Twitter Reactions: Bangladesh tame Sri Lanka by 4 wickets

Sri Lanka began the series with a massive 259 run victory over their Asian counterparts. Bangladesh went to Sri Lanka after a crushing defeat at the hands of the World number one team India. This series was very tough for the tigers as they were going in with little experience and confidence was blown away by the mighty Indians.

The first Test did not see any difference in their form but come to the Test match in Colombo, Bangladesh looked a different team altogether. They were out bowling with intent and had plans for different Lankan batsmen. Sri Lanka struggled to score big in both their innings as they ended up with 338 in the first and 319 in the second.

Bangladesh capitalized on the same as they took advantage of a low first innings total of Sri Lanka as they were powered by their star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to a humongous 467. They took a massive 129 run first innings lead as Hasan scored 116 while opener Soumya Sarkar and Mosaddek Hossain Saikat scored 61 and 75 respectively.

Sri Lanka in reply again struggled with the bat as Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan ran through the Sri Lankan batting order. The Lions managed a total of 319 runs in the second innings but were 129 behind in the first innings. Dimuth Karunaratne scored a wonderful century to take Sri Lanka to a commendable score.

This meant that Bangladesh needed to 191 runs to win the Test match and level the two-match series. The tigers chased it down with a bit of a fumble by the middle order. They started off well with Tamim Iqbal taking the matters into his own hands. He almost scored half the runs for his team. Iqbal scored 82 runs and missed out on what looked like a certain match-winning century.

The middle order struggled and were taken apart by the Rangana Herath and co. Bangladesh eventually defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets and levelled the two-match series. This is a huge confidence booster for the men in green after some morale-crushing defeats.

Twitter applauded the Bangladeshi effort and trolled Sri Lanka. Here are some of the best tweets from Bangladesh’s victory over Sri Lanka.

Massive Massive Win for Bangladesh.Beat SL in SL and that too in 100th Test is Moment of Joy.Truly Deserve ! #banvsl

— Abdul Ghaffar (@GhaffarDawnNews) March 19, 2017

What an #exceptional & #terrific game of #cricket
Well played #Bangladesh #srilanka
Congratz on #victory in #100thTest Bangladesh #banvsl

— Vikram Bohra (@vikrambohra007) March 19, 2017

Man of the series @Sah75official #BANvSL #SLvBAN pic.twitter.com/xWyBHea9rC

— Sports News (@eDailySports) March 19, 2017

Winning moment ???#banvsl pic.twitter.com/Af1j0j1SFd

— Amina Binta Shahid (@Emuamina) March 19, 2017

1st win for #Bangladesh in 2017 , that too the #100thTest ?? relief , big relief #SLvBAN #banvsl #SriLanka played good cricket too

— বাংলার ছেলে (@iSoumikSaheb) March 19, 2017

So finally Bangladesh created the history while win over Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in their 100th historical test! #SLvBAN #banvsl

— VIKASH KUMAR (@vkc1000) March 19, 2017

History made.. Bangladesh defeated Host Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in their 100th Test Match. Congratulations Tigers..#banvsl

— Mahmud Sunny (@Mahmud_Sunny) March 19, 2017

https://twitter.com/kassafchy/status/843411156026834944

What a moment! Bangladesh snatch a historic win against Sri Lanka by 4 wickets and level the series 1-1. #SLvBAN

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) March 19, 2017

Great win for Bangladesh.. beating Sri Lanka at home is one of the toughest things in test cricket. Well done.. #BANvSL

— Manikanta Aravind? (@Ma_aravind) March 19, 2017

Bangladesh can beat Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.
Australia cannot beat Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. #AUSvIND #IndvAus #BANvSL #SLvBAN

— Devarchit (@Devarchit) March 19, 2017

This test has showed what passion and team work can spur you to win. Brilliant contribution from seniors & youngsters stepped up too.#BANVSL

— Ahad Farhan (@farhan_nihilist) March 19, 2017

Beating SL is mighty task any given day in test, but doing it on their home ground speaks volume. #banvsl 100 Test magic, well done.

— Tas (Philin) (@x_TazzC) March 19, 2017

Another memorable Test win @BCBTiger ; thus team is certainly the improved cricket nation since last decade… #BANvSL

— Satyam Aarabh (@satyam_aarabh) March 19, 2017

Motivational quote "Believe yourself" got proven by Bangladesh Cricket Team.. – celebrating victory of Bangladesh

— Baizid Arefin Razen (@razenjazzy) March 19, 2017

Brilliant by Bangladesh! An away Test win in the present times is no mean feat. Test cricket needs a competitive @BCBtigers team?#SLvBAN

— Emmad Hameed (@Emmad81) March 19, 2017

Beating Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in a Test…a sure shot sign of Bangladesh's progress in International cricket. Well done, ?? ??

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 19, 2017

Congratulations Bangladesh on winning the historical 100th Test. Happy for the three Sri Lanka former players who played a huge role #SLvBAN pic.twitter.com/os9RSQH64M

— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) March 19, 2017

Congratulation Bangladesh Cricket team for winning 100th number test math against Sri Lanka. pic.twitter.com/KSVK2uEODQ

— Masum Reza (@masumreza37) March 19, 2017

Bangladesh becomes only 4th team to win the team's 100th Test after Pakistan, West Indies and Australia. #Cricket

— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) March 19, 2017

The win today is Bangladesh's 4th ever victory in an away Test:
Played 47
Won 4 (WI twice, Zim & SL once)
Drawn 3
Lost 40#Cricket #SLvBAN

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) March 19, 2017

This isn't a "humiliating" defeat for Sri Lanka. Implies that Bangladesh are much inferior. It's a dose of reality.

— SL Cricket Blog (@SLCricketBlog) March 19, 2017

This is Bangladesh's first ever Test win against Sri Lanka having previously lost 15 & drawn 2 against them #SLvBAN #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) March 19, 2017

Sri Lanka recently whitewashed Australia with 3-0 margin at home now lost a Test vs Bangladesh at home which shows its not a easy win…

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 19, 2017

https://twitter.com/AltCricket/status/843405734452912128

Bangladesh win their 100th Test. Their overall Test record is now:
Won 9
Drawn 15
Lost 76#Cricket #SLvBAN

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) March 19, 2017