Ben Stokes of Canterbury during his innings against Otago. Photo / Photosport
Ben Stokes has blasted his biggest innings for Canterbury, smashing a rapid 93 off 47 balls as Canterbury claimed the largest victory in Super Smash history.
Stokes came in at the end of the fourth over with Canterbury at 37-2, and dominated proceedings from there, anchoring Canterbury's record total of
217-9.
Otago could only muster 83 in response, with the 134-run win doubling as the biggest margin of victory in the history of the domestic Twenty20 competition.
Stokes was the key to Canterbury's success, with the English all-rounder blasting six fours and seven sixes, carting the Otago attack all around Hagley Oval.
After a relatively sedate opening saw him compile just nine runs from his first nine deliveries, Stokes picked up the pace, taking a liking to the bowling of Jimmy Neesham, whom he smoked for three sixes.
