The first match of the ICC World Test Championship series between the Sri Lankan cricket team and the Australian cricket team concluded earlier today at the Galle International Stadium. The visitors won the match by 10 wickets and gained an unassailable lead of 1-0 in the two-match series. Cameron Green won the Man of the Match award for his 77-run knock in the first innings.
Green’s innings played an integral role in the Australian cricket team’s win. His half-century helped them take a 109-run first-innings lead. Here’s what he had to say after winning the award against the Sri Lankan cricket team:
“When you come to subcontinent, you got a few unknowns, kind of had to go about it but we’ve got a lot of experience guys in the change room, gets a fair idea before I went out there, good first game. Few guys told me to be proactive, there is no point in going and defending, gets yourself in trouble, might as well play some shots.”
Speaking of the batting performance by Cameron Green in the first match of the ICC World Test Championship series against the Sri Lankan cricket team, the right-handed batter smashed six fours. His batting strike rate was 70 during his innings which lasted 109 balls. Eventually, Ramesh Mendis trapped him in front of his stumps 23 runs short of his hundred.
Fans react to an incredible shot from Cameron Green in the first innings of the match
A video from the innings of Cameron Green has gone viral on social media, where the Australian cricket team star could be seen attempting a sweep. However, the timing was not perfect, and he missed the shot. However, while he was swinging the bat, the ball hit the back-side of the bat and traveled to the boundary line.
Here is the video of that bizarre shot from the first match of the ICC World Test Championship series between the Sri Lankan cricket team and the Australian cricket team, followed by the top Twitter reactions:
Best reverse sweep ever for 4 from Cameron Green #SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/dtGXHHySgC
— paul suttor (@paulsuttor) June 30, 2022
Pretty sure Daryl Mitchell pulled off something like that in the third ENG-NZ Test
— Rishad Dsouza (@Rishouza) June 30, 2022
@heathledgcrs I'm still convinced he meant to do this.
— Patrick Gray (@PatrickM_Gray) June 30, 2022
Used to play this shot to get the six runs in Defend The Wicket back in primary school haha
— The Practice Drill (@T_PracticeDrill) June 30, 2022
A cultured and effective sweep there mate 👍
— Michael Buchanan (@AusMikeLeeds) June 30, 2022
Happened last year in a game I played in and the lad got caught at gully. Umpire gave it a wide. https://t.co/ukBrYGR6mk
— Harv (@HarveyLockwood_) July 1, 2022
What a reverse sweep 😁 https://t.co/yHdWgH0VeY
— Kedar Joshi (@kedarjoshi009) July 1, 2022
A beauty https://t.co/w67XrvW3Ec
— Tom De Backer (@TomDeBacker12) July 1, 2022
Magics! 😂 https://t.co/lw6kU7YTMD
— Sasiru Virajith (@sasiru_virajith) July 1, 2022
best ever https://t.co/Nv5tdl1ejm
— Zohaib Hassan (@zabi7474) July 1, 2022
