World Cup fastest hundreds: 12 blistering knocks
5 years, 7 months ago

World Cup fastest hundreds: 12 blistering knocks

The Hindu  

The mindset of batsmen has changed since the first World Cup in England in 1975. Glenn Maxwell 102 off 52 balls, Australia vs Sri Lanka, 2015 World Cup Group A, Sydney Cricket Ground Four years later, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Maxwell racked up the second-fastest century, powering Australia into the quarterfinals with a 64-run win over Sri Lanka. Matthew Hayden 101 off 68 balls, Australia vs South Africa, 2007 World Cup Group A, Warner Park, St Kitts Eight years earlier, Australia’s Matthew Hayden had recorded what was at the time the fastest World Cup century, bringing up the landmark off 66 balls against a South African bowling attack comprising Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini, Jacques Kallis, among others. READ | Top 10 fielding moments from the World Cup Kumar Sangakkara 117 off 86 balls, Sri Lanka vs England, 2015 World Cup Group A, Westpac Stadium, Wellington Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara scored four consecutive centuries in the 2015 World Cup and one of those was the fastest century of his ODI career and the joint-fifth-fastest in World Cup history. Kumar Sangakkara 105 off 76 balls, Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2015 World Cup Group A, Melbourne Cricket Ground Prior to his 86-ball 117 against England, Kumar Sangakkara had made a 76-ball 105 to help Sri Lanka post a huge score batting first against Bangladesh at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Nat Sciver-Brunt breaks 26-year-old record to hit fastest Women's Test hundred
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nat Sciver-Brunt breaks 26-year-old record to hit fastest Women's Test hundred

India Today  

Nat Sciver-Brunt hit the fastest hundred in Women’s Tests on Sunday. On Day 1 of the ongoing Test between England and South Africa at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, the right-hander became the first batter to score a hundred in less than 100 balls in Women’s Tests. THE FASTEST EVER WOMEN'S TEST CENTURY ðŸäïðŸäïðŸäïðŸäï Nat Sciver-Brunt never fails to amaze …

Maxwell's 40-Ball Masterpiece: A Record-Breaking Odyssey in the World Cup
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maxwell's 40-Ball Masterpiece: A Record-Breaking Odyssey in the World Cup

Hindustan Times  

Glenn Maxwell's blazing century redefined the World Cup record books. In a match against the Netherlands, Maxwell smashed the fastest century ever in a World Cup, scoring 106 runs off just 44 balls. He also broke several records, including the fourth-fastest century in ODI history and the fastest century in the tournament. Australia won the match by 309 runs, the …

Fastest Double-Century in List A History: Chad Bowes Breaks Record
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fastest Double-Century in List A History: Chad Bowes Breaks Record

Deccan Chronicle  

New Zealand batter Chad Bowes scored the fastest men's List A double-century on Wednesday in the Ford Trophy. He scored 205 runs off 110 balls for Canterbury against Otago. This record was previously held by Travis Head of Australia and India's N Jagadeesan, who achieved their respective double-centuries in 114 balls.

Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza Breaks Rohit Sharma's Fastest T20I Century Record
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza Breaks Rohit Sharma's Fastest T20I Century Record

India TV News  

Sikandar Raza breaks Rohit Sharma's fastest T20I century record in the T20 World Cup Qualifier game against Gambia. The veteran all-rounder scored 133* off just 43 balls with the help of seven fours and 15 sixes. He will be looking to remind Punjab Kings' management his worth as the IPL franchise are currently scratching their heads over the player retentions …

OTD: When Nepal shattered records and made T20 cricket history
3 months, 1 week ago

OTD: When Nepal shattered records and made T20 cricket history

Hindustan Times  

On September 27, 2023, Nepal’s cricket team delivered a spectacular performance against Mongolia at the Asian Games, smashing several international records in one of the most one-sided T20 matches in history. Dipendra Singh Airee scored fastest T20I fifty off nine balls, beating Yuvraj Singh’s previous record of 12 balls. Airee needed just nine balls to reach his half-century, beating Yuvraj …

Bazball at work as England shatter world record for fastest team fifty during 2nd Test against West Indies
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bazball at work as England shatter world record for fastest team fifty during 2nd Test against West Indies

India TV News  

England pulled off another explosive start on Day 1 of the second Test match against West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday, July 18. The duo added an unbeaten 86 runs for the second wicket in just 12 overs and shattered the world record for fastest team fifty. The Three Lions previously held the record for the fastest team fifty …

