English duo Ben Stokes and Jason Buttler were left shocked after the huge six from the English all-rounder, Moeen Ali dislodge a loose ball outside the Lord’s stadium during the second ODI. The all-rounder made a crushing impact with his smooth bat swing, sending the ball miles thanks to his impeccable timing.
England was largely restricted yet again owing to some more wonderful bowling by team India in this limited-overs leg of the tour. However, the middle-order trio of Liam Livingstone, David Willey, and Moeen Ali gave some breathing room to the bowlers, with some big hits and well-struck boundaries.
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Moeen Ali was particularly on it at the Lord’s, as he anchored his innings patiently before pouncing on the loose balls. Coming in with England reeling for 102-5 having lost their entire top-order, the all-rounder was the highest run-getter as he score 47 off 64 deliveries. The knock was laced with just a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, albeit their impact was definitely worth its weight in gold.
The highlight of Ali’s innings undoubtedly came in the 37th over, against a struggling Prasidh Krishna. The young fast bowler failed to bowl at consistent lines and lengths and the batsmen were more than ready to take advantage of it. With the score at 169/6, Krishna slid one ball from around the wicket toward’s Moeen Ali legs, who swiped at the ball in one huge heave. He managed to timed the ball well, as the ball traveled a long way.
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It ultimately ended up outside the stadium, drawing priceless reactions from Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler in the pavilion. The duo could be seen pointing towards the target area of the hit and laughing at the mere audacity of the shot, shaking their heads in disbelief. The clip has drawn some great reactions from cricket fans all around the world.
Here is the video of the huge six from Moeen Ali:
Lord's isn't big enough for Mo! 🏏💥
Scorecard/clips: https://t.co/VpwTb5GMkV
🏴 #ENGvIND 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/7pDdO5qBpx
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 14, 2022
Here is how the fans reacted:
https://twitter.com/cricketsangram/status/1547600718646849537?s=20&t=a3CEOcI1A8ErG3qOsQ_qgQ
Moeen Ali is the most underrated stroke player in this current generation of players, his bat swing is just a dream, makes it so easy to hit sixes on the on side#moeenali #INDvsENG
— Mir Najmu Saqib (@Meer__Sakib) July 14, 2022
Moeen Ali hit two proper pick up shots for Sixes(One Vs Bumrah!!!) and even the one sweep vs Chahal by reaching and playing it on the rise, unlike what his teammates did, seemed like he's set AND he throws it away. These are the kind of games you should cash in the start you got.
— Ash (@TheCricketArk) July 14, 2022
What a Spell Getting rid of Players of the Calibre & Form like Joe Root
Bairstow, Ben Stokes Moeen Ali by
Yuzvendra Chahal! Returned with the Best Ever Bowling figures by an Indian at Lords in ODIs 4/46#IndiaVSEnglandODIonSonyLIV#ENGvIND#INDvsENG#TeamIndia#chahal pic.twitter.com/xqFEIz90hc— MTvalluvan (@MTvalluvan) July 14, 2022
Moeen Ali's 47,
perfect fr middle order to replace Eoin Morgan……!
— Akram Khan (@AkramK2108) July 14, 2022
Today, only Moeen Ali can stop Virat from scoring his 71st.
— 𝙈𝙖𝙖𝙯 🇮🇳 (@MAA_ZPATHAN) July 14, 2022
Moeen Ali 47 Off 64 Balls And David Willey 41 Of 49 Balls Helped England To Post 246 Runs On The Board. Chahal Bowling Was Fantastic And He Picked 4 Wickets & Conceded 47 Runs. #ENGvIND #CricketTwitter
— Inayat (@CricCrazyInayat) July 14, 2022