इंग्लैंड vs वेस्ट इंडीज, तीसरा टेस्ट, एजबैस्टन, बर्मिंघम, 26 July 2024 - कमेंट्री

Oh..wow! Kraigg Brathwaite comes around the wicket bangs in a bouncer down the leg side, Ben Stokes leaves it alone.

SIX! Ben Stokes finishes things off in style! Kraigg Brathwaite tries to bowl another bouncer, angling into leg, Ben Stokes skips down the track and smashes it away over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. ENGLAND WIN BY 10 WICKETS AND WIN THE SERIES 3-0!

Overpitched and on middle, Ben Stokes drills it down the ground, the fielder from long on runs to his left and puts in a great dive to stop it. Two tuns taken.

A bouncer now, on middle, Ben Stokes ducks under it.

Fuller and well outside off, Ben Stokes lets it go.

SIX! FIFTY FOR STOKES! He gets to it with a bang! He may have missed out on the fastest half-century in Test, but this is the fastest by an Englishman in this format. Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes cleats his front leg away and whacks it all the way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Pitched up and around off, Ben Stokes drills it straight to short covers.

SCORED LEVEL! Short of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller and around leg, Ben Duckett flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.

FOUR! Ben Duckett joins the party now! Vey full and on middle, Ben Duckett stays deep inside his crease and drills it down the ground for a lovely boundary.

Short of a length and on middle, Ben Duckett rolls his wrists and pulls it away nicely wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. England just 22 runs away from the win now!

FOUR! Just wide! Short again from Jason Holder, on middle, Ben Duckett stands tall and pulls it aerially, the fielder at mid-wicket dives to his left but the ball goes past him and to the fence for a boundary.

FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Jason Holder continues with the short length and on middle, Ben Duckett sits back and waits for this one, swivels and heaves it in front of square on the leg side for another boundary. England on the verge of the win now!

FOUR! THREE ON THE TROT! Same shot, same result! Short and on middle, Ben Duckett plays the pull shot perfection and beats the deep square leg fielder to his right for four more runs. 20 runs off the over! England 10 away from the win!

Fuller and on middle, Ben Duckett knocks it back to the bowler.

Back of a length and angling into the leg side, Ben Duckett tries to heave it away but misses as the ball goes off his thigh pads towards the short fine region. A leg bye is taken. England breaks their own record of the fastest team fifty in Tests. They made it in the last Test only!

Misbah-Ul-Haq can take a sigh of relief! His record still remains intact! Short of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes tries to go big but only manages to swat it down to long off for a single.

BEAUTY! Hard length and on middle, nips back in sharply, Ben Duckett this time gets cut in half and gets beaten on the inside edge,

Touch fuller, on leg, Ben Duckett clips it through square leg for one.

Full again but way down the leg side, Ben Stokes misses his flick.

Fuller and around off, Ben Duckett steers it towards point.

Full again and on off, Ben Duckett drives it firmly but straight to mid off.

Overpitched and on middle, Ben Duckett drills it away towards deep point for a single.

FOUR! Ben Stokes is chasing the fastest Test fifty here! Jason Holder sees the batter advance and bangs this short, on middle, Stokes may have got a bit hurried but still goes through the shot and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! ANOTHER ONE! A slower one, full and on middle, Ben Stokes picks it up early, waits for it and thumps it over the bowler's head for a four more runs. 

Short of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes looks to slap it away but loses his bottom hand and mistimes it a bit, the ball lands safely wide of long off. Two runs taken. Stokes need 9 runs from 2 balls to break the record of the fastest Test fifty.

On a length and on leg, Ben Duckett flicks it away through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Put away! Alzarri Joseph bangs this one short and around middle, Ben Stokes sits back and waits for that, transferring his weight on the back foot and swats it away over mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR MORE! Ben Stokes getting himself ready for The Hundred! Short of a length and on middle and leg, Ben Stokes is expecting that length, swivels and pulls it away behind square on the leg side for his sixth boundary in no time.

Goes fuller this time, on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes clips it away nicely past mid-wicket for a brace.

FOUR! There she goes again! Full again and around middle, Ben Stokes stays back in his crease, presents the full face of the bat and lifts it over the bowler's head, does not get it form the middle but generates enough power for it to race away to the long off fence for four more runs.

OUCH! Back of a length and on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes looks to heave it away but gets an inside edge straight on this box. He goes down screaming in pain. Maybe that can slow him down a bit because the bowlers are looking clueless here. England need just 44 runs to win now!

Jayden Seales begins with a full delivery, on middle, shaping in, Ben Duckett tucks it away towards mid-wicket for a single and gets off for the mark.

FOUR! The England skipper looks in a hurry here! Full and around off, Ben Stokes sits down on one knee, extends his arms and carves it over extra covers for a boundary.

On a length and on leg, Ben Stokes pats it down to the leg side, a run is available but Stokes is no interested.

FOUR! SMACKED! Ben Stokes is dealing only in boundaries here! Hard length and just outside off, not that short and neither that much room, but Stokes is Stokes, uses his power and muscles it away through covers for another smashing boundary.

Short of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes punches it to sweeper covers for one.

Back of a length and around off, Ben Duckett cuts it away towards deep point for one more. 23 for no loss in two overs!

Alzarri Joseph starts with a hard-length delivery, on middle, nips back in with good bounce, Ben Stokes loses his bottom hand but manages to keep it out to the off side.

Back of a length and angling into leg, Ben Stokes fails to flick it away but misses as the ball lobs up off his thigh pads on the pitch.

FOUR! Ben Stokes and England are underway in fine fashion! Alzarri Joseph land this short of a length but outside off this time, Ben Stokes gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a cracking boundary.

FOUR MORE! Fine shot! This time it is fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes brings his wrist into play and flicks it away beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR BYES! That one beats everyone! Hard length from Alzarri Joseph, on middle, jags back in a long way and keeps a bit low, Ben Stokes gets cut in half as the ball sneaks past the inside edge, Joshua Da Silva dives to his right, gets a hand to it but that is not enough as the ball still races to the third man fence for four more runs. 12 rusn already in the first over!

On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes blocks it out from his crease.