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2nd Test: Thought We Applied Ourselves And Put Their Bowlers Under Pressure, Says Ben Stokes
Rajasekhara Reddy ACA: Chasing a record-breaking 399 on a day four pitch in India was never going to be easy, but England captain Ben Stokes believes that despite losing the second Test by 106 runs, his batters applied themselves and were able to put the bowlers under pressure.
On day four's play at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Monday, England showed the positivity of continuing their uber-attacking approach, but it wasn’t sufficient as they were bowled out for 292 in 69.2 overs. Apart from Zak Crawley’s 73, no other batter could touch the 50-run mark in their fourth innings chase, as India squared the five-game series at 1-1.
"Coming into the last innings we had full belief in ourselves that we could chase it down. The way in which we went about taking on that challenge is what we're all about. There are times when you have scoreboard pressure and a lot of runs to chase down, and that's when our approach and how we want to go about things really comes out.
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