Ben Stokes completes 3,000 ICC World Test Championship runs: Stats
England Test team skipper Ben Stokes has added a new feather in his illustrious cap. Stokes has completed 3,000 runs in the ICC World Test Championship. Playing his third World Test Championship event, Stokes reached the milestone with his 10th run in the third Test versus West Indies at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Notably, he is the second Englishman and fourth overall with 3,000 WTC runs.
Stokes joins Root, Labuschagne and Smith in elite list
As per ESPNcricinfo, playing his 48th match in the WTC, Stokes has raced to 3,044 runs from 87 innings. In addition to seven centuries, Stokes has also clocked 15 fifties. He has hit 312 fours and 79 sixes so far. Stokes joins the likes of Joe Root (4,500-plus), and Australian duo Marnus Labuschagne (3,904) and Steve Smith (3,486) in terms of this milestone.
Stokes forms a key 115-run partnership with Root
Stokes arrived to the crease with England's score reading 54/5 in the morning session on Day 2. England had resumed Day 2 on 38/3. Stokes and Root took over and helped England go to lunch, stationed at 157/5. Stokes got his eye in and then played his range of shots. He got to his fifty right after lunch before being dismissed by Alzarri Joseph.
Stokes scores 54 from 69 balls
Stokes scored 54 from 69 balls. His knock consisted of five fours and a six. A bumper from Joseph hurried onto the helmet of Stokes, whose pull shot saw the ball skew up and reach the hands of Kraigg Brathwaite at square leg.
Breaking down Stokes' WTC stats in 2019-21 and 2021-23 cycles
In the 2019-21 edition of the WTC, Stokes ended as the fourth-highest scorer. He hammered 1,334 runs from 17 matches (32 innings) at 46. His tally included four tons and six fifties with the best score of 176. In the 2021-23 edition of the WTC, Stokes hammered 971 runs from 18 matches (32 innings) at 32.36. He registered two tons and four fifties.
His numbers in the ongoing 2023-25 cycle
In the ongoing cycle, Stokes has played 13 games so far (23 innings). He has piled up 739 runs at 32.13. Stokes owns one ton and five fifties with the best score of 155.
His batting numbers in Tests
Playing his 105th match (189 innings), Stokes has hammered 6,400-plus runs at an average of 35-plus. He has amassed 13 tons and 32 fifties. Stokes is nearing 3,000 runs at home (2,925-plus). Versus West Indies, he owns 1,230-plus runs at 45-plus.
