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We Don't Really Fear Too Much To Be Honest: Ben Stokes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who hammered the quickest 99 in the One-day International (ODI) history, off just 52 balls, said England's fearless cricket helped them beat India in the second mat

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By IANS News March 27, 2021 • 12:16 PM
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Both left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav gave away 156 runs in 16 overs which was close 10 an over.

"We speak about match-ups in our change room. I took the decision that if the spinners come on, it was my match-up to take the risk and just let Jonny (Bairstow) keep doing his thing. He's in the unbelievable form at the moment, you don't need to be talking too much to him. It's all about picking your match-ups," said Stokes who added 175 runs off 114 balls with man-of-the-match Bairstow for the second wicket.

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"The most pleasing thing for us (England team) is that we didn't go away from our values. We were disappointed in that first game with the way we played in the chase, but it was pretty clear that we were going out with the same intent as we always do," he added.

England lost the first match by 66 runs even though openers Bairstow and Jason Roy had added 135 runs for the first wicket.



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