ENG vs NZ / Ben Stokes created history by scoring a stormy century, shattered the records of these 2 greats

England vs New Zealand: Ben Stokes is counted among the best all-rounders in the world. He has won many matches for the England team on his own. Before the ODI World Cup 2023, a series of four ODI matches is being played between England and New Zealand. In the third match of the series, Ben Stokes scored a stormy century and was successful in impressing everyone with his batting. As soon as he scored a century against New Zealand, he broke many big records. He has broken the records of Jason Roy and Ross Taylor.

Scored a century after 6 years

Ben Stokes retired in July 2022. After this he took out retirement keeping in mind the ODI World Cup 2023. Stokes has made a comeback in the ODI series against New Zealand and won everyone's hearts with his brilliant performance. In the third ODI against New Zealand, Stokes hit strokes all over the ground. New Zealand's bowlers could not stand before him. He has scored a century in ODI cricket after 6 years. Earlier, he had scored a century against South Africa in the year 2017. This is Stokes' fourth century in ODI cricket.

Against New Zealand, Ben Stokes batted brilliantly from the beginning of the innings. He scored 182 runs in 124 balls, in which he hit 15 fours and 9 sixes. Stokes has now become the player who has played the biggest innings for England in ODI cricket. He has broken Jason Roy's 5 year old record. Roy had scored 180 runs against Australia in 2018.

Players who have played the biggest innings in ODI cricket for England:

182 - Ben Stokes vs New Zealand (2023)

180 - Jason Roy vs Australia (2018)

171 - Alex Hales vs Pakistan (2016)

167* - Robin Smith vs Australia (1993)

162* - Jos Buttler vs Netherlands (2022)

Ben Stokes came out to bat at number four against New Zealand. He scored 182 runs. With this, he has become the player with the second highest number of innings at number four in ODI cricket. He has broken Ross Taylor's record. Taylor had played an innings of 181 runs while playing at number-four against England in the year 2018. At number one is Vivian Richards of West Indies. Playing at number four, he has played an innings of 189 runs.

Players who played the biggest innings at number four in ODI cricket:

189 - Vivian Richards vs England (1984)

182* - Ben Stokes vs New Zealand (2023)

181 - Ross Taylor vs England (2018)

181 - Vivian Richards vs Sri Lanka (1987)

176 - AB de Villiers vs Bangladesh (2017)