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#OnThisDay in 2000, Sri Lanka played Pakistan in Peshawar. Sri Lanka would go on to win this test by 57 runs, but who is the blanked player?

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The answer was… imam-Ul-Haq (he also got a 100 in the second innings)

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#onthisday in 2022 Pakistan played Australia in Rawalpindi in another draw.

Who is the blanked out player?

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The answer was… Chris Cairns

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#Onthisday in 1993, New Zealand hosted Australia in Wellington. The game would peter out into a draw, but who is the blanked out player?

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The answer was… Murali Vijay

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I didn’t say it wasn’t Murali

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#OnThisDay in 2013, India hosted Australia in Hyderabad.

India would go on to win comfortably, but which blanked out player helped set up the victory?

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The answer was… Robert Croft

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What was your guess?

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#OnThisDay in 1998, England played the West Indies in a test match in Georgetown, Guyana.

England lost, naturally, but who is the blanked out player on the scoreboard below?

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A tricky one to end the week!

The answer was Jason Holder. He has 105 t20i wickets.

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Here’s your last t20i star for the week. He’s top of his country’s wicket list.

His test record is:

Debut: 2014
Matches: 69
Runs: 3,073 @ 29.83
Wickets: 162 @ 30.39

Who is it? 🏏

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The answer was Kusal Mendis. He has 2,607 runs for Sri Lanka.

βœ… for @petehenry139.bsky.social

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This player is the top male T20i run scorer for their country.

Here’s their test stats:

Debut: 2015
Matches: 73
Runs: 4,757 @ 36.87
Wickets: 1 @ 118

Who is it?

19.02.2026 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

The answer was Tim Southee. He has 164 t20i wickets for New Zealand.

βœ… for @mahiasian.bsky.social

19.02.2026 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This player is the top male T20i bowler for their country. Here’s their test record.

Debut: 2008
Matches: 107
Runs: 2,245 @ 15.48
Wickets: 391 @ 30.26

Who is it? 🏏

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The answer was Babar Azam. He has 4.429 T20i runs for Pakistan.

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This player is the top male t20i run scorer for his country, but can you guess him from his test record?

Debut: 2016
Matches: 61
Runs: 4,366 @ 42.38
Wickets: 2 @ 21.00

Who is it? 🏏

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