Twitter Reacts After Dom Sibley Compiles A Patient 312-ball 100 On Day 02
Dom Sibley [Photo-Twitter]

Dom Sibley became the first batsman to score a three-figure score [off 312 balls] in the post-corona world on the second morning of day 02 of the Old Trafford Test against the West Indies

It was a typical Sibley knock- full of grit, determination, resolute defense, and patience. The right-hander’s knock was a classic throwback to the good old’ days of Test cricket where the batsman’s premier shot used to be the leave outside the off-stump.

Dom Sibley
Dom Sibley [Photo-ICC]
In fact, since Dom Sibley’s debut, no batsman in Test cricket has left more balls than the English opener. Sibley was at it in this innings too as he patiently blunted the West Indian pace attack on the first day.

Put in to bat on a wet day in Manchester, the English opening pair of Dom Sibley and Rory Burns almost negotiated the opening two hours before Roston Chase gave West Indies the double-break, claiming both Burns and Zak Crawley off successive deliveries.

Joe Root and Sibley then proceeded to stitch a 50-run-stand for the third wicket. But Root, just like another English batsman, was dismissed against the run of play when he edged a wide delivery straight to Jason Holder in the slip-cordon.

The fall of wickets did not deter Dom Sibley one bit as he continued to blunt the Windies attack with his patience. The right-hander himself survived a testing phase against the off-spin of Roston Chase and also had a lucky reprieve when he was dropped at FSL.

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Dom Sibley’s hundred was an epitome of grit, patience and character

Dom Sibley
Dominic Sibley scored an unbeaten 86 on day one (Credits: Twitter)

The right-hander finally got to his half-century after having survived 218 minutes at the crease. West Indies got another chance to dismiss Sibley when the right-hander edged a fullish length delivery straight to Jason Holder at 2nd slip, only to see the Windies captain shell it.

Sibley finished the day at 86 off 253 balls and he took another 59 more deliveries to compile a well-deserved 2nd Test hundred. Sibley’s hundred is the fifth slowest by an English batsman since 1990, proceeded by Michael Atherton [315, 317 and 326 balls vs West Indies [2000], Pakistan [2000] and Australia [1991] and Nasser Hussain [343 balls vs South Africa, 1999].

 

Here’s how Twitter reacted to Dom Sibley’s 312-ball hundred-

https://twitter.com/Vitu_E/status/1284092945235423232

https://twitter.com/denniscricket_/status/1284092716402405376?s=21