Ben Stokes breaks the record for the most sixes ever hit in a Test match: In the match against New Zealand, England Test captain Ben Stokes surpassed England coach and former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum to become the player to hit the most sixes in Test cricket history. Stokes holds the world record for hitting two sixes in the second innings of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Mount Maunganui (New Zealand). Stokes played an innings of 31 runs in 33 balls, which included three fours and two sixes.
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- With 109 sixes, 12 centuries, and 28 fifties, Stokes scored 5,652 runs overall at an average of 36.00 in 90 Test matches. His individual best score in Tests is 258. McCullum has 107 sixes in 101 Tests. He scored 6,453 runs at an average of 38.64. He has a best Test score of 302, 12 centuries, and 31 fifties. most prolific sixer in test cricket by a batsman.
- Australia’s Adam Gilchrist is third after Stokes (109) and McCullum (107) to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. Chris Gayle of West Indies is fourth in the list with 98 sixes and Jacques Kallis of South Africa is fifth with 97 sixes. India’s Virender Sehwag is in sixth place, he has hit 91 sixes. Sehwag is the Indian to hit the most sixes in Tests.
