Twitter Reactions: Sri Lanka complete thumping victory over UAE to stay alive in T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 race

After suffering a humiliating loss in the first match, team Sri Lanka bounced back well against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their second encounter of the 2022 T20 World Cup played at the Simonds Stadium, Geelong on October 18 (Tuesday). 

Speaking about the game, UAE won the toss and opted to have a bowl first. Sri Lanka openers including Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis gave a decent to their team, but Mendis got out after trying to accelerate.

Batter Dhananjaya de Silva joined Nissanka and they formed a crucial partnership for the batting team. Sri Lanka was doing extremely well until the first 11 overs of the match, but the UAE bowlers brought their team back to the contest. 

After the fall of Silva, the Island nation suffered a big collapse. While Nissanka was holding one end and also completed his fifty, none of the other Sri Lanka batters managed to stay for long on the crease. Apart from Nissanka, Silva, and Mendis, none of the other Sri Lankan batters managed to reach the double-figure mark. For UAE, Chennai-born Karthik Meiyappan registered the first hat trick of the tournament. 

UAE batters surrender against the Sri Lanka bowling line-up

Chasing a total of 153 runs, UAE batters failed to get going with the bat. The chasing team lost a total of four wickets inside the field restrictions. The likes of Muhammad Waseem, Aryan Lakra, skipper Chundangapoyil Rizwan, and Chirag Suri were sent back to the pavilion inside the first six overs of the match.  

UAE's misery did not end after the powerplay as they continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. Express pacer Dushmantha Chameera ran riot on UAE's batting line-up as he took three wickets in his four-over quota. In the end, UAE batters surrendered for just 73 runs after losing their ten wickets in just 17.1 overs. 

Meanwhile, here are some Twitter reactions:

#waniniduhasaranga 3 wicket haul #SLvUAE #T20WorldCup2022

— Harry Zyro (@HarryZyro) October 18, 2022

That’s the Hat-trick!

We can reveal that this wicket from Karthik Meiyappan is one of the moments that could be featured in your @0xFanCraze Crictos of the Game packs from Sri Lanka vs UAE. Grab your pack from https://t.co/8TpUHbQQaa to own iconic moments from every game. pic.twitter.com/1MV0Rz9AI9

— ICC (@ICC) October 18, 2022

UAE are in a spot of bother as Sri Lanka continue to dominate 💪

📝 Scorecard: https://t.co/fIoUF5AvN4

Head to our app and website to follow the #T20WorldCup action 👉 https://t.co/76r3b7l2N0 pic.twitter.com/eHZy3VCggk

— ICC (@ICC) October 18, 2022

5️⃣0️⃣ T20I wickets!!

Dushmantha Chameera becomes the fifth Sri Lankan to reach the milestone! 👏👏#RoaringForGlory pic.twitter.com/OLcYzNEs4k

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) October 18, 2022

Sri Lanka's biggest margin of wins (by runs) in Men's T20 World Cup :-

172 runs - vs KEN🇰🇪 at Jo'burg, 2007
82 runs - vs ZIM🇿🇼 at Hambantota, 2012
79 runs - vs UAE🇦🇪 at Geelong, today
70 runs - vs IRE☘️ at Abu Dhabi, 2021#SLvUAE #T20WorldCup

— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616) October 18, 2022

After having nightmare vs Namibia, Sri Lanka beat UAE convincingly despite suffering hat trick. Group A is wide open, Netherlands with 2 wins are almost through, #SL & #NAM will try to win their last games by a big margin while UAE just has a outside chance. #SLvUAE #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/8fAsnfFjjv

— Ahmad Haseeb (@iamAhmadhaseeb) October 18, 2022

Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates, 6th Match, Group A 🏏🥳👍

SL 152/8 (20)UAE 73 (17.1)Sri Lanka won by 79 runs#srilankacricket #cricket #srilanka #t #ipl #icc #viratkohli #dream #indiancricket #englandcricket #rohitsharma #worldcup #srilankacricketteam pic.twitter.com/PF4SL0jz2F

— Khan Dada (@khandada92786) October 18, 2022

Sri Lanka come roaring back into the tournament with a comprehensive win over UAE 🙌

📝 Scorecard: https://t.co/fIoUF5AvN4

Head to our app and website to follow the #T20WorldCup action 👉 https://t.co/76r3b7l2N0 pic.twitter.com/vhS7KDIzvY

— ICC (@ICC) October 18, 2022

Junaid Siddique smashed the biggest six of T20 World Cup 2022 so far (109M)💥

📸: Disney + Hotstar pic.twitter.com/8dedZ2pZvz

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 18, 2022

Sri Lanka pushed their net run rate up to +0.60 with a big win over UAE in the #T20WorldCup clash 💪🏻

Details 👇🏻#SLvUAE #T20WorldCup https://t.co/3Vlt1d8HZ3

— T20 World Cup (@YousafCricket) October 18, 2022

Congrats @OfficialSLC so we just need a victory over #Netherlands for the super 12s' 🇱🇰 come on #SriLanka and good to see Karthik Meiyappan as well for his hattrick! 👏#SLvUAE #T20WorldCup2022 #lka

— Shakir Ahmed (@Sakirlefthander) October 18, 2022