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India won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007 by defeating which team in the final?easy
MS Dhoni hit a famous six to win the 2011 ODI World Cup final for India. Who was the bowler?medium
What was the result of the very first Test match ever played, between Australia and England in Melbourne (1877)?medium
Jim Laker took 19 wickets in a single Test match vs Australia in 1956. How many did he take in the second innings alone?hard
Who scored the first century in Test cricket history?medium
India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Who was the captain?easy
What was India's score when Kapil Dev walked out to bat against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in the 1983 World Cup, before his unbeaten 175?hard
Which country hosted the first-ever T20 International match in February 2005?medium
Which bowler took a hat-trick with the very first three balls of an ODI World Cup match?hard
Brian Lara's record Test score of 400* was scored against which opponent in 2004?medium
How many sixes did Yuvraj Singh hit in his famous over off Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20 World Cup?easy
Who bowled the last over in the 2007 T20 World Cup final when India needed to defend against Pakistan?medium
In which year did Anil Kumble take all 10 wickets in a Test innings against Pakistan?medium
In the famous Rajkot ODI of December 2009, India posted their then-highest ODI total of 414/7 batting first against Sri Lanka. By what margin did India win as Sri Lanka narrowly failed to chase it down?hard
MS Dhoni's India defeated which team in the final to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2013?hard
Which match is referred to as the "Tied Test", the first tied Test in cricket history?hard
Which ODI match saw both teams score 400+ runs?hard
Which bowlers have taken all ten wickets in a Test innings?hard
Who bowled the fastest delivery officially recorded in international cricket?medium
Which Test match is cricket's longest ever and is known as the "Timeless Test"?hard
What is a "Mankad" dismissal in cricket?medium
What is India's biggest Test win by an innings?hard
What is the record for most runs scored in a single day of first-class cricket?hard
Who scored the first-ever double century in ODI cricket?medium
How many ODI double centuries has Rohit Sharma scored?medium
Which Test recorded the lowest completed innings total ever?hard
Which bowler took 5 wickets when India were bowled out for 36 at Adelaide in 2020?medium
Which partnership holds the record for the highest stand for any wicket in ODI cricket?hard
What is the most runs a batter has hit off the bat in a single over of Test cricket?hard
The November 2013 India vs West Indies Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Sachin Tendulkar's last Test at the ground, is remembered for which batting feat?hard
Which team holds the record for the highest team total in Test cricket history?medium
Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup final at Lahore, becoming the first host nation to win the tournament. Which team did they beat, and by how many wickets?medium
Which team posted the highest team total ever recorded in a Cricket World Cup final?hard
Who became the youngest cricketer ever to score a century in Test cricket, doing so at 17 years and 61 days?hard
Who holds the record for the fastest fifty in ODI history, reaching it in just 16 balls?medium
Which bowler holds the record for the best bowling figures in a single ODI innings, taking 8 wickets for 19 runs?medium
Who holds the record for the fastest double century in ODI cricket history, reaching it in 126 balls?medium
England's innings-and-579-run win over Australia at The Oval in 1938 remains the largest victory margin in Test history. Which England batsman scored 364 in that match?medium
Which team completed the highest successful run chase in Test cricket history, chasing down 418 against Australia in 2003?medium
Who holds the record for the highest score by a No. 11 batsman in Test cricket history, with 98 against England in 2013?hard
Virender Sehwag scored the fastest Test triple century in history, reaching 300 in just 278 balls. Against which team did he achieve this in 2008?medium
Who holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with an unbeaten 501 for Warwickshire in 1994?medium
Who became the first cricketer ever to be given out 'timed out' in international cricket, during the 2023 ODI World Cup?easy
Ajinkya Rahane set the Test record for most catches by a fielder in a match, taking 8 in 2015. Against which team?hard
Who scored the fastest century in Test cricket history by balls faced, hitting 100 off just 54 balls in his farewell Test for New Zealand in 2016?medium
Which bowling figures are recognised as the best in Test match history (across both innings combined), set by Jim Laker against Australia in 1956?medium
Who holds the record for the fastest triple century in Test cricket, reaching 300 off just 278 balls against South Africa in 2008?hard
