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Anonymous at November 03, 2013 7
What do you expect on Diwali? Fireworks and the likes, obviously. Rohit Sharma’s double-century at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the seventh ODI against Australia was just that.

With the riveting and jaw-dropping performance, Sharma has now become the third player to score 200 in an ODI match.

After dismissing in-form Virat Kohli on duck, Australia’s hopes were running. But then Sharma came, saw and outclassed. He ruined Aussies’ hopes, making 209 runs off 158 balls, claiming many a record.

He played the second-biggest innings of ODI history and became the third player to score 200 after countrymen Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar.

The biggest one-day innings is under Sehwag’s belt who scored 219 in December 2011 against West Indies. Tendulkar made his double-ton in 2010 against South Africa.

Moreover, Sharma also broke Shane Watson’s world record of most sixes in an ODI innings, hitting 16 sixes. Watson hit 15 sixes. Sharma also completed his 1,000 runs in 2013 and 3,000 runs in career.

Sharma completed his double-century in a style, smashing a six to Clint McKay on the first ball of the innings’ last over. He was dismissed after two balls, but not before creating a history. He took only 42 balls to reach 200 from 100.
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Anonymous at October 15, 2013 0
In the first Test between Pakistan and South Africa in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan have given a chance to two players to start their Test careers. One is left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar and other is opener Shan Masood. So, the number of players who have represented Pakistan in the longest format of the game has become 215.

[caption id="attachment_2384" align="alignright" width="248"]Zulfiqar Babar, 34, is the third oldest Pakistani Test debutant after Miran Bux, 47, and Amir Elahi, 45. (Photo: WICB) Zulfiqar Babar, 34, is the third oldest Pakistani Test debutant after Miran Bux, 47, and Amir Elahi, 45. (Photo: WICB)[/caption]

There are two interesting things about both debuts. A player of Habib Bank in domestic cricket, Masood has started his Test career on his birthday. He was born today in 1989 in Kuwait. He has given a chance for Tests due to his batting average of around 35 in 56 first-class matches and scoring half-century in the practice math between Pakistan ‘A ‘ and South Africa.

On the other hand, ‘Zulfi’ has become the third oldest debutant for Pakistan in Tests; he is 34 years and 308 days old.

Miran Bux was the first oldest Test debutant for the national team. He was 47 years and 275 days when he was included in the side against India at Lahore in February 1955. The second match in Peshawar of the same series was the last Test of his career.

Amir Elahi was the second oldest to play his debut for Pakistan at the age of 45 years and 44 days. Although he had played his first Test for India at the age of 39 before the Partition, he debuted for Pakistan only after his 45th birthday.

Babar, who has played 63 first-class matches taking 309 wickets with an excellent average of 20.36, recently played three Twenty20 International matches for Pakistan.
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Anonymous at August 25, 2013 0
Luck or bad luck? Both, perhaps. In the second Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe, Ahmed Shehzad did secure the record of scoring most individual runs in an innings by any Pakistani player in the format, but unfortunately he failed to complete his century by just two runs. On the last ball of Pakistan’s innings, he required three runs to achieve the milestone. But he could take only one and returned to the pavilion on 98 not out.

[caption id="attachment_2241" align="alignright" width="212"]Ahmed Shehzad broke Misbah-ul-Haq’s record of biggest individual T20 innings for Pakistan (Photo: AFP) Ahmed Shehzad broke Misbah-ul-Haq’s record of biggest individual T20 innings for Pakistan (Photo: AFP)[/caption]

Shehzad took 64 balls to build the innings, which included six sky-high 6s and as much 4s. It was the most number of sixes hit by a Pakistani batsman in T20s. He also broke Misbah-ul-Haq’s record of 87 runs in an innings which he set on Apr 20, 2008 against Bangladesh.

Had Shehzad succeeded in completing his hundred, he would have become  the ninth batsmen to play a three-digit innings in T20s. Those who have scored centuries in the shortest format of the game include two players of Sri Lanka and New Zealand each and one player each from South Africa, West Indies, India and Scotland.

New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum is the only batsman to have scored two centuries, whereas South Africa’s Richard Levi holds the record of the fastest century as he scored 117 off 51.

However, it was Shehzad’s innings which helped Pakistan amass such a big total of 179 runs at the loss of just one wicket. It was only the second time in the history of T20s that a team completed its innings, losing only one player. Coincidentally, the last time it happened the total was also 179, scored by Bangladesh against West Indies in 2012 in Dhaka.

