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Sri Lanka vs. India- 1st T20I: Memes of the match

Demolishing all pre-match predictions and against all odds, Sri Lanka romped home against India in the first T20I played at Pune. After suffering a bout of defeats at the hands of New Zealand, Sri Lankan fans could breathe fresh air for the first time since a very long time.

Facebook became lit with many witty, funny and spurred-high octane posts after the tremendous performance of the islanders. Here are the best memes.

Dhanushka Gunathilaka dropped a sitter and then pulled off a comparatively tougher one.

Chandimal’s vivacious captaincy was a fresh sight for the fans who had thus far got used to lethargic cricket from the Sri Lankan players.

Matara boys love team India, don’t they?

With the man of the match award in his debut game, Kasun became Facebook’s favorite boy in Sri Lanka.

When Goliath transmuted into David, everyone was taken aback, including Sri Lankans.

There was no way you can speak about Sri Lanka defeating India without Sanath Jayasuriya’s name being brought out.

Sanity prevailed at long last as Kapugedera finally got an opportunity to bat up the order.

Schoolmates and now team mates!

Theviyanthan Krishnamohan

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