General Awareness

Cricket History and Facts

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Sports and Cricket History questions test your knowledge of players, major tournaments, and historical sports records. This includes cricket milestones, hockey league facts, and archery scores. Regular practice ensures better scores in the general awareness section of exams.

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Cricket History and Facts Questions

Multiple choice

How many sixes did Nicholas Pooran hit in his innings?

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pooran played an explosive innings, smashing 4 sixes to keep LSG in the hunt.

Multiple choice

How many runs did LSG score in their innings?

  1. 151

  2. 161

  3. 171

  4. 181
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

LSG managed to post a total of 161 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their 20 overs.

Multiple choice

Who took the catch to dismiss Quinton de Kock?

  1. Sunil Narine

  2. Andre Russell

  3. Ramandeep Singh

  4. Shreyas Iyer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

De Kock was caught by Narine at short third man off the bowling of Vaibhav Arora.

Multiple choice

How many runs did KKR win by?

  1. 5 wickets

  2. 6 wickets

  3. 7 wickets

  4. 8 wickets
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

KKR chased down the target comfortably, winning by 8 wickets with 26 balls to spare.

Multiple choice

Which LSG bowler dismissed both Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi?

  1. Shamar Joseph

  2. Mohsin Khan

  3. Krunal Pandya

  4. Yash Thakur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mohsin Khan was the most successful bowler for LSG, picking up the wickets of both Narine and Raghuvanshi.

Multiple choice

Who was the top scorer for LSG?

  1. KL Rahul

  2. Quinton de Kock

  3. Deepak Hooda

  4. Nicholas Pooran
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Nicholas Pooran top-scored for LSG with a quickfire 45 runs.

Multiple choice

In which over of the KKR innings did they achieve victory?

  1. 14th over

  2. 15th over

  3. 16th over

  4. 17th over
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

KKR sealed the victory in the 15th over of their innings, thanks to Phil Salt's aggressive batting.

Multiple choice

Who won the toss and elected to field first?

  1. Chennai Super Kings

  2. Mumbai Indians
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hardik Pandya, captain of Mumbai Indians, won the toss and chose to bowl first, citing dew as a factor.

Multiple choice

Who was the Player of the Match?

  1. Ruturaj Gaikwad

  2. Shivam Dube

  3. Matheesha Pathirana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pathirana's exceptional bowling with 4 wickets for 28 runs earned him the Player of the Match award.

Multiple choice

Which CSK batsman scored a half-century?

  1. Ajinkya Rahane

  2. Ruturaj Gaikwad

  3. Shivam Dube
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Gaikwad played a brilliant innings, scoring 69 runs off 40 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes.

Multiple choice

Who replaced Mahesh Theekshana in the CSK playing XI?

  1. Matheesha Pathirana

  2. Sameer Rizvi

  3. Shardul Thakur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Pathirana came in for Theekshana, proving to be a crucial change for CSK.

Multiple choice

Which Mumbai Indians batsman scored a century?

  1. Ishan Kishan

  2. Rohit Sharma

  3. Suryakumar Yadav
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rohit Sharma played a captain's knock, scoring an unbeaten 105 runs off 63 balls.

Multiple choice

Who took the first wicket for CSK?

  1. Gerald Coetzee

  2. Tushar Deshpande

  3. Matheesha Pathirana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Coetzee dismissed Ajinkya Rahane early in the innings.

Multiple choice

How many sixes did Shivam Dube hit?

  1. 2

  2. 6

  3. 10
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dube hit 2 sixes in his powerful innings of 66 runs.

Multiple choice

Which bowler conceded the most runs for CSK?

  1. Mustafizur Rahman

  2. Tushar Deshpande

  3. Shardul Thakur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mustafizur Rahman gave away 55 runs in his 4 overs.