Ben Stokes will play his final one-day international match against South Africa on Tuesday, having announced he will retire from the format in order to focus on captaining England's Test team and playing T20 cricket.
Stokes famously led England to a stunning victory in the 2019 Cricket World Cup final, scoring an unbeaten 84 as Eoin Morgan's emerged victorious after a dramatic super over. However, the all-rounder will not feature in England's defence of their 50-over crown next year in India after deciding to retire from ODIs.
He will play his final ODI at his home ground of Chester-le-Street, having decided it is simply "unsustainable" to feature in all three formats for England now that he is Test captain. In a statement, Stokes said: "I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham. I have decided to retire from this format.
