Stokes stressed that the match had swung when England’s bowlers prevented India from posting a total that might have been unchaseable
England skipper Ben Stokes in the Leeds Test. Pic/Bipin Patel
Notwithstanding the top-order heroics, England captain Ben Stokes has credited his bowlers’s ruthless dismantling of India’s lower-order, twice in the match, as a ‘pivotal factor’ in their five-wicket win at Headingley.
Stokes stressed that the match had swung when England’s bowlers prevented India from posting a total that might have been unchaseable.
“It was obviously a very good wicket for batting. But [there were] some other pivotal moments in the game, like the way in which we were able to knock the Indian tail over very quickly on two occasions was a massive reason why we were able to restrict them to a score that we felt comfortable chasing. We didn’t allow them to get above 450-500,” the all-rounder said.
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