Old Trafford: The England team, who have bowled before the West Indies bowlers in the first Test match played at the Southampton ground amid Corona virus, have given the Caribbean bowlers a wicket for wickets, making a tremendous comeback at the Manchester ground. After losing 3 wickets in the second match being played at Old Trafford Stadium, opener Domnik Sibley and all-rounder Ben Stokes shared a 260-run partnership for the fourth wicket. This is the second largest partnership for any wicket at this ground.
During this time, while Dominic Sibley completed his second career century in his 8th Test match, Ben Stokes has also completed the 10th century of his career. Ben Stokes also surpassed his second highest score of 135 not out against Australia in the Ashes last year. Ben Stokes hit 176 runs, facing 356 balls.
It is noteworthy that this century by Ben Stokes is the slowest century of his Test career. Ben Stokes faced more than 250 balls for the first time in his career to complete this Test century and scored a century in 255 balls. Earlier against India in Rajkot, he completed a century in 235 balls in 2016-17. He scored 128 runs in this innings.
