Ben Stokes impressed one and all with his fielding effort.
On the first ball of the 12th over of Australia’s innings, Mitchell Marsh lofted Sam Curran in the air. It seemed that the ball would easily clear the long-off boundary for a six.
However, Stokes, who was stationed at long-off, produced an acrobatic effort and managed to get a hand on the ball. Upon realizing that he was going to land outside the fence, the England all-rounder back flipped the ball and eventually tumbled over the cushion. The Australian settled for just two runs.
Stokes’ phenomenal effort left the commentators in awe as Mitchell Marsh was robbed of a certain six.
Here’s the video:
Coming to the match, England won the second T20I in Canberra by 8 runs and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Riding on Dawid Malan’s 49-ball 82, the visitors posted 178/7 on the board. In reply, the hosts were restricted to 170/6 in 20 overs. Sam Curran starred with the ball, returning with the figures of 3/25 in his four overs.