Ben Stokes Sets New All-Time English Record; Upstages ABD, Kapil Dev In Elite List Topped By Viv Richards

Ben Stokes played a knock of 182 against New Zealand

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Ben Stokes completed a fairy-tale return to ODI cricket with a high-flying knock of 182 in just 124 balls against New Zealand on Wednesday (September 13) at the Oval Stadium in London. Batting at number four, Stokes played one of the finest ODI innings in history, having walked out to bat with the home side in deep trouble at 13-2.Stokes has smashed his name into the record book by breaking Jason Roy’s feat of having the highest individual score by an English batter. Roy held the record with a knock of 180 against Australia in 2018.

The highest individual scores by English batters in ODI cricket:

182 – Ben Stokes (2023)

180 – Jason Roy (2018)

167* – Robin Smith (1993)

Stokes narrowly fell short of Viv Richard’s world record of having the highest individual score in ODI cricket batting at number four or below. Viv holds the record with a highest score of 189, while Stokes upstaged Ross Taylor, Ab de Villiers, and Kapil Dev to climb up to second on the list.

Highest individual scores by batters in ODI cricket batting at number four or below:

189 – Sir Viv Richards

182 – BEN STOKES

181- Viv Richards

181 – R Taylor

176 – AB de Villers

175 – Kapil Dev

Overall, this is the second-highest individual score in ODI cricket by a non-opener and fell short of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli’s record by just one run.

Highest scores by non-openers in ODI cricket:

Charles Coventry 194 v BNG

Sir Viv Richards 189 v ENG

Faf du Plessis 185 v AUS

MS Dhoni 183 v SL

Virat Kohli 183 v PAK

BEN STOKES 182 v NZ

Ross Taylor 181 v ENG

Stokes now also holds the record for the fourth-highest individual score on English soil in ODI cricket. The list is once again topped by Viv Richards, with Stokes falling short of Indian legend Sourav Ganguly’s record by one run.

Ḥighest score by number four or below batter in ODI cricket history

189 – Viv Richards – WI v Eng – Old Trafford 1984

189 – Martin Guptill – NZ v Eng – Southampton 2013

183 – Sourav Ganguly – Ind v SL – Taunton 1999

182 – Ben Stokes – Eng v NZ – The Oval 2023

176* – Evin Lewis – WI v. Eng, The Oval 2017

Stokes was within touching distance of becoming the first non-opener to score an ODI double century. All nine players to achieve the feat so far have been openers.

This knock marks a remarkable circle in Stokes’ life, as it was just about 14 months ago that the star all-rounder announced his retirement from the format. The England Test captain reversed his decision last month in order to play in the 2023 World Cup, where he will hope to help the Jos Buttler-led side defend their crown.

Stokes was the star of England’s 2019 World Cup victory with a match-winning knock in the dramatic final against New Zealand at Lord’s.