“This kid got game”: Vernon Philander expresses admiration for Tristan Stubbs maiden T20I 50 vs England in Bristol

Dixit Bhargav | 28/07/2022
"This kid got game": Vernon Philander expresses admiration for Tristan Stubbs maiden T20I 50 vs England in Bristol

Tristan Stubbs maiden T20I 50 vs England: The rookie South African batter earned applause from several former cricketers.

During the first T20I of South Africa’s tour of England 2022 in Bristol, England beat South Africa by 41 runs to go 1-0 up in a three-match series.

Chasing a formidable 235-run target, South Africa lost two left-handed top-order batters in Quinton de Kock (2) and Rilee Rossouw (4) in the second over to do themselves no favour with the new ball.

While opening batter Reeza Hendricks played well to score 57 (33) with the help of nine fours and a six, an embarrassing loss was primarily avoided by rookie batter Tristan Stubbs’ maiden T20I half-century.

Batting for the first time at the highest level, Stubbs walked out to bat at No. 6 in the 10th over with his team needing 149 runs off 62 deliveries at almost 15 runs per over. Unperturbed by the improbable requirements of the situation, the right-handed batter scored 72 (28) including two fours and eight sixes to become an instant source of amazement for one and all.

Off the mark by running a single on the first ball that he faced against England all-rounder Moeen Ali, Stubbs attacked the same bowler to hit three sixes in his next over to announce himself in international cricket by standing tall on his reputation.

What followed was the 21-year old player targeting the likes of Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Richard Gleeson and Sam Curran to hit at least a six each in the next five overs respectively. With a victory out of contention, Stubbs managed to leave a mark on the back of a ruthless knock which confirmed him belonging to this format.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, 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.

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