India couldn’t have asked for a better start when their semi-final resumed at Old Trafford against New Zealand. Having limited the Kiwis to a below par score, the Indian bowlers did their job to mere perfection, restricting the Kane Williamson-led side to a lowly 239 in 50 overs.
A lot was at stake and a lot was expected as openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma took the field for India. Sadly, the duo along with the captain, Virat Kohli, crumbled as India found themselves three down for just five runs. A team majorly criticized for a weak middle order surprisingly stumbled to give others a decent stage.
And for all reasons, fans on Twitter went into a meltdown and this is how they are reacting to the collapse:
Rohit Sharma is all of us right now. #IndvsNZ pic.twitter.com/8dEmEoGf3w
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) July 10, 2019
Virat kohli searching for batsmen in dressing room#INDvsNZ #ICCWorldCup2019 pic.twitter.com/CY0pwRTbgG
— James Ogrady (@jamesogrady56) July 10, 2019
#INDvsNZ
kohli right now pic.twitter.com/DDO9mW1aLF— Noshaba (@Noshi_Riyaz) July 10, 2019
Indian top order trying to bat. #INDvsNZL #indiavsNewzealand #ICCWorldCup2019 #SemiFinal1 pic.twitter.com/opNS0W0OSj
— Ahsan® (@Ahsansays_) July 10, 2019
After Top order collapse his the man Ready for bat pic.twitter.com/LX0rDeldmJ
— Prasad Kurundkar (@Prasadkurundka3) July 10, 2019
India's soft underbelly which was so far protected by India's top order and accurate bowling is suddenly exposed at the worst time. #INDvNZ
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) July 10, 2019
Meanwhile indian top order...#INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/KzzucKjedf
— Nehal Bhatt (@_lazybaba_) July 10, 2019
In tense Situations:
Kids Bites Chocolates.
Adult Bites Nails.
Legends Bites Bat.#Dhoni #indvsnz #indiavsNewzealand pic.twitter.com/YlPRVvQVBy
— Aagam Shah (@aagamgshah) July 10, 2019
India's Top Order, Middle Order Always fails at crucial times Like this semi-Final 2015 , Champions Trophy, Semi-Final cwc 2019 but today India's bowling did their best, Indians got 240 Target, They bowlers cant give them 150 or 200, Batting needs way more attention #INDvsNZ
— Rushaan (@Rushaan03244884) July 10, 2019
This is me watching #INDvsNZ Match. pic.twitter.com/n0zXUKZYZW
— P R I Y A (@nerdypri) July 10, 2019
Feature image courtesy: AFP / Dibyangshu Sarkar
