New Delhi: When it comes to reaching cricketing landmarks like a fifty or hundred, most batsmen usually slow down the pace of their innings in order to safely cross the milestone, but there are a few who think of doing it in style and England's Ben Stokes is one of them. (ENG vs NZ - Live Blog | Full Coverage)


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Batting on 48, Ben Stokes attempted an upper-cut to send Trent Boult bouncer over third man boundary, but his attempt was thwarted by a safe and secure catch by Adam Milne.


Here's a video of Stokes' knock which concluded with a rather silly dismissal:-



After securing a victory against Bangaldesh in the opening encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy on June 1, England took on New Zealand with eyes on back-to-back victories.


England made one change from the side that beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in their Group A opener at the Oval last week, with leg-spinner Adil Rashid replacing Chris Woakes after the paceman suffered a tournament-ending side strain.


New Zealand were unchanged from the side that played in a frustrating no result washout against Australia in their first group match.