"Srilanka beat the India C team with a little help from umpires"- Fans react after India's close loss in the second T20I

Sri Lanka managed to level the three-match T20I series against India by winning their second match on Wednesday night. Dhananjaya de Silva(40*) played a sensible match-winning knock to see his side home in a tight chase of 133.

Chamika Karunaratne's(12* in 6 balls) little cameo was also very vital, as his big hits against Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 19th over sealed the deal for Sri Lanka in the chase. The Indian team put on an admirable fight even though they played with a highly inexperienced batting line-up, in which Bhuvneshwar Kumar had to bat at number six position.

Dhananjaya de Silva's unbeaten 40 helps Sri Lanka clinch a four-wicket win in the second #SLvIND T20I 👏The series is poised at 1-1 heading into the decider tomorrow!🗒 https://t.co/bEFZZmVeqf pic.twitter.com/Yh8MGb5h9E

— ICC (@ICC) July 28, 2021

The two sides will now collide in the series decider on Thursday at the same venue. Navdeep Saini injured himself while fielding during the penultimate over of the match. Due to injury issues, it looks unlikely that Saini will be unavailable for the next contest. Team India might hand a debut to either Sai Kishore or Arshdeep Singh tomorrow to replace Saini in the playing XI.

Indian cricket fans applauded India's efforts in the match and took to Twitter to voice their opinions. Most of them slammed the Sri Lankan team and their fans for extravagant celebrations after winning against an "India C" side. They also pointed out that bad umpiring decisions assisted them during the chase.

Fans react on Twitter after India's close loss in the second T20I

Srilanka beat India C team with a little help from umpires. Nice#INDvSL

— Siddhant Acharya (@thesiddhant10) July 28, 2021

@daniel86cricket Sri Lanka after beating #India C team with 5 batsman in playing xi: pic.twitter.com/L24p7KVhso

— Sachin Karthick (@SachinK05375171) July 28, 2021

Won against India C team that too in 19.4 over and he is celebrating 🤦‍♂😂 https://t.co/KDQZfez6jF

— Dr.Monil (@Monil32077681) July 28, 2021

Yes Srilanka won a match with just 2 ball remaining against India C (IPL team) and also the credit goes to the home umpires of srilanka for helping srilanka win the match.The umpires didn't stop the match despite rain because srilanka were behind DL score...

— Tushar Anand (@AnanadTushar) July 28, 2021

This man takes Drugs 🤣India C or we can also say D team made your team fight for a low score till last over in your home ground. Their win was also in doubt, just got lucky. Get a life Loser !!#SLvIND #INDvsSL2021 https://t.co/dZdXbHlkqx

— g0v!ñD $#@®mA (@rishu_1809) July 28, 2021

Srilanka after defeating India C team!#INDvSL @nibraz88cricket @daniel86cricket #Cricket #ColomboClown https://t.co/Llw8HWkjpq pic.twitter.com/S9Dg2WMLAh

— Crik_Tracker (@Lava_devuni) July 28, 2021

finally something to cheer for SL against India C team 👏#SLvIND

— JAMES (@ImJames_) July 28, 2021

SriLanka 🇱🇰Won the Match Against India ❌India A❌India B❌India C ❌... Team India Z✅(with 5 batsman, 5 ballers, No all rounder)🇱🇰 #SLvsIND 🇮🇳 Tomorrow India win the series 👍😊#SilambarasanTR #Maanaadu

— Bonny_str (@imstr26) July 28, 2021

These are the best players in Sri lanka available to play.Them being inexperienced is your selectors choice.This was not India C. This was India Covid team. Even India F with enough batsman and bowlers is hard to beat for this SL side.SL used to be a top side.

— pranit malik (@pranitmalik) July 28, 2021

Daniel chacha is so funny 😭😂India C team se jeetne ke baad usko lag raha hai maano world cup jeet liya 😂😂😂#INDvSL

— Einstein (@lonelysoulwalle) July 28, 2021

#SLvINDHow SL team see themselves after beating India C team in a close match: pic.twitter.com/Ii2d0DYToV

— Rajneesh Chaudhary (@Rajneesh_16) July 28, 2021

Srilankans enjoying like hell by defeating India C team..They in reality: pic.twitter.com/tVXb6JSatn

— Varsha saandilyae (@saandilyae) July 28, 2021

Srilanka after defeating India C#INDvsSL2021 #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/SuHrix6LRt

— പ്രവീൺ കുമാർ #Cheer4India🇮🇳 (@pravibalu_Dec93) July 28, 2021

Daniel Alexander ,dimagi halat thik nehi hay , doctor dikhao koi.India C looks better than Sri Lanka https://t.co/Kgm7C5BffF

— Vedic Man🌼 (@hindus_vedic) July 28, 2021

Celebrating win over India c 😂 https://t.co/V1UfNl3JY9 pic.twitter.com/p49vuhE1D5

— Kundan Rathod (@iamkundanrathod) July 28, 2021

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We knew we had to construct the innings smartly: Shikhar Dhawan

During the post-match presentation, Indian skipper Shikhar Dhawan expressed his delight over the fight put on by his inexperienced side to take the game to the last over with a small total.

He added that the batting unit had to revise their plans considering they were a batsmen short in the contest. Dhawan said:

"The surface had some turn, and it was also stopping a bit. Of course, we knew one batsman was short, and we knew we had to construct the innings smartly. We had to content ourselves at some point due to the limitations. But yeah, we were 10-15 runs short. I am very proud of the boys because we fought very well. It was amazing to witness the never-die attitude in the boys. It was a great effort, taking the game deep while defending just 132, hats off to both bowlers and batters."