Twitter reacts to Sri Lanka dropping two catches and the semi-final berth
Perera and Prasanna drop important catches of Sarfraz
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The virtual quarter-finals of the Champions Trophy, which treated us with an enthralling contest between the two Asian side by the names of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The match went one way then another and it was finally the men in Green, who had the rub of the green, who entered into the semi-finals of the mini-world cup. Thanks to some assistance from the Sri Lankan fielding during crunch situations, we know the fourth team to reach the semi-finals.
Pakistan looked on course to their victory after the rookie opener Fakhar Zaman scored his maiden half-century of his One-day career. The men in green, after being at a comfortable position for 92-1, started losing wickets in humps and were destined to lose after being reduced to 139-6.
Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera, and Suranga Lakmal all chipped in with wickets in this interval. But it was Sarfraz Ahmed who played a captain’s knock and shepherded the lower order towards a win. Sarfraz was first supported by the debutant Faheem Ashraf and later on by Mohammad Asif who kept his cool whiling reducing the required total over by over.
However, Sarfraz gave a couple of chances for Sri Lanka to come back into the match as he was the last man standing. Thisara Perera dropped a dolly from Sarfraz Ahmed, shocking the entire Twitter fraternity along with his captain Matthews and bowler Lasith Malinga. Later on, Seekuge Prasanna dropped another one from Sarfraz Khan to add insult to injury.
Sri Lanka in the last 45 minutes made series of a blunder by dropping important catches and being sloppy in the field with their misfields, giving extra runs for boundaries. After coming so close to the semi-finals, Sri Lankans choked when requires and eventually, Pakistan take on England in the first semi-finals of the tournament.
Let us Look at how Twitter reacted to the situation
Thisara Perera is to be given honorary Pakistani citizenship.
— E5BNcricinfo (@E5BNcricinfo) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera Just Dropped The Opportunity To Qualify For #CT17.Sarfraz Ahmed Dropped.#PakistanKiGharWapsi#CT17 #PAKvSL #SLvPAK #INDvPAK
— Sir Jadeja (@SirJadeja) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera be like pic.twitter.com/D6hu2D65nZ
— Hassan Cheema (@mediagag) June 12, 2017
Sadeera Samarawickreme should replace Dinesh Chandimal and Dasun Shanaka should replace Thisara Perera #SriLanka #LKA
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) June 12, 2017
Turning Point Of The Match: When They Declared Sarfraz Ahmed As Man Of The Match Instead Of Thisara Perera. #CT17 #PAKvSL #SLvPAK #SLvsPAK
— Sir Jadeja (@SirJadeja) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera should be made to write his full name 10 times as a punishment for dropping that catch.#PAKvSL
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera to be conducted as "ICC Hall of Fame"
He is the first & only Sri Lankan to concede 100 runs in List A cricket
— AQEEB (@AKSCOOP6) June 12, 2017
"That was my way of showing gratitude to Pakistan who sent relief during our floods. I am a proud Sri Lankan." – Thisara Perera.
— E5BNcricinfo (@E5BNcricinfo) June 12, 2017
One of the easiest catches you get at mid-on & Thisara Perera found a way to drop it. SL would be praying for another chance.#PAKvSL
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 12, 2017
thisara perera gets automatically adopted by the akmals for that drop
— Ahmer Naqvi (@karachikhatmal) June 12, 2017
Sarfraz has the entire Sri Lankan team's nudes. No other explanation.
— Emad Zafar (@EmadZafar) June 12, 2017
Sri Lankan fielders looking at a semi final spot like pic.twitter.com/ivLtmA1Jwd
— Hassan Cheema (@mediagag) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera should be made to write his full name 10 times as a punishment for dropping that catch.#PAKvSL
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera doing successful catch pic.twitter.com/Ddgv0F7HBt
— Arnab Ray (@greatbong) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera, what are you smoking son?
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera dropping Sarfraz's catch was likely to be the turning point of this match. ? #monareddakakdamanda
— ~°PiNgi°~ (@_piNgi_) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera now ahead of Michael Vaughan in the competition of most hated man of Sri Lankans!
— Kauwa Ekanayake (@kautheboy) June 12, 2017
Thisara Perera just dropped Sri Lanka's semi-final ticket #CT17 #PAKvSL
— Inshaf Caffoor (@inshafcaffoor) June 12, 2017
What a shame india lost to this pathetic Sri Lankan side #CT17
— English Rain ?☔️ (@jhanjoti) June 12, 2017
Thanks Sri Lankan team. #PAKvSL
— Hazrat Bilal (@HazratBilal65) June 12, 2017
That moment when #4yearswithBTS #PAKvSL and Malinga all three trending at the same time ? sri lankan ARMY cricket fans are blessed ?
— #ThirdOneFromTheLeft (@SeokJinism_92) June 12, 2017
Match winning credit goes to Sri Lankan team.. yar b koi miss field karta h kya?? #PakVSL
— Abdullah (@abdullaah_says) June 12, 2017
Sri Lankan Players are high on Weed !
— Aashimghimire (@aashimghimire) June 12, 2017
Sri Lankan players literally so rahe hai field pe. What are they even doing? Didn't expect from them to play this bad.
— The Hoodie Girl (@mahekshah13) June 12, 2017
Sri Lankan fielding is like gully cricketfielders! Very sloppy and disappointing!#SLvPAK #CT17
— Darshan (@raodarsh11) June 12, 2017
#PAKvSL …the butter applied on hands of sri lankan fielders made them drop this match in pakistans hands
— vinay damani (@vinaydamnit) June 12, 2017
thisara perera is hereby banished to the long boundaries for the rest of the match #SLvPAK
— PAULekar (@PAULekarr) June 12, 2017
Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera and now Seekuge Prasanna have dropped catches off Lasith Malinga. SL are under pressure now#PAKvSL
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) June 12, 2017
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