‘Double century miss hogayi’ – Fans react as Ben Stokes scores 182 against New Zealand in 3rd ODI

New Zealand and England locked horns on 13 September in London, in the third ODI match of the four match ODI series in the New Zealand tour of England. Previously New Zealand had won the first ODI match while England won the second game of the tournament. In the third ODI game, Ben Stokes gave a stellar performance to make England win in his first series after coming out of ODI retirement. 

New Zealand won the toss and invited England to bat first on their home ground. After dismissing Jonny Bairstow for a duck, New Zealand were pumped, but were not prepared for the Dawid Malan and Ben Stokes storm. The opening batter Malan missed a well-deserved century by four runs, while the all-rounder Ben Stokes scored 182 off 124 deliveries with a strike rate of 146.77 while hitting 15 fours and 9 sixes. 

Ben Stokes on his highest personal score in ODIs 

“Really pleased. Apologise to Jason (Jason Roy – for breaking his record of highest individual score for England). We spoke about putting New Zealand under pressure and get to a good start and even after losing those early wickets, we wanted to be positive.  Once we got going, we didn’t want them (bowlers) to settle. As experienced players, we need to guide the younger players. He (Dawid Malan) is a very consistent player, he is a very quality player, rotates the strike very well as well and missed out on the milestone after getting a strangle down leg. I’m feeling much better. Test matches are a bit longer but ODIs surely are not that demanding”, said Ben Stokes in the post match ceremony, after being awarded as the player of the match. 

“Malan and Stokes had a brilliant partnership to put the pressure back on. There’s levels we can keep achieving. There’s more in the tank as well, which is exciting. That’s the England way. Stokesy’s innings was incredibly special”, said England cricket team’s captain Jos Buttler in the post match ceremony. 

Look how the fans reacted:

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He should have never left ODI cricket.

— The Right Wing Guy (@meetbeniwal999) September 13, 2023

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