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“Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man” Fans Laud Jonny Bairstow’s Incredible Century As England Goes Two Up In The Test Series Against New Zealand

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England batter Jonny Bairstow slammed an incredible century on day five of the Trent Bridge test match against New Zealand on Tuesday. His partnership with Ben Stokes powered England to a five-wicket win and take a 2-0 lead in the match.

Jonny Bairstow came out to bat when England was reeling at 56/3 in the fourth innings, chasing 299 runs. They had Zak Crawley, Joe Root, and the first-innings centurion, Ollie Pope. Bairstow did not take much time to get settled at the crease and started to take on the bowlers. He 47 runs off 50 balls, and slammed a boundary of the next delivery to get to his fifty.

In the thirty-seventh over, he smashed two sixes and a boundary against Matt Henry to accumulate 17 runs off the over. The English batter followed it with another 16 runs over. In the forty-second over, Bairstow punched a back of a length delivery towards backward point for three runs, completing a brilliant century.

The wicket-keeper batter was dismissed for 136 runs off 92 balls, including fourteen boundaries and seven sixes. This is Jonny Bairstow’s ninth test century in 85 Test matches. It is also the second-fastest century by an England batter in test cricket. GL Jessop holds the record for the fastest in 76 balls vs AUS in 1902.

Let’s take a look at how fans reacted to Johnny Bairstow’s innings:

https://twitter.com/Umakant_27/status/1536742006881665025?s=20&t=76BQw70ATfeQVBg7DWBrlA

https://twitter.com/JoeRoot66Fan/status/1536735987485003778?s=20&t=76BQw70ATfeQVBg7DWBrlA

https://twitter.com/thevegansteve/status/1536739071950716930?s=20&t=76BQw70ATfeQVBg7DWBrlA

England goes two-up in the three-match test series

Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes’ 179 runs blazing partnership for fifth-wicket powered England to a five-wicket win over New Zealand. The hosts now have an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match test series.

While Bairstow was going great guns, Ben Stokes too took the aggressive route at the other end. The duo together added 133 runs post the tea session in around 12 overs. Stokes got to his fifty off a six over the long-off region against Tim Southee. The England skipper remained unbeaten on 75 runs off 70 balls, including ten boundaries and four sixes.

The third and final test match between England and New Zealand will take place from June 23 to June 27 at the Headingley in Leeds.


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