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Year End 2023: In 2023, many special events took place in the world of cricket. Cricket teams and cricket players from all over the world including India have created some records in the world of sports. These are never seen before 2023. Now let’s know about 5 such interesting cricket facts..
1. New Zealand’s historic win by one run..
In 2023, New Zealand won a Test match against England in Wellington by 1 run even after the follow-on. New Zealand became the second team to win a Test match by just 1 run. Earlier in 1993, West Indies beat Australia by 1 run in a Test match at Adelaide ground.
2. Bangladesh’s biggest win in Test history..
In 2023, Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 546 runs in a Test match played at Mirpur. It was the biggest run-getter of the 21st century. Before Bangladesh, Australia beat England by 562 runs in a Test match at the Oval in England in 1934. Meanwhile, in 1928, England beat Australia by 675 runs in a Test match in Brisbane, the biggest Test win to date.
3. Both captains played 50th Test match together..
The final match of World Test Championship 2023 was played between India and Australia. In that match, the captain of the Indian team was Rohit Sharma, while the captain of Australia was Pat Cummins. This is the 50th Test match for these two captains. Meanwhile, it is the first time in the history of Test cricket that the captains of the two teams are playing the 50th Test match together in their career.
4. First time out in international cricket..
During the ICC One Day World Cup match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, for the first time in international cricket, a player was dismissed by the time-out rule. Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews became the first international cricketer to lose a wicket in a time-out. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan appealed for the dismissal of new batsman Angelo Mathews for not playing the next ball for 120 seconds, but the umpire dismissed Mathews.
5. Virat Kohli’s 50th century in ODIs..
Virat Kohli became the batsman who scored most centuries in ODI cricket in 2023. Former batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who scored the most centuries in ODIs, broke the record and became the world batsman who scored 50 ODI centuries. Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century in the semi-final match against New Zealand in the ODI World Cup.
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