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Ben Stokes (Source: Twitter)
In a must-win game against The Netherlands, the defending champions Englandโs skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bat first. The Three Lions had introduced a couple of alterations to their lineup, with Harry Brook taking the place of Liam Livingstone, and Gus Atkinson substituting for Mark Wood. Meanwhile, The Netherlands had also made a change, with Teja Nidamanuru stepping in for Saqib Zulfiqar.
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Despite having a formidable start the England team suffered quick blows in the middle overs which saw them face a scare of settling down to a total of 250 runs which once easily looked above 300 runs. But then came the heroics from the star English batter Ben Stokes who had a below-par run in the tournament so far. At one stage the English team were struggling at 192/6, but then it was courtesy of Stokes range hitting which saw England post a total of 339 runs.
The talismanic England opener seemed to have found his mojo as he smoked every Dutch bowler all around the park and displayed why he is rated so highly in international cricket. Stokes played a brilliant innings of 108 runs off just 84 deliveries including six boundaries and six maximums. He was also well supported by Chris Woakes (51) and Dawid Malan (87).
Let us look at how Twitter has reacted to this brilliant innings from a legendary all-rounder;
Feel like Warm-up match for England before they take them to the airport with them....๐๐
โ Hriday Singh (@hridaysingh16) November 8, 2023
Ben pic.twitter.com/9Zb7hPfTsO
โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (@KirketAcademy) November 8, 2023
Stokes for the rescue again๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/xZygUEtkvS
โ Manu (@virat_facts) November 8, 2023
That's some serious cricket action! England's fight for the Champions Trophy is on. Let's see if they make it to the top! ๐
โ Crypto Empire | AMA + Spaces (@Empire8x) November 8, 2023
Champion champion player @benstokes38
โ MRS. RAJALAXMI (@MrsRajalaxmi) November 8, 2023
Form is temporary class is permanent#ENGvNED
I think England will win this game now
โ Cricket Polls (@CricPollsdaily) November 8, 2023
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England arrive but very fast ๐๐๐
โ ๐ฎ๐ณรTHรYร (@athiya_2) November 8, 2023
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Stokes has finally come in form
โ Chad Singh (@Chaddsinghh) November 8, 2023
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jonny bairstow and buttler are having a horrible world cup. both are known to be aggressive players and backbone of english team during 2019 world cup but failed to win any match for their team in 2023.
โ Sports syncs (@moiz_sports) November 8, 2023
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Do or Die game for England if they want to qualify for Champions Trophy 2025
In the context of the World Cup 2023, the top seven teams by the end of the group stage will secure direct qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy, with Pakistan already granted a direct entry as the host nation. As Pakistan is poised to finish within the top seven, the team that claims the eighth position will also qualify for the Champions Trophy. Both England and the Netherlands are competing for this crucial eighth spot.