Australia and Sri Lanka locked horns in the 19th encounter of the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022. Aussie skipper Aaron Finch won the flip of the coin and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the Sri Lankans managed to post a total of 157 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
While chasing the target, the star Aussie batting all-rounder Marcus Stoinis emerged as the lone showman for his team and smashed a swashbuckling knock of 59 runs off just 18 balls with four boundaries and six sixes to his name. His 300+ strike rate knock helped Australia to win the match only in the 17th over of the second innings.
This amazing show from Stoinis and Australia’s magnificent win also gave a chance to cricket fans to show their creative minds on Twitter. They took no time in coming up with humorous and witty memes on social media following this match.
So, without further delay, here we’ll have a look at the top 10 memes from the match between Australia and Sri Lanka:
Here’re the top 10 memes from Australia vs Sri Lanka game:
Stoinis: “I’ve worked too long and hard on this for you to stuff it up.”
— Jon Tuxworth (@Tuxy81) October 25, 2022
Finch: “But I’m the captain…”
Stoinis: “Just stay at the non striker’s end. NON STRIKERS!” #worldcup pic.twitter.com/q2Azuoznqd
Stoinis-Finch partnership pic.twitter.com/eg9vfrlZKs
— Tom Carpenter (@Carpo34) October 25, 2022
stoinis 59 off 18 maybe this cricket thing isn't for a hater like me pic.twitter.com/qHyh2SnkpP
— maheen | no. 1 marcus stoinis hater (@eldritchwretch) October 25, 2022
So staying away from Zampa is what it takes for Stoinis to get back into form...🙃 pic.twitter.com/eVnNzMU1Wu
— El Niño 🇮🇳 (@suppandiiii) October 25, 2022
Marcus Stoinis today against SL💀#AUSvSL #T20worldcup22 pic.twitter.com/NzkSp0Stw7
— The Cricket Followers (@cricfollowers_1) October 25, 2022
Just for funzies:
— Max (@chahanicharcha) October 25, 2022
Badla pura hua 😬🤐
Marcus Stoinis… you are a BEAST!! 💪🔥#SLvAUS #AUSvsSL pic.twitter.com/sHi8OWF7UW
Just for funzies:
— Max (@chahanicharcha) October 25, 2022
Badla pura hua 😬🤐
Marcus Stoinis… you are a BEAST!! 💪🔥#SLvAUS #AUSvsSL pic.twitter.com/sHi8OWF7UW
Marcus Stoinis today#SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/w65xekRL5d
— Yashpalsinh jadeja (@yashpalsinhhh) October 25, 2022
#T20worldcup22#MarcusStoinis
— Woke Pilgrim (@woke_pilgrim) October 25, 2022
Finch: Hulk, smash.
Stoinis: pic.twitter.com/Xb24kJjcyM
HULK POWER ⚡🔥💥
— CAPTAIN 🪶 (@prashanth__1998) October 25, 2022
MURCUS STOINIS 🔥🔥 58* (18)#AUSvSL pic.twitter.com/6obSsjeosg
Speaking of the match, Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka played the brilliant knocks of 40 and 38 runs respectively to help Sri Lanka post a total of 157 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Sri Lanka also had suffered through a middle-order collapse as they couldn’t capitalize on their steady start for a big total.
While chasing the target, Australia lost their three wickets on the score of 89 runs in 12.2 overs but that was the moment when Marcus Stoinis arrived in the middle and changed things drastically in the favour of the Australians. He smashed a swashbuckling knock of 59 runs off just 18 balls with having four boundaries and six handsome sixes to his name. Notably, he scored runs with a strike rate of more than 300.
Eventually, Australia scored 158 runs for the loss of only three wickets and won the match by seven wickets only in the 17th over of the match with Stoinis as ‘the player of the match.