Ben Stokes, the new King of English cricket, won the team the final for the second time on his own in three years
Ben Stokes, this name is of the player who has become the king of English cricket today.
Ben Stokes, this name is of the player who has become the king of English cricket today. The player who had given England the biggest win in ODI history three years ago, made him the champion again in T20. This is the same player who in 2016, Carlos Brathwaite of West Indies made the villain of England's defeat in the final of T20 World Cup by hitting four sixes. The player has left behind all the gloom and has made himself the biggest star of England cricket.
English captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bat in the final against Pakistan on Sunday (13 November). When the English bowlers stopped Pakistan at a score of 137 runs in 20 overs, it seemed that this match has become easier for England. Everyone was following the victory of England, but it is not easy for everyone to overcome Pakistani bowlers. Haris Rauf took two and Shaheen Afridi created a sensation by taking one wicket.
Stokes did not let the untoward happen
At one time the England batsmen were looking under pressure, but the team was confident that as long as Ben Stokes was at the crease, he would not allow any untoward incident to happen. Stokes kept batting with patience on one side. He shared 13 runs for the third wicket with Jos Buttler, 39 runs for the fourth wicket with Harry Brook, 47 runs for the fifth wicket with Moeen Ali and an unbeaten six-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Liam Livingstone. Gave me victory Stokes remained unbeaten after scoring 52 runs off 49 balls.
In 2019, Stokes showed that England is called the father of cricket. In 1975, the first ODI World Cup was organized on his land. Since then it has been organized 11 times in different countries. England, which hosted four times, had lost three finals. For the fifth time it was to be hosted in 2019. The English team, captained by Eoin Morgan, was considered the biggest contender for victory. England were under pressure to become champions in front of the home crowd.
England made a place in the final, performing according to the reputation. There he was competing with New Zealand. In the title match, New Zealand scored 241 runs for eight wickets in 50 overs. It was an easy target for England, but the match ended in a tie. Ben Stokes' unbeaten 84 off 98 balls took England into the Super Over. There too the match was tied. England became champions on the basis of boundary count. Stokes became the new hero of England. After this, he played memorable innings in the Ashes series in the same year.
Stokes could not handle the pressure of the final in 2016 India hosted the T20 World Cup in 2016. England and West Indies reached the finals. The English team had a chance to become champions after 2010. England, batting first, scored 155 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. Stokes could only score 13 runs in eight balls in this match. West Indies had to score 156 runs to win. Windies needed 19 runs in the last over to win. Ben Stokes came to bowl. In his first four balls, Brathwaite hit four sixes at the big stadium Eden Gardens in Kolkata to win his team. Stokes gave away 41 runs in 2.4 overs.