Ben Stokes slammed his first tonne in a few years as he continued to stack misery on India on day 4 of the Ind VS Eng 4th test
England cricket team captain Ben Stokes slammed his 14th Test century on Day 4 of IND vs ENG 4th Test at Old Trafford. The hundred marks the all-rounder’s first triple figure knock since the Ashes a couple of years ago. Leading up to this hundred, Stokes had failed to convert decent starts into good knocks in the ongoing IND vs ENG Test series.
Stokes storms back to form with century
Stokes resumed his innings on 77 runs on Day 4 of IND vs ENG 4th Test. He was forced to walk off the field on towards the end of Day 3 due to cramps. With his century at the Old Trafford, Stokes is now the fifth captain to have a five-wicket haul and a century in the same game. So far, Stokes has batted out 171 deliveries and has 9 boundaries to his name.
Captains with fifers and century in same Test
- Denis Atkinson vs Australia (1955)
Garry Sobers vs England (1966)
Mushtaq Mohammad vs West Indies(1977)
Imran Khan v India (1983)
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Ben Stokes translated his bowling form into runs with the bat in a fighting innings in Manchester on Day 3. Stokes joined the well set Joe Root and stitched a century stand to swell England’s lead in the IND vs ENG 4th Test. He eventually reached a half-century, his first in the series. It was his first against India in more than 15 innings, having also struggled in the India vs England series away from home.
However, Stokes struggled with cramps and was soon retired hurt. The left-hander bowled long spells throughout the series and sent through 24 overs in the first innings for his five wickets. He eventually returned at the fall of Chris Woakes’ wicket, but struggled and was in discomfort.
It was only the second time Stokes had scored a half-century and taken 5 wickets in the same Test match. His only other instance came against the West Indies back in 2017. In that game, Stokes picked up 6/22 and scored 60 in England’s 9-wicket win at Lord’s.
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My man Stokes woke up and chose violence today! Indian bowlers looking like they were bowling to him in nets. Someone check if they’re getting paid by England too because that was charity bowling 😂
This is what happens when you give a quality player enough time and support. Stokes prove all the doubters wrong today. England must be relief to have him firing again especially with Ashes coming up soon.
Everyone praising Stokes but honestly the pitch was flat and bowling was mediocre at best. Any decent batsman would have scored runs on that surface, nothing special about this innings really.
Great to see him back in form but lets not forget he’s been struggling for while now. One good innings doesn’t erase all the failures. Need consistency from here.
Absolutely brilliant innings! Stokes showing why he’s one of the best all-rounders in world cricket. That century was pure class and timing, India had no answers for him today.
Stokes scoring a century after 2 years is like my dad finally fixing that leaky tap he’s been promising to fix since 2021. Better late than never I guess! At least Stokes actually delivered unlike my dad 😅
For those intrested, this is Stokes’ 13th Test century and his first since July 2021. He scored 119 off 128 balls with 14 fours and 2 sixes. Strike rate of 92.96 which is exceptional for Test cricket standards.
Everyone going crazy over this century but conveniently forgeting that India are missing their best bowler due to injury and the pitch had nothing for seamers. Context matters people.
Stokes came into this match averaging only 23.5 over his last 15 innings. His technique looked much more solid today compared to recent performances, he was leaving well outside off stump and punishing anything on his pads. The key difference was his footwork.
Indian bowling attack suppose to be world class? Where was the aggression? Where was the creativity? Stokes just walked all over them like practice session. Absolutly embarassing display.
Stokes really missed playing cricket all these years huh? Good thing India’s bowlers decided to give him some catching practice with all those loose deliveries. Very generous of them!
Oh wow, a century after 2 years! What an achievement! Maybe next time he’ll manage one before another 2 years pass. India’s bowling made him look like prime Bradman out there.
Our bowling was absolutely pathetic. How can you let someone who hasn’t scored century in 2 years just dominate like that? Shameful performance from the bowlers, they need to be dropped immediately.