Ben Stokes is the first all-rounder to accomplish this feat. Stokes, who hit his 100th Test six on Friday, has already taken 177 wickets in the format.
Ben Stokes, England’s all-rounder and Test captain, has become the first Test cricketer to hit 100 sixes and take 100 wickets. This milestone was reached by the star English all-rounder during the third and final Test against England at Headingley in Leeds. Stokes scored 18 off 13 balls in the first innings, consisting of two fours and a six. The six helped him reach a century of sixes in the game’s longest format. Stokes has already taken 177 wickets in 81 Tests, with an average of 32.67 and an economy rate of 3.29.
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In terms of the match, England is currently trailing by 65 runs.
England’s batsmen had no idea what was about to hit them after bundling out New Zealand for 329. Trent Boult destroyed the top order, dismissing Alex Lees (4), Zak Crawley (6), and Ollie Pope (5) in the first seven overs, leaving them defenseless. England was reduced to 17/3 as a result.
Star batter Joe Root (5) struggled as well. Bairstow and England captain Ben Stokes attempted to rebuild the innings, but Stokes was out for 18 to pacer Neil Wagner, and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes was out for a duck three balls later. England had fallen to 55/6.
Following that, Bairstow and Wagner took charge of England’s innings. Bairstow carried on his good form from the second Test, scoring his tenth Test ton in such perilous circumstances. In addition, he completed his 5,000 Test runs.
Overton was also impressive with the bat in his debut, smashing a half-century to help England finish Day two in better shape, though still trailing the Kiwis in the match. England finished the second day with a total of 264/6.
Earlier, batting first, New Zealand was bundled out for 329. Mitchell (109) and Blundell (55) delivered outstanding knocks to propel the Kiwis to such a commanding total.
With the ball, England’s star was Jack Leach, who took 5/100 with his spin bowling. Stuart Broad also took 3/62.
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