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Herschelle Gibbs banne ka shauk hai’ – Fans troll Ben Stokes as he makes a mess of Steve Smith catch in 5th Ashes Test
England skipper Ben Stokes might have dropped the Ashes 2023 series in the ongoing 5th Test of the series. Apparently, on the ongoing day 5 of the game. Steve Smith gloved one over the head of Stokes. However, the latter managed to grab the ball but dropped it as he tried to celebrate the wicket. In the end, the umpires decided to take the decision upstairs.
After watching the replays, the third umpire decided to give it not out. Not to forget, Stokes took a review just to be sure. As a result, the home team lost their second review of the last innings. Now, they have only one review left and seven wickets to take to win the game. On the other hand, Australia needs 146 runs to win to ensure a series win.
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Ben Stokes fumbles the celebration after taking Steven Smith's catch.
A big moment in the Ashes!pic.twitter.com/JNZqmekZmi
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 31, 2023
Talking about the game, Australia was asked to chase 384 runs in the 5th Test. They started well after the likes of David Warner and Usman Khawaja put together 141 runs for the first wickets. However, they lost three wickets a bit early. Before going into Lunch, they reached 238/3 with Steve Smith and Travis Head batting at the crease.
After the rain break, the teams took a Tea break to have an extended last session of the series. The game has started and it will be interesting to see whether the game ends in a draw, England win or Australia win.
This is how Twitter reacted
A query. Clearly Ben Stokes knew he had messed up with the catch. Why was the catch reviewed then?
If it was the umpire's decision to review, why were there arguments with them while walking off to lunch?
I am pretty sure I heard the words "Spirit of Cricket" and "I wouldn't… pic.twitter.com/dMEFKHFGxA
— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) July 31, 2023
Herschelle Gibbs reacts to Ben Stokes' drop catch. pic.twitter.com/IQluKDCq6q
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) July 31, 2023
Potentially a huge moment in this match! Stokes fumbles in his celebration… #Ashes https://t.co/EPG5td95nR
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) July 31, 2023
Ben Stokes fumbles the celebration after taking Steven Smith's catch.
A big moment in the Ashes!pic.twitter.com/JNZqmekZmi
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 31, 2023
What a moment in the game.
Stokes dropped Smith….!!! It came in a most astonishing way.pic.twitter.com/b4COPSiGPl
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 31, 2023
KP – “What a catch, what a player, what a moment. He’s a genius Ben Stokes.”
RP – “Yeah, but he’s dropped it now and he lost a review.” pic.twitter.com/uD8doefoVE
— Jonathan Walsh (@JonathanJWalsh) July 31, 2023
Moment of madness by Ben 'Herschelle Gibbs' Stokes just before lunch 👀 #Ashespic.twitter.com/lm65REvqSG
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) July 31, 2023
The roar from the crowd when they see it hit Smith’s glove. Then realising their captain didn’t maintain control because he went to celebrate. Then debating whether they retain the review. It’s perfect. All the way down down to Stokes spitting on himself 😂😂😂 #ashes pic.twitter.com/xIneTEnM32
— Rambo (@rambogoraya) July 31, 2023