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Ben Stokes Grabbed A Stunner To Send Back Jasprit Bumrah
By CricShots - Feb 8, 2021 2:44 pm
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The flamboyant English all-rounder, Ben Stokes managed to take a stunning one-handed catch in the slip cordon to send back the no.11 Indian batsman, Jasprit Bumrah for a duck as India were bowled out for 337 runs in the first innings on Day 4 of the ongoing first Test in Chennai.

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James Anderson dismissed Jasprit Bumrah as Ben Stokes took the catch

Bumrah failed to keep his bat away from a delivery moving away from him and as a result, the ball took the outside edge paid the price as Stokes dived to his right and took a great reflex catch to end India’s first innings — conceding a lead of 241 runs to the visitors. Bumrah’s dismissal meant Washington Sundar, who scored his second Test fifty in as many games, remained unbeaten on 85 runs, after falling short of partners from the other end as India slumped from 305/6 to 337-all out.

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Here’s the video of the brilliant catch by Ben Stokes:

Earlier, India’s overnight batsmen Ravichandran Ashwin and Sundar resumed the innings on a penultimate day at 257 for six and with the pitch not doing much for the frustrated visiting bowlers and added 48 more runs, taking their partnership 80 runs for the seventh wicket.

Ashwin was the first wicket to fall for the hosts as he got out trying to defend a ball from England off-spinner Jack Leach but couldn’t keep on the ground, with wicket-keeper Jos Buttler taking a phenomenal good catch after a full-length dive. He departed for 31 off 91 balls.

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After his dismissal, Washington was seen playing some gorgeous shots but didn’t get ample support from the other end. For England, Leach and Anderson picked up two wickets each to fold India’s innings before lunch on a penultimate day. Leach managed to get the wickets of Ashwin and Nadeem while Anderson accounted for the wickets of last two wickets of fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and Bumrah.