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Who Would Have Thought It – When Sri Lanka crashed to 6 for 5

In this post, we look back at an extraordinary, low-scoring ODI encounter between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The match in question was the final of a short four-match triangular series, played at Mirpur’s Shere Bangla National Stadium on 16th January 2009. Bangladesh started the tournament off the wrong foot, losing to Zimbabwe by 38 runs […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – Kallicharran’s all-round stunner

Alvin Kallicharran was one of the pivots of the West Indian batting line-up through the 1970s. In an international career from 1971-72 to 1980-81, the diminutive Guyanese left-hander scored 4399 runs at 44.43 in 66 Tests, besides 826 runs at 34.41 in 31 ODIs. He also enjoyed a distinguished domestic career, with most of his […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – Ireland make hay at Lord’s

  It was the moment for which the Irish cricketing fraternity had been waiting for long – a Test match against England on the hallowed turf of Lord’s. When William Porterfield led Ireland out at the Mecca on 24th July 2019, it was a dream come true for the players and the fans alike. Though […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – Kenya defend 134 in an ODI

  It is well known that Kenya defended a modest total of 166 in their famous 1996 World Cup victory against the West Indies at Pune’s Nehru Stadium. The historic match, played on Leap Year Day, saw the unheralded Associate side bowl the two-time champions out for a paltry 93, with the wreckers-in-chief being Rajab […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – Auckland rout Pakistan for 48

  Close on the heels of an insipid World Series Cup campaign in Australia in 1988-89, where they failed to reach the finals after having won only two out of eight league games, Pakistan hopped across the Tasman Sea for a full tour of New Zealand. After warming up against a National Second XI in a […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – When the Dutch walloped South Africa

  The English summer of 1994 was a significant one in the history of the game, as it saw the first tour by a South African team since 1965. Led by former Australian international Kepler Wessels, South Africa began their Test series in rousing fashion, trouncing the hosts by 356 runs at Lord’s. Wessels himself […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – Gerrie Snyman’s Sharjah stunner

  The 2007-08 Intercontinental Cup was one of Namibia’s most successful ICC tournaments. Despite being one of the two teams without ODI status in the eight-team competition, Namibia finished only one point behind leaders Ireland in the league table – not losing a single game – before going down by nine wickets in the final. […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – A wonder at the WACA

  As far as bizarre limited-overs contests go, there have not been many to rival the second semifinal of the 1976-77 Gillette Cup, Australia’s 40-over (eight-ball) domestic competition. This gripping duel was played out on 12th December, 1976, between Western Australia and defending champions Queensland at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Ground in Perth. […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – Married v Single at Lord’s

  The olden days of first-class cricket in England were replete with intriguing and bizarre fixtures, such as One-Legged XI v One-Armed XI, Smokers v Non-Smokers and Over 38 v Under 38, to name a few. Among these off-beat encounters were seven matches titled Married v Single, contested between – as the name suggests – […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – Ireland’s first and only Test match

  Ireland may have set a target to become a Test team by 2020, but the fact is that the country has already been represented in official Test cricket quite a few years ago. Moreover, not only have Ireland played Test cricket, but they also boast of a 100% winning record.   The match in […]

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