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Ben Stokes Mitchell Santner 26 June 2026 David Rogers Getty Images
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Watch: Stokes gives Kallis some company

Ben Stokes has joined Jacques Kallis as the only Test cricketers to score 7,000 runs and take 250 wickets.

The England captain reached the milestone on day two of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, claiming his 250th Test wicket when Mitchell Santner gloved a short ball.

Kallis scored 13,289 runs and took 292 wickets in 166 Tests for South Africa.

Stokes, who is playing in his 122nd Test, has 7,228 runs to his name.

Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images

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