Ben Stokes floors fans on Twitter with 36-ball fifty opening the batting; watch video

England vs West Indies second Test saw home side going all-guns-blazing in ir second innings on Day 5. Resuming on ir overnight score of 37-2, English batsmen were scoring runs at more than six an over in morning Day 5 session in an attempt to stretch ir lead before putting West Indies into bat. In a surprise move by skipper Joe Root, he appointed his dynamic all-rounder Ben Stokes to open innings late on Day 4.

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England vs West Indies: Ben Stokes launches an all-out attack on Windies bowlers

Ben Stokes was seen scoring runs at a rapid pace on Day 5 morning, as left-hander reached 50-run mark off his just 36th delivery. Having started cautiously in innings with 16 runs from 20 balls, he picked up his pace after hitting Kemar Roach for a four and a six off successive deliveries in ninth over. Ben Stokes stepped down wicket and smacked Roach for a six over long-on and what followed was a sequence of boundaries to help England stretch ir lead over 300.

Ben Stokes scored a quickfire unbeaten 78 from just 57 balls with four boundaries and three massive sixes to propel England’s total to 129-3 from 19 overs. His innings comes as a backdrop of his first-innings batting recital where he scored a completely contrasting hundred, taking 356 deliveries to score 176. Captain Joe Root called on for a declaration, leaving West Indies a target of 312 runs and giving his bowlers 85 overs to dismiss visitors to enforce a result.

England vs West Indies: Ben Stokes sets up exciting Day 5 with whirlwind kck, watch video

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England vs West Indies: Fans react to Ben Stokes Manchester maverick

ongoing England vs West Indies Test series is being played behind closed doors in wake of coronavirus pandemic. While fans may have missed watching Ben Stokes live in action at venue itself, y definitely cheered for all-rounder by making ir presence felt on social media platforms. Here is a look at some of fan reactions for Ben Stokes Day 5 batting heroics in ongoing England vs West Indies second Test.

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England vs West Indies 2020: ENG vs WI Live streaming

ENG vs WI live streaming in India is available to viewers on Sony Sports Network. But fans can also enjoy ENG vs WI live streaming or scores by logging onto FanCode by Dream Sports to watch each ball of live proceedings. ENG vs WI live streaming would also be available on Sony LIV. Day 5 of England vs West Indies second Test commence on 3:30 PM IST. At time of publishing, West Indies lost ir opening batsman Joseph Campbell off Stuart Broad and y are w placed at 7-1 after ir first over.

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