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Watch: Ben Stokes falls to another India bowler as Yuzi Chahal bowls a peach

Yuzvendra Chahal clean bowled Ben Stokes with a sharply turning ball in the County Championship. It extended a curious run of Indian spinners troubling Stokes in the tournament.

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Ben Stokes, Yuzvendra Chahal
Stokes' stay at the crease was ended up a peach from Chahal (Credit: Screengrab from Northamptonshire video)

It seems like former England Test captain Ben Stokes cannot catch a break when it comes to Indian bowlers in the County Championship. In the match between Northamptonshire and Durham, Stokes was clean bowled once again, this time by Yuzvendra Chahal.

The incident occurred on the third ball of the 47th over when Chahal bowled a delivery outside off-stump. Instead of attacking the ball, Stokes decided to defend it, leaving a big gap between bat and pad. The ball was able to spin sharply and breached the defences of the former England captain and hit the top of off-stump.

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Stokes was dismissed for 14 with Durham's score at 187 for six. From there, they were ultimately bowled out for 205 runs. Mayank Agarwal was the second-highest scorer for Durham in the innings, hitting 36 off 57 balls.

Chahal finished with four for 36 in 15.2 overs. This is not the first time that Stokes was outfoxed with a similar delivery from an Indian spinner.

During the match between Gloucestershire and Durham, Stokes had looked comfortable during his stay at the crease and was beginning to build a useful innings for Durham. He made 45 off 43 balls, hitting seven fours and a six before Sai Kishore brought his innings to an abrupt end.

Stokes looked up at the heavens in disbelief and tossed his bat up in the air before returning to the pavilion.

NABI NABS KULDEEP AS FIRST COUNTY WICKET

Auqib Nabi was off to a great start in his County stint, claiming his first wicket for Surrey during their match against Yorkshire. Kuldeep was trying to fish outside off stump and got an edge and the slip fielder made no mistake.

Nabi had a decent outing in the first innings of the match as he bowled 15 overs, conceded just 33 runs and picked up the wicket of Kuldeep.

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Published By:
alan john
Published On:
Sep 3, 2026 18:33 IST