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With 1st draw of Bazball era, rare Test streak ends for Ben Stokes & Co

With 1st draw of Bazball era, rare Test streak ends for Ben Stokes & Co

In 17 Test matches as captain, Ben Stokes has lost only four Test matches as captain

Bazball: Ashes 2023 – After three thrilling Test matches, the fourth Ashes 2023 Test in Manchester ended in a draw. Rain saved Australia as they retained the Urn with one Test match to go. With a draw, England skipper Ben Stokes’s rare streak has ended. In his 17th Test as captain, this is the first draw in the Brendon McCullum Stokes era Bazball. 

Stokes made his Test debut as captain against West Indies in 2020, but the Southpaw’s full-captaincy stint began against New Zealand in 2022. The all-rounder took over from Joe Root and reignited Test cricket by playing an attacking brand of cricket.

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Under Stokes McCullum combination, England have defeated New Zealand 3-0 at drawn 1-1 away, beat South Africa 2-1 at home, beat Pakistan 3-0 away, beat India in the decider of Pataudi Trophy, and beat Ireland in a one-of Test series.

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Bazball: Stokes record comes to crashing record, Shakib Al Hasan only captain to draw a Test yet

Among the captains to have not drawn a Test, Shakib Al Hasan leads the list with 19 Tests so far without a draw. South African skipper Dean Elgar captained 16 Tests before facing a draw between 2017-2022. While Monty Noble captained 13 Tests before drawing one between 1903-9. 

Ben Stokes Test match as captain full list (updated on July 23, 2023)

S. No.OppositionResultVenueYear
1West IndiesWest Indies won by 4 wicketsThe Rose Bowl2020
2New ZealandEngland won by 5 wicketsLord’s2022
3New ZealandEngland won by 5 wicketsTrent Bridge2022
4New ZealandEngland won by 7 wicketsHeadingley2022
5IndiaEngland won by 7 wicketsEdgbaston2022
6South AfricaSouth Africa won by an innings and 12 runsLord’s2022
7South AfricaEngland won by an innings and 85 runsOld Trafford2022
8South AfricaEngland won by 9 wicketsThe Oval2022
9PakistanEngland won by 74 runsRawalpindi Cricket Stadium2022
10PakistanEngland won by 26 runsMultan Cricket Stadium2022
11PakistanEngland won by 8 wicketsNational Stadium2022
12New ZealandEngland won by 267 runsBay Oval2023
13New ZealandNew Zealand won by 1 runBasin Reserve2023
14IrelandEngland won by 10 wicketsLord’s2023
15AustraliaAustralia won by 2 wicketsEdgbaston2023
16AustraliaAustralia won by 43 runsLord’s2023
17AustraliaEngland won by 3 wicketsHeadingley2023
18AustraliaDrawnOld Trafford2023

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