Cricket History and Facts

India lost two matches in the 2003 World Cup - one to Australia in the group stage and the final against Australia. The tournament was dominated by Australia who remained undefeated throughout.

When the 1996 World Cup semi-final between India and Sri Lanka was called off due to crowd disturbance, Vinod Kambli and Anil Kumble were at the crease. India were at 120/8 chasing 251 runs.

Hrishikesh Kanitkar hit the winning runs for India in the Independence Cup final against Pakistan in Dhaka (1998). India successfully chased 314, and Kanitkar scored the boundary off the last ball.

India has won only one bowl-out match against Pakistan. This was in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 group stage in Durban, where India won 3-0 in the bowl-out after the tie.

Mick Lewis of Australia holds the record for conceding the most runs (113) in 10 overs in an ODI. This happened against South Africa in the famous 438-game in Johannesburg in 2006. The question has a typo in his name.

Zaheer Khan holds the record for the highest score by a No. 11 batsman in Test cricket - 75 runs against Bangladesh in Dhaka in 2004. This remains one of the most remarkable lower-order batting performances.

Waqar Younis was the captain of the Pakistan cricket team in the 2003 World Cup. He led the team in what would be his final World Cup appearance before retiring from international cricket later that year.

Irfan Pathan was the Player of the Match in the 2007 T20 World Cup final. His brilliant spell of 3/16 in 4 runs dismantled Pakistan's top order and was crucial in India's victory. However, the question contains spelling errors.

Steve Harmison dismissed Michael Kasprowicz to give England a dramatic 2-run victory in the 2005 Edgbaston Ashes Test. This was one of the most thrilling finishes in Test cricket history, with England winning by the narrowest of margins.

India scored 218/4 against Australia in the semi-final of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. This remains their highest total in that tournament, achieved through aggressive batting led by Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir who scored 70 and 63 runs respectively.

Zaheer Khan conceded 87 runs in his 10 overs against Australia in the 2003 World Cup final, which is the Indian record for most runs given by a bowler in a 10-over spell in ODI cricket.

India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final against Pakistan by 5 runs. Pakistan needed 13 runs off the final over but could only manage 7 runs, with Misbah-ul-Haq getting caught on the last ball attempting a risky shot.