On Sunday, Ben Stokes played a sensational knock as England recorded a win for the ages in the third Ashes Test against Australia at Headingley.
After being bowled out for a paltry 🍸67 in their first innings, England looked dead and buried at 286-9 in its pursuit of♔ an unlikely 359 on Day 4 in Leeds.
But Stokes hit 135 not out, channeled the spirit of Sir Ian Botham in 1981 and even eclipsed his match-w🌠inning knock in the ICC World Cup final, to lead England to their record chase in Test cricket.
And following the remarkable victory, which includes Stokes being dropped on 34 and 116 runs, cricket world couldn’t handle what had happened.
Here are some of the best tweets:
This match showed how Test cricket can be the toughest and most entertaining format in crꦓicket. keeps getting better and better. An innings that people will talk abo🌟ut for a long time.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
That was pretty special! , that was ridiculous! We🉐ll done. Ashes alive and well.
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17)
Unbelievable scenes ꦰat the ashes ! can’t really describe what you did with that bat, hats of to you 🎩 testꩵ cricket at its best 🏏
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
Greatest knock of all time …. Must be …. …. I LOVE YOU ….
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
That was special from Ben Stoke𓆉s. Single handedly winning the test match. Great viewing
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Everyone choked !! The Aussies .. the Umpire but Stokes is Stoked Wha♔t a player !👏👏👏 Unbelievable.. unforgettable!!!
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69)
What a remarkable Test Match. One of the best test 100s you will see. Brilliant stuff from Gritty 🐓contribution from Lea♏ch. Congratulations
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Ben stokes that was simply awesome.. This 100 will be remembered for a very long ti🎉me.. what a player congratulations mate.. Test cricket at its best.. iꦺncredible
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Hahahha WOW!! That was insane. Sir , ar🔥ise 😂 what a game, what a player!!
— Tom Curran (@TC59)
One of the ꦛgreatest test match innings of all time. Ben ♔Stokes, take a bow
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
What an inning💝s from , will go down as one of the greatest test innings, Headingley does it again!
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket)
What a game just saw one of the best if not the best test knock ever congratulati𒅌ons and ꦆ simply outstanding
— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_)
Ben Stokes is one hell of a cricketer !!
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket)
😉👋
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99)
Well done … super Test match! you are a freak! would have loved that! You 2 can dine out on that for the rest of your life! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano)
I have no s🔯ister but if I did I’d want her to marry ꦿBen Stokes.
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66)
SIR BENJAMIN STOKES!!!
Take a bow!!! ’ashes— Aditya Tare (@adu97)
England pull it off..literally frm the proverbial jaws o defeat.. makes it happen..& how.!!Superb advertisement fr Test Crkt..what a thrilling game o pulsating foꦫrtunes..OZ might feel done in by a crucial decision..but that’s the beauty o Test Crkt-Well Done England!
— Bishan Bedi (@BishanBedi)
