There was doubt about the availability of England captain Ben Stokes to bowl on the last day of the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, Manchester. However, in a positive development for the England National Cricket Team, Stokes was seen in bowling during the warm-up season.
Ben Stokes gave a notable all-round performance in the fourth Test, completing both five wickets and one century in a single match. However, he did not bowl in the second innings of 4 days. KL Rahul and Shubman Gill made an unbeaten 174 -run partnership to maintain the expectations of a draw in India.
Watch: Ben Stokes returns to bowling after not bowling 4 days
Ben Stokes promoted fans of the house team by bowling during the warm-up season. In the last few days, after struggling with concerns of cramps and injuries, the England captain was seen actively bowling. He can play a role with the ball as England pushed to win against India.
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Ben Stokes returned to bowl in the second over on the last day. The right -handed fast bowler scored just two runs in his first over. He will be important for the team as they see to secure the series win.
India loses both openers for ducks in early collapse during the second innings.
India was in early trouble during its second innings, both the openers were lost by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshanan for ducks in the first ducks in bowling by Chris Woakes. However, Captain Shubman Gill and KL Rahul came to the rescue with an unbeaten 174 -run partnership for the third wicket.
Rahul was not at 87 runs in 210 deliverys including eight borders, while Gill was unbeaten with 10 fours at 78 from 107 balls. The pair helped India reach 174/2 in a stump without any more loss, yet England were left behind by 137 runs.
With a day left in the match, his gritty stand has given India a faint hope to save India. Resistance compared the prestigious 376-Run partnership between Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman against Australia in 2001.
Ben Stokes became the first captain in 42 years, scoring a century and ran for five wickets.
Ben Stokes played an important role in keeping England in a major position. He took five wickets in the first innings, finished with 5/72 figures, and followed it with a century. Stokes became the first captain in 42 years, and only the fourth Englishman, to score a hundred and take five wickets.
He has led the entire series for example and is currently a major wicket -taking, with 16 wickets in seven innings at an average of 24.75. With the bat, he has scored an average of 304 runs on an average of 43.42.
Joe Root also contributed to a brilliant 150 off 248 balls. Ben Docket (94 to 100), Zak Crolly (84 for 113), and Oli Pope (128 runs) clung with valuable runs. For India, Ravindra Jadeja was a pick of four -wicket bowlers. The match is important for India, which is 1-2 in the Test series.
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