Twitter Reactions: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the 1st T20I

Twitter Reactions: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the 1st T20I: Colombo was all set for a carnival as the hosts Sri Lanka took on the Pakistani side in first T20I match. The Pakistani team didn’t have the dream start but Ahmed Shehzad laid a good platform for the middle-order batsmen to blossom at the back end of the innings. And the experienced middle-order duo of Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal didn’t disappoint as they put their legs on the accelerator. They combined for a match winning partnership of 81 runs off just 45 balls for the 4^th wicket. When Pakistan amassed 175 runs on the board, the batters had already put their team on the driver’s seat.

Now, the onus was on the Pakistani bowlers who have so far turned almost everything into gold whenever they have got the ball in hand. They didn’t dishearten their fans as well. Anwar Ali continued his merry run in Pakistani colours while the comeback man Sohail Tanvir transformed into a hero as he broke the backbone of the Sri Lankan batting, as he took 3 wickets to also grab the MOM award. Though, Siriwardana’s cameo promised a lot but lack of support and failure of other batsmen meant that Sri Lanka were never in the hunt for the win. The Pakistani team won the match comfortably by 29 runs.

Here are the best tweets from the 1st T20 where Pakistan beat Sri Lanka:

Chamara Kapugedara cover drove a six? Damn! Its OK to lose this. We found one lost talent. Take a bow Kapugedara. #SLvPAK

— Naresh (@nrshq) July 30, 2015

https://twitter.com/SAMPATH_B24/status/626791657313153024

Pakistan has the better record while defending 150+ Score in T20I's #SLvPAK pic.twitter.com/BkmOtFwjZr

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) July 30, 2015

Innings totals of 175 or over most often in T20Is:
England 20 times,
Pakistan 18,
Australia 17,
India 13,
NZ/WI 12,
SA/SL 11.#SLvPAK

— Cricket Record (@cricinfo_record) July 30, 2015

What Arnold thought was quite far from reality

The score is Par for this wicket.. thought SL youngsters gave a good account of themselves…. its going to be a good chase #slvpak

— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) July 30, 2015

Pakistan first 10 overs :
71 for 2
Pakistan second 10 overs :
104 for 3#Cricket #SLvPak

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) July 30, 2015

https://twitter.com/Fed_436/status/626800243636473856

https://twitter.com/ammarawrites/status/626800185952313345

https://twitter.com/pravzrokz/status/626800128079196160

Congratz Pakistan Won the Match..#SLvPak #PAKvSL #pakvslt20 pic.twitter.com/B40zmVWafn

— Maliha Arbab (@MalihaArbab) July 30, 2015

https://twitter.com/Mr__PATRIOT/status/626799522799185920

Pakistan crush Sri Lanka by 29 runs to lead the T20I series 1-0. #SLvPAK #Cricket pic.twitter.com/NGtET19qJX

— ایم ڈی رَحـــمـــٰن (@DawoodLhr) July 30, 2015

https://twitter.com/Mr__PATRIOT/status/626799773807284224