New Delhi: England skipper Ben Stokes has been one of the pillars in the Three Lions’ attempt to put up a solid defence against Pakistan’s rampaging spinners. However, his knock came to a rather hilarious end, as not only did he lose his wicket, but also flung his bat out of control into the air as he attempted the shot.
Trying to step out and slog Pakistan spinner Noman Ali for six, Stokes miscalculated it completely. As he attempted his shot, he lost control of his bat, which ended up flying a long way apart. Sadly for Stokes, he lost his balance too. Being outside his crease, he was promptly stumped by wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan.
Stokes was the last English batter to be dismissed. Subsequently, the team slumped to a catastrophic 125/7 with a gap of 172 runs still to be filled up. The English team eventually bundled out for 152 runs.
Ben Stokes’ hilarious dismissal
Ben Stokes lost his bat, his balance and his wicket in a single ball. 😲 pic.twitter.com/3Gns0SDXvu
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 18, 2024
Netizen’s reactions
Meanwhile, there were waves of reactions on X (formerly Twitter) regarding the entire incident.
Ben Stokes doing Ben Stokes things… pic.twitter.com/Elw64zGFY2
— TopSport (@TopSport_com_au) October 18, 2024
An incredible moment brilliantly captured by Stu Forster for Getty. Ben Stokes gives Noman Ali the charge only to lose his balance and his grip on the bat which went sailing over square leg (top left corner of the photo) as Rizwan completed the stumping #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/n9BCSNkB16
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) October 18, 2024
history won’t forgot how two young 40 year old uncles in sajid and nomi who play bat ball for vibes had ben stokes crying in multan. pic.twitter.com/OhCy2w1azp
— عثمان (@usmssss) October 16, 2024
“I actually apologised to the group last night!” 🙏
Ben Stokes talks after a tough second Test in Multan 💭 pic.twitter.com/aKGJSeJ9oR
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) October 18, 2024