fact of cricket

India were all out for 54 in October 2000, their lowest ever total in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka.
England's John Jameson, who was born in India, made his highest Test score( 82 ) against India.


Only four test series have ended 0-0 with all five matches being drawn. India was involved in three of them, including two in a row against Pakistan.

Paul Strang is the only Zimbabwean batsmen to score 100 runs and take 5 wickets in an inings of a test match

No less than five batsmen were run out during the New Zealand innings v Sri Lanka at Sharjah in March 1988- only eight wickets fell in all.

Steve Waugh made 87 consecutive ODI appearances for Australia, and was then dropped, only to be replaced by his twin brother Mark Waugh.
Mike gatting had his nose broken by a ball from Malcolm Marshall while batting v West Indies at Kingston in 1986. The ball unfortunately dropped from his nose on to the wicket.


There were no less than six ducks- plus one not out batsman, in the Pakistani innings v West Indies, at Cape Town in 1993.


Two spectators were killed and several injured when a stand collapsed during the India v England game at Nagpur in January 1985.

25, 000 spectators turned up to watch England play its first ODI match at Chandigarh. Unfortunately a violent thunderstorm flooded the ground. In order to placate the crowd a 15 overs game was staged in unplayable conditions.


Mark Waugh was run out 4 times in five innings in One day International matches in 1992.

Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge completed 15 century partnerships in ODI matches for West Indies.






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