"RIP Kudrat ka Nizam" - Top 10 funny memes after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in 2023 World Cup to inch closer to 4th semis spot

New Zealand registered a comprehensive five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the 41st match of the 2023 World Cup on Thursday (November 9) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Courtesy of the win, they have inched closer to securing the fourth semi-final spot.

Afghanistan and Pakistan still have a match to go, and can equal the Kiwis' points tally. But the net-run rate of both teams is much lower than that of New Zealand.

After being asked to bat first, Sri Lanka were bundled out for 171 in 46.4 overs. Opener Kusal Perera hit an aggressive half-century and gave a brisk start to the Lankans. However, the other top and middle-order batters failed miserably as Sri Lanka collapsed to 128/9.

Maheesh Theekshana (38) and Dilshan Madushanka (19) then showed some fight and put together 43 runs.

In the second innings, the New Zealand batters came out and played attacking cricket to chase down the target in 23.2 overs, boosting their net run rate.

Cricket fans on social media expressed their reactions to a one-sided match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand through hilarious memes on social media.

Here is a collection of the best memes:

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"Hopefully things will go our way and it will be amazing to play India in the semi-final" - New Zealand captain Kane Williamson

At the post-match presentation, Kiwis skipper Kane Williamson reflected on the comfortable victory against Sri Lanka:

"Really good performance. Early wickets and then spin became very difficult to face. We expected the first one to be a bit like that. We thought there would be weather around but it didn't play a part. Hard to predict those things. Pitch became very slow as the game progressed."

He continued:

"Overall, the guys showed intent and very happy with the performance. Perera can take the game away from it was great to take those early wickets. Managed to bring our 5th and 6th spinner in the equation is always good.

"We have a couple more days left, not sure what we would be doing. Hopefully things will go our way and it will be amazing to play India in the semi-final."

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