New Delhi: England captain Ben Stokes silenced his critics with a stunning hundred against India in the fourth Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy on Saturday, July 26. He completed his 14th Test hundred with a boundary against Mohammed Siraj.
He joined an elusive list of England players and became the fourth all-rounder from the country to smash a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same match. Tony Greig, Ian Botham and Gus Atkinson are the other three players who have achieved this milestone, and only Botham has achieved this milestone more than once (5).
Stokes picked up a five-wicket haul (5/72) during the first innings of the match, his first in seven years, and he followed it up with a century in the second innings.
Stokes got retired hurt during the innings on the third day after suffering from a hamstring pull. However, he returned to the match later in the day and carried England to a massive score in the first innings.
Five wicket-haul and a hundred in same Test match
1) Tony Greig – 148 and 6/164 against West Indies, Bridgetown in 1974
2) Ian Botham – 103 and 5/73 against New Zealand, Christchurch in 1978
3) Ian Botham – 108 and 8/34 against Pakistan, Lord’s in 1978
4) Ian Botham – 114 and 6/58 against 7/48 vs India, Wankhede in 1980
5) Ian Botham – 149* and 6/95 against Australia, Leeds in 1981
6) Ian Botham – 138 and 5/59 against New Zealand, Wellington in 1984
7) Gut Atkinson – 118 and 5/62 against Sri Lanka, Lord’s in 2024
8) Ben Stokes – 107* and 5/72 against India, Manchester in 2025
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