Published 12:09 IST, August 1st 2023
Stuart Broad claims the final Ashes 2023 wicket, wraps up his phenomenal career | WATCH
English cricket team pacer Stuart Broad brought a fairytale ending to his cricketing career and took the final two Aussie wickets of the Ashes 2023.
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The English cricket team won the fifth Ashes 2023 Test by 49 runs against Australia and drew the five series by 2-2. English pacer Stuart Broad took the final wicket of the match and had a memorable end to his international career. The Aussies were bundled for a score of 334 runs in their second innings while chasing a score of 384 runs.
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Stuart Broad gives a memorable ending to his international career; Watch
English cricket team pacer Stuart Broad gave a pretty memorable ending to his international career and took the last two Aussie wickets. Broad dismissed the likes of Todd Murphy and Alex Carey for scores of 18 and 28 runs, respectively. The right-arm English pacer now has 604 wickets in 167 Tests at an average of 27.68 with 20 five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket hauls.
A fairytale ending for a legend of the game.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 31, 2023
Broady, thank you ❤️ #EnglandCricket | #Ashes pic.twitter.com/RUC5vdKj7p
Netizens react to Stuart Broad's fairytale career ending
The fans on Twitter also reacted to the final wicket of the fifth Test and also wished Stuart Broad the best for his future life.
What an incredible and fairy tale ending to a remarkable carrier. It couldn't have been better than this! Well done, Broady.
— Shahzeb Khan (@theshahzebkhan) July 31, 2023
Magic. But for the rain in Manchester, that wicket would have effectively WON that #Ashes2023
— Alan Newton (@AlanRNewton) July 31, 2023
Stuart Broad in Test cricket:
— Justin (@Justin12393LEE) July 31, 2023
- Smashed a six on the last ball he faced.
- Took a wicket on the final ball he bowled.
- A legendary career! pic.twitter.com/jdLmXylOiB
Amazing from Broad and yes after all the criticism, good cricket needs to be appreciated; I am happy to admit that England actually were the better of the two teams and just a bit unlucky with the penultimate test getting washed out.
— Advitya (@advsingh130012) July 31, 2023
Stuart Broad announced his retirement from international cricket after the end of the third day of the fifth Test while talking in an interview with Sky Sports.
23:46 IST, July 31st 2023