Stokes struck 30 fours and 11 sixes in his 198-ball innings...
Sunday 3 January 2016 18:25, UK
Take an extended look at Ben Stokes' record-breaking, barnstorming, double ton for England against South Africa at Cape Town.
Click on the video above to watch the carnage unfold on day two of the second Test, as Stokes smoked the South African attack for 258 off 198 balls, having started the day unbeaten on only 74.
Here are some stats from Stokes' staggering knock...
- Stokes' 163-ball double century is the second fastest in Test history, behind only Nathan Astle (153) and beating Sir Ian Botham's England record of 220.
Stokes has now scored the highest ever innings by an England number six, overtaking Graeme Hick's 178 against India in 1983.
- Stokes' 130 runs in the first session are the most scored before lunch in Test history.
196 runs in a session is the highest ever by an England team in Tests and the second highest total before lunch by any team.
- Stokes' 150 came in 135 balls, the fastest in England history, beating Marcus Trescothick's 146-ball knock against Bangladesh in 2005.
Stokes' 105-ball century was the fastest by an Englishman against South Africa, beating Flintoff's 112 balls in 2003 at Lord's.
- This is the first century by an England batsman at Newlands since Mike Smith in 1965.
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