DUBAI: Fast bowler Gede Priandana from Indonesia has not just set a new world record but rather taken a giant leap in T20 International cricket with his incredible performance that made him part of cricket history.
Priandana has become the first bowler to take five wickets in one over in a T20 International match. The world record came very early with the first T20I against Cambodia.
The 28-year-old right-arm pacer bowled a brilliant over that totally eradicated Cambodia’s middle and lower order. In an incredible sequence, he got three wickets with the first three balls of the over and thus he achieved a fantastic hat-trick. Following that, there was a dot ball, and then the wickets of Moung Dara Sok and Phel Vannak were taken, which, in the end, resulted in the remarkable five-wicket over.
Indonesia scored 167 runs batting first at the onset of the match. In contrast, Cambodia managed to get only 107 runs in their batting turn and lost their wickets which led to an easy win for Indonesia.
It should be mentioned that five-wicket over incidents have happened twice in men’s domestic T20 cricket, but this is the first case in International cricket history of such a feat.
Gede Priandana’s unbelievable performance is not only a major achievement for Indonesian cricket but for the world T20 format as well.
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Joe Root smashes Asad Shafiq’s day-night test record
Joe Root, England’s main batsman has crossed the single-player record for the highest individual innings in a day-night Test match held by the former Pakistan’s Asad Shafiq against Australia.
This was a day-night Test match in Ashes where England took 334 runs in their first innings and the main contributor was Root’s outstanding century. His tally of runs was 138.
This innings saw Root eclipse Asad Shafiq’s 137-run achievement, established in 2016 at the Gabba amidst Pakistan’s comeback in a day-night Test. Shafiq’s performance had stood as the individual score by an away batsman in a day-night Test, in Australia for eight years.
