Cricket Buzz: Social media trends on July 16

Dinesh Karthik congratulated the South Zone team as they won the Duleep Trophy final by defeating West Zone by 75 runs in Bengaluru. Former England captain Michael Vaughan lauded the Somerset team as they won the T20 Blast by beating Essex by 14 runs in Birmingham. Harbhajan Singh wished the legendary former Indian hockey team captain Dhanraj Pillay on his 55th birthday.

Former legendary Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram praised Shaheen Shah Afridi as the pacer picked up his 100th international wicket on Day 1 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Mithali Raj celebrated Bonalu Day at the Lal Darwaza Temple. She shared a few pictures from the auspicious occasion, looking serene in a red and white saree.

Check out all these trending updates on social media here:

Congratulations South Zone team!

What a performance against a star studded WZ team.

Well led by @Hanumavihari 👏 and good knocks in both the innings too!

Kaverappa the star with the ball, well supported by Sai Kishore and Koushik.#DuleepTrophy pic.twitter.com/VJDtfx05hg

— DK (@DineshKarthik) July 16, 2023

Congratulations @SomersetCCC what a win and what an incredible tournament 👏👏👏 https://t.co/2rSzv2TDaw

— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) July 16, 2023

🚨 Appreciation Tweet 🚨

🇮🇳's Priyanka Goswami wins Silver medal in 20km Race Walk event at Asian Championship.

➡️ Priyanka clocked 1:34:24 (1:46 mins behind Gold medalist)

➡️ Its 16th medal for India.#AsianChampionship2023 pic.twitter.com/kEt5IUgNUr

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) July 16, 2023

Duleep Trophy ✅🏆#southzone pic.twitter.com/wKGVpB19DC

— Washington Sundar (@Sundarwashi5) July 16, 2023

Champion feeling 🏆#southzone #DuleepTrophy #Champions pic.twitter.com/4ldSD4G4hw

— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) July 16, 2023

Heartiest Birthday Greetings to former Hockey India Captain Shri Dhanraj Pillay Ji. I wish you a fabulous birthday and may the time ahead be joyful and blessed always. @dhanrajpillay1

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 16, 2023

Prep mode 🔛 with the lads for the big white-ball season ahead ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/OKLYcFGQrc

— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) July 16, 2023

Black or white choose your side 😉 pic.twitter.com/W6THURy2iH

— Navdeep Saini (@navdeepsaini96) July 16, 2023

- Congratulations @iShaheenAfridi on your 100 test wickets, just one of the many milestones to come...
Keep going strong !#Cricket #IamGAME #Pakistan

— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) July 16, 2023

Big thumbs up 👍 Shaheena.. @iShaheenAfridi 💯 wkts in test cricket ♥️. Many more to come #PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/9dQPg6tVTl

— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) July 16, 2023

What a way to win a trophy … The Best team this year deservedly winning 👍 https://t.co/xd8FOK0ZiY

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 15, 2023

History has been made…Bangladesh women have beaten India in an ODI. What a special moment for them!! Shows that it doesn’t matter who you are playing, have to be switched on. #BANvsIND

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) July 16, 2023

The short ball ploy against Ashleigh G. #ENGvAUS

— Shikha Pandey (@shikhashauny) July 16, 2023

The vibrant colors, the melodious chants, and the fervent devotion — it's Bonalu day! We celebrated the festival together at the Lal Darwaza Temple, cherishing the auspicious day. Wishing all of you a very happy #Bonalu. #Bonalu2023 pic.twitter.com/S5RRUesPVu

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) July 16, 2023

Sunday evenings ☺️ pic.twitter.com/lEAtjPsaPh

— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) July 16, 2023