Cricket stats have always been a treasure trove of fascinating numbers, but what if we told you that there’s a side to cricket stats that goes beyond the ordinary? Prepare to be amazed as we dive into the world of unreal cricket stats that sound too good to be true – but are, in fact, legitimate records.
Did you know that George Bailey made his T20I debut for Australia as captain? Or that Sachin Tendulkar has taken more 5-fers than Shane Warne in ODIs? These are just a glimpse of the mind-bending stats we’ll explore in this article.
Maiden overs marathon in Test cricket!
Have you ever imagined a Test cricket match where a bowler bowls 21 consecutive maiden overs in an innings? But it has indeed happened. Bapu Nadkarni once bowled 21 consecutive maiden overs in a Test innings against England in Chennai in 1964.
The ‘King’ stats for Lord Thakur!
This unique cricket stats might not surprised many considering it involves Shardul ‘Lord’ Thakur. The Indian all-rounder has more 50+ scores in ICC finals than Matthew Hayden, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid, and Chris Gayle combined.
Highest ODI score but without a single boundary!
This might now look impossible even in Test cricket but it happened in ODI cricket. The former New Zealand batter Adam Parore owns this unique feat of scoring highest ODI score without scoring a single boundary. He scored 96 off 138 deliveries but didn’t score a single boundary.
Not even Cheteshwar Pujara could hold this kind of patience in a Test innings!
Not ABD, Tim Southee is 360 degrees player in Test cricket!
Believe us, we are not making this up. New Zealand’s veteran pacer and now Test skipper, Tim Southee has hits more sixes in Test cricket than AB de Villiers.
The Kiwi pacer has 82 sixes in red-ball cricket, while De Villiers has 64 maximums to his name.
Also Read: Most Test Sixes: Tim Southee breaks record
Not just ABD, Southee has left behind the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Ricky Ponting in hitting six in longest format. Unbelievable isn’t it!
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