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)
𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀 vs India (2025)*
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.
