Top records held by Ben Stokes across formats in international cricket

England Test captain Ben Stokes has called time on his international career, choosing to step away on his own terms. The talismanic allrounder announced his decision before play on day four of the ongoing third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

While there is still a day left in the match, with England needing 270 runs more and six wickets in hand, Joe Root, unbeaten on 9 and Emilio Gay on 6, there will be no sight of Stokes on the final day. 

His final act was vintage Stokes as he came out to open alongside Ben Duckett and left the spectators spellbound: first, he used his feet to Zak Foulkes and launched him for a mighty six over long‑off. Then, he smacked Nathan Smith over square leg, dispatching a length ball from outside off, deep into the stands.

Ben Stokes... 🤯

Stepping across and absolutely melting one into the stands 🚀 pic.twitter.com/54amSDJXKV

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 28, 2026

As arguably the greatest allrounder of the modern era walks away into the dusk, here is a look at the records Stokes added to his CV during a career that spanned 14 years, 10 months, and 5 days since his debut against Ireland in Dublin on August 25, 2011.

Records that define Stokes’ career

• Highest individual score in Test cricket by a No. 6: 258 vs South Africa at Cape Town in January 2016. He batted for 338 minutes, faced 198 balls, smacked 30 fours and 11 sixes, and scored at a strike rate of 130.30. He was adjudged Player of the Match.
• Fastest 250 in Test cricket by balls: Reached in just 196 balls during the same Cape Town innings in 2016.
• Most sixes in Test cricket: Finished with 138 sixes, including the two he struck in his farewell innings against New Zealand at Trent Bridge on June 28, 2026.
• Only the second cricketer with 7000+ runs and 250+ wickets in Tests: Ended with 7,273 runs and 252 wickets, joining South Africa’s Jacques Kallis (13,289 runs and 292 wickets) in this exclusive club.
• Highest individual score for England in Men’s ODIs: 182 vs New Zealand at The Oval on September 13, 2023, with 15 fours and nine sixes at a strike rate of 146.77. Jason Roy is second with 180 vs Australia at the MCG in January 2018.
• Most Test wickets for England as captain: Claimed 84 wickets, surpassing Bob Willis’ tally of 77.
• Fastest Test fifty for England: Reached fifty off just 24 balls vs West Indies at Edgbaston in 2024, breaking Ian Botham’s 28‑ball record set against India in Delhi in 1981.
• Ashes winner (2015)
• ODI World Cup winner (2019)
• Player of the Match (POTM) in the final of the ODI World Cup 2019
• T20 World Cup winner (2022)