There are a few unbreakable records in cricket that are considered best record in history of cricket, so it is difficult to determine which one is the "best" record. Cricket is a long and rich history dating back to the 16th century. The first recorded match took place in 1697, and the first international match was played between the United States and Canada in 1844. Some of the most impressive record and never broken in cricket include:
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Most Runs in Cricket |
Best Score Record in Cricket History:
1. 1.Most runs scored in
a single Test innings: Brian Lara of the West Indies scored an incredible 400 not out against England
in 2004. Until it is unbreakable record in cricket history.
2. 2. Highest Runs Scored in ODI Cricket: Rohit Sharma of India scored
264 runs against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 13 November
2014.
3. In T20 Most Runs in a Single Match innings: Chris Gayle of
the West Indies Scored an 175 Royal Challenger Bangalore in IPL.
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Most Wickets Taker |
Most Wickets Record in Cricket:
1. 1. Most wickets
taken in a career: Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka took a staggering 800
wickets in Test matches, the most by any player in cricket history.
1. 2. In ODI Cricket
History Most Wicket Taker in Single innings: Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka Took an 8 Wickets against Zimbabwe.
Record Never Broken In Cricket:
1.Highest Test Match team score: The highest score in an
innings by a team is the 721/9 declared by Australia against England in 1938.
2 .Most Test match victories as captain: Steve Waugh of
Australia has the most Test match victories as captain, with 41 wins in 57
matches.
3.Most centuries in a career: Sachin Tendulkar of India
holds the record for the most centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings)
scored in a career, with 100 centuries in international cricket.
4.The highest ODI Team score in an innings by a team is the
498 by England against Netherland at Amstelveen on Jun, 17 2022.
5.Highest T20 Team score in
an innings by a team is the 278 by Afghanistan against Ireland at Dehradun on
23 February 2019.
6.West Indies spinner
Sunil Narine became the first bowler to bowl a maiden in a super over. In the 2014 version, Red Steel and Guyana Amazon Warriors both ended at 118/8 and
118/9 individually in 20 overs. (In the Caribbean Premier League) and a super
over was arranged to decide on the winner of the match.
7 .English Bowler Jim
Laker picked up 19 wickets in a single test match against Australia in 1956. It
was an unbreakable record by the bowler who bowled 68 overs in the game though
only granting 90 runs.
8.World Cup Hattrick
Wins by Australia has made a record of winning 50-over World Cups sequentially
for 3 years i.e., 1999, 2003, and 2007. All under the captaincy of Ricky Steve
Waugh
These are just a few examples of the many records that
have been set in the long and storied history of cricket.