Thisara Perera’s Blitzkrieg Knock Leaves Twitter in Shock and Awe
Monday, January 7, 2019 IST
New Zealand saw off an absolutely breathtaking knock of 140 by Thisara Perera to wrap up the ODI series against Sri Lanka on Saturday with a 21-run victory in the second ODI at Mount Maunganui.
Sri Lanka looked down and out at 128/7 chasing 319 but Perera's maiden ODI century kept them in the game until the 47th over, when he was caught in the deep by Trent Boult off Matt Henry’s bowling.
But while Sri Lanka might have lost the game – and the series – Perera’s manic knock, consisting of 8 fours and 13 sixes, was the talk of social media.
The final ODI between the two sides takes place on Tuesday (January 8).
Related Topics
Related News & Articles
Hashim Amla’s unbeaten 72 and Thisara Perera’s blistering knock helped World XI beat Pakistan cricket team by seven wickets in the Independence Cup se...
Recently posted . 741 views . 4 min read
The man known as 'The Egyptian Hulk' Mahmoud Hassan made waves when he burst onto the scene few years back. But did you know he was onced knocked out in 8...
Recently posted . 642 views . 1 min read
The BCCI is retiring its Anti-Corruption Unit chief Neeraj Kumar and anti-doping unit veteran Vece Paes but its administrators have not been transparent in some cas...
Recently posted . 615 views . 1 min read
New Delhi: Jason Sangha, 18-year-old Australian teenager who figured in the Cricket Australia XI, becomes the youngest cricketer since Indian cricketing legend Sach...
Recently posted . 639 views . 3 min read
New Delhi: Rising Pune Supergiant booked a spot in the last of the Indian Premier League 2017 with persuading victory over Mumbai Indians on Tuesday, on account of ...
Recently posted . 692 views . 27 min read
Trending News & Articles
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (Marathi: श्री. खाशाबा दादासाहेब जाधव, January 15, 1926 – August 14, 1984) was an Indian athlete. He is best known as a wrestler who...
Recently posted . 6K views . 60 min read
There's a scene in the movie 'Captain', a freshly-minted Malayalam biopic on former India defender VP Sathyan, which tries to capture the conflict rag...
Recently posted . 2K views . 1 min read
These are exciting times for Indian football.
India is set to host a FIFA World Cup and participate in it for the first time. The under-17 World Cup begins ...
Recently posted . 2K views . 2 min read
Virat Kohli is one of the fittest players in Indian cricket team but he is not the fittest of all.
Recently posted . 2K views . 0 min read
More in Sports
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni was seen dancing with daughter Ziva Dhoni as he took to Instagram to share the adorable video which has now gone viral.
Recently posted. 637 views . 1 min read
NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar and Saqlain Mushtaq were involved in umpteen intense battles in the '90s but one such duel left the star Pakistan o...
Recently posted. 484 views . 1 min read
5 Most Selfish Innings In The History Of ODI Cricket: Cricket is not an individual sport, but cricketers, at times, play in a certain way to get to personal milesto...
Recently posted. 1K views . 1 min read
Recently posted . 886 views
Recently posted . 694 views
Recently posted . 3K views
Recently posted . 1K views
World Cup 2014 just went by and the entire country collectively cheered and booed at every goal scored, and every goal missed. They cheered for many sports player...
Recently posted. 940 views . 1 min read
Steve O’Keefe’s six-wicket haul and great close-in fielding by Peter Handscomb ensured Australia had a vital 155-run first innings lead in the first Tes...
Recently posted. 864 views . 34 min read