Ben Stokes created history for England, set a big record in Test cricket

Ben Stokes created history for England

New Delhi The second match of the three-match Test series being played between England and West Indies ended on Monday. The West Indies team, which won the first match by 4 wickets, suffered a defeat in the second match. With this defeat, these 3-match Test series have now become 1-1.

The third and last match of the series will be played at Old Trafford ground in Manchester, from 24 July. The second Test match was won by the England team on the basis of all-rounder Ben Stokes, who not only won the team but also set a big record and Ben Stokes created history for England.

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All-rounder Ben Stokes of England team scored 176 runs in the first innings. Apart from this, West Indies opener Craig Brathwaite was also dismissed in the first innings.

At the same time, in the second innings, captain Joe Root got him an opening, because after a full day was washed out in the rain, the team had to run fast. Ben Stokes did the same thing well. In just 57 balls, he scored 78 runs with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. On its own, the England team set a target of more than 300 runs in front of the West Indies, which the Caribbean team could not achieve.

Chasing a target of 312 runs, the West Indies team collapsed on 198 runs. In this way, England won the match by 113 runs. In the second innings of the West Indies, Ben Stokes caught two batsmen. Stokes walked the dangerous-looking German Blackwood while breaking Algeri Joseph and breaking the back of the visiting team. With this, Ben Stokes created history for the England team.

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Stokes made this record in Test Cricket

Actually, Ben Stokes scored 254 runs in this match by combining both innings, while taking 3 wickets in both innings. In this way, he became the first player from England to take more than 250 runs and three or more wickets in a Test match. Before him, this feat was achieved by only four players in world cricket, including Frank Worrell of West Indies, Veenu Mankad of India, Sri Lankan team veteran Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillakaratne Dilshan.