Ben Stokes 258 vs South Africa – Before the start of T20 World Cup, Ben Stokes had an epic dress rehearsal for the tournament but in a different format. He went on to play an innings of 258 against South Africa and guess what? His took just 198 balls to pile up these runs. An innings of 258 from him and 150* from Jonny Bairstow helped England put on a colossal total of 629 on the board.
But South Africa played the same way as England and they also score 627 runs which forced the Test match to end in a draw. This innings from Stokes was the best way to mark the start of the year 2016.