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Nepalese cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19
Nepal tour of UAE 2019 (Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates): six-match bilateral cricket series in Dubai, 25 January to 3 February 2019. Nepal won both the ODI series 2-1, its first ever ODI series win, and the T20I series 2-1.
Net run rate
Net run rate (NRR) is cricket's limited-overs tiebreaker: tournament runs scored per over minus runs conceded per over, with all-out sides charged their full over quota and DLS-adjusted figures used in rain-affected matches.
Netherlands at the Cricket World Cup
The Netherlands men's cricket team is an associate nation that has played five ODI Cricket World Cups, from 1996 to 2023, with upset wins over South Africa and Bangladesh in 2023.
Netherlands women's cricket team in Thailand in 2022–23
Netherlands women's cricket team in Thailand in 2022–23: Dutch women's tour of Chiang Mai, 20 November–3 December 2022, four ODIs and four T20Is; Thailand won the ODIs 4–0 and the T20Is 3–1.
New Zealand at the Women's Cricket World Cup
New Zealand, whose team is known as the White Ferns, has won the Women's Cricket World Cup once, in 2000, and finished runners-up in 1993, 1997, and 2009.
New Zealand cricket team in England in 2026
The New Zealand cricket team in England in 2026 was a June three-Test tour New Zealand won 2-1, their first such series win in England since 1999.
Niaz Stadium
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Pakistan cricket ground named after commissioner Niaz Ahmed; hosted 5 Tests and 7 ODIs with Pakistan unbeaten, including the 1,000th Test (1984); returned to PCB control under a 20-year MoU in October 2026.
Notable Test and first-class matches: an overview
An overview of notable Test and first-class cricket matches, fixtures remembered for records, famous margins, milestones, or incidents; no formal criterion exists, so notability is applied retrospectively.
One Day International
One Day International (ODI), 50-over limited-overs cricket between national teams; first played 5 January 1971 at Melbourne after rain abandoned a Test; format of the ICC Cricket World Cup since 1975.
One-Day Cup (England)
One-Day Cup (England), or Metro Bank One Day Cup, the ECB's 50-over List A county competition for 18 first-class counties, launched in 2014, successor to the 1963 Gillette Cup, with a women's edition since 2025; Middlesex are the 2026 men's champions.
Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup
Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup: the men's ODI team's record in the ICC tournament, played every edition since 1975, won the 1992 title under Imran Khan, five semi-finals, never beaten India at a World Cup.
Pakistan at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Pakistan at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup covers the national team's record: champions in 2009 at Lord's, runners-up in 2007 and 2022, and semi-finalists in 2010, 2012, and 2021.
Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal
The Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal was a 2010 corruption case in which Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif bowled deliberate no-balls in the Lord's Test.
Pakistan national cricket team record by opponent
Pakistan national cricket team record by opponent: head-to-head results in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is against India, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and others, including the 1,002-ODI totals and 2025-26 home season series results.
Pakistan Super League (پاکستان سپر لیگ)
Pakistan Super League (PSL, پاکستان سپر لیگ), or HBL PSL, is Pakistan's PCB-run T20 franchise cricket league, first played February 2016 with five teams; it expanded to eight franchises (Hyderabad, Sialkot added 2026) and moved from draft to auction model.
Pakistani cricket team in England in 2026
Pakistan cricket team in England 2026: three-Test tour, 19 Aug-13 Sep, WTC 2025-27, at Headingley, Lord's, Edgbaston; England won 3-0; followed by Pakistan-hosted ODI tri-series with England and Sri Lanka.
Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2026
Pakistan cricket team in the West Indies 2026: a two-Test World Test Championship tour, 18 July to 5 August 2026, drawn 1-1, with West Indies winning the first Test at Tarouba by 90 runs and Pakistan the second at Port of Spain by eight wickets.
Player of the Match awards (cricket)
Player of the Match awards (cricket), also Man of the Match: post-match individual honour chosen by adjudicators, in ODIs since inception and Tests since 1975; documented bias toward batters and winning teams.
Prudential Trophy
The Prudential Trophy was the first bilateral One Day International series: three 55-over matches between England and Australia, played in England in 1972 and won 2–1 by England.
Pune Warriors India
Pune Warriors India was an IPL franchise based in Pune, owned by Sahara India Pariwar, playing 2011-2013. Bought for $370 million, it compiled 12 wins in 46 matches and was terminated by the BCCI in October 2013.
Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy: India's premier domestic first-class cricket championship, run by the BCCI since 1934-35 and named after K.S. Ranjitsinhji; 38 teams in Elite and Plate groups with promotion and relegation.
Ray Lindwall with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948
Ray Lindwall's 1948 England tour with Bradman's Invincibles: he led the Test bowling averages with 27 wickets at 19.62, took 8-131 at Lord's and 9-70 at The Oval, and 86 tour wickets at 15.68.
Rest of the World cricket team in England in 1970
Rest of the World XI in England 1970: Sobers-led World XI replacing the apartheid-cancelled South Africa tour; won the five 'Test' matches 4-1 before the ICC stripped Test status in 1972.
Result (cricket)
Result (cricket): the official outcome of a match under MCC Law 16, a win, tie, draw, or no result; ties need equal completed scores, draws only occur in multi-day cricket, and ICC conditions add DLS targets and Super Overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011
Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011: RCB's fourth IPL season, also called IPL 2011 campaign. Topped the league table (9-5, 18 points), signed Chris Gayle mid-season as Orange Cap winner, but lost the final to Chennai Super Kings by 58 runs, finishing runners-up.
SA20
SA20 (Betway SA20) is South Africa's T20 franchise cricket league, launched January 2023 by Cricket South Africa. All six franchises are IPL-owned; Sunrisers Eastern Cape won three of four titles; Season 5 starts January 2027.
Sachithra Senanayake (සචිත්ර සේනානායක)
Sachithra Senanayake (සචිත්ර සේනානායක), born 1985, Sri Lankan right-arm off-spinner with 53 ODI wickets, banned in July 2014 over an illegal action exceeding 15 degrees, later indicted in 2025 on match-fixing charges.
Sheffield Shield
Sheffield Shield, Australia's premier men's domestic first-class cricket competition since 1892-93, run by Cricket Australia; six state teams, four-day matches, five-day final; NSW lead with 47 titles.
South African cricket team in India in 2015–16
South Africa's 2015-16 tour of India: 4 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20Is. India won the Freedom Trophy Test series 3-0; South Africa won the ODIs 3-2 and T20Is 2-0; Nagpur pitch rated poor.
South African cricket team in India in 2019–20
South Africa's 2019-20 tour of India (Gandhi-Mandela Freedom Trophy): three T20Is drawn 1-1 and three Tests lost 0-3, India's first Test sweep over South Africa; March 2020 ODI leg cancelled due to Coronavirus.