Abhishek Sharma breaks Rohit Sharma's record, slams maiden century in 2nd T20I vs Zimbabwe: Full list of milestones
6 months ago

Abhishek Sharma breaks Rohit Sharma's record, slams maiden century in 2nd T20I vs Zimbabwe: Full list of milestones

Hindustan Times  

Sixes galore in Harare as Indian opener Abhishek Sharma played a whirlwind knock to shatter multiple records in the 2nd T20I against Zimbabwe on Sunday. Mentored by legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, opener Abhishek announced himself on the international stage with a stellar century against Sikandar Raza's spirited Zimbabwe side at the Harare Sports Club. Abhishek breaks Rohit Sharma's record in …

Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton breaks world record, goes past Rohit Sharma in epic T20I list
10 months, 1 week ago

Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton breaks world record, goes past Rohit Sharma in epic T20I list

India TV News  

Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton has shattered the world record of the fastest century in T20I cricket as he smashed a ton in just 33 balls in his side's match against Nepal on Tuesday. Malla had scored the fastest T20I century during the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou when he hit a ton in 34 balls. In that same game, Dipendra …

Ranji Trophy 2023-24: Hyderabad’s Tanmay Agarwal shines with fastest First-Class triple century against Arunachal Pradesh
11 months, 1 week ago

Ranji Trophy 2023-24: Hyderabad’s Tanmay Agarwal shines with fastest First-Class triple century against Arunachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

Opener Tanmay Agarwal cracked a record-breaking, maiden triple century and with his partner and captain Rahul Singh, helped Hyderabad post an imposing total 529 for one in the first innings in reply to Arunachal Pradesh’s 172 on the first day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Plate Group league match at NexGen Cricket Academy Ground here on Friday. Tanmay’s triple century …

Shami, Kohli lead India to thrilling win over New Zealand, into World Cup final
1 year, 1 month ago

Shami, Kohli lead India to thrilling win over New Zealand, into World Cup final

Hindustan Times  

Knockout games are all about handling pressure. Virat Kohli celebrates India's win against New Zealand at the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup In a perfect display of batting, India posted a total of 397/4, leaving their bowlers enough margin for error even if things turned difficult while defending under the lights. Shubman Gill maintained the momentum with 80 of …

KL Rahul hits fastest century by an Indian in World Cup
1 year, 1 month ago

KL Rahul hits fastest century by an Indian in World Cup

The Hindu  

November 13, 2023 10:38 pm | Updated November 14, 2023 12:02 pm IST - CHENNAI K.L. Rahul recorded the fastest century by an Indian batter in the ODI World Cup. India became the first team to have five of its batters score fifty runs or more in an innings in the ODI World Cup. India also hit the second most …

World Cup 2023: Unbeaten India hammer Netherlands by 160 runs, storm into semis with ninth consecutive win
1 year, 1 month ago

World Cup 2023: Unbeaten India hammer Netherlands by 160 runs, storm into semis with ninth consecutive win

Firstpost  

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul slammed tons to propel India to 410/4 before the Men in Blue bowled Netherlands out for 250 to enter the World Cup semi-finals with nine wins in as many outings India continued their dominant march into the semi-finals of the 2023 ICC World Cup with a 160-run thrashing of Netherlands in Bengaluru on Sunday, finishing …

KL Rahul smashes fastest World Cup century by an Indian during Netherlands game in Bengaluru
1 year, 1 month ago

KL Rahul smashes fastest World Cup century by an Indian during Netherlands game in Bengaluru

Firstpost  

Local boy Rahul blazed his way to 62-ball ton and added 208 for the fourth wicket with Shreyas Iyer, who remained unbeaten on 128, as India posted a humongous 410/4 against Netherlands in Bengaluru. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul had been doing the hard yards in the Indian middle order during the ICC World Cup even if their contributions didn’t …

IND vs NED: KL Rahul becomes only 2nd Indian wicketkeeper-batter to hit a World Cup hundred after Rahul Dravid
1 year, 1 month ago

IND vs NED: KL Rahul becomes only 2nd Indian wicketkeeper-batter to hit a World Cup hundred after Rahul Dravid

India Today  

India star KL Rahul joined an elite Indian list by becoming only the second Indian wicketkeeper-batter to hit a World Cup hundred when he crossed the three-figure mark against the Netherlands in Bengaluru on Sunday. This was KL Rahul's second century in World Cup history and first in the ongoing edition. | IND vs NED Scorecard | KL joined the …

IND vs NED: Shreyas Iyer hits his 3rd successive fifty to help India script World Cup record
1 year, 1 month ago

