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Stokes gearing up for IPL despite coronavirus lockdown
Ben Stokes is one of the 13 England players due to feature in the lucrative franchise-based Twenty20 competition, which has been postponed to April 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Stokes hits ton as England take command
Stokes was 108 not out and Pope unbeaten on 75 as England significantly picked up the run rate, adding 111 runs to their overnight score.
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Stokes named ICC player of the year after landmark 2019
Ben Stokes was the unanimous choice for the coveted Sir Garfield Sobers trophy - thanks to his unbeaten 84 in a dramatic final against New Zealand in July.
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Stokes inspires England to victory at Newlands to level Test series
Ben Stokes produced an explosive spell of bowling as England beat South Africa by 189 runs inside the last hour of the fifth day of the second Test at Newlands on Tuesday.
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Olivia Newton-John becomes a dame in UK honours list
The entertainer, whose career has spanned more than five decades, was joined on the prestigious annual achievement list by Oscar-winning Hollywood directors Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen.
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Stokes rejoins England team as ill father does better
A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board said that Ben Stokes' father, Ged, remained in intensive care in a Johannesburg hospital but had responded positively to treatment and was in a stable condition.
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'He's a bit of a freak' - England's Stokes torments New Zealand once again
The honours were even when the New Zealand-born Stokes went to the middle just before tea on day one with England 120 for three.
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Ben Stokes wins players' award after World Cup heroics
Somerset's Tom Banton picked up the PCA young player of the year award, while England bowler Sophie Ecclestone collected the women's prize.
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Skipper Paine bears brunt of Aussie Ashes frustrations
Justin Langer's men were on the brink of retaining the Ashes at Headingley on Sunday, but Ben Stokes's remarkable 135 not out saw England reach an unlikely victory target of 359 with one wicket left.
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'Frightening' Archer won't let-up against Australia, says Stokes
World Cup-winning fast bowler Archer produced a hostile and compelling display on debut as the rain-affected second Test ended in a draw at Lord's on Sunday.
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England 'mistakenly' awarded extra run in World Cup final: former umpire
A freak fielding deflection off Ben Stokes' bat that raced to the boundary saw the team awarded six runs with three balls to go in the final over on Sunday.
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England captain Morgan hails 'superhuman' World Cup hero Stokes
All-rounder Ben Stokes's heroics came three years after he was hit for four straight sixes by Carlos Brathwaite in the last over of West Indies' stunning World Twenty20 final win over England in India.
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Proteas wilt against Stokes-inspired England
Ben Stokes proved why he is among the best all-rounders in the world when he scored 89 runs, took two wickets and took a blinder of a catch as World Cup favourites England thrashed the Proteas by 104 runs in the tournament opener.
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England's Stokes stuns in Cricket World Cup opener against Proteas
England's Ben Stokes proved why he is among the best all-rounders in the world when he scored 89 runs, took two wickets and took a blinder of a catch against South Africa. The English ran out winners by 104 runs.
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DANIEL GALLAN: England’s star power sets them apart
Daniel Gallan says that England's trio of Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes have the ability to take apart any team at the World Cup and are already serious contenders for the most valuable player before a ball has been bowled.
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Stokes backs 'naturally gifted' Archer to make England World Cup squad
Barbados-born Archer, who shone for Sussex last season and in Australia’s Big Bash Twenty20 league for Hobart Hurricanes, is eligible for national selection under new England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) residency rules.
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Rashid and Stokes wreck Sri Lanka, England in charge
Cruising at 173 for one at one stage, Sri Lanka had every reason to be optimistic about a big first-innings total before the wheels came off their innings in the final session.
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Stokes found not guilty of affray over street fight - BBC
England cricketer Ben Stokes Stokes, 27, was accused of knocking unconscious two men, Ryan Ali and Ryan Hale, in a brawl in England, last September.
