England all-rounder Moeen Ali weaved magic on Monday July 31 at the Oval to help the hosts bag a convincing 239-run win against South Africa in their third Test match. The 30-year-old right arm off-break bowler took a magnificent hat-trick in the match.
England have now taken a 2-1 lead in the Test series, with the fourth and the final one scheduled to start August 4 at Old Trafford, Manchester.
YESSSS!! HAT-TRICK for @MoeenAli and we win by 239 runs! #ENGvSAhttps://t.co/a0qhO1p3jy pic.twitter.com/3vIKblgg5B
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 31, 2017
Congratulations have poured in for Ali after his performance on Monday where he took a total of four wickets in the South Africa's second innings, with his blitz starting off after dismissing the hotshot Dean Elgar.
He then took the wickets of Kagiso Rabada and Morne Morkel in quick succession to complete the hat-trick.
Ali now holds the feat of becoming the first ever England cricketer in 79 years to take a hat-trick in Test cricket.
Moeen Ali becomes England's 13th bowler & 14th Test hat-trick!
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) July 31, 2017
Eng hat-tricks by spinners
W Bates 1883
J Briggs 1892
T Goddard 1938#EngvSA
Moeen Ali, Test cricket's newest trickster, is also advancing his claims as one of the finest contemporary all-rounders
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) July 31, 2017
The England cricket fans, meanwhile, gave Ali his own place in an art museum when they superimposed his face to the legendary potrait of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. The fans named the picture as "Moeena Lisa".
Although certain section of fans got angry over it, Moeen Ali remained calm and also had a hearty laugh over it.
Behold..."The Moeena Lisa!"
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 29, 2017
Think they are onto something @MoeenAli! pic.twitter.com/nKvZwuYGVT
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