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Quiz about Random T20 Cricket Achievements

Random T20 Cricket Achievements! Quiz

This is a quiz on the different achievements by players in the shortest form of the game. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Dwayne_13. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Dwayne_13

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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330,400

Updated
Jul 23 22

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first player to take a hat-trick in an Airtel Champion's League T20 match? Hint

Isuru Udana

Kieran Noema-Barnett

Praveen Kumar

Assad Fudadin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who scored the highest individual score in the first match of the first edition of the IPL? Hint

Brendon McCullum

Rahul Dravid

Sourav Ganguly

Ross Taylor

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first person to score a century in a T20 international match? Hint

Vaugn van Jaarsveld

Chris Gayle

Brendon McCullum

Cameron White

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Question 4 of 10

4. The first bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 international matches was Brett Lee. Who was the second player? Hint

Nuwan Kulasekara

Piyush Chawla

Andrew Flintoff

Jacob Oram

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who scored the maximum number of runs in the first season of the IPL? Hint

Shaun Marsh

Jacques Kallis

Shane Watson

Matthew Hayden

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the winner of the domestic T20 'KFC Big Bash' competition 2007-08? Hint

Victoria Bushrangers

Western Warriors

New South Wales Blues

Southern Australian Redbacks

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Question 7 of 10

7. Between which two countries was the first ever T20 international played? Hint

Australia and New Zealand

Australia and England

India and South Africa

England and West Indies

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first-ever T20 international tie was between New Zealand and West Indies. The match was decided by a bowl-out which was won by New Zealand. What was the bowl-out score? Hint

3-2

3-0

2-0

2-1

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who won the inaugural Friends Provident T20 tournament of 2010 in England? Hint

Hampshire Royals

Essex Eagles

Somerset Sabres

Sussex Sharks

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in IPL history? Hint

Praveen Kumar

Lakshmipathy Balaji

Yuvraj Singh

Makhaya Ntini

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first player to take a hat-trick in an Airtel Champion's League T20 match?

Answer: Isuru Udana

Isuru Udana, playing for Wayamba Eleven's, took the hat-trick in the second edition of the ACLT20. His victims were Brad Patton, Matthew Sinclair, and George Worker of the Central District's Stags, New Zealand.

2. Who scored the highest individual score in the first match of the first edition of the IPL?

Answer: Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum, playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders, scored the first century and 150+ score in the first match of the IPL, 2008, against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He remained not out throughout the innings.

3. Who was the first person to score a century in a T20 international match?

Answer: Chris Gayle

Christopher Henry Gayle scored 117 not out against South Africa in the first match of the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007, being the first international T20 century. With this innings, he became the first person to carry his bat through the innings in all forms of the game.

4. The first bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 international matches was Brett Lee. Who was the second player?

Answer: Jacob Oram

Jacob Oram took the hat-trick on 2nd September, 2009, in a t20 international in Colombo, against Sri Lanka. His victims were Angelo Mathews, Malinga Bandara, and Nuwan Kulasekara. He was the second bowler to do so, after Brett Lee against Bangladesh.

5. Who scored the maximum number of runs in the first season of the IPL?

Answer: Shaun Marsh

Shaun Marsh, playing for King's XI Punjab, scored 616 runs in 11 matches that he played to bag the Ornage Cap Award. The award was presented to the player having scored the maximum number of runs, in IPL 2008.

6. Who was the winner of the domestic T20 'KFC Big Bash' competition 2007-08?

Answer: Victoria Bushrangers

The Victorian Bushrangers won 3 years in succession, the first edition in 2005-06, 2006-07, and then 2007-08. The next year was won by New South Wales Blues, only for the Victorians to win it back again in 2009-10. They won the finals against Western Australia in 2007-08 by 32 runs.

7. Between which two countries was the first ever T20 international played?

Answer: Australia and New Zealand

This match was played on 17th February, 2005, at Eden Park, Auckland. Australia won this match quite comprehensively. Both teams were dressed in 1970s jerseys, attracting a crowd of over 20,000.

8. The first-ever T20 international tie was between New Zealand and West Indies. The match was decided by a bowl-out which was won by New Zealand. What was the bowl-out score?

Answer: 3-0

This match which went in favour of New Zealand via bowl-out, saw both teams score a low total of 126. This game was also the last international appearance by New Zealand all-rounder, Chris Cairns.

9. Who won the inaugural Friends Provident T20 tournament of 2010 in England?

Answer: Hampshire Royals

They started as underdogs against Essex Eagles in the semi-finals as well as in the finals against Somerset Sabres. Well led by their captain Dominic Cork, they won the finals at the Rose Bowl by virtue of losing lesser wickets, as the match had ended in a tie.

10. Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in IPL history?

Answer: Lakshmipathy Balaji

He took this hat-trick in the first season of the Indian Premier League in 2008. Others to take hat-tricks in IPL are Rohit Sharma, Makhaya Ntini, Amit Mishra, Praveen Kumar, and Yuvraj Singh (who did it twice in 2009).

Source: Author Dwayne_13

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