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Stokes: That blows away the World Cup final

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Vincent
Published date15 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
New Zealand were in control after posting a huge first-innings score of 553 in the second Test at Trent Bridge, but left the field on day five battered and bruised after England roared to a truly remarkable five-wicket victory

England had left themselves needing 299 in 72 overs and looked to be coming unstuck when Stokes and Bairstow came together at 93 for four.

What followed was a counterattacking blitz to rival anything that has come before, with Bairstow unloading a 77-ball century and finishing with 136 in 92 balls.

He shared a stunning stand of 179 with Stokes, who went on to wrap up the result - and the series - with an unbeaten 75 from 70 deliveries.

Incredibly, he hit the winning runs off the last ball of the 50th over having turned a tense situation into a walkover.

Stokes knows better than anyone what it is like to be in the thick of a history-making performance, having dragged England over the line in nerve-shredding fashion in the 2019 World Cup final and then led a record red-ball chase against

Australia just a few weeks later in Leeds.

And for him, this was the best yet. "Yes, it is. That blows away Headingley, it blows away Lord's and the World Cup final. It was incredible," he said.

"I'm struggling to find the words for what we witnessed out there, it was just phenomenal. I just can't quite wrap my head around how we've chased 299 with 22 overs left on day five of the Test match when we had to bowl 15...

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