Ben Stokes switch-hit vs Australia: Watch English all-rounder hits switch-hit off Nathan Lyon goes for colossal six

Dixit Bhargav
|Published August 25, 2019

Ben Stokes switch-hit vs Australia: The English all-rounder played a near-unbelievable shot off Australian off-spinner at Headingley.

During the fourth day of the third Test of the ongoing 2019 Ashes series between England and Australia at Headingley, England all-rounder Ben Stokes continued his supreme batting form in the summer as he registered yet another one-man show.

The highlight of his innings came on the penultimate delivery of the 119th over when an unorthodox Stokes went against all odds to hit Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon for a six off a switch-hit.

The southpaw playing such a shot in such a tense situation against an adept spinner like Lyon spoke highly of his skills as an all-rounder.

Having already hit a six down the ground in the same over, not many would have expected Stokes to play another aerial shot. Hitting a six in such a manner made his intentions clear in front of the Australian batsmen.

Coming in to bat at No. 5 in the 60th over, Stokes has scored his eighth Test century to put England in the driver’s seat in what seemed to be an impossible chase. At the time of writing this article, England need only 18 runs to win the match.

Stokes is being accompanied by England’s No. 11 in spinner Jack Leach.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who is currently into his fifth year as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. His first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.