T20 World Cup 2024: The fans on social media had a unique style for praising Marcus Stoinis for his match-winning knock of 59 runs from 29 balls against Scotland. His innings led to Australia winning by 5 wickets and helping England qualify for the Super 8 stage.
Marcus Stoinis SCORED 59 runs from 29 balls. (Courtesy: AP)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 16, 2024 10:22 IST
The fans on social media were left buzzing after Australia beat Scotland in order to gift England a Super 8 qualification. The high-intensity match-up between Australia and Scotland was of great importance from a qualification point of view. Had Scotland won the match, they would have created history to make it to the Super 8 stage. However, Australia continued their domination and spotless records against associate nations as they registered a nervy win by 5 wickets at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St. Lucia on June 16, Sunday.
Marcus Stoinis turned out to be the chief tormentor against the Scotland team. While chasing a competitive target of 181 runs, Australia stuttered early on as they were reeling at 60/3. However, the 80-run partnership between Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis had ensured that Australia stayed ahead in the chase. Despite losing both the batters, Australia held their nerves to complete the chase with 2 balls to spare. Stoinis continued his brilliant form in the tournament as he scored a quick-fire 59 from just 29 balls. He was adjudged as the Player of the Match for his innings against Scotland.
However, the fans on the internet chose to hail Stoinis in a unique style. The Australian team made headlines when Josh Hazlewood said that they might look to go easy against Scotland ahead of the match. However, Pat Cummins and coach Matthew Mott regarded this as a joke by Hazlewood. The internet praised Stoinis by saying that he missed the team meeting and hence played such a brilliant knock.
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Here are the top comments
Marcus Stoinis has clearly missed the team meeting yesterday. — Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) June 16, 2024
England qualified as Scotland choked at the end vs Australia
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— ICT Fan (@Delphy06) June 16, 2024
Slept in, missed the team meeting where they discussed the strat to knock out england — Sco (Ziggy) - Gary Stead must resign (@wevegot5years) June 16, 2024
So Harry Brook and Marcus Stoinis have colluded to make England qualify. — TakeADeepBreath (@DeepTake) June 16, 2024
Marcus Stoinis, Travis Head and Tim David were in washroom when the plan was being told. pic.twitter.com/TX2L7YtoT4 — ð€ðåðå ð€ð›ðèð®ð ð€ð®ð¬ððëðšðåðâðš ðŸæ˜ðŸ‡æ🇺 (@AdvocateMessi) June 16, 2024
Stoinis gets the player of the match award to accompany him on his immediate journey back home where he will face trial for his treasonous behaviour. #T20WorldCup — Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) June 16, 2024
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"It was easier to hit due to breeze"
Stoinis revealed how he planned to take the chase and his partnership with Head.
"The plan was to get yourself in and hit it hard along the ground. And then access from there. There was a strong breeze, which meant that the end was easier to hit from. The pitch was also very good. Head picked his bowlers and pretty much turned the game in that over with three sixes even though he got out. I have been fortunate to play consistently for the last 3-4 months, starting with the IPL but there's no substitute for confidence. That's the recipe we all try to keep a hold of," Stoinis told the broadcasters after the match.
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Diya Kakkar
Published On:
Jun 16, 2024
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