IND vs NED: Shreyas Iyer hits his 3rd successive fifty to help India script World Cup record

India Today  

In an exemplary display of their batting prowess, Team India scaled new heights in the World Cup group stage match against the Netherlands, etching their name in the history books. The top four batters of the team—Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer—each managed to score fifty, making India the first-ever team to achieve this feat in a …

‘Just ridiculous’ – A closer look at Glenn Maxwell’s remarkable double century
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Just ridiculous’ – A closer look at Glenn Maxwell’s remarkable double century

The Independent  

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NZ vs SA: Quinton de Kock breaks multiple World Cup records with 4th century
1 year, 2 months ago

NZ vs SA: Quinton de Kock breaks multiple World Cup records with 4th century

India TV News  

Every player dreams of scoring a century at the World Cup for his/her country. But Quinton de Kock has stunned many with four tons in a single World Cup with the latest one coming against New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on November 1. De Kock took his tally to 545 runs in seven matches in …

Maxwell hits fastest Cricket World Cup hundred as Australia routs the Netherlands by 309 runs
1 year, 2 months ago

Maxwell hits fastest Cricket World Cup hundred as Australia routs the Netherlands by 309 runs

News 18  

NEW DELHI: Glenn Maxwell smashed a 40-ball hundred — the fastest ever at the Cricket World Cup — to help Australia beat the Netherlands by 309 runs on Wednesday. Wrist spinner Adam Zampa picked four wickets for eight runs in three overs for Australia, as it cemented third place with six points from three wins in five games. He got …

ICC World Cup 2023: Maxwell’s ‘big show’ sets up Australia’s record 309-run win against Netherlands
1 year, 2 months ago

ICC World Cup 2023: Maxwell’s ‘big show’ sets up Australia’s record 309-run win against Netherlands

The Hindu  

The Big Show, they call him. Glenn Maxwell on Wednesday produced one of the most astonishing displays of batting in recent time, as he broke the record for the fastest-ever World Cup hundred by nine balls. His 106 off 44 balls stunned the unfortunate Netherlands bowlers as well as the fortunate 18,000-odd spectators that came to watch the match at …

AUS vs NED: Bas de Leede breaks record for most runs conceded by bowler in ODI innings in World Cup 2023 match
1 year, 2 months ago

AUS vs NED: Bas de Leede breaks record for most runs conceded by bowler in ODI innings in World Cup 2023 match

The Hindu  

Netherlands’ Bas de Leede registered the record for conceding the most runs in an ODI innings during an ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match against Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday. Glenn Maxwell took a toll on de Leede in the 49th over of the innings, which went for 28 runs as the batter scored a …

Glenn Maxwell scores fastest ODI World Cup hundred
1 year, 2 months ago

Glenn Maxwell scores fastest ODI World Cup hundred

The Hindu  

Australia batter Glenn Maxwell scored the fastest hundred in ODI World Cup history against the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. Maxwell scored a 40-ball hundred, which is also the fourth fastest century in ODI cricket. FOLLOW | AUSTRALIA VS NETHERLANDS LIVE ACTION Earlier, South Africa’s Aiden Markram held the record for the fastest World …

ODI World Cup stats: Virat Kohli fastest to 26,000 international runs and Rohit Sharma goes big!
1 year, 2 months ago

ODI World Cup stats: Virat Kohli fastest to 26,000 international runs and Rohit Sharma goes big!

The Hindu  

A run-fest 4 The number of occasions when three individual three-figure scores were posted in the same innings of an ODI match. Three centuries in the same innings of an ODI match Team Total Against Venue Date South Africa 439/2 West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015 Hashim Amla 153*, Rilee Rossouw 128, AB de Villiers 149 South Africa 438/4 India …

AUS vs NED: Glenn Maxwell scores fastest century in ODI World Cup history, breaks Aiden Markram's record
1 year, 2 months ago

AUS vs NED: Glenn Maxwell scores fastest century in ODI World Cup history, breaks Aiden Markram's record

India TV News  

Australia's Glenn Maxwell scored the fastest century in the ODI World Cup history as he took just 40 balls to reach the three-figure mark while playing against the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 25. Maxwell shattered South Africa's Aiden Markram's record to scale the milestone. Maxwell muscled a chest-high full toss bowled by …

An unpredictable and thrilling World Cup throws up new heroes
1 year, 2 months ago

An unpredictable and thrilling World Cup throws up new heroes

Live Mint  

Giant-killers Afghanistan defended 284 in Delhi on Sunday, 15 October, marking a red-letter day in the history of the cricket World Cup. It’s wonderful for cricket when a team like Afghanistan, with minimal resources, dethrone the current ODI and T20 World Cup holders with their sheer skill and spirit. Seeing how skipper Rohit Sharma gave Thakur only two overs in …

Dial R for Rohit and records!
1 year, 2 months ago

Dial R for Rohit and records!

