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Ben Stokes achieved a career milestone by crossing 11000 international runs during England's dominant performance against India. Despite a leg injury, he remained unbeaten on 77, guiding England to a strong position. Joe Root also shone with a brilliant 150, surpassing Ricky Ponting in Test runs. England ended Day 3 at 544/7, leading by 186 runs.

Key Points: Ben Stokes Hits 11000 International Runs in England vs India Test

  • Ben Stokes surpasses 11000 international runs milestone
  • England lead India by 186 runs at 544/7
  • Joe Root scores 150, overtakes Ricky Ponting in Test runs
  • Stokes battles leg injury but stays unbeaten on 77
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Ben Stokes completes 11,000 runs in international cricket

England captain Ben Stokes reaches 11000 international runs, remains unbeaten on 77 as England dominate India on Day 3 of the 4th Test.

"Stokes now has 11016 runs in 272 matches across all formats with 18 hundreds and 61 fifties. – Match Report"

Manchester, July 26

England skipper Ben Stokes completed 11000 runs in international career across all formats in his outing against India and remained unbeaten on 77 at the end of Day 3 of fourth Test.

England ended the day at 544/7, leading by 186 runs.

Stokes now has 11016 runs in 272 matches across all formats at an average of 35.88 with 18 hundreds and 61 fifties under his belt. Stokes, while he completed his fifty during the final session, went off the field due to trouble in his left leg.

But Stokes (77*) came back to bat and along with Liam Dawson (21*) kept any other possible disaster at bay.

Coming to the match, England started off their day at 225/2, with Ollie Pope (20*) and Joe Root (11*) unbeaten. The duo went on to have a century partnership, building on the exploits of openers Ben Duckett (94 in 100 balls, with 13 fours) and Zak Crawley (84 in 113 balls, with 13 fours and a six). They took England to 332/2 at the end of the first session, with both batsmen having scored their fifties.

In the second session, while Washington Sundar (2/57) removed Ollie (71 in 128 balls, seven fours) and Harry Brook (3), skipper Stokes and Root thwarted any further resistance from India as Root completed his 38th Test ton and went past Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest Test run-getter.

England ended the second session at 433/4, with Stokes and Root unbeaten. Siraj and Bumrah faced fitness issues during the session, having walked off the field; Bumrah contributed only one over with the new ball.

Root was removed by Jadeja for a brilliant 150 in 248, consisting of 14 fours. Bumrah and Siraj removed Jamie Smith (9) and Chris Woakes (4) quickly, reducing England to 528/7.

Earlier, England opted to bowl first after winning the toss and India made 358 runs, with half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan (61 in 151 balls, with seven fours), Yashasvi Jaiswal (58 in 107 balls, with 10 fours and a six) and Rishabh Pant (54 in 75 balls, with three fours and two sixes) were major contributions for India. Stokes (5/72) struck tough blows on India, never really letting them settle with a massive partnership.

- ANI

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Priya S
Congratulations to Stokes on 11k runs! 🎉 But honestly, our fielding was below par today. Dropped catches cost us dearly. Need to bounce back strong tomorrow!
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Aditya G
Root's century was pure class. But why does our bowling attack always crumble under pressure overseas? Need to find answers quickly before Day 4.
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Sarah B
As a neutral observer, this has been fantastic Test cricket! Stokes' leadership and batting under pressure is remarkable. Hope his injury isn't serious 🤞
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Karthik V
England's batting was clinical today. But credit to Jadeja - that ball to dismiss Root was magical! We need more such moments tomorrow to stay in the game.
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Nisha Z
Stokes' 5-wicket haul and now this innings... Man of the match performance! But where was our bowling plan? Just bowling line-length won't work against such quality batsmen.

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