SA20 | Twitter in awe as Nuwan Thushara churns Malinga-level spellwork scalping two-in-two on debut
The timeline of sports has witnessed some fabulous Master and apprentice stories. Nuwan Thushara following the Lasith Malinga way of spraying two lethal yorkers to get rid of big fishes during the reverse fixture of West Cape Derby in the SA20 2024 could fall in the same chapter.
Eyeing for their very first win in the history of West Cape Derby in SA20, Jos Buttler and Jason Roy gave a rollicking start to the Paarl Royals against the MI Cape Town bowlers. Although Roy departed after scoring a half-century in the 14th over, Nuwan Thushara in MI colours, cleaned up Jos Buttler and Fabien Allen on the trot, in the 18th delivery bringing back memories of Lasith Malinga’s ferocious bowling from his cricketing days.
On the first delivery of the 18th over, Thushara dished a fuller delivery at the off-stump line which got the better of well-set Jos Buttler on 54. While it was not a pin-point yorker, Butler made room to work through the off side and made way for the ball to sneak underneath his bat and clatter onto the off stump. Not long after the off stump was uprooted, the slingy-actioned pacer trapped Fabien Allen with a dipping yorker that caught the Caribbean all-rounder off-guard.
Former Sri Lanka legend and Mumbai Indians veteran, Lasith Malinga was seated at the dugout and the Twitterverse could relate the incident with the concept of ‘Master and its Apprentice’
Got a big fish in debut
Nuwan Thushara adding to the heat in Paarl 🔥#Betway #SA20 #WelcomeToIncredible #PRvMICT pic.twitter.com/Iiy4Jr98Yr
— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) January 21, 2024
Back to back wickets
Death bowling perfection 🤌
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) January 21, 2024
𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠-𝙩𝙤-𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨 for Thushara ⚡#PRvMICT #WelcomeToIncredible #SA20onJioCinema #SA20onSports18 #JioCinemaSports pic.twitter.com/XEFSc1tzV5
On point
Thushara should be used outside pp, mark Boucher hope you get my point
— Aditya (@Aditya73927510) January 21, 2024
He is too good
Man this Nuwan Thushara is good.
— The Divine Beard (@Gerrardicted) January 21, 2024
Straight on target
2 in 2 for Thushara, Straight on target...#SA20
— Apu (@apu_ACM) January 21, 2024
Wow
Thushara Wow... 🔥🔥
— 🐺 (@_cm_punk_) January 21, 2024
Buttler gone
𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗛🎯𝗥𝗔
— MI Cape Town (@MICapeTown) January 21, 2024
First wicket in the #SA20 for Thushara and Buttler is OUT 🔥#OneFamily #MICapetown #PRvMICT #SA20
Big wicket
Big wicket for Thushara
— Nishan Thaya (@NishanThaya) January 21, 2024
Buttler bowled by him#SA20
Real deal
Thushara is the real deal
— Sid (@SiddhantRo45) January 21, 2024
Let's go
Let’s Go My Man Thushara !#SA20
— Rahul Choudhary (@Rchoudhary0707) January 21, 2024
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