Cricket: Famous Matches and Players

The West Indies team, led by Clive Lloyd, defeated Australia in the final to win the first Cricket World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs scored in Test cricket, with 15,921 runs.

Muttiah Muralitharan is the leading wicket-taker in ODI cricket, with 534 wickets.

Don Bradman is the only player to have scored a century in both innings of a Test match on three separate occasions.

Sri Lanka holds the record for the highest total score in a Test match, with 952 runs against India in 2006.

Sachin Tendulkar is the youngest player to score a century in a Test match, at the age of 16 years and 205 days.

Brendon McCullum holds the record for the fastest century in a Test match, reaching the milestone in just 54 balls.

Jim Laker is the only player to have taken ten wickets in a Test match and scored a century in the same match.

Australia has won the most Cricket World Cups, with five titles.

Muttiah Muralitharan is the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket history, with 800 wickets.

Rohit Sharma holds the record for the highest individual score in an ODI match, with 264 runs.

Chris Gayle is the only player to have scored a double century in a T20I match.

Australia holds the record for the highest total score in a T20I match, with 263 runs against Sri Lanka in 2016.

Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in T20I cricket, with 3,308 runs.

Lasith Malinga holds the record for the most wickets taken in a T20I match, with 5 wickets against New Zealand in 2019.