Sawt Falasteen - Stokes falls cheaply as England slump against South Africa

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Stokes falls cheaply as England slump against South Africa / Photo: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE - AFP

Stokes falls cheaply as England slump against South Africa

SPORTS 21.10.2023

Ben Stokes fell for just five on his return to England duty as the champions collapsed to 38-4 in a crunch World Cup match against South Africa in Mumbai.

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The all-rounder, so often England's saviour, was playing his first game of the tournament following a hip injury, with the team having lost two of their opening three games in his absence.

But playing as a batsman only, Stokes could only watch as South Africa piled up a colossal 399-7 -- the highest total conceded by England in a one-day international.

Faced with such a huge chase, England lost early wickets and Stokes, batting at number four, managed just one boundary in his eight-ball stay before he chipped a return catch to fast bowler Kagiso Rabada in the ninth over.

V.AbuAwwad--SF-PST

Sawt Falasteen - Stokes falls cheaply as England slump against South Africa

Stokes falls cheaply as England slump against South Africa

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