The T20I Series opener versus the Lankan lions turned out to be a one-sided affair as the host registered a crushing win of 93 runs, also making this India”s biggest win in t20 cricket in terms of margin of runs.
INDvSL: Chahal and Kuldeep lead India to their biggest T20I win
After winning the toss Sri Lankan captain put India to bat only to concede a massive 180 runs total thanks to the cameos of MS Dhoni and Manish Pandey in the end after Kl Rahul scored a brilliant half-century at the start of the innings.
VIDEO: MS Dhoni does it again; Hits a six off the last ball of the innings & This is a monstrous hit
On a two-paced wicket with enough turn, even the wet ball didn”t stop Indian spinners from completely dismantling the Lankan batting unit. Chahal picked up 4 wickets as he spun a web around the Islanders.
Twitter went into full troll mode for Sri-Lankans and also congratulated India on their win, here are all the reactions.
1-0 up as #TeamIndia seal the 1st T20I in Cuttack by 93 runs #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/oNKyphLV2p
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 20, 2017
From Facebook😜#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/oaQC6YFZgE
— Akki (@CrickPotato) December 20, 2017
Chahal has been Man of the Match in 2 of India's top-3 wins in T20Is.
6/25 v Eng, Bengaluru; Ind won by 75 runs
4/23 v SL, Cuttack; Ind won by 93 runs
Both have come this year and Chahal is also the highest wicket-taker in T20Is in 2017 with 19 wkts. #IndvSL
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 20, 2017
India Beat Sri Lanka By 93 Runs. Despite Much Strength India Failed To Score 200, Sri Lanka Managed To Score 87 More Runs Than Expectation. Moral Victory For Sri Lanka. 🙃 #TweetLikePresstitutes #INDvSL #INDvsSL
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) December 20, 2017
Sri Lanka in their 100th T20I match were dismissed for 87 and lost by 93 runs!#IndvSL
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 20, 2017
Sri Lanka have been all out in 20 of their 42 limited overs matches in 2017 (4/13 T20Is, 16/29 ODIs). Domino-level collapse consistency. #INDvSL
— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) December 20, 2017
Biggest T20 win for India (runs)
93 runs vs SL
90 runs vs Eng
75 runs vs Eng
73 runs vs Aus— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) December 20, 2017
MS Dhoni's Stumping On Chahal's Bowl Still A Better Love Story Than Titanic And Twilight Combined. 😇 🙏🇮🇳#Dhoni #INDvSL #INDvsSL #MSDhoni
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) December 20, 2017
Next match, Sri Lanka will win the toss, bat first, and then mess with the dew too.#IndvsSL
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) December 20, 2017
As easy as it gets. Wonderful win for India and another wonderful performance from the two wrist spinners Kuldeep and Chahal.#INDvSL T20
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/ImAbhishek7_/status/943517260328583173
How timely. The first condom ad of the evening comes minutes after Sri Lanka get screwed by India. #INDvSL
— Jamie Alter 😷 🇮🇳 (@alter_jamie) December 20, 2017
Such is the outcome when you play a club team! This is poor cricket by #SriLanka. #indvsl #indvssl
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/TrendsDhoni/status/943524256649900032
Kyu bulate ho SriLanka walo Ko? @ BCCI 😒
— Pradakshina. (@ViratManiac18) December 20, 2017
India won the match but Sri Lanka has the Moral victory.#INDvsSL
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) December 20, 2017
Young spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have done 1-2-cha-cha-cha with the Sri Lankan batting tonite
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 20, 2017
श्रीलंका 87 ऑलआउट !!! कांग्रेस से थोड़ी ज्यादा बीजेपी से थोड़ी कम.#INDvSL
— Kuptaan 🇮🇳 (@Kuptaan) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/PUNchayati/status/826836890166759424
Yuzvendra Chahal is now the leading T20i wicket taker of 2017
Matches: 10
Innings: 10
Wickets: 19
Average: 14.31
Strike rate : 11.7
Eco: 7.28
Best: 6/25
4-fer: 1
5-fer: 1@yuzi_chahal #INDvSL— JSK (@imjsk27) December 20, 2017
DhonI's stumpings have entered into the territory where you are not sure anymore whether it is 'bowled' or he has taken the bails off.
— Alagappan Vijayakumar (@IndianMourinho) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/iamayu612/status/943517810088542208
MS Dhoni has taken this game of cricket to another level, the way he is performing with bat and behind stumps. He is simply defining few terms for so many youngsters. Hats off to him. #INDvSL
— Rishabh Datta (@rishabhdatt) December 20, 2017
Well Done KL Rahul, MSD, Manish, Chahal & Kuldeep… 👏👏 Another Superb Performance By #TeamIndia & 1st T20I Victory For @ImRo45 👏 #INDvSL
— Rajesh Khilare (@Cricrajeshpk) December 20, 2017
Chahal and Kuldeep in their 8 overs together gave away only 41 runs and took 6 wickets between them. Now, this is called hunting in pairs. Top performance by these two young wrist spinners. #indvsl #indvssl
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) December 20, 2017
200* – dismissals by MSD in T20👏 #Legend
— Sush (@mehhcricket) December 20, 2017
*input password*
– m.s. dhoni*Re-enter password*
-last ball six*Passwords matched*
— Tee 🎮 (@TAThagatchandra) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/MenInBlueDvotee/status/943498928950878216
What we want from MS Dhoni
❤ Converting 1s to 2s ✔
❤ Hitting a last ball six ✔
❤ A brilliant Stumping ✔All done!!
A memorable day for every cricket fan!! 😇💓#IndvsSl #IndvSl— Pinch Hitter (@pinch_hitt_) December 20, 2017
Rohit says going forward it will be ideal to have #Dhoni at No.4. Now, this is quite a statement and I feel he has made complete sense. Allow Dhoni time and freedom and entrust responsibility on the younger brigade. #IndvSL #INDvsSL
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sassy_Soul_/status/943521903473434624
