‘Ludicrous’: Stokes sends ominous World Cup warning in historic ‘carnage’ of New Zealand
Ben Stokes struck the highest score by an England batsman in a one-day international on Wednesday, his 182 setting up a thrashing of New Zealand at The Oval as he sent a warning to the champions’ World Cup rivals just weeks before they begin the defence of their 50-over title in India.
But Stokes and Dawid Malan hit back with a third-wicket stand of 199 as England recovered to 368 all out.Ben Stokes put on a show. New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips kept England at bay with 72 but when he was lbw to spinner Liam Livingstone, the Black Caps were all but beaten at 173-8. Buttler hailed Stokes’s innings by saying: “He’s played a few good ones, but that was amazing.” Boult kept New Zealand in the game with an impressive 5-51 in 9.1 overs, although England were set for a huge total at 348-5 when Stokes was dismissed.
And New Zealand coach Gary Stead said: “I don’t mind Ben Stokes. I’d rather he scored them now than on October 5.” But Stokes hit back in remarkable fashion with a 124-ball innings, including 15 fours and nine sixes, that surpassed Jason Roy’s previous England record of 180 against Australia at Melbourne in 2018.“Boy can he bat, that was a special knock,” Nasser Hussain said on Sky Sports Cricket.
One worrying sign for England, however, was the familiar sight of Stokes, whose previous ODI top score was 102 not out, grimacing in pain thanks to a chronic knee problem he hopes to manage all the way through the World Cup.
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