Mazher Arshad
@MazherArshad
Cricket data and stats
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Jasprit Bumrah concedes 100 runs for the first time in his 48-match Test career. Reminds of the great Curtly Ambrose who was even better with this feat. After conceding 108 in an inns in the first match of his career, Ambrose played the next 97 Tests without going for a 100!
Joe Root averages 85 runs per Test and is currently 2,555 runs short of surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record for most runs in Tests. At 34 years old, if Root plays in about 30 more Tests, he stands a strong chance of overtaking Tendulkar’s world record. #EngvInd
Pakistan will tour England for three men’s Tests in 2026 with the first match starting in Leeds on August 19, the latest start to a Pakistan Test series in the UK. The other two Tests will be at Lord’s from August 27 and in Birmingham from September 9.
Pakistan have eight bowling options available today: Saim, Agha, Nawaz, Faheem, Talat, Abbas, Daniyal and Salman. But only three of them (Abbas, Daniyal, Salman) are in the team purely due to their bowling. It’s a clear trade-off that weakens the overall bowling strength.
In Chester for the first time, and apparently this is the second most photographed clock in England after Big Ben.
I feel compelled to weigh in on this utterly pointless and nonsense Twitter debate. As a Naan connoisseur, so much so that people at home used to order an extra one because I’d eat one on the walk back from the Tandoor, I can confidently tell you: Khameeri Roti is not Naan.
Abdullah Shafique has transformed his T20 batting in 2025, striking at 147.18 which is above his pre-2025 strike-rate of 131. After an impressive PSL, he has carried that form into his stint with Yorkshire. Even better that he is delivering it in the middle order.
Pakistan is the only team in Test cricket history to have never lost 10 wickets in a single session.
Drop in a cricket stat that's shocking 👇
My new stats-based column on why Pakistan are playing T20Is without Babar Azam and why they might need him back before the T20 World Cup. thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/…
West Indies batters bagged 7 ducks in an innings, the first such instance in Test history. The team all out on 27, the second lowest total in Test history after 26 by New Zealand in 1955. A crazy day of cricket in Jamaica. #WIvAus
5 wickets for Mitchell Starc in just 2.3 overs, the quickest five-wicket haul in Test history. West Indies are 11-6 in Jamaica. #WIvAus
The cricket at Lord’s over the past few days was absolutely stunning. Eager to see Pakistan back there for a Test in 2026. Despite winning their last two Tests at the venue in 2018 and 2016, they haven’t played at Lord’s in seven years!
Most wickets by fast bowlers in Tests in losing cause in last 5 years 60 Jasprit Bumrah 49 Jayden Seales 48 Alzarri Joseph 41 Blessing Muzarabani 39 Kemar Roach
MI New York win their second MLC title. A remarkable turnaround - after winning just one of their first seven games, they bounced back to win five of their last six, including two eliminators.
Innings break in the MLC Final in Dallas where Washington Freedom are set a target of 181 to defend their title.
Some top-class cricket to close out day four at Lord’s. Long live Test cricket. #EngvInd
Pakistan regulars rarely play first-class and have very little exposure to red-ball cricket in England. Given they are scheduled to play 3 Tests in England next year, it totally makes sense to have Saud Shakeel in Shaheens team. I'd even put the likes of Naseem Shah in it.
MI New York, after only one win in their first seven games, have reached the MLC final by winning four of their last five matches, including two eliminators. Peaking at the right time. #MLC2025