Ben Stokes Retirement: Top Five One-Day International Innings

England Test captain Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes, regarded as one of the finest all-rounders in international cricket, is a genuine match-winner for the England cricket team. As the star batter announces retirement from ODI cricket, let's have a look at some of the best ODI performances of Stokes over the years.

84 not out vs New Zealand, 2019 World Cup final: In the 2019 edition final, 15 runs were needed in the last over for England to win. Stokes first helped England tie the game and then in the Super Over, scored 8 out of his team's 15 runs.

99 vs team India in 2021: Stokes decimated the mammoth 337-run target with his fiery innings against India. He came in to bat at number three, completed his fifty off 40 balls while batting steadily. After this, he hit 6,6,6,1,6,4,2,6,6,2,4, but fell just one short of a hundred.

89 vs South Africa, 2019: Stokes, in the 2019 World Cup's first match, scored an incredible 89 to power England to 311 runs. South Africa eventually lost the match by 104 runs.

102 vs Australia, 2017: Chasing 278 for the win, England lost 3 wickets for just 35 runs. Captain Morgan and Stokes staged a fightback to push the score to 194. Stokes soon scored his ton and England won the match by Duckworth-Lewis method.

71 not out vs Pakistan, 2019: Babar Azam's ton helped Pakistan set 340-run target vs England. Stokes, in a high-pressure match, scored 71 off 64 balls, helping his team chase down the target with just three balls remaining.