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Ben Stokes' five-wicket haul against India at Old Trafford marks his fifth in Tests, making him the fourth men's all-rounder with five fifers and 10 centuries.
England captain Ben Stokes' brilliant five-wicket haul against India on Day 2 of the ongoing Test at Old Trafford was historic by every metric. It was his fifth in Test cricket, making him only the fourth men's all-rounder ever to pick five fifers and also have 10 centuries to his name in the format.
The names of the other three will put his achievement in further perspective: Gary Sobers (26 centuries and six fifers in 93 Tests), Ian Botham (14 centuries and 27 fifers in 102 Tests) and Jacques Kallis (45 centuries and five fifers in 166 Tests). It has taken Stokes 114 Tests to reach there and he has the fewest tons among them (13), but this record is as big a stamp of approval as he can have to be considered one of the sport's greatest.
He has had to wait for a long time for it, too. Stokes reached four fifers in 2017, and it took him eight years to make it five. It was mostly due to injuries and his now 16 wickets in this series (chart-topping and also personal best) epitomise how it is probably the best he has bowled in a decade.
In the match, his victims were Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar and Anshul Kamboj.
On the other bowling end, Jofra Archer also took three wickets — Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah. The third was his 50th Test wicket in only 13 Tests.
England bowled India out for 358 in just over 114 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant scored half-centuries as the entire top eight went past double digits without converting it to a big one.
After the innings break, the pitch flattened out a bit with not as much variable bounce and help for pacers than when India were batting. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett went to tea unscathed with 33 and 43 runs on the board, respectively.
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