Twitter Reactions: Shreyas Iyer’s 92 puts India on driver’s seat on bowling dominated day
Iyer took the attack to the opposition and scored a stroke-filled 98-ball 92.
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It was a day when the bowlers reigned supreme. A total of 16 wickets fell on the first day, and the Sri Lankan side already finds itself starring down the barrel in Bangalore.
The visitors ended the first day with their scorecard reading 86/6, and still trail the Indian total by 166 runs. Sri Lanka lost their first wicket with just two runs on the board, as Kusal Mendis edged Jasprit Bumrah straight to Shreyas Iyer in the slip cordon. The next man to depart was Lahiru Thirimanne.
The left-hander edged a delivery that pitched outside off stump and left him, and once again, it was Iyer who pouched the offering. Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was then cleaned up by Mohammed Shami to leave Sri Lanka reeling at 14/3.
Dhananjaya De Silva was then snaffled by Shami and walked back for just 10. Charith Asalanka then hit Axar Patel straight to Ashwin at mid-off as Sri Lanka lost half their side with just 50 runs on the board. And, in the closing moments of the day, Angelo Mathews edged Bumrah to the slip cordon, where skipper Rohit Sharma took a sharp catch.
Shreyas Iyer’s enterprising 92 propels India past the 250-run mark
India started their innings in poor fashion, as Mayank Agarwal set off for a non-existential run and was run out for four as India lost their first wicket with just 10 runs on the board. Skipper Rohit Sharma was the next man to depart, as he edged Lasith Embuldeniya to the slip cordon and walked back for 15.
Batting legend Virat Kohli walked in to a rousing reception from the Bangalore crowd. The right-hander scored a couple of boundaries in his 48-ball stay but was removed by Dhananjaya De Silva. Kohli was caught plumb in front of the stumps by the off-spinner for 23.
Rishabh Pant shone brightly in his brief 26-ball stay and scored a whirlwind 39 at a strike rate of 150. But then, Pant went for a cut shot and was cleaned up by Embuldeniya. And then, came that assault from Shreyas Iyer that dazzled the crowd in Bangalore.
Iyer took the attack to the opposition and scored a stroke-filled 98-ball 92. His innings was filled with 10 fours and four sixes, and the right-hander played a pivotal role in helping India cross the 250-run mark. One of the highlights of Iyer’s innings was a massive six that he struck off the bowling of Dhananjaya De Silva that sailed out of Chinnaswamy.
But then, the Indian batters did not support Iyer. Wickets fell at regular intervals, as India were bowled out for a total of 252, with Iyer the final batter to be dismissed.
Here are some reactions from Twitter
Great counterattacking batting from @ShreyasIyer15 on a track that was helping the spinners. His footwork was very good and because of that, he made batting look easy. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/qI2CBFuWDg
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 12, 2022
Even if #ShreyasIyer missed out on a well deserved ton, it was a very fine knock indeed. Was impressed with his decisive footwork. #INDvsSL #PinkBallTest
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) March 12, 2022
When none from your team gets a fifty and you almost make a ton, it has to be a special knock. Well played @ShreyasIyer15. #INDvsSL #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/ez17GabZaO
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) March 12, 2022
Clarity in shreyas iyer’s foot work was the highlight of his inning. #brilliant
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 12, 2022
Exclusive footage of @ShreyasIyer15's brilliant inns on a difficult pitch: #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/XUwLAi6Mld
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 12, 2022
Life’s a Pitch…
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 12, 2022
After scoring 92 and taking 2 catches Shreyas Iyer says it wasn't my day 😂😂#INDvsSL
— Bitstoin (@bigstoin) March 12, 2022
Bumrah with pink ball should be illegal. Have some mercy. #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/rPvaUKUqd1
— आशीष सिंह (@realashish7) March 12, 2022
Fans chanting RCB, Virat Kohli shows the red t-shirt he is wearing.#ViratKohli #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/I6S2JPySQI
— CRICKET VIDEOS 🏏 (@AbdullahNeaz) March 12, 2022
The counter attack from @RishabhPant17 and @ShreyasIyer15 started pushing the visitors back and with the departure of a well set @Angelo69Mathews , the leftover hopes of @OfficialSLC camp have disappeared too. #INDvsSL , #PinkBallTest
— Prabuddha Ghosh (@TheCluelessBong) March 12, 2022
Captain Rohit & Review 🤝 what a beautiful ongoing story.#RohitSharma𓃵 | #INDvsSL | #IPL pic.twitter.com/sgIw27z6Lx
— Rohit Sharma Fanclub India (@Imro_fanclub) March 12, 2022
Dilhara couldn't repeat Galle again nor was he super consistent. Lankans need to find another Dilhara. #INDvsSL
— Amrut (@amrutti) March 12, 2022
Fans chanting RCB…RCB, Virat Kohli waved "❤" sign and showed the red inner he’s wearing..!! 😍🙌
The King, #RCB and Bengaluru..!!✌#ViratKohli || #INDvsSL || #RCBUnbox pic.twitter.com/bewDUtIcyB
— 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢 (@SaurabhTripathS) March 12, 2022
We are so excited for india vs australia series down under.
We all woke up at 5am to watch test cricket
But look at what india is doing with test cricket in India.
This is nothing but a joke
I don't even watch highlights#INDvsSL @NikhilNaz @vikrantgupta73— Rakesh Gajbhiye (@RakeshG66518638) March 12, 2022
BCCI : Test cricket is the purest form of cricket, we must preserve it for the future generation.
Also BCCI : Only T20I and ODI will be telecasted on DD sports for free, pay to watch test cricket🙂#INDvsSL @JayShah #CricketTwitter
— Abhijeet🇮🇳 (@AbhijeetTweet) March 12, 2022
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