Before AB de Villiers' 31-ball century in 2015, who held the record for the fastest ODI century, with 36 balls, set against West Indies in 2014?hard
Which bowler took the most wickets in a single Cricket World Cup edition, claiming 27 wickets at the 2019 tournament?hard
Which batter scored the most runs in a single Cricket World Cup edition, amassing 765 runs at the 2023 tournament held in India?medium
What was the previous record for most runs by a batter in a single Cricket World Cup edition, before Virat Kohli's 765 in 2023, set by Sachin Tendulkar in 2003?hard
Before their 498/4 in 2022, England held the ODI record total with 481/6 in 2018. Against which team?hard
Which country holds the record for the lowest completed Test innings total in history, bowled out for 26 by England in 1955?hard
Which team was bowled out for the lowest total in ODI history, 35 all out against Sri Lanka in 2004?hard
Who was the first batter to hit six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket, doing so for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in 1968?medium
Ravi Shastri became the second batter (after Garfield Sobers) to hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket, doing so in a 1985 Ranji Trophy match for Bombay against which team?hard
Herschelle Gibbs became the first player in international cricket to hit six sixes in an over, doing so against Netherlands at the 2007 World Cup. Who was the bowler?hard
Which team recorded the highest successful run chase in ODI cricket history, chasing 438 against Australia in 2006?medium
Who scored the highest individual score in a Cricket World Cup match, an unbeaten 237 for New Zealand against West Indies at the 2015 tournament?medium
Anil Kumble (1999, vs Pakistan) and Jim Laker (1956, vs Australia) share the record for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a single Test innings. How many wickets did each take?medium
Tim Southee took 7 wickets for 33 runs against England at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, in the tournament's opening match. Which team did Southee represent?hard
What are the best individual bowling figures ever recorded at a men's Cricket World Cup, set by Glenn McGrath against Namibia in the 2003 tournament?hard
Kevin O'Brien scored the fastest century in Cricket World Cup history at the time, off just 50 balls, for Ireland against which team in 2011?medium
Who holds the record for the most wickets in men's Test cricket history, finishing his career with 800 wickets in 2010?easy
Who holds the record for the most runs in men's Test cricket history, having scored over 15,900 runs across his career, which ended in 2013?easy
Who holds the record for the most centuries in men's international cricket (Tests and ODIs combined), finishing with 100, a milestone reached in 2012?easy
Which team recorded the largest margin of victory (by runs) in Test match history, winning by an innings and 579 runs against Australia at The Oval in 1938?hard
England's innings-and-579-run win over Australia at The Oval in 1938 remains the largest winning margin in Test history. Which Australian bowling figure often associated with that match saw England declare at what score?hard
Len Hutton's 364 against Australia at The Oval in 1938 was, at the time, the highest individual score in Test cricket history. Whose earlier record did it break?hard
Whose Test record for the highest individual score did Len Hutton's 364 (1938) eventually lose to, when Garfield Sobers scored 365 not out in 1958?hard
Which former India head coach guided the team to the 2011 World Cup title, having earlier also coached South Africa?medium
Which former India head coach guided the team to the 2024 T20 World Cup title in his final assignment before stepping down?medium
Which Australian coach guided the national team to the 2015 and 2023 Cricket World Cup titles?hard
Which England head coach guided the team to their maiden Cricket World Cup title in 2019?medium
Under the Laws of Cricket, what is the term for a fielding position located close to the batter on the off side, roughly square of the wicket?easy
Under the Laws of Cricket, what is the term for a fielding position behind the batter on the leg side, near the boundary?easy
Under the Laws of Cricket, what is the term for a close-in fielding position on the off side, just behind the slips?medium
Under the Laws of Cricket, what is the term for the fielding position directly behind the batter, on the off side near the boundary, that catches thin outside edges?easy
Under the Laws of Cricket, how many innings does each side normally bat in a first-class or Test match?easy
Which two teams contested the final of the inaugural World Test Championship in 2021?medium
South Africa won the third World Test Championship final in 2025, their first major ICC men's title in the professional era, by defeating which team at Lord's?medium
Under the World Test Championship points system used from its second cycle (2021-2023) onward, how are team standings ranked?hard
Which team finished as runners-up in the 2025 World Test Championship final at Lord's, having also lost the 2023 final?hard