Ashes 2023, 3rd Test: Ben Stokes created history by breaking this record of MS Dhoni

Ben Stokes created history by breaking MS Dhoni ‘s record: England returned to the series after defeating Australia by three wickets in the third Test match of the Ashes series. Australia is ahead 2-1 in the five-match series. The England team, led by Ben Stokes, opened the Ashes series 2023 on Sunday. This victory was also important for Ben Stokes.

Ben Stokes created history by breaking Dhoni ‘s record :-

With this victory, Ben Stokes created history in Test cricket. Ben Stokes has become the first captain to achieve 250 plus targets most times. Under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, the England team did such a feat 5 times.

Before Stokes, this record was recorded in the name of former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, India successfully chased the target of 250 four times.

Top 3 captains who achieved the target of 250 plus :-

Captain	Team	Frequency
Ben Stokes	England	5
MS Dhoni	India	4
Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting	West Indies and Australia	3

Maximum no. of chase of 250+ has happened on this ground :-

The second highest target chase of 250 plus has happened on this Headingley ground 6 times. The first number is the ground of MCG, this feat has happened 7 times.

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