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hardBen Stokes scored 258 for England against South Africa in Cape Town in January 2016, reaching his double century off just 163 balls. Whose all-time record for the fastest Test double century did this narrowly miss?
✓Nathan Astle's 153-ball double century
BVirender Sehwag's record
CAdam Gilchrist's record
DViv Richards' record
Answer Explanation
Stokes' 163-ball double hundred was the second-fastest in Test history, behind New Zealand's Nathan Astle, who reached 200 off 153 balls against England in 2002.
Nathan Astle in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 81 | 4,702 | 37.0 | 222 | 51 | 3/27 |
| ODI | 223 | 7,090 | 34.9 | 145* | 99 | 4/43 |
| T20I | 4 | 74 | 24.7 | 40 | 4 | 3/20 |
International career numbers, kept up to date. Full Nathan Astle profile
Ben Stokes in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 122 | 7,273 | 34.5 | 258 | 252 | 6/22 |
| ODI | 114 | 3,463 | 41.2 | 182 | 74 | 5/61 |
| T20I | 43 | 585 | 21.7 | 52* | 26 | 3/26 |
International career numbers, kept up to date. Full Ben Stokes profile
Compare Nathan Astle and Ben Stokes side by side
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