Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan: Who said what about Sri lanka’s win on Twitter
Tillakaratne Dilshan’s knock of 83 took the game away from Afghanistan. (Source: PTI)
Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed 83 off 56 balls as Sri Lanka completed their 154-run chase to beat Afghanistan with seven balls remaining and kick off their ICC World T20 campaign on a winning note. Dilshan proved that he can still hit and power his side across the line. Here’s who said what about his knock and Sri Lanka’s win. (Full Coverage|| Fixtures||Photos)
Great team effort with Dilshan and Herath leading. A quiet but solid start. Well done
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) 17 March 2016
Age is just a number! 36, 36, 39 – Afridi, Gayle, Dilshan – all MOM contributions in @2016wt20 from the “Senior Players!”
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) 17 March 2016
So Tillekaratne Dilshan is well and truly back and that is great news for Sri Lanka. Now to put Malinga on the park……
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 17 March 2016
Congratulations SL. Well played Dilshan , impressive he finished the game. Afghanistan fought hard too. #WT20 #SLvAFG
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) 17 March 2016
Well played Dilshan. Except bit of miss fielding and poor death bowling good cricket boys. Keep going with this winning momentum!
— Sanath Jayasuriya (@sanath07) 17 March 2016
Tillakaratne Dilshan – old is still gold! 🙌#WT20 #SLvAFG
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 17 March 2016
“Fearless Cricket” is how I would describe Afghanistan. You cant take them easy and they deserve respect in this format. #AFGvSL #WT20
— Mohammad Kaif (@KaifSays) 17 March 2016