Prosper Utesya hat-tricks against South Africa at Harare Sports Club

There’re two numbers of hat-tricks that have been taken by Zimbabwean bowlers in ODI cricket. Before that Eddo Brandes have taken hat-trick against England in 1997. Moreover there’re now two hat-tricks that have been taken against South Africa in ODI cricket, the only previous one being Lasith Malinga's famous four-in-four-balls at Guyana during the 2007 World Cup. Prosper Utseya is the first Zimbabwean bowler who have taken five wickets against South Africa in ODI 29 Aug 2014.  In all, Zimbabwean bowlers have taken 16 five-fors in ODI cricket, with Brian Vitori, Paul Strang, Henry Olonga and Eddo Brandes being the only bowlers to take more than one - they have taken two each.

Player	Match	Venue	Date
Jalal-ud-Din	Pakistan v Australia	Hyderabad (P)	20/09/1982
BA Reid	Australia v New Zealand	Sydney	29/01/1986
C Sharma	India v New Zealand	Nagpur	31/10/1987
Wasim Akram	Pakistan v West Indies	Sharjah	14/10/1989
Wasim Akram	Pakistan v Australia	Sharjah	4/5/1990
Kapil Dev	India v Sri Lanka	Calcutta	4/1/1991
Aaqib Javed	Pakistan v India	Sharjah	25/10/1991
DK Morrison	New Zealand v India	Napier	25/03/1994
Waqar Younis	Pakistan v New Zealand	East London	19/12/1994
Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan v Zimbabwe	Peshawar	3/11/1996
EA Brandes	Zimbabwe v England	Harare	3/1/1997
AM Stuart	Australia v Pakistan	Melbourne	16/01/1997
Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan v Zimbabwe	The Oval	11/6/1999
WPUJC Vaas	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	8/12/2001
Mohammad Sami	Pakistan v West Indies	Sharjah	15/02/2002
WPUJC Vaas	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	Pietermaritzburg	14/02/2003
B Lee	Australia v Kenya	Durban	15/03/2003
JM Anderson	England v Pakistan	The Oval	20/06/2003
SJ Harmison	England v India	Nottingham	1/9/2004
CK Langeveldt	South Africa v West Indies	Barbados	11/5/2005
Shahadat Hossain	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe	Harare	2/8/2006
JE Taylor	West Indies v Australia	Mumbai (BS)	18/10/2006
SE Bond	New Zealand v Australia	Hobart	14/01/2007
*SL Malinga	Sri Lanka v South Africa	Guyana	28/03/2007
A Flintoff	England v West Indies	St Lucia	3/4/2009
MF Maharoof	Sri Lanka v India	Dambulla	22/06/2010
Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	3/12/2010
KAJ Roach	West Indies v Netherlands	Delhi	28/02/2011
SL Malinga	Sri Lanka v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	1/3/2011
SL Malinga	Sri Lanka v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	22/08/2011
DT Christian	Australia v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	2/3/2012
NLTC Perera	Sri Lanka v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	16/06/2012
CJ McKay	Australia v England	Cardiff	14/09/2013
Rubel Hossain	Bangladesh v New Zealand	Dhaka	29/10/2013
Prosper Utseya	Zimbabwe v South Africa	Harare	29/08/2014

Sunil Narine became first Bowler in T20 to bowl a Maiden Super Over.

West Indies off spinner Sunil Narine became the first bowler in T20 cricket history to bowl a maiden over in a super over. The match was Red Steel versus Guyana Amazon Warriors of the Caribbean Premier League at Providence on Thursday 21 August 2014. Earlier in the day, the Dwayne Bravo-led Red Steel franchise removed the words “Trinidad & Tobago” from their name on a minister's request. But the name change did not prove enough for the team. The scores were tied after the stipulated 20 overs a side, with Red Steel 118/8 and Guyana Amazon Warriors at 118/9. And then, the Steels came up against the wily spin of Sunil Narine.

The highest partnership for the 6th wicket for Pakistan in ODIs

The protagonists Sohaib Maqsood & Fawad Alam, who added 147 runs for the sixth wicket, in 117 balls against Sri Lanka at Hambantota 23 Aug 2014. This is the record sixth wicket partnership for Pakistan. It is also bring Pakistan back from the dead and drag them over the line with one ball left to play, after all manner of final-over drama. It was only the second time in the last three years that Pakistan had successfully chased a 250-plus target.

Shahid Afridi Set Anoth Record For Pakistan.

Shahid Afridi has set another record of most matches to leave behind former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq in One-Day International (ODI) against Sri Lanka at Hambantota 23 Aug 2014. Shahid Afridi broke this record when he started his 379th match against Sri Lanka in Hambantota. Afridi played career 379 ODIs while the world class batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq had played his career 378 matches. Shahid Afridi, age 34, has scored 7619 runs so far in his 378 ODIs while he has taken same 378 wickets. Afridi now involve in 266 international matches win, a record number of win by a Pakistani player, beating Inzamam (265).

Back in 2007 at Lord's, when England needed 7 wickets to win the Test on Day 5, MS Dhoni fought tooth and nail, scoring an unbeaten 76 (159), before the rain came down to save India.

Back in 2007 at Lord's, when England needed 7 wickets to win the Test on Day 5, MS Dhoni fought tooth and nail, scoring an unbeaten 76 (159), before the rain came down to save India.

Dream Debut of Dane Piedt

Dane Piedt became the first South African spinner to pick up 8 wickets and also win the Man of the Match award in his maiden Test against Zimbabwe in Aug 2014.

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 27,28,29,30,31 July 2014 (5-day match) 2014

Indian medium pacer Pankaj Singh Set the unwanted record of most runs conceded on debut test Without Taking any Wicket, beating Pakistan Shoail Khan Record at India vs England 3rd Test at Rose Bowl Southampton 27,28,29,30,31 July 2014 (5-day match) Test Match # 2132. His match figure was 146/0 and 33/0.

Pankaj Singh Woeful Test Debut at Rose Bowl @ Getty Images

Mooen Ali became the first English spinner to take a five-wicket haul against India in the fourth innings of a home Test,
With match figures of 8 for 129, Moeen had shaken off the perception of him being a part-time spinner.

Mooen Ali took five-wicket haul against India in the fourth innings of a home Test © Getty Images

Most Catches on Test Debut

England Jos Buttler and Brad Haddin are the only two wicketkeeper in the last fifteen years who have taken six catches in their debut test. However; the record is most catches on debut test is 7 well achieved by four 4 players Allan Knot, Chris Read, Biran Taber and Chamara Dunusinghe. 

Jos Buttler swings down the ground during his thrilling innings, England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day, July 28, 2014 @ PA Photo

Moreover; Jos Buttler, Adam Gilchrist and Chamara Dunusinghe are the only three wicket keeper batsman who made fifty and taken five catches at least on debut Test.

Dean Elgar first South Africa opener to make a Test hundred in Sri Lanka

A left-hand top-order batsman, Dean Elgar was the South African opening batsman showed a lot of promise in his century against Sri Lanka. He took him nearly six years to impress the South Africa selectors. Elgar made an impact by scoring century and became the first South Africa opener to make a Test hundred in Sri Lanka. Elgar Made 103 runs of 189 balls with the help of 11 Fours and 3 Sizes. South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Galle, Jul 16-20, 2014 Test No. 2129

Dean Elgar became the first South Africa opener to make a Test hundred in Sri Lanka © AFP