Biggest win in cricket history

Here are the 10 greatest matches in Cricket World Cup history, as nominated by Stumped. Take a look, then have your say in the comments section below. The full podcast is here. 10. New Zealand v South Africa, 2015 Elliott's six off the penultimate ball helped New Zealand reach the World Cup final for the first time in 2015 This was a rollercoaster of a semi-final in which the fortunes of both teams fluctuated back and forth, with the outcome in the balance right into the final over. Chasing 298 in 43 overs after rain, New Zealand were struggling at 149-4 in the 22nd over, but as a raucous Eden Park crowd cheered every run, Grant Elliott and Corey Anderson hauled them back into contention. With five needed from two balls, Elliott launched Dale Steyn into the Auckland night sky to send New Zealand into their first World Cup final. "It's probably the most pressure I've had in my career in terms of a single moment because it was literally hero or zero," recalled Elliott. "I didn't want to leave it to the last ball, so wherever the ball was I was going to have a go at it. Fortunately for me it was in a good position and the rest was a lot of relief. To achieve what seemed unachievable at the start of the tournament was a pretty awesome feeling." • Podcast: 'Hero or Zero' - Elliott on historic World Cup semi-final moment 9. Pakistan v England, 1992 Pakistan's greatest moment in World Cup history came in 1992 with victory in Australia A first World Cup title for Pakistan as Wasim...

Back when England scored 903/7d against Australia in 1938, the match produced several key moments such as a certain Chuck Fleetwood-Smith conceding most runs in one Test innings to Leonard Hutton facing most balls faced in a single Test innings . However, nothing compares to England’s record victory by an innings and 579 runs, which remains the biggest win in Test cricket by runs. Often termed as the Oval grind of 1938, the England team, led by Hutton, Maurice Leyland and Joe Hardstaff breached the 900-run mark; something that was never done in the history of the sport. In what is a testament to the record, it took almost 60 years for any team to break the record when Sri Lanka posted 952/6d against India in 1997. Back when Test cricket used to be the only format, England captain Wally Hammond had won the toss and decided to bat. Australia made a good start, removing Bill Edrich for just 12 runs but what followed next was historic. Hutton first combined with Leyland for a 382-run partnership followed by another 200-plus run stand with Hardstaff which led to England scoring the highest first innings team total in Test . Australia’s reply began on a sour note as England made life difficult for the visitors. After being dismissed for 201, Australia were forced to follow-on . The Aussies though continued to succumb in the second innings as England eventually won the game by an innings and 579 runs. From 1938 to date, no team has ever managed to win a Test match by an innings a...

Top Biggest Victory Margins in Test Cricket In this article, we look at the biggest Test win registered by England versus Australia in August 1938. We also look at other biggest wins in Test cricket registered since. Interestingly, all of these wins were innings victories with the most registered after imposing a follow-on against the losing side. Contents • • • • • • • • • • England (Innings and 579 runs) The Oval was the host venue of the 5 th Test of a series in August 1938 on Australia’s tour of England. Batting first, England piled up 903/7 on the back of opener Len Hutton’s mammoth knock of 364 supported by centuries from Maurice Leyland and Joe Hardstaff. In reply, Australia scored 201, with English bowler Bill Barnes returning figures of 5/49. Following on the visitors collapsed to be all out for 123 in the second innings. This time around, Ken Farnes was England’s most impressive bowler with figures of 4/63. Aus Australia (Innings and 360 runs)February 2002, South Africa hosted Australia in Johannesburg in the first match of a series. The tourists batted first and declared their innings at 652/7, thanks to an unbeaten career-best knock of 204 by Adam Gilchrist. Matthew Hayden and Damien Martyn contributed hundreds to add to South Africa’s agony. Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee took 3/28 and 3/40 respectively to help dismiss the hosts for 159 runs in the first innings. Following on, the home side did not do much better in the second innings. They were bowled out for 13...

5 Team India have set a new record 🇮🇳🫡 The two-time ODI World Cup winners have played the most number of one-day fixtures (1023) and have won as many as 535 matches. Their 535 ODI wins are the second-most by any nation after Australia, who have won 592 of their 975 games. Over their 49 years of ODI cricket, Team India has recorded countless great victories which are still etched in people’s memories. Rohit and Rayudu set up a terrific 211-run partnership for the third wicket as both batters clobbered the bowlers all around the park. Rohit played a 162-run knock with 20 boundaries and four sixes while Rayudu scored an 81-ball 100. Towards the end, cameos from MS Dhoni (23 off 15) and Chasing a mammoth target of 378, West Indies' innings never got going. Left-arm pacer #4 227 runs - India vs Bangladesh in Chattogram in December 2022 Team India capped off 2022 on a fantastic note when they thrashed Bangladesh by a hefty margin of 227 runs in their last ODI of the year. The encounter is fondly remembered due to Ishan Kishan's batting exploits. The southpaw produced a scintillating display of batting in Chattogram, where he clobbered a record 131-ball 210. This innings included 24 fours and 10 lusty maximums. He stitched a 290-run partnership with The visitors posted a mammoth 409/8 in their allotted 50 overs. In response, Bangladesh's innings never set about as they were bowled out for just 182 in 34 overs. With their sensational display, team India recorded their second-bigge...

World Test Championship final, The Oval (day four of five): Australia 469 (Head 163, Smith 121; Siraj 4-108) & 270-8 dec (Carey 66*; Jadeja 3-58) India 296 (Rahane 89, Thakur 51; Cummins 3-83) & 164-3 (Kohli 44*) Australia need seven wickets, India 280 runs Scorecard Australia are on course to be crowned world Test champions but must find a way past India's Virat Kohli if they are to win the final at The Oval. India earlier slipped to 91-3 after Cameron Green was controversially adjudged to have caught Shubman Gill and a stand of 51 between Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara ended with both falling for the addition of one run. On a glorious evening, with India's passionate fans delighting at every addition to the scoreboard, Australia ended needing seven more wickets, India another 280 runs. Australia earlier declared their second innings on 270-8 an hour after lunch, with wicketkeeper Alex Carey 66 not out. There is a reserve day scheduled for Monday if time is lost to bad weather, but the forecast for Sunday suggests there will be ample time to determine the second world Test champions, after New Zealand two years ago. If there is no time lost and the game is drawn on the fifth day, Australia and India will share the title. • How day four at The Oval unfolded Can King Kohli deny Australia? Australia have form for being on the wrong end of epic run chases, both in this country and against India. Four years ago they were stunned by Ben Stokes' heroics at Headingley and in ...