World Twenty20 final - how Twitter saw it
World Twenty20 final - how Twitter saw it
April 4, 2016 | 12:09 AM
West Indies Carlos Brathwaite (R) and Marlon Samuels celebrate after winning the final. — Reuters
April 4, 2016 | 12:09 AM
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KOLKATA — How Twitter saw Sunday's World Twenty20 final between England and West Indies:
"England 23/3 in 4.4 overs.. come on make a match.. we want to win a match worth calling finals not like this."
- @vCricketWI, independent news site
"170 max please boys!! Could be less but not more begging."
- West Indies legend @BrianLara seeing England bat.
"Arise Sir @root66 ...."
- Former England skipper @MichaelVaughan
"Brilliant effort by the WI & they will fancy this. England need to come up with something very special to win or for the WI to self destruct."
- Former Australian spin wizard @ShaneWarne
"NOOOOOOOOOO!!! Gayle c Stokes b Root 4. #WI 5-2 (1.3)."
- West Indies players union @wiplayers
"Yorkshire on top against the #WI - always rely on the Yorkies to pull you through. Wow."
- English county champions @YorkshireCCC
"Ooh game on here! Who you going with?"
- Former Zimbabwe skipper @BrendanTaylor86
"Can someone tell the commentators that the reason rashid is bowling googlies all the time is a grip issue because the ball is wet with dew."
- Former England spinner Graeme Swann @Swannyg66
"Warnie will explain it I'm sure. The leggie requires way more grip on the ball than a wrong un and is therefore far riskier."
- Swann
"It's #WI 104 for #Yorkshire 5 - what a #WT20Final#ENGvWI."
- @YorkshireCCC
"I feel sick."
- Swann
@Swannyg66
"Wow 6,6,6."
- New Zealand star Ross Taylor @RossLTaylor
"Wowzers #T20WorldCupfinal"
- Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith @GraemeSmith49
"OMG.... !!!!"
- India tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi @Maheshbhupathi
"That is ridiculous...."
- Australian T20 star Glenn Maxwell @Gmaxi_32
"Unbelievable game !brathwaite you beauty congratulations West Indies world champions ! Feel bad for stokes England outstanding throughout."
- India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh @YUVSTRONG12
"Brrrrrreeeeaaaattthhhhhwwwaaaaiiiittttt u beauty @westindies@henrygayle@DJBravo47 congrats champions."
- Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh @harbhajan_singh
"Seen a lot of things over 25 yrs being involved in international cricket. But nothing quite like that finish to a game 6 6 6 6 congrats WI"
- Warne
"Well done to the WI, well played Marlon & great hitting Brathwaite. Bring on some dancing haha !"
- Warne
"Congratulations West Indies so much respect for them.. Against all odds..plus they have so much fun feel like actually dancing with them."
- India tennis star Sania Mirza @MirzaSania
"What a incredible game of cricket. Fat Lady was about to start singing then the WI with the Yorkshire name turned up #WT20Final #brathwaite".
- Former footballer Geoff Thomas @GeoffThomasGTF.
"Just a hiccup, @benstokes38! Happens to all great players who put their hands up under pressure! You are a STAR! Braithwaite take a bow!"
- Ex-England batting star Kevin Pietersen @KP24.
"If anyone blames Ben Stokes, they don't understand cricket."
- Former England batsman Graeme Fowler @GFoxyFowler
"Part of the learning curve @benstokes38 ..you'll still go on and become a great of the game in all formats #classispermanent"
- Former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs @hershybru
