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Moeen Ali went for the spectacular on Wednesday as he attempted a one-handed switch hit during England's third ODI against South Africa.
Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler hit centuries in a sensational 232-run partnership in 211 balls to bail England out of trouble in the final ODI.
But one of the more striking moments of the day's action was when Ali attempted the surprise one-hander.
He shaped up to reverse sweep but ending up going one with one hand hand and swinging a tennis backhand at the ball but unfortunately wasn't able to connect.
Ali followed off the attempted trick shot with a more traditional hit as he smacked the ball for six.
Moeen Ali attempted an ambitious one-handed switch hit against South Africa in the final ODI
England Cricket's official Twitter account summed the moment up best, writing alongside a heart emoji: '43.4 - Tries one-handed reverse sweep. 43.5 - Hits six over long on. Moeen Ali.'
Fans also rushed onto social media in astonishment of the daring attempt by Ali.
Thomas Selby wrote: 'Moeen Ali trying a one hand reverse shot,' while Taimoor Zaman commented: 'What was brother Moeen doing?'
Alex White said: 'Moeen Ali brings me immense joy,' while Dave Tickner suggested the picture of the moment should be hung up in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The Cricket Podcast said that it's 'impossible not to love Moeen Ali.'
Twitter user @LenM4 also posted: 'Moeen casually deciding he wants to be Roger Federer's successor,' due to his entertaining style.'
The excitement provided by Ali though came to an end when Luigi Ngidi bowled him out with a