him the way I do.Mushi beats SL by 20 runs.#ProudMushiFan #BANvSL#AsiaCup2018
— Vaishali♀ (@vaishali_45) September 15, 2018
That's a wrap! The Bangladesh Tigers have decimated the Lankan Lions and have one foot in the next round. Can SriLanka progress to the next round? I reckon it's going to be a tricky game against Afghanistan and Rashid Khan #AsiaCup2018 #BANvSL #Bangladesh #SriLanka #Afghanistan
— ZakAndBerry (@ZakAndBerry) September 15, 2018
@OfficialSLC has lost to @mushfiqur15 by 21 runs. 😝
Well played #SriLanka.
Better luck next time. 😆#BanvSL #AsiaCup18— Shakhawat Md Shaheen (@Sms_khan) September 15, 2018
Sri Lanka had no idea why they took bat in their hands 😂.
Will be interesting contest against Afghanistan next game for them.#BANvSL #AsiaCup2018— Krishnakumar (@WakeUpKriish) September 15, 2018
Such a poor, poor performance from Sri Lanka. Batting second in UAE is tough for many reasons but this was zero quality. #BANvSL
— KASHISH (@crickashish217) September 15, 2018
#BDTigers are in full swing.
Can say today's match was a perfect example of dedication and passion.
A big shout-out to the Tigers 🙌 #AsiaCup2018 #BANvSL #RiseOfTheTigers 🐯— Farjana Alam (Simi) (@farjanaalam2) September 15, 2018
There was a time when sri lanka🇱🇰 batting line🏏 was studded with
🏅Sanath
🏅Dilshan
🏅Sanga
🏅MahelaNow
Dumb🐣
Dumb🐣
Dumb🐣
Dumb🐣#AsiaCup2018 #BANvSL #Lanka #Cricket— Biased Umpire (@FedSports7) September 15, 2018
Kick start in the opening match.. amazing team display… Majestic @mushfiqur15 #BANvSL #AsiaCup2018
— Nauman bankotkar (@naume23) September 15, 2018
Congratulations Bangladesh for a massive win! Sri Lanka have been completely outplayed in all three departments by Bangladesh#BANvSL #AsiaCup2018
— Basit 🇵🇰 (@IAmABdulBasitAB) September 15, 2018
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