It was the most controversial cricket moment of 2019 and the ICC aren’t letting Kiwis forget about it as 2020 comes to a close.
The ICC has posted a video to its official Twitter page featuring a remix of the infamous moment in the World Cup final when Ben Stokes was awarded six runs as part of it’s “Crickmas celebrations”.
It’s highly unlikely but if anyone is unaware of the match-turning incident; a throw from Martin Guptill struck Stokes’ bat as the England all-rounder dived to make his ground at Lord’s after running two in the final over of regulation play. The ball deflected over the deep mid-wicket boundary and the extra four, along with the two runs the England batsmen ran made six.
In the video posted on Monday, NZ time, the ground is covered in snow and after making contact with Stokes’ bat, the white ball turns into a snowball and grows bigger and bigger as it rolls into the boundary rope.
“As a part of our ‘Crickmas’ celebrations, we bring you some of the biggest ‘snow’ stopping instances in cricket history,” a caption on the video read.
“First up is this incredible moment with Ben Stokes in the #CWC19 final!”
Meant to be a Christmas message, it’s safe to say the ICC’s video won’t have spread much joy or cheer around Black Caps fans.
