Ben Stokes put up a memorable performance as he put his body on the line to lead England to a memorable 22-run victory at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Monday (July 14) to give the home team a vital 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series against India.

Stokes bowled a spell for the ages as India failed to chase 192 in the fourth innings and finished with figures of 3-48 after bowling a stunning 24 overs. The England captain dismissed Akash Deep, KL Rahul, and Jasprit Bumrah to clinch the Player of the Match (POTM) award.

The 34-year-old was lauded as he bowled a nine-over spell in the first session and then followed it up with another over spell in the second session.

Earlier, he took two wickets in the first innings by dismissing Karun Nair and Nitish Kumar Reddy. He made 44 runs in the first innings and 33 int he sec.ond.

Stokes' MOTM award is his fourth in a Test match at Lord's, making him the first player to achieve the feat and breaking a world record, which he shared with Glenn McGrath, Joe Root, and Stuart Broad.

Player	Country	MOTMS
Ben Stokes	England	4
Glenn Mcgrath	Australia	3
Stuart Broad	England	3
Joe Root	England	3
Gus Atkinson	England	2
Ian Botham	England	2
Dominic Cork	England	2
Graham Gooch	England	2
Kapil Dev	India	2
Kevin Pietersen	England	2
Steve Smith	Australia	2

Stokes previously won the MOTM at the 'Home of Cricket' in a Test match against New Zealand in 2015, West Indies in 2017, and Australia in 2019.

Across all formats, this is Stokes' fifth MOTM award, which is the second-most at the ground behind Joe Root. Stokes also won the MOTM in the 2019 World Cup final at the ground when England won the biggest prize in the sport for the first and only time to date, which was ironically on July 14th, exactly six years to the day of the fifth day of the thriller against India.

This is Stokes' eight MOTM in England, which is the joint-second most in the country alongside Ian Botham and just one behind Stuart Broad's record (9).