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SL vs Pak 2nd Test: Pakistan TROLLED after Sri Lanka win by 246 runs to draw series 1-1, check reacts HERE

SL vs PAK 2nd Test: Pakistan trolled on social media after drawing Test series 1-1 against Sri Lanka

SL vs Pak 2nd Test: Pakistan TROLLED after Sri Lanka win by 246 runs to draw series 1-1, check reacts HERE Source: Twitter

Sri Lanka came back into the 2-match Test series with an impressive 246-run win over Pakistan to level the series 1-1 on Thursday (July 28). The Lankan Lions were on fire with the ball as they bowled out Pakistan for 261 in the second innings of Day 5 at the Galle International Stadium. Sri Lanka gave a massive target to Pakistan in order to clinch the series but the Babar Azam-led side failed to chase the record-breaking total. (Babar Azam breaks THIS huge record of Virat Kohli in Sri Lanka series)

After bad light and rain ended play early the past two days, Sri Lanka's bowlers responded well and were backed up by excellent fielding on a gloomy final day. Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya continued to impress in his third test match, finishing with a five-wicket haul, and eight wickets for the game, to be named player of the series. He was backed by off-spinner Ramesh Mendis, who took four wickets in the second innings.

Social media didn't spare the Pakistan fans and cricket team as they trolled the Asian side by claiming that they are too dependent on their captain Babar Azam. (Babar Azam reaches another BIG milestone as Pakistan captain during SL vs PAK 2nd Test, check here)

Checkout the reactions here...

Resuming play at 89-1, Pakistan lost opening batter Imam-ul-Haq in the third over of the morning but a 79-run stand between captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan gave hope of a draw that would secure a 1-0 series victory.

However, a moment of indiscretion saw Rizwan leaving a straight ball from Jayasuriya and he was bowled for 37. A collapse from the visitors' middle order soon followed as they went from 176-2 to 188-5 by lunch. (Who is Abdullah Shafique, Pakistan's new batting star? all you need to know about him)

Babar was Sri Lanka's biggest challenge, and Pakistan's only remaining hope, but he was dismissed leg before wicket by a straight ball from Jayasuriya for 81. The last five Pakistani wickets fell for 56 runs. Dhananjaya de Silva was leading Sri Lanka in the absence of skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, who was out with back spasms. De Silva scored a century in Sri Lanka's second innings and was named Man of the Match.

The series is being played against the backdrop of Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis since independence. There is a severe shortage of fuel, medicine and cooking gas and economic experts have warned of a pending food crisis. (With reuters input)