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Fresh out of retirement, Stokesy blasts a new record ODI innings of 182 for an English batsman. It's the ninth time a new record has been set after John Edrich (82 in 1971), Dennis Amiss (103 in 1972), David Lloyd (116* in 1974), Amiss again (137 in 1975), David Gower (158 in 1983), Robin Smith (167* in 1993), Alex Hales (171* in 2017) and Jason Roy (180 in 2018).

Also been hugely enjoyable following the encounter between Sussex and Leics in Hove this week, which turned into an unlikely final-session thriller. Sussex batted first and made 262, then bowled Leicestershire out for 108 within three hours. They declared on 344 yesterday, setting 499 to win, and in a nine-hour chase the Foxes went from 16-2 to 453-6, blowing apart their record fourth-innings first-class total (404 vs Oxford Uni in 1995) before Jaydev Unadkat - bowling himself into the ground - took three wickets for three runs inside three overs to take it down to the last partnership. Chris Wright then biffed back-to-back sixes to keep the chase alive, but just two or three more hits from victory, he was bowled to give Unadkat his first Championship five-fer and Sussex a 15-run victory. Great to see Leics getting their act together after all these years, and woe betide those who'd elbow them aside and cut Championship fixtures from the schedule.