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Hero-Honda Cup: 1st ODI Trivia Quiz

This is about the first ODI between India and England in the Hero-Honda Cup in 2008.

A multiple-choice quiz by cricketers. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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cricketers

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
300,210

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was this first ODI match held? Hint

Rajkot

Cuttack

Ahmedabad

Hyderabad

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Question 2 of 10

2. With India batting first, who were the Indian openers? Hint

Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir

Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly

Dinesh Karthik and Wasim Jaffer

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many runs did India's first wicket couple partnership score? Hint

135

127

124

198

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many runs did Yuvraj Singh score? Hint

138

138 not out

132

125

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Question 5 of 10

5. When England first batted in the match, who was the opener other than Matt Prior? Hint

Owais Shah

Ian Bell

Kevin Pietersen

Paul Collingwood

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many runs did Kevin Pietersen make? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many wickets did Indian bowler Zaheer Khan strike? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many ducks were in the match? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the Man of The Match? Hint

Ms Dhoni

Yuvraj Singh

Paul Collingwood

Yusuf Pathan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where was the next match to be held? Hint

Delhi

Indore

Guwahati

Hyderabad

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was this first ODI match held?

Answer: Rajkot

This match was held in Rajkot, Gujarat. Chief Minister Narendra Modi was also in attendance to see the match.

2. With India batting first, who were the Indian openers?

Answer: Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir

The couple opened the innings at Rajkot. There was a fabulous match ahead of this. Sourav Ganguly had already retired after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against the Aussies.

3. How many runs did India's first wicket couple partnership score?

Answer: 127

Gambhir fell for 51 and India were 1-127 after 19.5 overs. Replacing him was Suresh Raina, who went out with 43 runs.

4. How many runs did Yuvraj Singh score?

Answer: 138 not out

He scored a daunting 138 not out off 125 balls at a strike rate of 176.92. He scored 16 fours and 6 sixes. Raina scored 43 and Dhoni finished off with a 39. India scored 387/5. Samit Patel picked 2-78 and Harmison picked 2-75.

5. When England first batted in the match, who was the opener other than Matt Prior?

Answer: Ian Bell

Bell felt for 25, Prior was struck on 4, and Owais Shah was crushed for a duck. Zaheer struck Bell and Shah, while Munaf Patel struck Prior.

6. How many runs did Kevin Pietersen make?

Answer: 63

Captain Kevin Pietersen kept up the tempo until he fell at 7-150. He became run out. Ravi Bopara kept up the hopes he could by scoring 54 not out.

7. How many wickets did Indian bowler Zaheer Khan strike?

Answer: 3

He picked up 3-26 in 7 overs. He struck Ian Bell, Owais Shah, and Andrew Flintoff. He became the pick of the bowlers for that match in the Indian camp. All the other bowlers of India struck a wicket each.

8. How many ducks were in the match?

Answer: 4

Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Yusuf Pathan, and Owais Shah fell for ducks. Finally out of these four, Yusuf Pathan took revenge by striking a wicket of James Anderson. England fell out for 229.

9. Who was the Man of The Match?

Answer: Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh struck a daunting 138 off 125 balls (16 fours and 6 sixes), which made hope that they could make a huge total of 387/5. India managed to defeat them by a large margin of 159 runs.

10. Where was the next match to be held?

Answer: Indore

The next match was to be held on November the 17th, in the Maharani Usharaje cricket Ground, Indore.

Source: Author cricketers

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