Chris Gayle of Royal Challengers Bangalore currently holds the record for the fastest century in IPL history, having scored 100 off just 30 balls in IPL 2013. It was almost a decade ago but that record is yet to be broken. However, the battle for second place in the fastest century list has changed much … Read more
ODI cricket has yielded some of the best run scorers in the history of the game. It takes a batter to be able to maintain his form consistently for many ODIs in his career to have a record of scoring a high number of runs. Some batters have played in many countries in their career … Read more
Test cricket has always been known to reward consistency like any other format. For a batter to make it in Test cricket, he needs to perform consistently over a long period, adapt to varying conditions, various bowling line-ups and maintain consistency over the course of his career. That is the reason why being among the … Read more
Test cricket provides an element to the game of cricket which none of the other international formats provide – time. Players can bat throughout an entire day, make partnerships and get scores of over 300 runs in one day. This is why the highest score in Test cricket is considered one of the most amazing … Read more
The main characteristic of T20 cricket game is speed and power. Any batter making fifty runs in 15 or 20 balls is regarded as explosive. However, some few players managed to step up the aggression and make a fifty in less than 15 balls. The fastest fifty in T20 cricket is 9 balls. The record … Read more
T20 cricket is designed with explosive batting in mind. But even in a format where the batsmen are supposed to attack almost all balls, some of them make scores way higher than others. The highest individual score in T20 history is 175 not out, scored by Chris Gayle for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors … Read more
ODI cricket has undergone tremendous changes in recent times. High scores that seemed impossible have become common due to aggressive batting starting in the very first over as well as effective utilization of field restrictions and batting strength. Whenever people refer to the highest score in ODI, there are two records to be referred to. … Read more
To score a century in ODIs is already a huge feat. Scoring one under 50 balls has been achieved only by a select few. Fastest ODIs centuries have been scored by some of the most aggressive hitters of the game, and the record has stood unbroken for more than a decade now. At the moment … Read more
There have been many great batting partnerships witnessed in the Indian Premier League but a couple of them have made it to the history books. When two batters are in form and rotate strikes well and attack in appropriate times, a good partnership can make a big difference in a game. The highest partnership in … Read more
Many spectacular run chases have occurred in the Indian Premier League, but in the contemporary Indian Premier League, run chases have become even more remarkable. Runs beyond 200, which seemed to be very difficult before, have now become the norm for teams with dynamic batting order. The highest chase in IPL history is now 265 … Read more