How many players have achieved a century and achieved a five for a test on the same day of a test?

Mehidy Hasan Miraz reached a century and later took five gates against Zimbabwe that day. Did anyone else do that? Asked the pregnant quasem from Bangladesh
On the third (and last) day of the second test against Zimbabwe in Chatogram last week, Bangladesch's Mehidy Hasan took his overnight stay from 16 to 104 and claimed 5 for 32 when his team exit the series with a comfortable victory.

This combination of 88 runs and five gates is probably the best all-round performance in a single day of a test, although in April 1899 there was a candidate for the mudders of the time: Jimmy Sinclair in South Africa took 6 for 26 points on the first day in Cape Town and then scored the first 59 runs of a 106-year-old today. For the list of those who have scored a hundred points and in the same test (not on the same day) a five, click here.

Who was the latest IPL Centurion in front of Vaibhav Suryavanshi? Rajesh asked Rao from India
The early ripe Vaibhav Suryavanshi was just 32 days after his 14th birthday when he zoomed up a little more than a week ago in Jaipur in Jaipur against Gujarat Titans. Assuming that his published date of birth is correct, he smashed the previous IPL record by more than five years: Manish Pandey was 19 years old when he did not scored against Deccan Chargers 114 against Deccan Chargers in May 2009 against Deccan Chargers 114.

Liam Livingstone has achieved more six than four in T20 International. Is that unique? Asked Deepak Krishnan from India
So far, the English dough Liam Livingstone has achieved 995 runs in T20Is with 54 four and 59 six. But there are some others with more runs and a similar preference for six: the West Indian Rovman Powell (1747 runs in T20IS) has 99 four, but 117 six, while Kieron Pollard (1569 runs) 94 four and 99 six and other West Indian, Andre Russell, 63 and 89 six in 1063 runs.

So far, Babar Hayat from Hong Kong (2068 runs) has met 126 fours and 126 six in T20Is, while others who could have the balance one day, the West Indians Nicholas Pooran (2275 runs, 152 four, 149 Sixes) and Evin Lewis (1643 runs, 125 fours, 124 Sixes).

In all T20 cricket, three of the four top six hits have collected more six more than four: Pollard 908 and 842, Russell 738 and 601 and Pooran 633 and 607. Another Western west of West, Chris Gayle, which is good at the top of the entire run scorers' list, included the list with the 14.562.

I noticed that Ravi Jadeja achieved three three times centuries in the Ranji trophy. Did anyone else do that? asked Mukul Pandit from India
So far there have been 55 triple centers in the Ranji trophy India in India (including the 443, which in December 1948 not outside of Bhausaheb Nimbalkar). And you are right that Ravi Jadeja achieved three of you for Saurashtra: 331 against the railways in Rajkot in December 2012, 314 against Orissa in Cuttack in November 2011 and 303 not against Gujarat in Surat in November 2012.

Jadeja is the only man who has achieved three three times century in the Ranji trophy. There are four more with two: Cheteshwar Pujara (also for Saurashtra), VVS Laxman for Hyderabad, Wasim Jaffer for Mumbai, and Taruwar Kohli, who in January 2013 in January 2013 in Pudaram in Pudaram in Pudaram in Pudoram in Pudoram in Pudoram in Pudoram in Pudoram in Pudoram in Mizoram in Mizoram in Mizoram was not triggered.

Has anyone ever caught and bent by the same bowler in one test? asked Peter Maxwell from England
This happened three times, but not recently – the last time was in January 1961 when the Australian captain Richie Benaud in both innings in Sydney was won by the West Indian slow Alf Valentine's Day with the left weapons. Previously, the Everton Weekes from West Indies of India's Ghulam Ahmed in Kalkutta was caught and involved in Kalkutta twice – Weekes had achieved the consolation of 162 and 101 – while Keith Miller returned to Melbourne in 1951 Keith Miller in the two inning captain Freddie Brown.

There are another 19 cases in which battery are trapped and shaped in both innings, but by various bowlers: the youngest was in Sylhet in March 2024 in Sylhet in Sylhet in Sylet in Sylhet.

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