Twitter Reactions: Oshane Thomas' fifer and Chris Gayle's whirlwind fifty help Windies draw series
From Sehwag to Kaif, here's how Twitter reacted during the game.
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Chris Gayle blew away England with a record fifty in his last ODI on the Caribbean soil as Windies thrashed the visitors by seven wickets in the fifth and final ODI to draw level in the series. After conceding 419 runs in the previous game, Windies needed only 28.1 overs on Saturday to bowl out England for a meager total of 113 before Gayle smashed an outrageous 77 from 27 balls.
England, the top-ranked ODI team in the world, looked clueless on the bouncy track of St Lucia. Asking England to bat first, Windies struck early with Sheldon Cottrell (1-23) dismissing Jonny Bairstow (11) and Jason Holder accounting for Joe Root (1). Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan tried to rebuild and took the score past the 50-run mark but could not last long as the former edged Carlos Brathwaite behind to leave his side reeling at 57 for 3.
Morgan soon joined his teammates in the pavilion after top-edging a Thomas bouncer to Sheldon Cottrell in the deep. Ben Stokes was also bounced out as England found themselves 5 down for just 88. Moeen Ali and in-form Jos Buttler were the latest pair to steady the ship but they could add just 23 runs when Ali edged Thomas behind. Ali’s departure opened the floodgates as England sensationally lost their last five wickets for just 2 runs.
After dismissing Ali, Thomas accounted for Chris Woakes and Buttler in his next over while Holder removed Adil Rashid for a duck. Thomas wrapped up the innings by destroying Tom Curran’s (0) stumps. Curran’s wicket also handed him a five-wicket haul.
And as if England were not humiliated much, Chris Gayle piled more misery on them by launching a stunning assault on them. In the very first over, he blasted two fours and a six to make his intentions clear. Within a blink of an eye, he raced away to 31 before hitting a Chris Woakes delivery straight to Rashid in the deep. But luck was not on England’s side and the delivery was adjudged a no-ball. Gayle made full use of the reprieve, scoring a fifty of just 19 balls, a record for Windies.
By the time he was dismissed, he had sucked the life out of England by smashing a staggering nine sixes, taking his total in the series to a record-breaking 39 in just four innings. Woakes (1-56) then bowled Shai Hope (13) with a slower ball but it only delayed the inevitable as Shimron Hetmyer hit the winning runs from the first ball of the 13th over to square the series.
Here are the best tweets from the game
I never won a World Cup..Didn’t get close..but watching teams who do win World cups..they don’t just whack it all the time on all surfaces..they play Smart Clever cricket..This England World Cup campaign needs a realisation check that they need to add smartness !! #WIvENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 2, 2019
Oshane Thomas 5-21 vs the worlds No1 team. I don’t begrudge him at all. When he has to bowl on such a good batting surface in Grenada one game ago. Then make hay etc when you get on a bouncy one. How’s England’s batting in Odi’s when the pitch isn’t a batting paradise?
— ian bishop (@irbishi) March 2, 2019
From the sublime to the ridiculous….that’s how England plays ODI cricket. On good days (admittedly there are more of them) they are exceptionally good. On bad days…they are shockingly bad. #WIvEng
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 2, 2019
Gayle has taken six hitting to a new easiness. Simply phenomenal #WIvENG
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 2, 2019
Oi Oi Oi !!!!!! @englandcricket @TheBarmyArmy wanna nah carry nah 🏆 back Go back ya yard #WIvENG #Licks what y’all doing this afternoon ??? Rum & Sunshine 🌞🤣
— Tino95 (@tinobest) March 2, 2019
The game will be poorer when Crystal Gayle retires !!
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) March 2, 2019
Universe Boss for a reason. 27 ball 77 from the big man, raining sixes at will , what an entertainer @henrygayle
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 2, 2019
So proud of Oshane Thomas 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #WIvEng
— Tino95 (@tinobest) March 2, 2019
Get the Universe Boss signed up for the 100 ASAP please ….
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 2, 2019
Box Office Entertainer @BumbleCricket on @henrygayle @windiescricket 💪🏾
— Tino95 (@tinobest) March 2, 2019
Oh magnificent stuff from @henrygayle 👌👏 #nevertoold 😬👊🏻😎🌴 What a bounce back from @windiescricket in #Stlucia Congrats Caribbean guys 👍🎉😎
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) March 2, 2019
Got a chance to have a chat at the end a an excellent series for @windiescricket and the universe boss. A much greater thinker of the game and determined person and player than people tend to realize. Thanks @henrygayle Great man. pic.twitter.com/dpHVW2bz46
— ian bishop (@irbishi) March 2, 2019
Series ends 2-2 .. some excellent performances on both sides .. very entertaining
— David 'Bumble' Lloyd (@BumbleCricket) March 2, 2019
Proud of this yute oshanethomas2265 up top! Ofcourse the legend left his mark in the Caribbean in ODI cricket with the man of the series @henrygayle but on a whole very well done to the… https://t.co/mU0dfIqaj7
— Jason Holder (@Jaseholder98) March 2, 2019
So Chris Gayle signs off from ODI cricket in the West Indies with 77(27)! Some player! #UniverseBoss
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 2, 2019
The greatest entertainer in cricket history. Congrats @henrygayle 👏 https://t.co/QK7XaSBADV
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 2, 2019
424 runs 💪
39 sixes 😱
2 centuries 💯
19-ball fifty 💥Could the Player of the Series ever have been anyone other than @henrygayle, the Universe Boss?#WIvENG pic.twitter.com/QWZVmQem1V
— ICC (@ICC) March 2, 2019
Universe Boss 🐐 https://t.co/yZlwUxEp0c
— Carlos Brathwaite (@TridentSportsX) March 3, 2019
At times we take for granted special players of our time, @henrygayle is a player of a generation. #universeboss
#WIvENG #ODI series – 424 runs, 39 sixes, 2 x 💯Career
Tests – 103 matches
ODI’s – 289 matches
T20’s – 369 matches pic.twitter.com/wIxNrSvYeI— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) March 3, 2019
It’s Daren Sammy with the 1 “r”!!@darensammy88 🤣🤣 https://t.co/GaE75DSDga
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) March 3, 2019
Chris Gayle breaks Darren Sammy's record of the fastest ODI fifty for West Indies and he does so playing in a stadium named after Darren Sammy! #WIvENG
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) March 2, 2019
West Indies will have Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka & Afghanistan for breakfast in World Cup#WIvENG
— JSK (@imjsk27) March 2, 2019
Chris Gayle in this ODI series: 39 sixes. @nassercricket in his entire international career (184 matches): 39 sixes.
— Benedict Bermange (@Benedict_B) March 2, 2019
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