Twitter Reactions: Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga help Sri Lanka Legends chase down 158

After a one-sided game the previous day, it was now time for an extremely competitive one. The Sri Lankan side was taking on West Indies who had lost both their matches thus far. The former won the toss and opted to bowl first in this encounter. Fans were delighted as they were about to see Brian Lara come out to bat.

William Perkins was dismissed on the first ball of the third over and out came the big man. The crowd chanting reminded everyone about how some legends are never forgotten. He did not disappoint his fans as he went on to bat till the very end.

He scored an unbeaten 53 off 49 balls to guide his team to a total of 157 runs at the end of their 20 overs. It may seem a touch too slow but for a 51-year-old batsman to walk out and score a fifty against recently retired bowlers was definitely a special effort. Dwayne Smith played an attacking knock of 47 runs to take the pressure off Lara. His knock included four boundaries and three sixes.

Tharanga and Dilshan star in a successful run chase for the Lankan side

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya walked out to open the batting for their side. The former played some impressive shots and never let his team get behind the eight ball. His knock of 47 runs included eight boundaries. Though Jayasuriya could not recreate his magic, Upul Tharanga played a sensible knock to take his side to a safe victory.

Tino Best sent a few jitters in the Lankan dugout as he took two wickets in the 18th over. However, it was too late by then and West Indies successfully chased down the target in 19 overs. Tharanga completed his fifty off 35 balls by hitting a four on the last ball of the inning.

With this loss, the Caribbean side has now lost all three games in this tournament. They need to improve their performance and quickly bounce back in the upcoming games.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Brian Lara carrying his bat for West Indies. 🤷‍♂️

Some things never change.

— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) March 6, 2021

Saw Brian Lara trending and heart skipped a beat.

Checked. It's just him being his old, vintage, classy self.

— Amal Singh (@Jerun_onto) March 6, 2021

SLL won by five wickets, but WIL gave a good fight. Two stylish unbeaten half-centuries from left-handers today. Brian Lara with a classy 53* and Upul Tharanga with a graceful 53* regaled the spectators with their fluent batting. #SLLvsWIL

— Prasanna Sant (@SantPrasanna) March 6, 2021

Match winnings performance from Upul Tharanga. Unbeaten Fifty and Finishes the match.#RoadSafetyWorldSeries2021 #RoadSafetyWorldSeries #SriLanka #srilankalegends #Tharanga pic.twitter.com/t36WYAo4qT

— Extra Pace (@Extra_Pace) March 6, 2021

Upul Tharanga seamlessly carried us to a win. Just like old times. Excellent innings.

Tharanga flying under the radar and delivering. Some things don't change. Well done. #RoadSafetyWorldSeries2021 #RoadSafetyWorldSeries #RoadSafetySeries

— Anouk Welgama Wimalaratna (@TheAnoukWW) March 6, 2021

Match No. 2

Sri Lanka Legends beat West Indies Legends by 5 wickets.

Upul Tharanga 53* (35) #RoadSafetyWorldSeries pic.twitter.com/wBNMRPBDA3

— Abhijeet ♞ (@TheYorkerBall) March 6, 2021

Upul tharanga wins it for Srilanka legends #RoadSafetyWorldSeries2021

— Gowtham ᴹᴵ (@MGR_VJ) March 6, 2021

Upul Tharanga and Dilshan in crease 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

— VJ_Dinu (@VJ_Dinu) March 6, 2021

SLL won by five wickets, but WIL gave a good fight. Two stylish unbeaten half-centuries from left-handers today. Brian Lara with a classy 53* and Upul Tharanga with a graceful 53* regaled the spectators with their fluent batting. #SLLvsWIL

— Prasanna Sant (@SantPrasanna) March 6, 2021

A decent Knock from @BrianLara 53/49🔥 patha chaltha hai kya 51 saal ka hai? #Legend

— 😎😁😎😁😎 (@Shriyamsh_834) March 6, 2021