England defeated New Zealand by five wickets to win the second Test of the ongoing series. Chasing a target of 299, the hosts needed 160 runs in the final session. Not many gave them a chance but they did achieve something remarkable. In this article, we take a look at how Twitter reacted after England pulls off an incredible win at Trent Bridge.
England pulls off an incredible win at Trent Bridge
New Zealand, after the loss at the Lord’s, came back strong in the second Test by scoring 553 runs in the first innings. With such a big score, many expected that the game will either as a win for the Kiwis or would end in a draw. When England replied back by making 539 runs, the result on the horizon was a draw.
However, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes had different ideas. They first got New Zealand all-out for 284 runs and then gave themselves a target of 299. In the current era of T20 cricket, a target of 299 with ten wickets in hand is not impossible. However, with the kind of fragility that the England batting line-up has shown recently, it was going to be a tough chase. Although they were right in the game, frequent wickets were pulling them back. A stunning century by Jonny Bairstow, though, made it possible for the Englishman. Ben Stokes also chipped in with a 75 as England won the game by five wickets.
Twitter reacts to the first series win in the McCullum era
England Test team has been through a lot in recent months. However, they have announced a strong return to the fold by winning the series against the defending World Test Championship winners. Twitter was happy for the team, especially for Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. Here are a few reactions in this regard after the England win:
🏆 ENGLAND WIN THE SERIES 🏆
This is new England 🏴#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/0fqRLwvJu1
— England’s Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) June 14, 2022
One of the finest Test victories ever – England need 160 runs in the final session and they chase down in 16 overs – Take a bow, Bairstow and Stokes.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 14, 2022
Unreal England. Test Cricket 😍 #ENGvNZ
— Sean Berry (@hcafcberry) June 14, 2022
If this is how England are going to play Test cricket, then this could well be the start of a new era for Test cricket, not just their cricket #ENGvNZ
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) June 14, 2022
Had every faith on England’s batting line up – knew we had the strength even if root went out early
— Conor (@conj1991) June 14, 2022
SL made 300 in 50 overs today. So did England.
— Osman Samiuddin (@OsmanSamiuddin) June 14, 2022
Who thought England would win easily when they were 93-4? Bonkers.
— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) June 14, 2022
Amazing win that England. Easy to sit on a draw after being 1-0 up.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) June 14, 2022
What a win by the England Cricket Team and that’s the unique, great and most important things about Test cricket where you can have periods of all formats of the game all rapped up in one! #ENGvNZ 🙏🏻👌👍💥💥
— Robert Croft (@RDBCroft10) June 14, 2022
