Courtesy of KL Rahul’s affected person knock, Workforce India overcame a top-order collapse to register a 4-wicket win within the second ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka on Thursday, January 12, on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The hosts have additionally taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 within the three-match collection with the victory.
Indian bowlers had been too scorching to deal with for the Sri Lankan batters within the first innings after Dasun Shanaka opted to bat first. Mohammed Siraj (3/30) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/51) stole the present with the ball for the hosts and skittled out the guests for a modest whole of 215 in 39.4 overs.
Rohit Sharma (17) and Shubman Gill (21) began the chase with a flurry of boundaries, after which followers predicted India would steamroll in direction of the goal. Nevertheless, issues quickly went south for the Males in Blue as each openers departed in successive overs and did not convert their begins.
Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer additionally walked again to the pavilion with out vital contributions, leaving Workforce India in a heap of hassle at 86/4. KL Rahul (64*) soaked in all of the strain at this level and guided his facet house in a tough chase with a composed half-century.
Hardik Pandya (36) and Axar Patel (21) assisted him with helpful contributions. Kuldeep Yadav (10*) completed the chase in type with a boundary within the forty fourth over.
Followers took notice of KL Rahul’s accountable knock below strain and appreciated his efforts. They heaped reward on him for his match-winning knock by intriguing memes on Twitter and Instagram.
Listed here are a number of the greatest memes:
“I assumed the bowlers did a commendable job, they made our life simpler” – KL Rahul credit Indian bowlers for the victory
Addressing the media after the match, KL Rahul lauded Workforce India’s bowlers for his or her incredible effort within the first innings. He said that they made life simpler for the batting unit within the chase by proscribing their opponents to a below-par rating at Eden Gardens. Rahul mentioned:
“Will not say it was a flat wicket, cannot say it was doing loads, fairly a sporty wicket as I saved on this wicket too and 220 on this wicket was good for us, spongy bounce from the again of a size, we thought 280 or 290 we might chase it down however I assumed the bowlers did a commendable job, they made our life simpler.”
On batting at quantity 5, KL Rahul mentioned:
“One factor I actually loved batting at quantity 5 is I haven’t got to hurry again in, have a while to return again and assess the state of affairs of the sport and permit myself bat with the state of affairs calls for, when you can learn that and also you extra typically do the job for the workforce.”
Workforce India and Sri Lanka will subsequent meet within the last ODI of the collection in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, January 15.