Cricket world stunned by 'amazing' Stokes save

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has pulled disconnected an bonzer bound prevention during his side's constrictive triumph implicit Australia successful Canberra.

Stokes was fielding astatine long-off erstwhile Mitchell Marsh launched a shot from Sam Curran into the outfield. It apt would person gone for six, but Stokes back-peddled to the rope, earlier throwing up his close manus successful a hopeless last-ditch effort to prevention the ball.

He was capable to flick the shot backmost into play successful mid-air arsenic helium fell implicit the rope, restricting the Australians to conscionable 2 runs.

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"We each got up retired of our seats," said Mark Waugh successful commentary.

"That was astonishing from Ben Stokes to support it successful the tract of play."

"Outstanding," added Adam Gilchrist.

"Modern fielding of the highest quality."

Daily Mail cricket correspondent, Paul Newman, described it arsenic "one of the champion pieces of fielding I've ever seen."

Newman, however, did admit determination volition beryllium lingering concerns implicit Stokes' signifier with the bat.

Batting astatine fig three, Stokes made 9 disconnected 9 balls successful crippled 1 successful Perth, and 7 disconnected 11 balls astatine fig 4 successful Canberra.

Stream each Australian men's T20 World Cup lucifer positive selected different matches, including the finals, unrecorded and escaped connected 9Now.

England has a 2-0 pb successful the 3 lucifer series, having won some matches by the identical borderline of 8 runs. The 3rd and last lucifer of the bid volition beryllium played successful Canberra connected Friday.

Australia and England person besides been placed successful the aforesaid radical for the upcoming T20 World Cup, on with New Zealand. Only 2 teams volition advancement from that radical to the knockout stages.

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