Historical century of Ben Stokes. (Photo- PTI)
In the ongoing fourth Test match in Manchester, England captain Ben Stokes once again proved his ability. Stokes scored a century while performing brilliantly in the first innings, with this, he also finished the wait for 2 years. Actually, Ben Stokes scored a century in Test format after two years. His innings also strengthened the strong position of England.
Historical century of Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes completed his century by facing 164 balls. During this, he hit 9 fours. He did the feat to score a century in Tests after 2 years. Earlier, he played a brilliant innings of 155 runs against Australia in July 2023, which was his previous major achievement. This century of Stokes was important in crossing the score of 600 runs in England’s first innings. His innings gave the team a big lead.
Let me tell you, Ben Stokes also took 5 wickets in the first innings of this match. With this, he has become the fourth such player of England, who has done the work of taking 5 wickets in a Test match as well as scoring a century. At the same time, after 42 years in the history of Test cricket, a captain has taken centuries and 5 wickets in a Test match. Earlier, Imran Khan did this wonders in 1983. The special thing is that Imran Khan also did this feat against the Indian team.
The first English captain to do so
Ben Stokes has written his name in the history of England cricket with golden letters with this innings. Actually, he has become the first such captain of England to take centuries and 5 wickets in a single Test match. No English captain could do this wonders before him. At the same time, this is the 14th century of Ben Stokes’s Test career. During this innings, he also completed 7000 runs in the Test. He has become the third player in the world to take 7000 runs and 200 wickets in Tests.
