England’s Test captain Benjamin Andrew Stokes has turned 33 years old today. He has become a recognisable name in English cricket in the past decade. The fearsome all-rounder has garnered global attention for his aggressive playstyle. He has also delivered some memorable performances across the three formats of cricket in his 13-year career so far. Stokes’ powerful frame combined with his outrageous talent has helped the Englishman lift his nation to another level. In international cricket, the Test skipper has won both the ICC ODI World Cup in 2019 and the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022.
Last year, he was part of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. However, this year he didn’t participated in the IPL. Today let’s delve into some of his most scintillating knocks in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and against the Indian team.
Ben Stokes’s Top 3 Performances Vs India
- 128 in Rajkot (1st Test), 2016Ben Stokes’ best performance against India came during the 2016 Rajkot Test. The batter played 235 deliveries in the first innings of the opening match to score a total of 128 runs. He smashed 13 boundaries and two sixes in that match. The Englishman was slightly unlucky with the result as the game was drawn on the final day.
- 99 in Pune (2nd ODI), 2021Nearly three years ago, Ben Stokes came inches close to scoring a second century against India. While chasing a mammoth total of 336 runs, the English smashed a 52-ball 99 to seal a seven-wicket victory for his side. The Englishman sent the ball flying across the boundary ropes six times to spearhead his country to a comfortable win.
- 82 in Chennai (1st Test), 2021Ben Stokes produced his third-best knock against India in 2016 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Batting first in the match, strikes produced an 82-run knock against the hosts to help England rack up a total of 578 in the first innings. It took him only 118 deliveries to create the score courtesy of his 10 boundaries and three sixes. England ended up winning the Test by 227 runs.
Ben Stokes’s Top 3 IPL Performances
- 107 runs not out vs Mumbai Indians, 2020Ben Stokes was unstoppable against the Mumbai Indians four years ago in Dubai. Playing in a Rajasthan Royals kit, the English all-rounder scored a 60-ball 107-run knock to seal a dominant eight-wicket win for his side. He smashed a whopping 14 boundaries and three maximums in that fixture. It was only Stokes’ second century in the T20 tournament.
- 103 runs not out vs Gujarat Lions, 2017Chasing Gujarat Lions’ total of 161 runs on May 1, Ben Stokes took the IPL fixture by storm to produce a mammoth 103-run knock. Competing at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, Stokes smashed seven boundaries and six maximums in a Rising Pune Supergiants shirt. The Englishman’s heroics were enough to seal a five-wicket victory for his side.
- 50 vs Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), 2020After a vintage ‘Gayle Storm’ in the first half, Ben Stokes produced a lightning-fast half-century in the Rajasthan Royals kit four years ago. The match was hosted in Abu Dhabi on October 30 which saw Kings XI Punjab amass 185 runs in the first half courtesy of a 99-run knock from Chris Gayle. However, Stokes understood the assignment well in the second half and smashed a 26-ball fifty to help Rajasthan win by seven wickets. Stokes scored six boundaries and three sixes in that game.
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