In what turned out to be a hard-fought World Cup final on a tricky pitch, Ben Stokes cracked an unbeaten 52 while Sam Curran, Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan shared the spoils as England edged out Pakistan to seal a memorable triumph at the iconic MCG.
TWITTER REACTIONS
'Ben Stokes is an incredible player for the big nights'
Ben Stokes steered England home with a gritty fifty © Getty
It was a moment of redemption for Stokes as he was hit for four sixes in a row by Carlos Brathwaite in the 2016 T20 World Cup final at Eden Gardens, with England ending up on the losing side.
Best of Twitter reactions from the World Cup final:
finals, outstanding efforts put in by both teams and hats off to @benstokes38 on his top class performance.
Well done to Pakistan too .. if anyone was going to defend that score it was em.. but losing Shaheen at that time was not fun
