Twitter loses its mind as Ben Stokes scores a Million Dollar Hundred!
Ben Stokes produced one of the best T20 innings of recent times to help RPS recover from their initial slump to knock the Lions out of this season’s IPL. With a million dollar sword hanging around his neck, Stokes’ every move was being highly scrutinised by onlookers, as with big money comes huge responsibility. And boy did he live up to his price tag tonight.
Coming in at 10-3, with Smith, Rahane and Tiwary already back in the hut, it just felt like the stage was set for the million dollar man to prove his worth. Recklessness was not an option today, everything had to be measured, had to be inch perfect, it just couldn’t go wrong tonight.
And wasn’t the script just perfect? A tottering side, a messed up chase, and a multi million dollar man to engineer the fairytale that everyone hoped for.
Stokes set the ball rolling from the word go, getting timley boundaries and keeping the score board ticking. Dhoni and him had it under control, until Dhoni holed out in a attempt to break free. But Stokes had it all covered. He switched gears immediately, getting 2 boundaries every over to seal the game with ease for RPS.
This is how Twitter reacted to this million dollar hundred from Stokes:
Yes, after a slightly underwhelming April, he has started well in May. https://t.co/qUzMlLOwDU
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 1, 2017
Ben strokes ! A serious knock @benstokes38 too much talent this guy possesses! Beautiful to watch as a left hander šš¼
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 1, 2017
11/3 and now he is 100no out well played @benstokes38 take a bow. It's all about time in this game. Took it deep šš great win.
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) May 1, 2017
102 out of 158 coming in at 10-3. Will go down as one of the innings of the #IPL from @benstokes38
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 1, 2017
BIG BEN @benstokes38 āļøāļøwhat an inn that was.. congratulations super game @RPSupergiants vs @TheGujaratLions @IPL at its best now š„
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 1, 2017
Ben Stokes is the second player to win three Man of the Match on debut season after Sunil Narine in 2012 (excluding inaugural IPL).#RPSvGL
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) May 1, 2017
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