What is the latest in an inner in which a stroke has scored a hit to achieve a fifty in the IPL?

Romario Shepherd recently passed an IPL -Match in the 18th and reached 50th was that a record? asked Dirhan Ahmed from India
The Guyanese all -rounder Romario Shepherd played for the Royal Challenger against Chennai Super Kings in Bengaluru last week and came into the fold to face the fifth ball of the 18th – and raced to 53 from just 14 balls. In May 2023, only half a century was recorded in the IPL by Yashasvi Jaiswal in 13 for Rajasthan Royals against the knight riders in Kolkata.

Shepherd broke the IPL record for the last start of half a century in an inning, previously 14.3 over Naman Dhir (62 not) for Mumbai Indians against Lucknow Super Giants in the Wankhede Stadium in May 2024. You can find more information about Shepherds Ons -Sturm here.

Shepherd's late Arrival Fifty was improved in a T20 international at the Asia Games in Hangzou in September 2023 compared to Mongolia. Nepal Dipendra Singh Airee came in after a wind fell on the first ball of the 19th end, but with 52 not from ten balls, eight, of which he scored for six until after six goals.

Ishan Kishan recently took four catches for Sunrisers. Was that a recording for the IPL? Asked Mahesh Bhasin from India
The Wicketkeeper from Sunrisers, Ishan Kishan, took four catches last week – three of them from Pat Cummins – in the game against the Delhi capitals in Hyderabad. This was the 26th instance of a goalkeeper who made four layoffs in an IPL -INGENING – but there is a case of five Kumar Sangakkara for Deccan Chargers against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad in April 2011.

There are also 12 cases in which an outfield four catches in an IPL -Ininning and two cases of five cases of Mohammad Nabi for Sunriser's Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi in October 2021 and Daryl Mitchell for the Super Kings against Sunrisers in Chlenna in April 2024.

Apparently there is currently a great -grandson of a former English captain who plays County Cricket. Is it Ben Compton? Asked Derek Wilson from England
It is not Kents Ben Compton because the old England Great Denis Compton never led in a test. (And Ben is Denis' grandson, not great -grandchildren.) The player to ask about is actually Harry, a blow that made his debut for Hampshire in 2019 (unusual as a replacement for the conceals of the brain) and two years later after the derbyshire. He achieved two first -class hundreds in 2023 and had a useful start to the current season. He scored 83 against Gloucestershire in the first championship game from derbyshire and at the end of April against Middlesex 73 against Middlesex.

The Came is the great -grandson of Leg spinner Walter Robin, who played for Middlesex and England in three of his 19 tests before World War II. Robins' daughter Penelope married Kenneth 1958.

Mushfiqur Rahim was recently in an Odi by a replacement. Has that ever happened before? asked Peter McDonald from England
Mushfiqur Rahim from Bangladesh was amazed by Afghanistan's Ikram Alikhil -during a one -day international in Sharjah in November 2024. There was only one earlier case, and the same Afghanistan doubles was in. Gurbaz, in Doha in January 2022.

There were no cases of a replacement in T20IS, but three in tests: South Africa's captain Tipp Snooke (from Neville Tufnell, on for Herbert Strudwick) against England in Durban in January 1910; Pervez Sajjad (by Bevan Congdon, on for Artie Dick) for Pakistan against New Zealand in Lahore in April 1965; and Tom Latham (by Srikar Bharat, on for Wriddhiman Saha) for New Zealand against India in Kanpur in November 2021.

Who is the youngest cricket player who scored a hundred points in a test? Asked Aahan Bojanui from India
The youngest man, who achieved a test century, is Mohammad Ashraful in the second inning of his debut for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka in Colombo in September 2001. After the date of birth Espncricinfo, he went for him (July 7, 1984). Birthday.

Next on the list is Mushtaq Mohammad, who was 17 years old when he reached a hundred for Pakistan against India in February 1961. Sachin Tendulkar from India and Zimbabwes Hamilton Masakadza also achieved centuries before he was 18 years old.

For the full list of the latest test turmoisines, click here (note that the specified age is at the beginning of the in question).

The youngest to achieve a century in a women's test is Sri Lankas Chamani Seneviratna, who was 19 when she did not achieve against Pakistan in April 1998 in Colombo 105: This is still Sri Lanka's only and only official women's test.

And there is an update to achieve the question of last week about Mehidy Hasan Miraz and to achieve five gates in a test on the same day:

Thanks to his performance against Zimbabwe in Chatogram last month, Mehidy Hasan holds the men's record for most races in one day in a test, where he also took five gates – but Chris Gayle ran with 82 and five gates for West Indies against England in EDGBaston in August 2004.

The other to have scored at least 50 Runs and Taken Five Or More Wickets on the Same Day Are Jimmy Sinclair (6 for 26, then 59 of his eventual 106) For South Africa vs England in Cape Town in April 1899, Dilruwan Perera (Five Wicket Over Two Innings, in Between Which he scored 64) For Sri Lanka VS Australia in Galle in August 2016, Shakib Al Hasan (Five Wickets and 54) for Bangladesh against West Indian Islands in Kingston in July 2018 and Wes Hall (50 not and five gates to 30 for 5 for 5) for West Indian islands in April 1962 to reduce the port of Spain.

Two women have also achieved performance in tests. England's Myrtle Maclagan took 7 for 10 and scored 72 against Australia in Brisbane in December 1934, while Enid Bakeewell took 56 for 56 points and scored 66 goals against New Zealand in March 1969. She had achieved 114 on the second day.

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02.02GMT, May 7, 2025: This answer previously said “three”. The first instance with John Trumble and Billy Barnes was added.