Below in the list of all the centuries scored in the format so far:

Batsmen who have made centuries in T20 Internationals































































































































BatsmanTeamRunsBalls4s6sStrike ratevsVenueDate
Brendon McCullumنیوزی لینڈ12358117212.06بنگلہ دیشPallekeleSept 21, 2012
Richard Leviجنوبی افریقہ117*51513229.41نیوزی لینڈHamiltonFeb 19, 2010
Chris Gayleویسٹ انڈیز11757710205.26جنوبی افریقہJohannesburgSept 11, 2007
Brendon McCullumنیوزی لینڈ116*56128207.14آسٹریلیاChristchurchFeb 28, 2010
Tillakaratne Dilshanسری لنکا104*57125182.45آسٹریلیاPallekeleAug 6, 2011
Martin Guptillنیوزی لینڈ101*6996146.37جنوبی افریقہEast LondonDec 23, 2012
Suresh Rainaبھارت1016095168.33جنوبی افریقہGros IsletMay 2, 2010
Mahela Jayawardeneسری لنکا10064104156.25زمبابوےProvidenceMay 3, 2010
Richie Berringtonاسکاٹ لینڈ10058105172.41بنگلہ دیشThe HagueJul 24, 2012
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Anonymous at July 16, 2013 0
The return of Shahid Afridi in the international cricket can be rightly termed as the “return of Tarzan”. In today’s match at Providence, Guyana, he turned to gold anything he touched. West Indies bowlers took a battering from the all-rounder when he was holding the bat and their batting line-up collapsed like a house of cards when he was holding the ball.

[caption id="attachment_1850" align="alignright" width="300"]No player has done it even twice before Shahid Afridi (Photo: WICB) No player has done it even twice before Shahid Afridi (Photo: WICB)[/caption]

He set a unique record of taking a five-wicket haul and scoring half-century in a match for the third time.

Afridi played a riveting innings of 76 off 55 and then took seven wickets for 12 runs in nine overs. It was the also the second-best performance by a bowler in the ODI history.

West Indies great Vivian Richards was the first to set this unique of five wickets and a 50 in a match. He made 119 runs and took five wickets for 41 runs against New Zealand in March 1987.

Apart from Afridi, Abdur Razzaq was another Pakistan player to be in the list. In a match against India in 2000, Razzaq played an unbeaten 70-run innings and claimed five wickets for 48 runs.

No all-rounder has the privilege of getting five wickets and scoring a half-century in a match more than once. Afridi has done it for the third time!

Five wickets and half-century in a match
































































































































































NameCountryRunsWicketsvsVenueDate
Viv Richardsویسٹ انڈیز West Indies1195/41New ZealandDunedinMarch 18, 1987
Kris Srikkanthبھارت India705/27New ZealandVisakhapatnamDecember 10, 1988
Mark Waughآسٹریلیا Australia575/24West IndiesMelbourneDecember 15, 1992
Lance Klusenerجنوبی افریقہ South Africa546/49Sri LankaLahoreNovember 6, 1997
Abdur Razzaqپاکستان Pakistan70*5/48IndiaHobartJanuary 21, 2000
Graeme Hickانگلستان England805/33ZimbabweHarareFebruary 20, 2000
Shahid Afridiپاکستان Pakistan615/40EnglandLahoreOctober 27, 2000
Sourav Gangulyبھارت India71*5/34ZimbabweKanpurDecember 11, 2000
Scott Styrisنیوزی لینڈ New Zealand63*6/25West IndiesPort of SpainJune 12, 2002
Ronnie Iraniانگلستان England535/26IndiaThe Oval, LondonJuly 9, 2002
Chris Gayleویسٹ انڈیز West Indies605/46AustraliaSt. George'sJune 1, 2003
Paul Collingwoodانگلستان England112*6/31BangladeshNottinghamJune 21, 2005
Sunil Dhaniramکینیڈا Canada795/32BermudaKing City, CanadaJune 29, 2008
Yuvraj Singhبھارت India50*5/31IrelandBangaloreMarch 6, 2011
Shahid Afridiپاکستان Pakistan755/35Sri LankaSharjahNovember 20, 2011
Shahid Afridiپاکستان Pakistan767/12West IndiesProvidence, GuyanaJuly 14, 2013
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Anonymous at July 15, 2013 0
Shahid Afridi was ruled out of the 2013 Champions Trophy for being consistently inconsistent. The axing was a lesson for him. That is why when he returned today in Providence, Guyana, he went on the rampage. At a time when Pakistan had lost five wickets on 47 and there was a bleak prospect of the team reaching even 100, Afridi played a tremendous innings of 76 off 55. The need of the time was to stay at the crease as long as you could and play only the bad deliveries. Studded with five sixes and five fours, Afridi played an innings that he owed to the team for a long time. He played a similar innings in a recent tour of South Africa, but it proved fruitless. However, today’s innings was a nightmare for the opponents.

[caption id="attachment_1850" align="alignright" width="300"]Saeed Anwar had the honour of achieving most man-of-the-match awards for Pakistan before Shahid Afridi (Photo: WICB) Saeed Anwar had the honour of achieving most man-of-the-match awards for Pakistan before Shahid Afridi (Photo: WICB)[/caption]

And he did not just stop there. With a low score of 224, Pakistan needed a bowling performance as well. It was Afridi again this time who bowled superbly with a personal best of seven wickets for 12 runs in nine overs. It was also the best innings by a Pakistani in ODIs. Had he taken a one more wicket, he would have broken Chaminda Vaas’ world record of eight wickets.

