Watch: Ben Stokes Smashes 5 Sixes In An Over In County Cricket

Ben Stokes has been grappling with injuries over the last month or so. It had delayed his return to domestic competition but on Friday he returned to professional cricket in an empathic fashion as he created multiple records in domestic cricket.

Stokes scored 161 runs off 88 balls which included a 34 run over in which he hit 5 sixes and a four against 18-year-old left-arm orthodox spinner Josh Baker.

Ben Stokes Breaks The Record For Most Sixes In An Innings In Domestic Cricket

Ben Stokes in his innings of 161 runs hit 17 sixes. That’s the most number of sixes in a single innings in a county championship game. He broke the record of Andrew Symonds and Graham Napier.

Before Stokes, only 4 other players had hit 5 sixes in an over in county championships. Stokes century was also the fastest century for Durham. He completed his century with the 5th six of the over against Baker.

The best part about Stokes’ innings was that he didn’t look like he was coming after an injury. At one stage in the innings, he was 46 off 8 deliveries.

Even the 34 runs he hit in one over, it was all hit straight down the ground, there was no wild slog.

Watch: Ben Stokes Smashes 5 Sixes In An Over In County Cricket:

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What. An. Over.

34 from six balls for @benstokes38 as he reaches a 64 ball century ?#LVCountyChamp pic.twitter.com/yqPod8Pchm

— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) May 6, 2022

This was stokes’ first innings in First-Class cricket after being announced as the full-time English Test captain, recently.

Earlier Stokes had withdrawn from IPL mega auctions after a disastrous tour to the West Indies as he wanted to focus on the longer format of the game. Stokes bowled the most overs in a series than he had done ever before.

This innings of his will give him a lot of confidence going ahead in the summer as he prepares himself to captain the England side against top international sides which include, India, New Zealand and South Africa.

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