Ashes 2021-22: Twitter Reacts After Usman Khawaja Shatters Century In AUS vs ENG 4th Test, Spectators Give Him Standing Ovation At SCG
Published - 06 Jan 2022, 12:46 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 09:29 PM
Usman Khawaja slammed a marvellous century in ongoing Australia vs England 4th Test at Sydney Cricket Ground. Twitter was on fire after watching his batting and fans applauded him for his marvellous comeback in Tests. Moreover, spectators at Sydney Cricket Ground also gave a standing ovation to the left-handed batsman.
Batting first in the match, Australia got off to a great start with the top three batsmen scoring in the thirties. Later, Steve Smith slammed 67 runs to take Australia to a good total. With a good total on board, no.5 Usman Khawaja also added to Australia’ batting domination in the match. He slammed a century, his 9th in Test cricket.
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Twitter Reacts On Usman Khawaja’s Century
Khawaja, who was out of Australia’s Test squad for almost a few years, has made a comeback to the Test side in The Ashes 2021-22. The middle-order batsman was benched in the first three Tests. However, after his selection in the playing XI in the AUS vs ENG 4th Test, he gathered all the limelight with his excellent piece of batting.
Cricket fans hailed Usman Khawaja on social media platform Twitter. While some praised him for his marvellous batting on the comeback, others welcomed him to the Test squad. ‘Usman Khawaja’ also become a top sports trend on Twitter on Thursday. Have a look at some of the tweets.
Great to see Usman Khawaja back in the Aus Test side. Should have been a mainstay after this alone pic.twitter.com/4f1ao3LMNF #Ashes
— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) January 4, 2022
Get in Ussy!! Usman Khawaja brings up his century. Looking comfortable. Welcome back to the Australian Test team! Been waiting for this. Love the celebration!? #Ashes pic.twitter.com/2I4Ek2UlIj
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) January 6, 2022
What a return for Usman Khawaja into Test cricket, played his last Test in 2019 and back in the team after 2 long years and smashed a terrific hundred at the SCG in the Ashes Test. Khawaja is back, back with a hundred. pic.twitter.com/FKZQvSMDFe
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 6, 2022
SCG Crowds so happy for Usman Khawaja's Hundred and giving to Standing ovation. #Ashes pic.twitter.com/0bTXNwE9sm
— CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) January 6, 2022
How apt that two Queenslanders who really look up to their captain Usman Khawaja & who attribute a lot of their success in first-class cricket to him since he moved there, Neser and Swepson, are the ones in the dug-out waiting to welcome him in post his century #Ashes pic.twitter.com/7JINbBdM2j
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) January 6, 2022
Well Played Usman Khawaja @Uz_Khawaja , So happy for you #AshesTest #ASHES
— Waseem (@waseemssb) January 6, 2022
usman khawaja the comeback king lit up the SCG on his return what a way to make a comeback a hundred on the pink test at SCG doesn’t get any betterment than this. #AshesTest #WTC23
— Mirza Habib (@THEMIRZA29) January 6, 2022
Usman Khawaja had given a great reply to haters and even he cleared doughts on his selection, smashed 100 and even stayed not out till end. #Ashes
— Manavdeep Singh (@CricvocateManav) January 6, 2022
Usman Khawaja, the most underrated best batsman in Australia ❤?
What a century ?#Ashes https://t.co/UjsqCMnjKq— Nasir Iqbal (@Mr_Maverick9) January 6, 2022
Usman Khawaja is currently unbeaten in the match, with 120 runs off 225 deliveries. Australia have reached 361-7 on day 2 of the match and are in the driver’s seat. For England, Stuart Broad has done a commendable job in the bowling so far, picking 4 wickets. James Anderson, Mark Wood, and Joe Root have picked 1 wicket each.
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Australia have already won Ashes 2021-22 series after winning the first three Tests. The hosts Aussies defeated England in the 1st Test by 9 wickets. In the 2nd Test, they won by 275 runs. Later, Australia crushed visitors in the 3rd Test by an innings and 14 runs to clinch the Ashes urn.
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