'Wrecked havoc in Oval': Ben Stokes breaks the internet with 'historic' ODI knock

Ben Stokes made the highest score by an England player in one-day internationals by clubbing 182 off 124 balls as his team amassed 368 all out against New Zealand in the third match of the series at The Oval on Wednesday. Stokes beat the previous best mark by an England player, 180 by Jason Roy against Australia in Melbourne in 2018 and posted the 24th highest individual score ever in the 50-over format, with his innings including nine sixes and 15 fours.

3 things you need to know

• Ben Stokes scores his 4th century against New Zealand
• His previous best was 102 not out
• He is now England's all time top scorer in ODIs

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Ben Stokes runs riot in Kennington Oval

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Social media lauded Ben Stokes' effort

Ben Stokes could have been the first English player to breach the 200-run mark but missed the feat by a whisker. Stokes shocked the cricketing world as he hung up his boots on 18th July last year against South Africa. But the Chennai Super Kings all rounder came back from his retirement and this ongoing series against New Zealand was his first since coming back to the ODI fold.

(With inputs from AP)