'Ye naye bharat ke ubharte chehre hain' - Fans shower their praises on Hardik Pandya-led India team for an amazing series win against SL

India and Sri Lanka locked horns in the third and last of the three-match T20I series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot The hosts’ skipper Hardik Pandya won the flip of the coin and decided to bat first at the batting paradise of SCA in Rajkot. Batting first, the men in blue posted a massive total of 228 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

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While chasing the target, the Islanders fell 92 runs short of the target and lost the match by a margin of 91 runs. Eventually, Hardik’s men won the three-match T20I series by a margin of 2-1 with an amazing win in the series decider at Rajkot.

It was another time for the one-man show from the World number one T20I batter and star Indian batting sensation Suryakumar Yadav who smashed 112 runs off just 51 balls.

Indian cricket fans were also overwhelmed with the performance of the men in blue in the first series of the calendar year 2023̣. They took to Twitter to shower the love and praises of Hardik & co.

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Here’s how fans reacted to India’s first series win in the calendar year of 2023:

Another powerful performance by Rahul!!!#tigerexch #INDvSL #T20 pic.twitter.com/L8Qm3whOsH

— Tigerexch (@tigerexch) January 7, 2023

AND WE WON!!!!!
HELL YEAH!!!!#INDvSL #T20Cricket

— Naquiyah (@pizzaisbae1706) January 7, 2023

India's A team is defeating full strength Srilankan team 🤣🤣
137/10 #SLvsIND #INDvSL https://t.co/kBU3TwEXoC

— Mukesh Gandhi❤️ (@The_word_play) January 7, 2023

First series win for India in 2023, Surya is the star.#INDvSL #T20Cricket #suryakumar #Cricket #TeamIndia

— sports cricket (@cricket_new07) January 7, 2023

#INDvSL Stats in T20 series
Highest run : #suryakumar 170 runs
Most Sixes : 12 ( #suryakumar )
Highest Score : 112 ( #Sky ) #INDvSL

— हम भारतीय | Hum Bhartiya (@humbhartiya_in) January 7, 2023

There is no doubt in acknowledging the fact that S.K Yadav is a next generation A.B.D, not only that but bit more than A.B.D. When a batsman confuses the opponent’s captain into changing the field more than twice in an over, that batsman has something more than class.#INDvSL

— Syed Afaq Shah (سید آفاق شاہ) (@AfaqShah0335) January 7, 2023

Arshdeep coming back with 3 wicktes today #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/u49GeexnMS

— memes_hallabol (@memes_hallabol) January 7, 2023

And that's it #India Seals the Series against #SriLanka with magnificent win today 2-1 🔥🔥#INDvSL #SLvsIND #IndiavsSrilanka #WaltairVeerayyaTrailer #TrendingNow #Trending

— Toshith (@toshith_18) January 7, 2023

सूर्य कुमार यादव ने 45 गेंदों पर लगाया साल 2023 का पहला टी-20 शतक 💯🔥🇮🇳
112* रन 51 गेंद
7 चौके 9 छक्के
219 का स्ट्राइक रेट
बहुत बहुत शुभकामनाएं। 💐🎉#Suryakumar #SuryaKumarYadav #cricketchallenge #smilechallenge#Vikas_Sabhasad #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/Rhtcfh5ENl

— Vikas Sabhasad (@Vikas_Sabhasad) January 7, 2023

This is what #Teamindia meant to be#INDvSL history making won by 91 runs #SuryakumarYadav and bowlers pulled off really well, and what a way to won a series 💪🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳✊@BCCI pic.twitter.com/xeB3bczeD5

— J S 007 🇮🇳 (@JSPOO7) January 7, 2023

Congratulations #Teamindia, Done with T20 series 🤝, next eyes on ODI series on Jan 10th #INDvSL https://t.co/lIrfag7UNw

— VK45🇮🇳 (@sportslovervk45) January 7, 2023

Speaking of the action of the match, the men in blue got an early blow when young opener Ishan Kishan fell prey to Dilshan Madhushanka in the first over of the match after scoring only one run. Then came a crucial 49-run stand between opener Shubman Gill and number three batter Rahul Tripathi. The former played a knock of 46 with two boundaries and three sixes to his name. Whereas, Tripathi contributed with 35 runs off just 16 balls with five boundaries and two sixes on his credit.

But something fiery was waiting on the day, it was once again from the willow of World number one T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav. The 32-year-old delivered up to his stature of being 360 degrees in all directions of the field. He smashed an explosive century-knock of 112 runs off just 51 balls with seven boundaries and nine massive sixes.

While chasing the target, Dasun Shanaka’s men got a bit of a good foundation with a 44-run stand between openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis. But just after the departure of Kusal Mendis, the visitors lost the wickets at regular intervals. Finally, they fell 92 runs short of the target and lost the match by 91 runs.

The men in blue clinched the series by 2-1 courtesy of the outstanding performance from Suryakumar Yadav.