WI vs ENG: Ben Stokes joins Ian Botham, Kapil Dev in star-studded list with magnificent ton against West Indies

Ben Stokes kept on batting in his free-streaming T20 style, arriving at his hundred with a solitary against Jayden Seales and devoting the achievement to his late dad.

After a calm beginning against the second new ball, all-rounder Ben Stokes changed gears to score up his eleventh Test century against West Indies on Thursday as England took a solid grasp over the continuous second Test in Barbados. Stirs up took resistance tweaker Veerasammy Permaul and quick bowler Alzarri Joseph to the cleaners to crush 11 fours and four sixes in transit to the three-figure mark.

Stirs up assisted England with scoring 125 runs without losing a wicket toward the beginning of the day meeting. Joe Root, who indented up a ton on the first day of the season, proceeded to score 153 preceding getting caught off a Kemar Roach conveyance. Yet, Stokes kept on batting in his free-streaming T20 style, arriving at his hundred with a solitary against Jayden Seales and devoting the achievement to his late dad.

Stirs up likewise whacked Joseph for three sequential limits, prior to raising a six back over the bowler's head, gathering 20 runs off the over. He progressed from 23 to 89 of every 37 balls and recorded his fifty in the middle with a six down the track against Permaul. His 20-run over against Joseph likewise assisted him with entering the 5000-run list in Test cricket.

The all-rounder is presently a piece of the tip top rundown including players who have north of 5000 runs and 150 wickets in Test cricket. He joined Gary Sobers, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Carl Hooper and Jacques Kallis on the board.

Players with 5000 or more runs and more than 100 wickets in Test cricket:

Gary Sobers - 8032 runs and 235 wickets in 93 Tests

Ian Botham - 5200 runs and 383 wickets in 102 Tests

Kapil Dev - 5248 runs and 434 wickets in 131 Tests

Jacques Kallis - 13289 runs and 292 wickets in 166 Tests

Ben Stokes* - 5021* runs and 170 wickets in 78 Tests

Root, in the interim, came to 150 with a solitary, assuming the ideal supporting part to Stokes' rush in the primary meeting. The England skipper additionally recorded his twelfth 150 or more score in Test cricket, the most among the 'Fab-4' list including Virat Kohli (10), Steve Smith (8) and Kane Williamson (8).

West Indies were looking for an early leap forward however were scattered by the 125-run organization among Stokes and Root. The serene wicket at the Kensington Oval at long last saw Root's exit after a pinch sponsor from Roach stuck him underneath the knee roll.

Britain appear to have established the vibe for a full scale assault that would pass on West Indies with an overwhelming all out to defeat towards the finish second day.

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Britain appear to have established the vibe for a full scale assault that would pass on West Indies with an overwhelming all out to defeat towards the finish second day.