Stokes joined a select group of players who have scored a century before lunch in Test cricket.
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Among a series of significant statistics, Stokes’ brilliant double hundred was the second fastest behind Nathan Astle’s 153-ball double ton against England in 2001-02.
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Only once in 18 times has a team scored over 400 in the first innings at Newlands and lost – that being India in 2007.
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In the first session Stokes and Bairstow clubbed 196 runs from 25 overs and after the break piled on a further 116 in 13.5 overs.
Stokes thrashed 30 fours and 11 sixes in a 197-ball innings.
With England batsman Ben Stokes smashing the second quickest double-century in Test history against South Africa on Sunday, here is a look at the five quickest batsmen to the mark.
England declared on 629-6 and hours after the blitz with the bat, Stokes claimed the wicket of Dean Elgar as the Proteas closed day two on 141-2, still 488 runs behind.
There was a rare scare on 197 when Morris came close to striking off stump with a yorker, but Stokes was not to be denied his double century, raising both arms and looking to the heavens after reaching the landmark.
Newlands’ reputation as a bastion for South Africa came crumbling down with Stokes’ assault.
The 399-run sixth wicket partnership between Stokes and Bairstow was the second highest partnership for England, coming nearly after 48-years of the partnership of 411-runs between Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, in 1957, against West Indies.
One extraordinary shot on a morning that saw Stokes score 130 runs sent South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada out of the ground and into the neighbouring Castle brewery.
He sprinted through the crease, leapt into the air and celebrated with real vigour in front of several thousand travelling fans at Newlands.
When he was finally dismissed, he had reached the highest ever score by a Test number six, beating Doug Walters’ 250 for Australia against New Zealand in 1977.
“It was probably the best day of my life and one I’ll never forget”, said Bairstow, who made his runs from 191 deliveries.
It was a magical moment two generations in the making, with Bairstow’s late father David playing four Tests between 1979 and 1981.
England, already 1-0 up in the four-test series after winning the first test in Durban by 241 runs, went from 300 to 400 in 15 overs and 400 to 500 runs in just 11 overs. The previous fastest 200 by a southpaw was Adam Gilchrist’s 212-ball double against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2002.
It was a thrilling show from Stokes, who also hit 30 fours as South Africa fell to pieces in the field.
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4 – The number of 250-plus scores posted in Tests in South Africa, all of which have been scored by left-handed batsmen.
