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Ben Stokes Creates Unique Record - Which Captains Have Scored a Century and Take a Fifer in a Test?

GREATER MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, JUL 26 – Ben Stokes scored 141 runs and took five wickets for 72 runs, becoming the first England captain with a century and five-wicket haul in the same Test match.

  • Ben Stokes scored 141 runs and took five wickets for 72 runs during the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester in 2025.
  • Stokes' eight-year wait for a five-wicket haul in Test cricket came to an end during the match, where he also became the first England skipper to both reach a hundred runs and claim five wickets in a single Test.
  • England restricted India to 358 runs, then posted 669 runs with contributions from Stokes and Joe Root to establish a lead over 300 runs.
  • Stokes completed 7,000 Test runs in this innings and joined an exclusive group including Gary Sobers and Jacques Kallis with 7,000+ runs and 200+ wickets.
  • Stokes’ all-round effort placed England firmly in control of the match and put them on the brink of a series victory against India.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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