The performance earned Afridi the man-of-the-match award – 30th time in his 355-match career. This has made him the top Pakistani player to achieve most man-of-the-match awards. He is also among the top 10 international players to have claimed the award most of the times.

India’s Sachin Tendulkar has claimed most man-of-the-match awards in the one-day history. His tally was 62 and nobody is close to him in this regard. Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya was second 48 awards. The complete list can be seen below:

Players achieving most man-of-the-match awards in ODIs




















































































NameCountryCareerMatchesAwards
Sachin Tendulkarبھارت India1989-201246362
Sanath Jayasuriyaسری لنکا Sri Lanka1989-201144548
Jacques Kallisجنوبی افریقہ South Africa1996-201232132
Ricky Pontingآسٹریلیا Australia1995-201237532
Viv Richardsویسٹ انڈیز West Indies1975-199118731
Sourav Gangulyبھارت India1992-200731131
Brian Laraویسٹ انڈیز West Indies1990-200729930
Aravinda de Silvaسری لنکا Sri Lanka1984-200330830
Shahid Afridiپاکستان Pakistan1996-to date35530
Saeed Anwarپاکستان Pakistan1989-200324728
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Anonymous at July 13, 2013 0
Australia surprised everybody when they included Ashton Agar in the team before the first Test of the 2013 Ashes. How come a 19-year-old boy with the experience of just 10 first-class matches under his belt could be selected in the team facing a critical phase. Given the present performance of Australia, the team’s fans were not hoping much from the players, but Agar’s fireworks on just second day of his international career have revived their hopes.

[caption id="attachment_1838" align="alignright" width="225"]Although Agar could not make a century, he played a record innings as No. 11 player. (Photo: Getty Images) Although Agar could not make a century, he played a record innings as No. 11 player. (Photo: Getty Images)[/caption]

Surprisingly, Agar’s feat was not with the ball, but wit the ball. At a stage when Australia were 117 for nine and had come back to their senses after bowling out England on just 215 in the first innings, Agar made record partnership on the 10th wicket Phillip Hughes and also scored record 98 runs as the 11th player.

When the game was in full grasp of English bowlers and they took five wickets of the opponents within just five more runs, a 19-year-old player put in an unbelievable innings.

Agar’s innings was a combination of magnificent shots. Initially, Hughes was trying to play as much balls as possible to because England needed just one wicket to finish the visitors’ innings. But soon he realised that he was underrating Agar. The youngster had completed his fifty but there was much more left. The duo needed to salvage the work done by the team’s bowlers. And they did it and did it fabulously.

Both the players added 163-run partnership on the 10th wicket, making a world record. They broke the earlier record of 151-run partnership set by New Zealand’s Brian Hastings and Richard Collinge. Pakistan’s Azhar Mahmood and Mushtaq Ahmed also made a partnership of 151 runs on the last wicket in 1997. Now the joint record has been claimed by Australia.

Best last-wicket partnerships























































BatsmenForRunsvs.YearGround
Philip Hughes - Ashton AgarAustralia Aus163England Eng2013Nottingham
Brian Hastings - Richard CollingeNew Zealand NZ151Pakistan Pak1973Auckland
Azhar Mahmood - Mushtaq AhmedPakistan Pak143South Africa SA1997Rawalpindi
Denesh Ramdin - Tino BestWest Indies WI133England Eng2012Birmingham
Wasim Raja - Wasim BariPakistan Pak133West Indies WI1977Bridgetown

When Agar was just two runs from making a record century by an eleventh player, his innings met an anticlimax. In an attempt to play an uppish delivery by Stuart Broad to midwicket, he gave catch to Graeme Swann. Agar got an standing ovation from the spectators for his brilliant innings, studded with 12 fours and two sixes.

However, despite the misfortune, Agar’s was the biggest innings by an eleventh player. The record was earlier held by West Indies Tino Best, who scored 95 runs against England last year.

Best innings from no. 11 batsman























































BatsmanForRunsvs.GroundYear
Ashton AgarAustralia Aus98England EngNottingham2013
Tino BestWest Indies WI95England EngBirmingham2012
Zaheer KhanIndia Ind75Bangladesh BanDhaka2004
Richard CollingeNew Zealand NZ68*Pakistan PakAuckland1973
Albert VoglerSouth Africa SA62*England EngCape Town1906

Hughes remained notout with 81 off 131, scoring nine fours. Both batsmen helped Australia reach 280, taking a 65-run lead over the hosts.

Let’s see how Australia utilise the brave innings of the ‘last warrior’. England also have chance to perform up to the mark in the second innings to avert any unexpected result.
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