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1. On January 18, 2015 AB de Villiers of South Africa scored a century off just 31 balls in an ODI against the West Indies and beat the world record for the fastest century in ODIs by 5 balls. Two other batsmen scored centuries in the same innings. Who were these batsmen whose knocks were overshadowed by the ABD masterpiece?
2. Eden Park, Auckland was the stage for one of the most thrilling finishes to an ODI match ever in World Cups. Co-hosts of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, New Zealand and Australia, played out a closely fought match with New Zealand emerging victorious with a one-wicket-win. Who hit the winning runs (a six) for New Zealand with nine wickets down?
3. England vs. Bangladesh was one of the most historic matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with Bangladesh defeating England and in the process ensuring a place in the Quarter Finals for the first time ever; and also knocking England out. Which Bangladeshi batsman scored a century and was responsible for the formidable Bangladesh score?
4. Pakistan and Australia met in the third quarter final of the ICC Cricket World Cup at Adelaide. One of the most exciting phases of the match was Wahab Riaz's fiery spell of fast bowling to Shane Watson which almost resulted in Watson getting out but for a dropped catch. Who dropped this important catch which could have turned the match and possibly knocked eventual champions Australia out of the tournament?
5. Two double centuries were scored in ODI cricket in the year 2015 and both by opening batsmen. Who scored them?
6. All five test matches of Ashes 2015 were almost decided by the end of the second day's play with there being a clear indication of who would win. But the fourth test in particular was decided very quickly, by the end of the first session of the first day, thanks to one of the greatest spells of fast bowling in Ashes history. Who picked 8 wickets conceding only 15 runs and destroyed Austalia by bowling them out for just 60 runs in the first innings?
7. A new era began for Test Cricket on 27th November 2015 as the first Day-Night Test match was played between Australia and New Zealand using pink balls. The match lasted only three days but was a thriller with Australia winning by three wickets. Where was this historic match played?
8. 2014 and 2015 saw the world record for the fastest ODI century being rewritten twice. The present record set by the South African batsman AB de Villiers off 31 balls was under threat of being broken by New Zealand's Martin Guptill who smashed 93 off 30 balls when the target was reached. Who was the unlucky opponent?
9. South Africa toured India from September to December of 2015 playing three Twenty 20 matches, five ODI matches and four Test matches. It was decided that from this series, every bilateral series played between the two nations would be named in honour of Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, the two great leaders who shaped these countries. What was the name given to the series in honour of these great men?
10. The year 2015 saw a number of cricketers retiring. Who among the following played his last ever international match in the World Cup final on March 29, 2015 at the MCG?
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