Test cricket is the longest and oldest format of cricket. Every cricketer wants to play test cricket for their national team. But some cricketers get to represent their nation with the red ball and achieve the milestone. But we will tell about a milestone achieved by only three cricketers in this world. And this milestone is scoring a century and grabbing 10 wickets in a single test match.
Ian Botham: The first name in this list comes from England’s great all-rounder. Ian Botham achieved this feat against India on 15 February 1980. He scored 114 runs in the first innings of this match played at Wankhede Stadium. At the same time, he took 6 wickets for 58 runs in the first innings and 7 wickets for 48 runs in the second innings. He took a total of 13 wickets in this match.
Imran Khan: The second name in this list is Imran Khan, the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team. Imran Khan also did this feat against India only. Imran played a century of 117 runs in the first innings during this match played in Faisalabad on 3 January 1983. Imran took 6 wickets for 98 runs in the first innings of Pakistan’s bowling in the match and 5 wickets for 82 runs in the second innings. In this way, Imran Khan took a total of 11 wickets in the match.
Shakib Al Hasan: Bangladesh’s best all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan made a century and 10 wickets in a Test match on 3 November 2014. This match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe was being played in Khulna. Shakib Al Hasan scored 137 runs in the first innings and 6 runs in the second innings. Additionally, Shakib scored a century in one inning and a total of 143 runs in both innings. During bowling, Shakib Al Hasan took 5 wickets for 80 runs in the first innings and 5 wickets for 44 runs in the second innings.
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