ICC World Cup 2019: The Catch Ben Stokes Took Was Absolutely Outstanding- Eoin Morgan

May 31, 2019 at 10:59 AM

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ICC World Cup 2019: The Catch Ben Stokes Took Was Absolutely Outstanding- Eoin Morgan

England captain Eoin Morgan was full of praise for his teammate Ben Stokes after their World Cup opener. The talented all rounder had a wonderful day as he made his presence felt with bat, ball and through his fielding as well.

Meanwhile, the hosts dominated South Africa in their ruthless win of 104 runs. The skipper and the team can take plenty of positives from the game. They surely did send a message to all other teams in the mega event this year.

Having asked to bat first, England lost Bairstow early. But the remaining top order players took the responsibility. Four of the top five batsmen in England’s batting lineup managed to score fifties. Ben Stokes guided the team past 300 mark as he remained top scorer with 89.

Imran Tahir (Credits: Getty Images)

South Africa failed miserably with the bat. No support was provided to in form Quinton de Kock as middle order failed to withstand Jofra Archer pace. van der Dussen managed to steady the innings with de Kock. But once the duo were dismissed, England ran rout with the ball and dismissed South Africa under 40 overs.

Speaking after the game, Eoin Morgan expressed his happiness with the win, “Delighted to be off and running in this tournament. It’s more satisfying than normal. We were very good today, the wicket didn’t allow us to execute our plan which is to try and score quite a considerable total, but I thought the maturity and smart cricket we played shows the effort we put in the last two years and the experience as well.

England made giant strides from 2015 World Cup

England had come a long way from their 2015 debacle. After being knocked out in the group stages, England completely revamped their squad and are now the No.1 ODI team in the world. On Thursday, they did play like No.1 team and dominated another tournament favorites South Africa with such ease.

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Eoin Morgan was also very happy for Ben Stokes. The all rounder made 89 with the bat and took 2 wickets with the ball. But the moment of the day came when he managed to pluck a single handed blinder from thin air to dismiss Phehlukwayo.

“Extremely impressed. He had a field day and especially that catch he took was absolutely outstanding. To have a match winner like that in the side, he is someone who lifts absolutely everybody and I thought the bowling unit really did get off to a great start and continued to learn from the first innings and then put into place in second innings.

Archer Impressed With the ball

Jofra Archer is another major impact for the team on the day. The newest comer into the team, Archer was deadly with the ball and helped his side gain advantage in his opening spell. The game was literally won during his spell and England dominated later on.

Speaking of Archer, Morgan said: “Slowish pitch, he bowled fast and accurate and it’s outstanding. He is taking everything in his stride at the moment and he is improving everyday and that’s very exciting.

The young English side were also very good on the field. They saved many runs and choked South Africa for runs. The Proteas team eventually tried for big hits and lost wickets.

“Huge amount of pleasure. It’s an area we were always trying to improve on and certainly we are looking for match winning contributions in the field.”

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