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Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded. [155] There has been two occasions in Test cricket where a bowler has taken all ten wickets in a single innings – Jim Laker of England took 10/53 against Australia in 1956 and India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against ...
List of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in a format of international cricket; List of cricketers with centuries in all international formats; List of cricketers with five-wicket hauls in all international formats; List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored
Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded. [161] Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 8/19 against Zimbabwe in December 2001 at Colombo (SSC). Shahid Afridi holds the Pakistani record for best bowling figures. [162]
A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat, [140] [141] Laws 5.6.2.2 and 5.6.2.3 state that the hand or the glove holding the bat shall be regarded as the ball striking or touching the bat while a stumping occurs when the ...
The Pakistan cricket team made its Test cricket debut in 1952 and has since become one of the most successful teams in modern cricket. The team reached the semi-finals of the 1979,1983, 1987 and 2011 World Cups, and finals in 1992 and 1999, and won the 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup by defeating England in the final with the captaincy of Imran Khan They are one of the most successful T20 sides but ...
Bangladesh shrugged off political unrest back home to notch a historic 10-wicket win after Pakistan collapsed to 146 all out on a dramatic final day of the first test on Sunday. Off-spinner Mehidy ...
Virat Kohli of India has scored the most runs in the Men's T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma of India has appeared in every edition of the Men's T20 World Cup. Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh has taken most number of wickets in the T20 World Cup and also appeared in every edition of the Men's T20 World Cup.
This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from 1947 to 1970. Early years: 1947 to 1950 The independent state of Pakistan was established in 1947 following the Partition of India. First-class cricket was already established in the country as many clubs and local associations had previously been part of the Indian cricket scene. Matches were played on an ad hoc basis in the 1947 ...