5 Highest Scores Of Ben Stokes In Test Cricket: Ben Stokes is one of the greatest all-rounders the game has seen. In the annals of English cricket, he has put himself in the bracket of the legendary all-rounders Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff through outstanding all-round performances across formats.
Talking about Test cricket, Ben Stokes made his Test debut in the 2013 Ashes in Adelaide. While he got himself involved in multiple controversies, Stokes’ value continued to shoot up as an indispensable part of the England team.
In 2022, he became the England Test captain and, along with coach Brendon McCullum, changed the landscape of English Test cricket with the Bazball brand of batting.
Let us look at the five highest scores in Test cricket made by Ben Stokes.
5 Highest Scores Of Ben Stokes In Test Cricket:
5. 128 vs India, Rajkot, 2016
On the flattest pitch of the India vs England 2016 Test series in Rajkot, Stokes, still new in Test cricket, creamed a smooth century, scoring 128 runs off 235 balls in England’s first innings. Joe Root and Moeen Ali also scored centuries in that innings, while India replied with two centuries of their own. The match ended in a draw.
4. 135* vs Australia, Leeds, 2019
This is inarguably the most memorable knock in Test cricket by Ben Stokes. Chasing 359, Stokes was left with No. 11 Jack Leach to keep the Ashes alive.
The all-rounder started muscling the Australian bowlers and kept on going as he had no option left. Eventually, with some luck on his side, including a couple of fumbles by Australia, Stokes sealed one of the most famous run chases in Test cricket’s history and etched his name into the historic Ashes.
Stokes and Leach made a 10th-wicket stand of 76* (62), of which Stokes scored 74* and Leach scored 1*. Few innings in the Ashes history are recalled with the sense of awe as this one at Headingley, Leeds, by Ben Stokes.
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3. 155 vs Australia, Lord’s, 2023
In the Lord’s Test of the 2023 Ashes series, Stokes was pushed into a corner similar to the Headingley knock in 2019. Chasing 371, 193/6, when Alex Carey ran out Jonny Bairstow controversially.
Stokes then went berserk, hitting a total of nine fours and as many sixes in his staggering knock of 155 runs, threatening to repeat his Headingley heroics. However, this time, Australia kept their nerves and dismissed him and won by 43 runs.
2. 176 vs West Indies, Manchester, 2020
In the second Test of the West Indies’ tour of England in 2020, with the visitors leading 1-0, England turned to their starman to give them a much-needed win. And Ben Stokes duly delivered.
He crashed 176 in England’s first innings and 78* in the second innings, setting up a target of 312 for the West Indies. The hosts won by 113 runs.
1. 258 vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2016
Ben Stokes’ highest score in Test cricket is 258, which he smashed against South Africa in Cape Town in 2016. Stokes produced a fiery knock in England’s first innings, walloping 30 fours and 11 sixes in his 258-run knock off only 198 balls. This was the second-fastest double century in Test cricket, coming off 163 balls from Stokes.
The match ended in a draw. This remains the only double century for Ben Stokes in Test cricket so far.
(All stats updated till 30th June 2025.)
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