Sri Lanka go where no Asian team have gone before
Over two Test matches, Sri Lanka upended calculations to trump South Africa, by one wicket and by eight wickets, to make history. Their performances caught the imagination of the entire cricket community, and the praise at the end of the series was effusive.
Congratulations again @OfficialSLC for making history for Sri Lanka and Asia with this win. @IamDimuth @CHathurusinghe @KusalMendis1 @NiroshanDikka
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) February 23, 2019
Congratulations !!! Great team work to achieve something special. proud of the boys.. Well done @IamDimuth and the team.
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) February 23, 2019
Brilliant to be apart of the history!! Thank you to all who believed in me and always backed me..we played as a team and we won as a team! amazing leadership by @IamDimuth
— Kusal Mendis (@KusalMendis1) February 23, 2019
Love you all. Proud to be a srilankan.
@IamDimuth well led in the series rallying the guys together and putting up a great show
— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) February 23, 2019
Really happy for the boys, fantastic team effort. This series win among the Top achievements of Sri Lanka Cricket. Well done @iamdimuth & team, Coaching staff.
— Rangana Herath (@HerathRSL) February 23, 2019
Great win for Sri Lanka#OnceAgainProve...
— Thisara perera (@PereraThisara) February 23, 2019
Great batting display by @KusalMendis1 and Oshada
Well played boys made us proud
It's a great Test series win for Sri Lanka#MadeAHistory
Soooo happy for the guys @OfficialSLC #SAvSL an achivemnt to cherish for a life time. Resilience when there was no hope... Truly incredible !!! Well done !!! Never lose hope !!
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) February 23, 2019
Arguably the best day ever in the history of Asian test Cricket n surely the best day ever for #SLC.
— Danushka Gunathilaka (@danushka_70) February 23, 2019
Weldone @IamDimuth n team!
You made the entire nation proud #SAvSL #LionsRoar #Speechless
Congratulations @OfficialSLC lads for achieving something no other srilanka team or neither any Asian team ever achieved! Everyone in the squad has made our country proud Fantastic effort by everyone and ver well led by @IamDimuth #SAVSL #cricketnation
— Farveez Maharoof (@farveezmaharoof) February 23, 2019
Congratulations to Sri Lanka on a fantastic Test series win against SA in SA. This must be one of their greatest moments in their Test history. My friend @RusselArnold69 will be a really happy man #SAvSL
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) February 23, 2019
Well done Sri Lanka!!! Huge respect! https://t.co/naJWupom8U
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) February 23, 2019
A remarkable test and series victory for @OfficialSLC, history making achievement. Who would've thought after their recent performances in Australia & NZ. #SAvSL #Congratulations
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) February 23, 2019
- Six weeks ago India became the first Asian side to win a Test series in Australia.
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 23, 2019
- Today Sri Lanka became the first Asian side to win a Test series in South Africa.
With this, at least one of the Asian sides have now won a Test series in every Test-playing country!#SAvSL
History at hand in Port Elizabeth. Sri Lanka on verge of magnificent series win over Sout Africa. Not much of a crowd so BBL fanatics won't rate it.
— Peter Lalor (@plalor) February 23, 2019
Incredible effort to win the series 0-2. This is huge for Sri Lankan and definitely world cricket. Test cricket has turned on its head in the last few months n its brilliant #SAvSL
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) February 23, 2019