Anatomy of a Stokes masterclass
Rising Pune Supergiant were 10 for 3 in their chase of 162, and then 42 for 4, but nothing, not even a prolonged bout of cramps, was going to stop Ben Stokes
Star turn
The wow moment
Stats that matter
- This was Stokes' third Man-of-the-Match award this season, more than any other player
- This was the highest score by a batsman at No. 5 or lower in the IPL
- Stokes faced 63 balls, the third-most faced by a batsman in an IPL chase
What they said
Enough said, captain Steven Smith
Ben Stokes on how he approached the chase
Sidharth Monga is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo