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Starting and ending with half-centuries, and 99 on debut
Also, Tamim’s share of Bangladesh’s runs, run out for a duck on debut, most Test wickets against Pakistan, and 40-year-old captainsSteven Lynch26-Aug-
Afghanistan bowlers grab all the attention
Despite losing by 129 runs, Afghanistan’s bowling won the praise of Angelo Mathews who was impressed by two factors that have been noticed since the f
Jayawardene stands by captaincy switch
Sri Lanka produced a wonderfully slick performance against England, as Lasith Malinga and the middle order fired, but who was really leading the team?
Butter fingers, and Sehwag's woes
Sidharth Monga looks back at the turning points of the seriesSidharth Monga12-Aug-2008 Virender Sehwag looked menacing but wasn’t always s
The great escape
The epic Headingley Test of 1981 recreatedChristopher Martin-Jenkins20-Jul-2006Ian Botham, magically transformed in his first match away from a captai
Root breaks records with twin tons at Lord's
The England batter is swiftly rising up the charts for most Test runs and tonsSampath Bandarupalli31-Aug-202434 Hundreds in Test cricket for Joe Root,
Stats – The highest aggregate in a World Cup match
Australia become the first team to score 350-plus in three successive ODIsSampath Bandarupalli28-Oct-2023771 – The match aggregate during the Australi
The spirit of Ubuntu is upon Cape Town with South Africa Women on the cusp of greatness
The 2019 rugby side led by Kolisi was the first truly representative national side to achieve something great. This cricket team could be the secondFi
Jayasuriya's stunner in Singapore, and other outliers from ODI history
Instances when a player or a team stood out for performing way above, or below, the meanAnantha Narayanan10-Dec-2022What is an outlier? A fairly accep
Australia take charge against Ireland, but fail to take control of destiny
Seemingly comfortable win undermined by injury concerns and negative net run rateDanyal Rasool31-Oct-2022Anyone who watched Monday night’s game at the