The Hindu  

A look at the records notched up by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during India’s massive win on Wednesday: Rohit’s third six of the innings helped him surpass Chris Gayle’s record of 553 sixes, scored in 551 innings, across formats. Rohit broke the tie with Sachin Tendulkar for most World Cup hundreds with his seventh ton in just 19 innings …

Rohit Sharma smashes six-hitting record in India’s Cricket World Cup match with Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Rohit Sharma smashes six-hitting record in India’s Cricket World Cup match with Afghanistan

The Independent  

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Rohit Sharma hits fastest World Cup hundred by an Indian in 63 balls in IND vs AFG match
1 year, 2 months ago

Rohit Sharma hits fastest World Cup hundred by an Indian in 63 balls in IND vs AFG match

The Hindu  

Rohit Sharma recorded the fastest World Cup hundred by an Indian in 63 balls during the match against Afghanistan in Delhi on Saturday. Rohit also broke the record for most hundreds in the World Cup with his seventh century across three editions, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of six from as many seasons. The 36-year-old also equalled the record to become …

Rohit Sharma becomes joint-fastest to 1000 ODI World Cup runs during IND vs AFG match
1 year, 2 months ago

Rohit Sharma becomes joint-fastest to 1000 ODI World Cup runs during IND vs AFG match

The Hindu  

Rohit Sharma equalled the record for the joint-fastest batter to 1000 runs in World Cups during India’s match against Afghanistan in Delhi on Wednesday. IND vs AFG LIVE SCORE The India captain started the World Cup with 978 runs in 17 innings and reached the haul in the 19th innings after bagging a duck in the first game against Australia …

Rizwan says World Cup century in Pakistan's record win vs Sri Lanka was for Gaza
1 year, 2 months ago

Rizwan says World Cup century in Pakistan's record win vs Sri Lanka was for Gaza

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan's wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan dedicated his team's record-breaking performance against Sri Lanka in World Cup to "brothers and sisters in Gaza". Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan celebrates after scoring a century during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad Rizwan had conjured an unbeaten century while young Abdullah Shafique …

ICC Cricket World Cup: Batters give South Africa belief, but bowlers need to back them up
1 year, 3 months ago

ICC Cricket World Cup: Batters give South Africa belief, but bowlers need to back them up

The Hindu  

South Africa’s record-breaking win over Sri Lanka in its Cricket World Cup opener on Saturday was a show of strength from its sizzling top six, but if it is to end its tournament curse in the 50-over format, its bowling unit needs to fire. Aiden Markram’s 49-ball hundred was the fastest at a World Cup as it put Sri Lanka …

South Africa vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Updates as record Cricket World Cup score posted
1 year, 3 months ago

South Africa vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Updates as record Cricket World Cup score posted

The Independent  

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SL vs SA: Aiden Markram smashes fastest ODI World Cup hundred, boosts South Africa to highest total ever
1 year, 3 months ago

SL vs SA: Aiden Markram smashes fastest ODI World Cup hundred, boosts South Africa to highest total ever

India TV News  

Aiden Makram scripted history as he smashed the fastest hundred in the ICC ODI World Cup history on Saturday, October 7. Markram recorded a 49-ball century against Sri Lanka in South Africa's opening World Cup 2023 match to shatter Kevin O'Brien's 50-ball hundred record achieved during the 2011 edition in India. Fastest ODI World Cup hundreds: Aiden Markram - 49 …

World Cup 2023: Ravindra, Conway script New Zealand's nine-wicket win over England in opener
1 year, 3 months ago

World Cup 2023: Ravindra, Conway script New Zealand's nine-wicket win over England in opener

Firstpost  

Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway scored unbeaten centuries to help New Zealand ease past England during the World Cup opener in Ahmedabad Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway starred with the bat as New Zealand thumped England by nine wickets in the opening clash of the 2023 ODI World Cup in Ahmedabad on Thursday. In reply, Rachin and Conway forged an …

ENG vs NZ, World Cup 2023: Clinical Conway, Ravindra hundreds annihilate England in opener
1 year, 3 months ago

