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    5 players who have scored more than 50 runs in a match played on their birthday

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    Cricket is a such a lovely game. The game of bat and ball nowadays is the 2nd most popular sport in the world behind football, which is played by almost all countries, even those who are powerhouses of cricket.

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    Every player who start or decides to be a cricketer at a young age, aspires to play for their respective country. While when that fullfills, now the next achievement that everyone wants to achieve is scoring a century for their country.

    While everyone wants to score Century, even the bowlers, some have to happy with the half-centuries as well. Half-centuries could be sometimes better than centuries when you do that on a special occasion.

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    There have been some players who have more than 50 runs in a match that they played on the occasion of their birthday. Today in this article, we take a look at 5 players who have scored more than 50 runs in their birthday match.

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    Vinod Kambli

    Former India batsman Vinod Kambli played an unbeaten innings of 100 runs against England on January 18, 1993, on his 21st birthday, he played the inning off 149 balls as Team India suffered a defeat in the match as England won the match by 4 wickets.

    Sachin Tendulkar

    Hardly any cricket lover can forget his inning in Sharjah in 1998. Sachin Tendulkar scored probably his career’s best century against Australia on his birthday. In the final match of the Coca-Cola Cup held on 24 April 1998, Sachin scored 134 runs in 131 balls, which included 12 fours and 3 sixes. Team India won the match by 6 wickets and won the title.

    Navjot Singh Sidhu

    Former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu played an important inning of 65 runs against West Indies on his 31st birthday. Thanks to his inning, Team India won the match with ease.

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    Yusuf Pathan

    Former Team India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan scored a stormy 50 off 29 balls against England on the occasion of his birthday on 17 November 2008. Due to his stormy inning from Yusuf Pathan, Team India posted a strong score on the board and won the match against England by 54 runs.

    Ishan Kishan

    In the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in 2021, wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan scored a quickfire 59 runs on his birthday. Ishan Kishan achieved this record on his 23rd birthday as India went on to win that match.