Sri Lankan cricket fans with banners thank the Australian team for visiting the country
Sri Lankan cricket fans showed their gratitude to the visiting Australian cricket team during the 5th and final ODI between the two teams. The fans, who crowded the stadiums during the limited overs series, came out with “Thank You Australia” banners. Sri Lanka is facing an economic crisis of gigantic proportions and the cricket series has managed to put a smile on the faces of the people on this crazy cricket island.
The photos showed many Sri Lankan fans wearing yellow T-shirts instead of blue, as a sign of their gratitude to the Aussies for visiting the country.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared some images of the fans with banners.
The sea of blue has turned yellow ????
A nice gesture from the Sri Lanka fans for Australia ????#SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/zfip5VV7Zf
— ICC (@ICC) June 24, 2022
Australia won the T20I series in full, but the hosts came back in style to win the ODI series as they took an unassailable 3-1 lead after the 4th match.
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The win was Sri Lanka’s first in a home bilateral ODI series over the Aussies since 1992.
The young team led by Dasun Shanaka came up with fighting performance to beat a strong Australian side.
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