Cricket is an unpredictable game. No one can predict what is going to happen exactly on the next ball. Obviously, one or two guesses might prove to correct. However, no one can predict with certainty in cricket what is going to happen the next game or even the next over or the next ball of the match.
Currently, there are three formats in cricket at the international level. They are Tests, One Day Internationals and T20 Internationals. Apart from that, there are also several T20 leagues happening across the world. On top of that, some boards have even experimented new formats of the sport of cricket like The Hundred and T10 matches.
Speaking of cricket and its unpredictability, in this listicle today, we will focus on the five most unexpected records in the history of this sport.
1. Bangladesh became the quickest team to bowl Australia out in an international cricket match
Australia is one of the heavyweights of the cricket world. They have won the ICC Cricket World Cup five times, while they have also reached the final of the ICC T20 World Cup once. On the other side, Bangladesh has never won Asia Cup or reached the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup.
Still, the Bangla Tigers upset Australia in a home T20I series by a scoreline of 4-1. In the final T20I of the series, Bangladesh bowled Australia out for 62 runs in just 13.4 overs. They became the quickest team to bowl Australia out.
2. Kenya have appeared in more Cricket World Cup semifinals than 4 Test-playing nations
The Test-playing nations are considered the top cricketing countries of the world. However, four Test-playing teams – namely Bangladesh, Ireland, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe have never qualified for the World Cup semifinals.
Meanwhile, African country Kenya, who are still an Associate Nation, reached the semifinals of 2003 World Cup. India ended their dream run in the competition.
3. Sachin Tendulkar bowled more deliveries in ODIs than Shoaib Akhtar
An interesting stat about Sachin Tendulkar is that he bowled more than 8,000 balls in his ODI career. He was a part-time leg-spinner who would chip in with some crucial wickets in the middle.
Tendulkar, interestingly, bowled more deliveries in his ODI career than The Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akhtar. For the record, Akhtar bowled 7,764 deliveries in ODI, scalping 247 wickets.
4. Ajit Agarkar has scored the fastest half-century for India in ODIs
Some of the greatest batsmen of the world have played for Team India in the 50-over format. However, the record for the fastest half-century is in the name of former bowling all-rounder Ajit Agarkar.
Ajit played an incredible knock of 67 runs against the Zimbabwean cricket team in Rajkot back in the year 2000. He completed his half-century off 21 balls, which is a record to date.
5. Misbah-ul-Haq holds the record for the fastest Test century in Asia
Current Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq once held the record for the fastest Test hundred. Known for being a defensive batsman, Misbah surprised the fans with a 56-ball century against Australia in Abu Dhabi.
Brendon McCullum soon broke his world record. However, Misbah still holds the record for the quickest Test century in Asian conditions (in terms of balls taken).
