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Indian Spinner Strikes Out England Star
3 Sep
Summary
- Yuzvendra Chahal took Ben Stokes' wicket in a County Championship match.
- Chahal's leg break found its way through Stokes' defense.
- Stokes was clean bowled for the second consecutive innings by an Indian spinner.

On Thursday, Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal captured the significant wicket of Ben Stokes, the former captain of England, during a County Championship match. Chahal, playing for Northamptonshire, delivered a leg break that penetrated Stokes' defensive efforts, resulting in his dismissal. This performance by Chahal saw him finish with figures of 4 wickets for 36 runs, helping to limit Durham to 205 in their first innings. Chahal had previously taken wickets against Kent and Lancashire this season. Notably, this is the second consecutive innings in which Stokes has been clean bowled by an Indian spinner, having been dismissed by R Sai Kishore on the preceding Sunday.