Ben Stokes Makes Historical past, Turns into third Participant Ever To Obtain Sensational Feat

England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Thursday joined the corporate of West Indies nice Garry Sobers and South Africa’s legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis to change into the third participant and first England participant to safe a double of 6,000-plus runs and 200-plus wickets in Take a look at cricket. Stokes completed this feat towards West Indies within the first Take a look at of the three-match collection at Lord’s. Dismissing batter Kirk McKenzie in his first over, Stokes bought his 2 hundredth Take a look at wicket. In 103 Exams, he has taken 200 wickets thus far. Additionally with the bat, he has scored 6,320 runs at a mean of 35.30, with 13 centuries and 31 fifties. His finest rating is 258.

In the meantime, Sobers has (8,032 runs and 235 wickets in 93 Exams) and Kallis has (13,289 runs and 292 wickets in 166 Exams).

Additionally, he’s the sixth general and first-ever England participant to safe a double of 10,000 runs and 300 wickets in worldwide cricket. In 260 worldwide matches, Stokes has scored 10,368 runs at a mean of 35.75, with 18 centuries and 56 fifties, with the perfect rating of 258. He additionally has accomplished his 300 wickets in worldwide cricket.

West Indies all-rounder Carl Hooper, Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya, Kallis, Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan are different gamers to have scored 10,000 runs and brought 300 or extra wickets in Exams.

Coming to the match, England gained the toss and elected to area first. West Indies misplaced wickets at common intervals and by no means actually bought a breather. Mikyle Louis (27 in 58 balls), Kavem Hodge (24 in 48 balls) and Alick Athanaze (23 in 56 balls) did the majority of scoring as Windies was skittled out for 121 runs in 41.4 overs.

Of their first innings, England gained a 250-run lead they usually have been bundled out for 371 runs, with half-centuries coming from Zak Crawley (76 in 89 balls), debutant wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith (70 in 119 balls), Joe Root (68 in 114 balls), Ollie Pope (57 in 74 balls) and Harry Brook (50 in 64 balls).

Jayden Seales (4/77) was the choose of the bowlers for West Indies. Jason Holder and Gudakesh Motie additionally took two wickets.

Groups:

West Indies (Taking part in XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales

England (Taking part in XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.

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