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 […]
Read More Who Would Have Thought It – When Sri Lanka crashed to 6 for 5The iconic Newlands in Cape Town, picturesquely situated with the Table Mountain serving as a breathtaking backdrop, holds a special significance in South African cricket history. The ground hosted South Africa’s second Test match, against England in 1888-89, and has gone on to become a fortress of sorts for the hosts after readmission. As the […]
Read More Specials – Best of the Tests at NewlandsNamibia continue their impressive T20 World Cup campaign on 5th November with their first ever international outing against New Zealand. While the Eagles have not faced the Black Caps at the highest level so far, the two sides did encounter in a couple of 50-over tour matches at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek ahead […]
Read More Specials – When Namibia ran the Black Caps closeWhen England take on the West Indies in their opening men’s T20 World Cup fixture at Dubai tomorrow, they will be looking to break their tournament jinx against the defending champions. Since the two teams first met in the 2009 edition, England have lost on all five occasions, with the 2016 final being the latest […]
Read More Record Book – England v West Indies at the T20 World CupWith Papua New Guinea about to take on Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup later today, it is a good time to revisit the first meeting between the two countries. Almost four decades earlier, in the English summer of 1982, the two teams were part of the 60-over ICC Trophy, as the World Cup Qualifier […]
Read More Specials – When Papua New Guinea defeated BangladeshThe men’s T20 World Cup is back after a long hiatus – it has been five and a half years since Carlos Brathwaite smoked those four sixes off Ben Stokes to give the West Indies their second title. Widely considered as a hit-and-giggle jamboree when it arrived in 2007, the tournament has since completed five […]
Read More Specials – Ten T20 World Cup records from 2007 that still standPapua New Guinea are all set to play their first major global tournament, as they take on Oman in the opening clash of the men’s T20 World Cup today. The Barramundis, as the spirited Pacific Islanders are known as, will also face Scotland and Bangladesh as they bid to enter the Super 12 stage. As […]
Read More Record Book – Papua New Guinea’s T20I numbersThe seventh edition of the men’s T20 World Cup is finally upon us, with the much-awaited action set to get underway from 17th October. First up will be the preliminary round featuring eight teams, who will battle it out for four berths in the Super 12 stage, or the ‘tournament proper’. These include five Associate […]
Read More Specials – Five memorable Associate wins at the T20 World CupThe West Indies’ enthralling one-wicket win over Pakistan at Kingston was only the 15th such instance in more than 144 years of Test cricket. Here is a brief look back at each of these memorable victories. England beat Australia, Fifth Test, The Oval, 1902 Target and fall of ninth wicket: 263, 248/9The tenth-wicket pair: George […]
Read More Record Book – One-wicket victories in TestsIt has been 12 years since Charles Coventry equalled the then record for the highest individual score in men’s ODIs, with an unbeaten 194 (his only ODI century) against Bangladesh at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. This innings remains the highest score in an ODI defeat as well as the highest for Zimbabwe. On […]
Read More Record Book – Highest ODI scores for Zimbabwe
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