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IND vs ENG, 4th Test: Ben Stokes becomes 3rd player to score 7000 runs and pick 200 wickets in Tests
Ben Stokes on Saturday completed 7,000 runs in Test cricket during the fourth day of the fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester. The England captain is only the third player to record 7,
Jasprit Bumrah achieved an unwanted Test record in Manchester on Saturday en route to his century of wickets against England in international cricket. Having started the ongoing fourth Test on 98 wickets, Bumrah dismissed Jamie Smith on day three before ...
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England captain Ben Stokes became the third cricketer to complete 7000 runs and pick over 200 wickets in Test cricket history. Only Sir Garfield Sobers and Jacques Kallis had achieved the milestone. Stokes reached the milestone after a century against India in Manchester.
After going wicket-less for 23 overs across Days 2 and 3, Jasprit Bumrah earned his first wicket at Old Trafford at the start of his final spell on Friday, dismissing Jamie Smith caught-behind.
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