Almost relegated from the direct qualifications for the 2019 world cup and having faced the humiliation of defeat since a last few years, West Indies cricket revives as they defeat England at Headingley to square the series 1-1. The cricket world enrouted to twitter to hail the fighting spirit of Caribbeans as the come back from the shame of an embarrassing defeat in the first test. Shai Hope shines as the new West Indies’ hero as he becomes the first batsman in the history of game to score twin centuries at Headingley.
BRILLIANT 'WIN'DIES AND WHAT A COMEBACK!
Windies beat England by 5 wickets and level the series 1-1#ENGvWI— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 29, 2017
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19th August. Humiliation. West Indies lose 19 wickets in a day.
29th August. Ecstasy. West Indies clinch famous victory #bbccricket pic.twitter.com/RcNE8PkpPe
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) August 29, 2017
Congratulations to West Indies who won by five wickets. Shai Hope finishes on 120. Scorecard: https://t.co/PUGHCAuXpJ pic.twitter.com/bsDQEQuAqI
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 29, 2017
Shai Hope at age 6
Shai Hope today!
Take a bow young man!@ShaiDHope @wiplayers pic.twitter.com/4I7GO0ICIw— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 29, 2017
Huge moment in contemporary West Indies cricket. The stunning arrival of the very impressive Shai Hope. Now to do it more frequently
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 29, 2017
Shai Hope [147 and 118*] is the Man of the Match
Hope: "Elated. We worked very hard as a team. I had no doubts." #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/doE8cvI9aM
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) August 29, 2017
"Cannot think of a more astonishing victory since we've been watching test cricket", Messieurs Atherton & Holding. @westindies gr8 win👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
— Ian bishop (@irbishi) August 29, 2017
Quite remarkable performance by the West Indies.I don't remember a more incredible turnaround in Test Cricket from one week till the next !!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 29, 2017
Couldn't be more proud of @Jaseholder98 and his men for that awesome win against England. #WorstTeam won by 5 wickets #NeverSayDie #rally
— Daren Sammy (@darensammy88) August 29, 2017
WOW!
From ‘worst team in cricket history’….to comeback legends.
Congrats West Indies – you proved EVERYONE wrong 👏👏 #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/izBQtltoo7— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 29, 2017
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REPORT: Shai Hope (118no) leads Windies to astonishing five-wicket win over England with historic second ton: https://t.co/3MAObKlOyT pic.twitter.com/UGwxzrC5kO
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 29, 2017
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CONGRATS boys 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
— Carlos Brathwaite (@TridentSportsX) August 29, 2017