‌ENG vs SL | Twitter reacts to Kusal Mendis’ ecstasy cave into utter silence after catching failure

With the overnight batters, Kamindu Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal adding 103 runs on the fourth day, Sri Lanka marched to a steady score of 326 with a lead of 205 runs. With England coming out to chase the total halfway through the second session, Ben Duckett and Dan Lawrence, the openers were greeted with freebies from the opposition. However, one such nothing delivery got the better of the southpaw before DRS overturned the decision. 

On the last ball of the second over, Asitha Fernando strangled a full-length ball down the leg stump that Duckett tried to whip. However, he failed to middle the bat and got an inside edge en route to the diving keeper. To the naked eye, it seemed as if Kusal vouchsafed a splendid catch by diving to his left. However, as the onfield umpires send it upstairs, TV umpire Joel Wilson could visibly spot the red rock touching the grass while being in contact with the keeper’s gloves. Eventually, the decision was overturned and Ducket survived. However, Mendis was ecstatic after taking the catch and threw the ball in the air as a part of the celebration. Seeing an enthusiastic celebration cave into silence, Kusal was a part of the discussion in the Twitterverse.

Great effort

— Gill Bill (@bill_gill76078) 

Reality check

— Gill Bill (@bill_gill76078) 

Dragged along the ground

If I had a nickle for every time Ben Duckett looked to be out to a really good catch but then the replay showed the ball had been dragged along the ground...

— Ben (@Naylorben) 

Bucket instead of Ducket

 My dad keeps calling Ben Duckett “Bucket” he said “Oh Bucket is batting yeah” 😂😂😂😂

— sameeha 🐳 (@sameeha0102) 

Flipping balls

Ben Duckett flipping the bails with a "I've never done this before" caught on the stump mic ... he's been warming up to the bowl in the breaks during this Test match too...

— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) 

In the breaks

Ben Duckett flipping the bails with a "I've never done this before" caught on the stump mic ... he's been warming up to the bowl in the breaks during this Test match too...

— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) 

Good one

Breath taking catch that wasn't from Kusal Mendis 😃😃

— Sasi K (@SasiKVIn) 

Appealed it

Kusal Mendis should have known about it. Yet, he appealed for it.



Sure, it's not as blatant as a cheating as Rashid Latif from the 2003 Multan Test against Bangladesh.



Will the match referee, David Boon, censure Mendis for this act? Mostly, he'll get away, I suspect.

— Vijay A (@VAAChandran) 

Lucky for Ducket

   Great catch by Kusal Mendis, keeping in place of Chandimal who has an injured thumb. Umpires have referred it upstairs, picture shows ball on ground and it is overturned. Rough on Kusal Mendis, lucky for Duckett.

— Thomas Sutcliffe (@aspitweets) 

Terrific effort

Damn that was a terrific effort by Kusal Mendis but just couldn't get hold of it as the ball just touched the ground for a micro second 

— Sanskar Gemawat (@thatSanskariGuy)