ENG vs NZ, World Cup 2023: Clinical Conway, Ravindra hundreds annihilate England in opener

The Hindu  

Sequels in film deliver rarely, the same holds for sport. The first half of the 2023 ODI World Cup opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad resembled the middle overs of an early-2000s ODIs, with a fall of quick wickets punctuated by rotation of strike and a smattering of big hits. And by the time Ravindra racked up the …

Conway, Ravindra join unique list of World Cup centurions including Virat Kohli with sensational tons vs England
1 year, 3 months ago

Conway, Ravindra join unique list of World Cup centurions including Virat Kohli with sensational tons vs England

Hindustan Times  

New Zealand's batting duo of Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra produced a brilliant performance in the opening match of the men's ODI World Cup, smashing the first and second centuries respectively of the 2023 edition during the match against England in Ahmedabad. With the three-figure mark under the belt in their debut World Cup match, Conway and Ravindra also entered …

Hundreds on ODI World Cup debut: Head joins Shafique, Conway, Ravindra in list of batters to record century on WC debut
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds on ODI World Cup debut: Head joins Shafique, Conway, Ravindra in list of batters to record century on WC debut

The Hindu  

Travis Head struck a 59-ball hundred on his ODI World Cup debut against New Zealand in Dharamsala. Head is the fourth batter and 20th overall to slam a hundred on World Cup debut. Also Checkout: Australia vs New Zealand LIVE score updates Earlier in the World Cup, New Zealand openers Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra slammed tons on their World …

Asia Cup 2023: India achieve their biggest-ever ODI victory against Pakistan as Kohli, Rahul and Kuldeep shine
1 year, 3 months ago

Asia Cup 2023: India achieve their biggest-ever ODI victory against Pakistan as Kohli, Rahul and Kuldeep shine

India TV News  

Finally after several rain delays and frustrating two days of start-stop cricket, Team India scripted their biggest-ever win against Pakistan in ODI history surpassing their 140-run win in 2008, to open their account in the Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours on Monday, September 11 in Colombo. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul started watchfully from India's overnight score of 147 following …

Asia Cup 2023: Virat Kohli becomes fastest to reach 13,000 ODI runs, smashes ton
1 year, 3 months ago

Asia Cup 2023: Virat Kohli becomes fastest to reach 13,000 ODI runs, smashes ton

The Hindu  

India batter Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 13,000 ODI runs during the Asia Cup Super 4 clash against arch-rival Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday. Follow India vs Pakistan match LIVE Kohli added a cherry on top with a century. Additionally, with this century, Kohli has now scored four consecutive 100s at this stadium, …

Australia’s Abbott equals Symonds’ fourth fastest T20 century record
1 year, 7 months ago

Australia’s Abbott equals Symonds’ fourth fastest T20 century record

The Hindu  

Australia’s Sean Abbott equalled Andrew Symonds record of scoring the fourth fastest century in T20 history on Saturday. Chris Gayle holds the fastest T20 century in men’s cricket having scored a ton off just 30 balls while he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in the 2013 Indian Premier League season. Rishabh Pant has the second fastest century …

T20 World Cup 2022: Litton Das hits joint third-fastest half-century against India in T20Is
2 years, 2 months ago

T20 World Cup 2022: Litton Das hits joint third-fastest half-century against India in T20Is

India Today  

Liton Das, on Wednesday, November 2, hit the second-fastest half-century by a Bangladesh batter in T20Is after Mohammad Ashraful. Back in the 2007 T20 World Cup, Ashraful scored a 20-ball 50 against West Indies and helped Bangladesh win the match. Das also became the batter with the joint third-fastest fifty against India in T20Is. When rain interrupted play, Das's knock …

Rilee Rossouw hits fourth fastest hundred in T20 World Cup, first of this edition
2 years, 2 months ago

Rilee Rossouw hits fourth fastest hundred in T20 World Cup, first of this edition

The Hindu  

Rilee Rossouw hit the first hundred of the 2022 T20 World Cup on Thursday when he reached the three-figure mark, off 52 balls, against Bangladesh in Sydney. He is the first South African to score a T20 World Cup hundred. Rossouw now has the fourth-fastest hundred in a T20 World Cup. McKeon followed up his 61-ball 109 against Switzerland with …

ENG v IND: Shardul Thakur scores second-fastest fifty by an Indian in Test matches
3 years, 4 months ago

ENG v IND: Shardul Thakur scores second-fastest fifty by an Indian in Test matches

