Yuzvendra Chahal élimine Ben Stokes lors du County Championship

Yuzvendra Chahal illumine le County Championship face à Ben Stokes

L’ancien capitaine de l’équipe d’Angleterre des Test matchs, Ben Stokes, a subi la loi du redoutable lanceur Yuzvendra Chahal lors de la première journée de compétition à Northampton. Le joueur indien a surpris son adversaire avec un lancer maîtrisé qui a trompé la défense du gaucher pour s’écraser sur le haut de la buse, selon les précisions rapportées sur le déroulement de l’action.

Cette confrontation s’est tenue sur la pelouse du County Ground le 3 septembre 2026. L’affrontement opposait l’équipe de Northamptonshire à celle de Durham. Pour Ben Stokes, ce revers s’inscrit dans une série de difficultés récentes face aux spinners indiens dans le championnat anglais. Yuzvendra Chahal has been enjoying life in England, with consistent performances for Northamptonshire in Division Two of the English County Championship. The incident happened on Wednesday, during Day 1 of the fixture between Chahal’s Northamptonshire and Stokes’ Durham at the County Ground in Northampton. The all-rounder, who announced his retirement from international cricket in the middle of a Test match against New Zealand in June, could not decipher Chahal’s traditional leggie, with the ball ending up going through the gates. It was only one of the four wickets Chahal scalped on the day, with his other three victims being Durham captain Alex Lees, Kasey Aldridge and Matthew Potts. Fellow Indian cricketer, Mayank Agarwal is also featuring in this fixture, though on the opposition’s side. He scored a 57-ball 36, which was the second-highest score by a Durham batter. 46.3 | WHAT A BEAUTY 😵‍💫 Yuzi Chahal with an absolute peach to dismiss Ben Stokes 🤯 Durham 187/6. Watch live 👉 https://t.co/obDgNotzBX pic.twitter.com/0RKBVz0Gxr — Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) September 3, 2026 With his first innings spell of 15.2-3-36-4, Chahal has now taken nine wickets in three matches, with an innings yet to be played. Before the English red-ball season, he also featured in the One-Day Cup for the Northants, taking 15 wickets in seven matches — the most among his teammates and the seventh-most overall.

Bilan de la première manche et dynamique des performances de Chahal

Au terme de sa partition avec le ballon, Chahal a totalisé quatre victoires de guichet pour trente-six courses concédées en quinze overs et deux balles, contribuant à limiter l’adversaire à un total de 205 courses lors de la première manche selon le bilan chiffré communiqué par la publication sportive. Chahal ended with figures of 4/36 as he helped his side restrict Durham to just 205 in the first innings. The leggie had earlier claimed two wickets against Kent and three against Lancashire in this County season. Interestingly, this is the second consecutive innings in which Stokes has been clean bowled by an Indian spinner; On Sunday he was dismissed by Gloucestershire’s R Sai Kishore.

Outre Ben Stokes, le joueur d’origine indienne a également éliminé le capitaine de Durham Alex Lees, Kasey Aldridge et Matthew Potts. De l’autre côté du terrain, la formation adverse a pu compter sur l’apport de Mayank Agarwal, auteur de 36 courses en 57 balles. Star India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal bamboozled Ben Stokes with a peach of a delivery in the ongoing County Championship. He broke through the former England captain’s defence during Durham’s clash with Northamptonshire as Stokes was left shocked. The all-rounder managed only 14 runs before Chahal found the breakthrough in the 47th over. Notably, the spinner pitched a delivery outside off stump and Stokes opted to defend that using his front foot. However, his defence was rather weak as the shot left sufficient room between his bat and pad for the ball to turn sharply and crash into the top of off stump. The dismissal left Durham at 187 for six and triggered another collapse. The side was eventually dismissed for 205, with Mayank Agarwal contributing 36 from 57 deliveries. On the other hand, Chahal was the chief architect of Durham’s downfall, finishing the innings with four wickets for 36 runs from 15.2 overs.

La série noire de Ben Stokes face aux lancers indiens

Pour l’all-rounder anglais, cette nouvelle élimination confirme une vulnérabilité persistante face aux spécialistes de la rotation. Quelques jours plus tôt, le joueur avait déjà été éliminé de la même manière par un autre représentant de l’Inde, R Sai Kishore, alors qu’il portait les couleurs de Durham face à Gloucestershire. For Stokes, the dismissal continued a pattern of struggles against Indian spinners in county cricket. He had also fallen to Sai Kishore while playing for Durham against Gloucestershire. That occasion had initially appeared to be developing differently. Stokes had settled in and was scoring freely, reaching 45 from 43 balls with seven fours and a six. However, his innings ended abruptly when Kishore dismissed him, leaving Stokes visibly frustrated as he looked towards the sky and tossed his bat before walking back.

Lors de cette précédente opposition, l’ancien capitaine s’était montré visiblement frustré en quittant la pelouse après avoir atteint 45 courses. La confrontation actuelle confirme la difficulté de l’all-rounder à lire les trajectoires tournantes des joueurs formés dans le sous-continent.

La participation d’autres joueurs indiens dans le championnat

L’actualité du championnat anglais est également marquée par la présence d’autres représentants de la scène nationale indienne. Dans le même temps, le joueur Auqib Nabi a fait ses débuts sous les couleurs de Surrey lors d’un match de Division One contre Yorkshire. Nabi dismisses Kuldeep on debut Down south from the Northampton County Ground, Indian pacer Auqib Nabi made his English county debut, featuring for Surrey in a Division One fixture against Yorkshire. Notably, his maiden wicket in English domestic cricket was of a fellow national team player, Kuldeep Yadav. Nabi recorded figures of 15-3-33-1 in the first innings. Notably, Nabi has been roped in by Surrey for three matches, on the back of his assignment with the Indian Test team in Sri Lanka. He recently took six wickets in two unofficial matches against Sri Lanka A, but did not earn what would have been his debut international cap.

Leur opposition directe a tourné à l’avantage du nouveau venu, qui a obtenu le tout premier guichet de sa carrière en Angleterre en éliminant son compatriote Kuldeep Yadav. The spinner attempted to play at a delivery outside off stump but edged it, allowing the slip fielder to complete the catch without difficulty. Nabi had already produced a controlled spell in Surrey’s first innings. He bowled 15 overs, conceded only 33 runs and finished with Kuldeep’s wicket. Yorkshire, in the meantime, was bundled for 185 runs and in reply, Surrey made only 83. Kuldeep didn’t even get a chance to bowl. Nabi and Rahul Chahar, who are part of the Surrey squad, made one and six runs, respectively. Also Read: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia defends Rohit Sharma after review meeting