10 strangest scorecards cricket has witnessed
While a few numbers in cricket bring on a smile on our face, some will make us break our heads as to how that even transpired.
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7. A First-class debut to forget for Dera Ismail Khan
Pakistan’s domestic team Dera Ismail Khan were making their debut in First-class cricket in the Ayub Trophy in Lahore, 1964. They were unfortunately up against one of the top sides in Pakistan’s domestic cricket, the Pakistan Railways, which had some pretty big names like Bashir Haider, Pervez Akthar, Ijaz Hussain and others.
Batting first, Pakistan Railways hammered the Ismail Khan bowlers to all parts, scoring 910 runs in 172 overs at 5.29 runs an over. Pervez Akhtar chipped in with 337 runs whilst Javed Babar notched a double ton. Number 11 batsman Mohammad Sharif scored a hundred as well for the Railways unit.
In reply, Ismail Khan got bowled for 32 runs in their first innings and when they were made to follow on, they could muster only 27 runs this time. Ahad Khan picked up 9 wickets in the second innings and gave just 7 runs for the bowling unit as Pakistan Railways won by an innings and 851 runs.
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