Ben Stokes, the star all-rounder for England, once again demonstrated his talent with a record-breaking 182-run innings at The Oval. With this incredible feat, Stokes made history by breaking the previous record for England’s highest individual score in the 50-over format. In the third ODI, England easily defeated New Zealand by 181 runs because to the outstanding effort. The reigning champions will play the runners-up New Zealand in the first game of the ODI World Cup in India, which will begin soon. Gary Stead, the coach of New Zealand, claimed that his bowlers had already seen the best of Stokes as he began to exhibit his brilliance with astounding performances.
“Ben Stokes produced a fantastic innings, leading England in runs. Watching that was very amazing. Ben Stokes is fine with me. Instead of on October 5, I’d prefer that he score them now, Stead said to reporters.
Trent Boult returned to action for the Kiwis with a bang, taking five key wickets for 51 runs despite Stokes’ dominant performance on Wednesday. England was in trouble at 13 for two after his early dismissals of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root before Stokes and Dawid Malan put together an outstanding 199-run partnership.
Trent’s return is wonderful. He provides a great deal of expertise and energy. Gary Stead acknowledged Boult’s considerable influence and added, “It’s just a shame we weren’t able to build on those starts.
Gary Stead also minimised the absence of all-round spin bowler Mitchell Santner, who was unable to play due to knee pain.
“Mitch had some knee imaging done… However, the results were favourable, which is good for us. He still has some edoema around his knee, which they believe to be a joint issue. So that’s all there is to it, he said.
The cricketing community waits impatiently for England and New Zealand’s World Cup matchup in the hopes that Ben Stokes’ genius won’t be repeated for New Zealand’s benefit.
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