With so many things going around the cricket calendar, it’s all but human to miss out on incidents that have happened during the course of this week. While Steve Smith’s match-winning performance against England followed by Virat Kohli’s record grabbed a majority of headlines, we are certain you’ve missed these happenings.
Thailand Women’s cricket team is a T20I record holder
Thailand Women’s cricket team, on Saturday, entered the record books by winning their 17th successive T20 international game, which is now the best streak in the shortest format of the game, bettering Australia’s streak of16 consecutive victories between March 2014 and August 2015.
A world record 17th T20I win in a row for Thailand.
Most important are the last two of those wins, vs IRE & NED, who Thailand will face in Group B of the T20 World Cup qualifier, starting Aug 31
Cricket Thailand (@ThailandCricket), August 10, 2019
A bowler conceded 24 runs in two deliveries
Yep, it did happen. Here’s how the two deliveries looked:
6(NB), 6, 6(NB), 4 = 24
But while he conceded 24 off his first two deliveries, he completed his three overs by giving away just 38 runs overall.
In our game on Sunday, a visiting bowler conceded 30 runs in one over, including 24 off the first two balls. A reply to our last tweet said that cricket should be played with “no quarter given on the field”. But quarter WAS given yesterday and it even had a name: Paul Miller.
Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket), August 12, 2019
Jofra Archer is a good man
While the fact that Jofra Archer has been predicting future all along is now common knowledge, what the world doesn’t know is that he is also a great human being. Following a vlog post on Twitter, one user expressed his discontent over the paceman’s looks. And while there could have been several consequences, the Barbados-born handled it fantastically.
You’re ugly
Chris (@45CHG), August 8, 2019
And what followed is even more hilarious.
And you are very handsome
Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher), August 8, 2019
I also love you
Chris (@45CHG), August 8, 2019
This is a very confusing relationship
johan Liebert (@johan_lieber), August 9, 2019
Microchip to be fitted in cricket balls:
Technology has come a long, long way! And as we speak of advancements, sports equipment company Kookaburra have developed a new cricket ball which has a microchip embedded in it.
New Kookaburra SmartBall: making the ball talk.
Interested? Register your interest today:
Kookaburra Cricket (@KookaburraCkt), August 10, 2019
Still in a process of testing, it is said that the chip will revolutionize the sport by delivering advanced, real-time data for players, coaches and viewers. It will majorly work on three factors while calculating the speed; release, pre-bounce and post-bounce, and it will help the bowler to immediately look at the speed or degree of turn on his or her smartwatch.
A vegan cricket ball
Fittingly known as the vegan cricket club, Earley Cricket Club in Reading are planning to bring vegan cricket balls, which will be made of synthetic animal products-free one covered in rubber instead of leather.
Taking it too far? Now a ‘vegan’ cricket ball
Yash (@OwnistYash), August 14, 2019
Steve Smith is a smart investor
Australia’Steve Smith isn’t just turning heads on a cricket field. Having invested Aus $100,000 in an online mattress company, Koala in 2015, Steve Smith’s fortune has made him a millionaire, as his stake in the firm is now worth a whopping Aus $12.1 million.
Back in 2015, Steve Smith invested $100,000 in a start up called Koala Mattress.
Today, that investment is worth $12million. [Business Insider]
Cricket Shouts (@crickshouts), August 14, 2019
It was back in 2015 that the Australian batsman had invested 10 per cent share in the retailers, which made him the ambassador of the brand. And now that the company has grown leaps and bounds, having more than 200,000 customers and valuation of Aus $150 million, Smith has managed to make staggering money in return, which almost makes up for the loss he endured during his ban following the ball-tampering scandal.
Feature image courtesy: AFP / Lindsey Parnaby