England’s senior all-rounder Ben Stokes has decent numbers in IPL. Stokes has represented several franchises in IPL including Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and now defunct Rising Pune Supergiants. In 45 IPL games, Stokes has scored 935 runs including two centuries. With the ball, he has taken 28 wickets at an economy rate of 8.64. Stokes has been a handy all-rounder in the IPL and has played several crucial knocks with the bat. Let us take a look at his best batting performances in IPL.
ScoreOppositionEdition107* off 60 ballsMumbai IndiansIPL 2020103 off 63 ballsGujarat LionsIPL 201750 off 32 ballsKings XI PunjabIPL 201746 off 26 ballsChennai Super KingsIPL 201939 off 25 ballsSunrisers HyderabadIPL 2017
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Take a look at best knocks of Ben Stokes in IPL
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2020
Chasing a stiff target of 196 for a win, the inconsistent Rajasthan team came back strongly after losing two wickets for just 44 runs. Along with Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes took on the quality MI bowling attack and completed his second century in IPL. His knock of 107 off just 60 balls helped his team record a memorable win against MI.
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Gujarat Lions, IPL 2017
Chasing 161 to win, the Super Giants at one stage, were reeling at 4 for 42. However, Ben Stokes then stitched crucial partnerships with MS Dhoni and Daniel Christian to guide their side home with 1 ball remaining. Stokes compiled a match-winning knock of 103 runs off 63 balls. He earned Man of the Match performance for his valuable knock.
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2017
Ben Stokes scored his first half-century in IPL in his maiden IPL season with Rising Pune Supergiants. He achieved the feat while playing against Kings XI Punjab. The left-handed batter scored 50 off just deliveries. However, it didn’t prove to be enough as KXIP went on to win the match in their chase.
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2019
Ben Stokes compiled a hard-fought knock off 46 runs off 26 balls against CSK in 2019 edition of the IPL. Coming in at number six for Rajasthan Royals in the second innings, Ben Stokes fought hard for his 46 off 26 deliveries, including three maximums but couldn’t get his team over the line. Rajasthan Royals lost that game by 8 runs in the end.
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2017
Ben Stokes’s knock of 39 runs off 25 balls ranks fifth in our list of top 5 Best Innings of Ben Stokes in IPL. Thanks to his cameo, Rising Pune Supergiants went on to win the match comfortably in the end.
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