POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Nov 13, 2022 : His inclusion in the T20 World Cup squad was highly controversial. The former cricketers of the country could not accept England Test captain Ben Stokes being taken to the World Cup of the short format of cricket. Some said, Stokes will sink England this time. But it was Stokes’ bat that floated England in today’s final.
This star all-rounder brought England the World Cup again after 2019 by playing an unbeaten innings.
England won two World Cups in three years. In 2019, they won the ODI World Cup by defeating New Zealand by controversial rules. Chasing 242 runs in that match, England lost four wickets for 76 runs. Stokes and Jos Buttler took over from there. Stokes played an unbeaten innings of 84 runs off 98 balls and took the team to victory. After the scores were level, the scores of the two teams were even in the super over. In the end, England won the controversial law of hitting more boundaries.
Ben Stokes’ contribution to today’s T20 World Cup final is undeniable. However, Sam Curren was Man of the Match and Man of the Series. But Stokes’ 49-ball 52 with 5 fours and 1 six is something special for England. Chasing a small target, England lost 3 wickets for 45 runs. Pakistan’s pacers were on fire with the ball. From that situation, Stokes came to finish the match by taking the lead of the team. The winning shot comes from his hand. Earlier he took 1 wicket for 32 runs. A true all-rounder knows the same.
