Last Update on: November 6th, 2023 at 06:32 pm
Fans on X reacted after Sri Lanka batter Charith Asalanka slammed a magnificent century in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 game against Bangladesh. The match between the two teams is taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Charith Asalnka played a magnificent innings against Sri Lanka as he bailed the team out of trouble when they were reeling at 135/5. The southpaw batted sensibly and made sure the held the one end while wickets kept tumbling at the other. The left-hander timed the ball to perfection and played from crisp shots.
At one moment, it seemed that Sri Lanka would suffer a collapse but Charith Asalanka made sure that he soaked in all the pressure. He displayed ice-cold nerves under pressure and batted magnificently well. The southpaw made sure that he kept his side in the hunt and they ended up with fighting total on the board.
Charith Asalanka finished with a total of 108 runs off 105 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 102 and smashed 6 fours and 5 sixes in his innings. His knock powered Sri Lanka to a total of 279 runs on the board. They would be hoping to defend the target and make their case strong for semi-finals.
Apart from that, Pathum Nissanka (41) batted well upfront and gave a crucial start to the team. Sadeera Samarawickrama (42) also made a decent contribution but couldn’t carry on the start he got. Maheesh Theekshana (22) and Dhananjaya de Silva (34) played valuable hands as Sri Lanka ended with a fighting total of 279 runs. For Bangladesh, Tanzim Hasan Sakib picked three wickets.
BAN vs SL: Fans on X laud Charith Asalanka as he slams ton against Bangladesh
As Charith Asalanka smashed a staggering century in the game against Bangladesh, fans on X reacted to it. They lauded the batter for his brilliant innings under pressure and gave some joyous reactions. Here are some of them:
Charith Asalnka holds his nerves to seal it for Sri Lanka, and get them into the Asia Cup final.#PAKvSL #PAKvsSL #SLvPAK #SLvsPAK #AsiaCup #AsiaCup2023 #AsiaCup23 pic.twitter.com/UUq09DsA3I
— Bhavesh Gujrati (@bhavlivelife) September 14, 2023
100 runs for Asalanka.
Well played Charith Asalanka #GOAT𓃵 #INDvSA #INDvsSA #ShehnaazGill #ViratKohli𓃵 #ShakibAlHasan #BANvSL #BANvsSL #SLvsBAN #SLvBAN pic.twitter.com/zjAa9ZhvpW
— CricketWorld🏏 (@CricPage1) November 6, 2023
Excellent 💯 from Charith Asalanka
Will we be abled to see Nagin dance after Shakib Mathews Timed out dismissal against spirit of game#BANvSL #SLvsBAN#INDvsSA #INDvSA#Pakistan #PAKvNZ #BabarAzam𓃵 #Abhiya #Abhisha #Elvisha #ViratKohli #RohitSharma𓃵 #Siraj #Shami #Jadeja #Iyer pic.twitter.com/A6IB7rAAC0— Thomas Shelby (@AzHaR_Oficial) November 6, 2023
Charith Asalanka batted superbly for his second ODI hundred.
6⃣ – Fours
5⃣ – Sixes#Asalanka #BANvSL #BANvsSL #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/IHpHtB5RiR— Dr Crickter (@drcrickter) November 6, 2023
Charith Asalanka anchored one end and helped Sri Lanka post a competitive total against the Bangla Tigers. Can the Bangla Tigers chase down this formidable target?#WC23 #Shakibalhasan #CharithAsalanka #AngeloMathews #Worldcup #Sky11 pic.twitter.com/XyIjDW2NTm
— Sky11 (@sky11official) November 6, 2023
A fantastic century from Charith Asalanka amid all the drama and wickets 👏#BANvSL #CWC23🏏🏆 pic.twitter.com/fwpnXckgdZ
— Nauman Sarfraz (@sarfraz_nauman) November 6, 2023
ICC Worldcup Match 38 : Charith Asalanka's 108 runs led Sri Lanka to set good defensing target of 280 runs for Bangladesh to gethttps://t.co/lFUunnbejm pic.twitter.com/s1ETpt5kOZ
— Cricwindow (@cricwindow123) November 6, 2023
CHARITH ASALANKA what a knock at the crucial time with immense responsibility.
108*(105)
Good score by Team Sri Lanka.#SLvBAN #BANvSL #RjAlok— RJ ALOK (@OYERJALOK) November 6, 2023
Charith Asalanka's second ODI century and handy contributions from other batters help Sri Lanka post a challenging total on the board ✨🏏#CricketTwitter #CWC23 #BANvSL
— shoaib (@chshoaib223) November 6, 2023