The Hindu  

Shardul Thakur scored the second-fastest half-century by an Indian during the first innings of the fourth Test against England at the Oval. Coming in to bat at the fall of the sixth wicket, Shardul took his time to be set, and opened up in the post-tea session, unleashing an array of strokes to unsettle England. FOLLOW LIVE - ENG v …

Oval Test: Shardul Thakur breaks Ian Botham's record, hits fastest Test fifty in England
3 years, 4 months ago

Oval Test: Shardul Thakur breaks Ian Botham's record, hits fastest Test fifty in England

India Today  

Shardul Thakur came up with a counter-attacking masterclass on Thursday as he helped India inch towards a respectable first innings total on Day 1 of the 4th Test against England at the Oval. Shardul hit 57 from just 36 balls as he stitched a 63-run stand in just 48 balls with tail-ender Umesh Yadav after India's big guns failed to …

2nd ODI: England beat Ireland by 4 wickets to take unassailable 2-0 series lead
4 years, 5 months ago

2nd ODI: England beat Ireland by 4 wickets to take unassailable 2-0 series lead

India TV News  

Opener Jonny Bairstow smashed 82 off 41 balls as England beat Ireland by four wickets in the second One Day International to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead on Saturday. After Adil Rashid had taken 3-34 to reach 150 ODI wickets, Bairstow equalled the record for the fastest 50 in this format by an Englishman off 21 balls. Bairstow, Eoin …

On this day in sport: Guptill's 237*, Gavaskar's maiden hundred
4 years, 9 months ago

On this day in sport: Guptill's 237*, Gavaskar's maiden hundred

The Hindu  

With the majority of world sports postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have time to look back at some famous - and perhaps forgotten - exploits and broaden our knowledge. 2015 - Guptill's World Cup record International cricket had already witnessed a quintet of ODI double-centuries and all of them shared one similarity: they had all been scored by …

NZ vs ENG, 4th T20I: Records shatter in Napier as Dawid Malan scores fastest century for England
5 years, 2 months ago

NZ vs ENG, 4th T20I: Records shatter in Napier as Dawid Malan scores fastest century for England

India TV News  

Dawid Malan and Eoin Morgan broke a plethora of records for England in the fourth T20I of the ongoing five-match series against New Zealand at the McLean Park on Friday. Malan scored 103 not out and stitched a 182-run partnership with skipper Morgan to help England post their highest T20I total of 241/3, surpassing their previous-best of 230/8 against South …

2019 World Cup: From Morgan's blitzkrieg to HIT-MAN's domination, blistering centuries which stood out
5 years, 5 months ago

2019 World Cup: From Morgan's blitzkrieg to HIT-MAN's domination, blistering centuries which stood out

India TV News  

The 2019 World Cup has been a run-fest despite wickets falling like a pack of cards in most of the games, there have been batsmen who have stood out of the crowd, raising their helmet and bat on many occasions. Despite Rohit Sharma hogging all the limelight with a record five centuries in a single edition of the World Cup, …

Rohit Sharma eyes Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs in a World Cup
5 years, 6 months ago

Rohit Sharma eyes Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs in a World Cup

The Hindu  

Team India opener Rohit Sharma on Saturday equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record of six hundreds across all editions of the World Cup. The 32-year-old Rohit has already scored 647 runs from nine matches and is likely to go past Tendulkar's record for the highest number of runs in a single World Cup. Rohit, who became the first batsman to hit five …

Jonny Bairstow becomes first English player to smash two consecutive tons at World Cups
5 years, 6 months ago

Jonny Bairstow becomes first English player to smash two consecutive tons at World Cups

India TV News  

England's opening batsman Jonny Bairstow smashed his 9th ODI century against New Zealand at the group stage game in Chester-le-street. Eoin Morgan's side faces a must-win game against New Zealand, as a win will seal England's spot in the semifinals of the World Cup. Bairstow, along with Jason Roy, also registered three consecutive 100+ opening partnerships, making a World Cup …

India vs Bangladesh: Rohit Sharma 2nd batsman after Kumar Sangakkara to hit 4 hundreds in a single World Cup
5 years, 6 months ago

India vs Bangladesh: Rohit Sharma 2nd batsman after Kumar Sangakkara to hit 4 hundreds in a single World Cup

India Today  

Rohit Sharma became only the 2nd batsman after Sri Lankan batting legend Kumar Sangakkara to score 4 hundreds in a single edition of the World Cup. Rohit Sharma is now joint second in the list of most century scorers in World Cup history with Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara. Rohit Sharma has taken only 15 matches to score 5 World …

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