Ben Stokes: The man behind England winning two World Cup finals

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When there is an ICC World Cup final and England are under pressure one man that always puts his hand up is, Ben Stokes. After his heroics in the ICC ODI World Cup 2019, Stokes did it again in the final of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 as he score a fifty to help England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final. Stokes scored 52 runs in just 49 balls with the help of five boundaries and a six. He came to bat when England were struggling at 45-3 inside powerplay but he made sure that The Three Lions do not lose calm and ensured England's win.

Here's how Twitter reacted to Ben Stokes' heroics -

He is a fighter.
Remembering this Documentary movie , Ben Stokes - Phoenix from the Ashes_
An Inspiration for sure when the world questioned his place in T20 Lineup.
He answered them by getting this WT20 Trophy _#PAKvsEng

— AK (@ak141194) November 13, 2022

___ pic.twitter.com/cyyPZXm8Lb — Deepakdhoni (@7Deepakdhoni) November 13, 2022

_Ashes 2019
_WC 2019 Final
_T20 WC 2022 Final

BEN STOKES - THE CLUTCH PLAYER_#PAKvENG #EngvsPak #PakVsEngFinal #T20WorldCupFinal #BenStokes #Final #T20worldcup22 pic.twitter.com/Ny9m29IQbe — Khanji Mohammad _ (@MKKhanji13) November 13, 2022

From conceding 6 6 6 6 in 4balls when 19 required off the last over >>>>>>>To>>>>>> Scoring his FIRST 50 in T20Is and making sure his team cross the line.

REDEMPTION of BEN STOKES_#T20WorldCupFinal #T20WorldCup #EngvsPak #PAKvsEng pic.twitter.com/z1f1LW7LYk

— ______________ (@sasanknv) November 13, 2022

Different Victories, Same Man Standing __ @benstokes38

Congratulations #England _#EngvsPak | #T20WorldCupFinal___ | #PAKvsEng | #BenStokes | @josbuttler pic.twitter.com/eSwfQeBxgD — S U D A R S A N _ (@Sudarsan_Twitz_) November 13, 2022

Ben Stokes gets emotional after winning the T20 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/n5M6INxLqs — Bhupendra Arya (@Bhupend28358626) November 13, 2022

Take a bow @benstokes38 _ https://t.co/Ov5ULlqmTl — ABHI | _____ (@IamAbhi4517) November 13, 2022

And...... Its him once more.

The ultimate go to man for England in pressure cooker situations, the person with nerves of steel, the man who keeps absolute calm in tense moments.

Yes... Its BENJAMIN ANDREW STOKES once again.

Take a bow @benstokes38 https://t.co/iG0j2M9lnI pic.twitter.com/hwrLX8hX98 — AINY __ || #IREvPAK (@AINYways) November 13, 2022

#Champions #ENG won #T20WorldCupFinal #BenStokes with 50+#EngvsPak #Congratulations . pic.twitter.com/prB5iuBbMw — Satya (@Satya4987) November 13, 2022

When life gives you the chances, rise like @benstokes38 <3

From losing the final in 2016 to winning it for England in 2022 _
He also played the vital role to win the ODI World Cup for the English in 2019.

What a story. What a Redemption!#T20WorldCupFinal #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/g73hnSoa10 — Shamim Hossain (@mshamimh) November 13, 2022

NAME A BETTER REDEMPTION, WE WILL WAIT....
From 2016 to 2022 @benstokes38
BIGGEST MATCH WINNER ___ pic.twitter.com/w3g5Cnam9M — Rishu Raj ____ (____ ___ __) (@King_rishu_1006) November 13, 2022

@benstokes38 #ben10 #ICCT20WorldCup2022Final __ pic.twitter.com/AAMgaYYERi — RAJEEV (@prajeev83) November 13, 2022

"#England win #T20 World Cup as Ben Stokes steers them to historic victory over Pakistan" #ICCT20WorldCup2022Final pic.twitter.com/7eqKuMMBN4 — MAVAZI CLOTHING (@mavaziclothing) November 13, 2022

Six years after Stokes was left heartbroken in the 2016 final at Kolkata when Carlos Brathwaite hit him for four consecutive sixes in the final over, Stokes finally found redemption by rising to the occasion in a big match and sealing England's second T20 World Cup trophy.

The win also makes England the first-ever side in men's international cricket to hold two World Cup trophies at the same time, after Stokes played a pivotal role in the 2019 ODI World Cup final win at home, with 'Sweet Caroline' being played at the MCG.

Chasing 138, England lost Alex Hales in the opening over, as Shaheen Shah Afridi got one to shape back in and take out the middle stump. He and Naseem Shah tried to find some swing, but Jos Buttler hit three boundaries off fuller balls to keep the scoreboard ticking for England.

Phil Salt survived an lbw and flicked Haris Rauf for four, but struggled to time the ball well. Two balls later, Rauf had the last laugh as Salt was cramped on the pull and gave a simple catch to mid-wicket.

Naseem then beat Buttler five times in the fifth over, though he conceded five wides and was scooped by the right-hander for a six over fine leg. But in the sixth over, Rauf found just a little bit of nip away and found the outside edge of Buttler caught behind by the keeper.

Stokes and Harry Brook did the rebuilding job for England with a 39-run stand for the fourth wicket. The duo relied on strike rotation while hitting boundaries in between -- Brook flicked past mid-on off Rauf while Stokes under-edged a reverse sweep off Shadab and drove Mohammad Wasim Jr. through extra cover.

But Brook struggled badly for timing and holed out to wide long-off off Shadab in the 13th over. In the next over, Stokes escaped a run-out when a direct hit from mid-on missed the stumps by a whisker.

As Shaheen left the field after bowling just one ball due to knee issues, Stokes took advantage of it by hitting a four wide of cover and lofted just over long-off for six off part-time offie Iftikhar Ahmed.

Moeen Ali continued the tempo by taking back-to-back fours off Wasim Jr. on the first two balls of the 17th over -- a smack over the cover was followed by a pull through the gap at square leg. Ali then ended the over with a top-edge on a hard swipe over the keeper's head.

Though Ali was clean bowled by a brilliant yorker from Wasim Jr in the 19th over, Stokes reached his fifty in 47 balls with a controlled drive on a full toss past deep cover. He fittingly finished off the chase with a single through the on-side to win England the final with an over to spare.

Brief scores: Pakistan 137/8 in 20 overs (Shan Masood 38, Babar Azam 32; Sam Curran 3/12, Adil Rashid 2/22) lost to England 138/5 in 19 overs (Ben Stokes 52 not out, Jos Buttler 26; Haris Rauf 2/23, Shaheen Shah Afridi 1/13) by five wickets