Captain Ben Stokes hits century- Twitter erupts × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Cricket England vs South Africa 2022 News ENG vs SA 2022 Captain leading from the front - Twitter erupts after Ben Stokes smashes his first-ever century as England Test captain By James Kuanal Modified 26 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Ben Stokes hits century at Manchester to shut critics in style after England's loss in first Test. England skipper Ben Stokes led from the front against South Africa on Friday (August 28). He made light work of the South African bowlers and scored his maiden century as captain when his team needed him the most. The southpaw scored 103 runs off 163 balls, which included three sixes and six boundaries. He stepped in when England struggled at 147/5 and helped steer his team to stretch their lead past 250 runs in their first innings against the Proteas in the second Test. Stokes also shared a crucial 173-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Ben Foakes (113). The pair unsettled South Africa's bowling attack to help England take a commanding position in the Manchester Test. The development comes days after England succumbed to a humiliating loss by an innings and 12 runs at Lord’s to go 0-1 down in the series. Fans were quick to congratulate Ben Stokes as he led his team by example. Here are some reactions: England Cricket@englandcricketStokesy's first century as Test captain Scorecard/clips: ms.spr.ly/6011jdoit?????? #ENGvSA @IGcom1241135Stokesy's first century as Test captain Scorecard/clips: ms.spr.ly/6011jdoit?????? #ENGvSA @IGcom https://t.co/MwaUBJY7Nk Aviral Rai@cric_fan23Coming to the Test 1-0 down,the English captain has just played one of the brilliant innings of his career...A hundred to savour for the champion allrounder...Ben Stokes#ENGvSA #Stokes1Coming to the Test 1-0 down,the English captain has just played one of the brilliant innings of his career...A hundred to savour for the champion allrounder...Ben Stokes#ENGvSA #Stokes Nathan Blood@nattasswfcBen Stokes/Foakes #ENGvSABen Stokes/Foakes #ENGvSA Shivam Bhatt@Bhatt_07ShivaHe is quite an admirable character.#BenStokes #Bazball Gritty century @benstokes38 ‍He is quite an admirable character.#BenStokes #Bazball Gritty century @benstokes38 ‍ Arpit Sharma@Arpitsharma_56Captain Ben Stokes leading from the front #CricketTwitter #ENGvsSACaptain Ben Stokes leading from the front #CricketTwitter #ENGvsSA https://t.co/16S6A4mnIu STON.POST@ston1postBen stokes has scored his first 100 in 2nd innings of a test match Now Ben stokes has 100s in all 4 innings of a test match Making records every day 91Ben stokes has scored his first 100 in 2nd innings of a test match Now Ben stokes has 100s in all 4 innings of a test match Making records every day STON.POST@ston1postBen stokes becomes the first cricketer to score a 100 on his documentary release day 122Ben stokes becomes the first cricketer to score a 100 on his documentary release day Piers Morgan@piersmorganBOOM! I love @benstokes38 - brilliant cricketer, brilliant leader, brilliant bloke. twitter.com/englandcricket…England Cricket@englandcricketOUR CAPTAIN ?Scorecard/clips: ms.spr.ly/6011jdoit?????? #ENGvSA @benstokes381449OUR CAPTAIN ?Scorecard/clips: ms.spr.ly/6011jdoit?????? #ENGvSA @benstokes38 https://t.co/smdp2yuxeiBOOM! I love @benstokes38 - brilliant cricketer, brilliant leader, brilliant bloke. twitter.com/englandcricket… Kiran Gandhi@KirangandhiHurried home to watch @benstokes38 bat and he didn't disappoint. Always nice to see him get runs and be happy. #ENGvSAHurried home to watch @benstokes38 bat and he didn't disappoint. Always nice to see him get runs and be happy. #ENGvSA Amarjit@AMARJITDASH9First hundred for Ben Stokes as the England test Captain. Many more to go.#ENGvsSAFirst hundred for Ben Stokes as the England test Captain. Many more to go.#ENGvsSA https://t.co/sn8ecP1F4k Dipesh Shah@mrdipeshashahBig day for Ben Stokes scoring a as captain when the team needed it the most and on the day his documentary comes out on Amazon Prime. Stokesy has got big balls1Big day for Ben Stokes scoring a as captain when the team needed it the most and on the day his documentary comes out on Amazon Prime. Stokesy has got big balls Ben Stokes and Co aim to level the Test series 1-1 England finally declared their first innings at 415/9 after they extended their lead to 264 runs against the visitors. Anrich Nortje was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets in his bag. Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj added a couple of wickets each, while Simon Harmer and Lungi Ngidi settled for one wicket each. The hosts will look to level in the three-match series. South Africa, on the other hand, will be under pressure to deliver with three days left for the match. Last week, Stokes made it clear that England will not abandon their so-called ‘Bazball’ style of play despite a beating in the first Test. “Absolutely not. You know, I look at captains before me and they were always going to get criticized at times about the way that they wanted to play, and that’s just part and parcel of the job. He added: “We know well that when we perform to the capabilities that we’re capable of, then we can go out and put on an incredible performance like everybody’s seen in the four games before. This is absolutely not a wake-up call or anything like that. It was just unfortunate we’re unable to execute in the way that we want to play this week.” Poll : Do you think Ben Stokes didn't play Bazball style of play during his century? Yes No 11 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Neelay Yadav × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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