Stoinis was the Player of the Match for Australia in their win over Scotland.
Had Scotland won the match, they would have made history by reaching the Super 8 stage. However, Australia maintained its dominance and unblemished record against associate nations with a nail-biting victory of 5 wickets at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia on Sunday, June 16.
While chasing a tough 181 runs, Australia struggled early on, trailing at 60/3. However, the 80-run partnership between Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis kept Australia ahead in the chase.
Stoinis continued his brilliant form in the tournament, scoring a quick-fire 59 from just 29 balls. He was adjudged as the Player of the Match for his innings against Scotland.
Ahead of the game, Kangaroo pacer Josh Hazlewood had ruffled a few feathers as he said Australia looked to go easy against Scotland ahead of the match. However, England coach Matthew Mott and pacer Pat Cummins regarded it as a joke.
The internet praised Stoinis by saying that he missed the team meeting and hence played such a brilliant knock. They shared some hilarious memes and messages on social media regarding the same.
Here are some of those: