Joan Hicks sets world record by taking 5 wickets at age 51

During the quarter-final match of the 2026 Dulet Cup, East Zone captain Ishan Kishan made a splash with his goalkeeping performance. In the second day's game against the North East Region, Kishan executed a magnificent stumping of a ball thrown by a fast player, which later became a viral video on social media.

The East Zone's fast player, Abidjit K. Sarkar, delivered the ball towards the feet of the North East Region batsman, Aashish Tapa. Tapa attempted to hit the ball but lost his balance.

Kishan was in close proximity to the wicket. Although he initially stumbled slightly while trying to catch the ball, in the next moment, he skillfully gathered the ball with one hand and dismissed the batsman. At that moment, Tapa's foot was in the air, and he could not return to the pitch, allowing Kishan to run him out.

Before coming onto the field, Aashish Tapa had scored 19 runs off 36 balls. Abidjit Sarkar performed brilliantly, taking 5 wickets while conceding only 20 runs in 9.5 overs. Shahbaz Ahmed also added 3 wickets to his tally, and the entire North East Region team was dismissed for just 111 runs.

Earlier, the East Zone had posted a substantial score of 467 runs in their first innings. In this match, Sudip Kumar Garami scored 146 runs, and Shahbaz Ahmed scored 167 runs. However, captain Ishan Kishan was unable to perform with the bat, scoring only 4 runs before being dismissed. Additionally, 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi was dismissed after scoring only 8 runs. Ultimately, the East Zone won against the North East Region in the second innings by a margin of 210 runs.

Bowlers dominated the Test match between Australia and Bangladesh. Young fast bowler from Bangladesh, Shoriful Islam, achieved a historic feat by taking seven wickets for 48 runs conceded, which helped restrict Australia's first innings to 210 runs. Despite Bangladesh itself being bowled out for only 64 runs in the first innings, the team managed to prevent an overwhelming advantage for Australia thanks to the bowlers' performance. As a result, the Australian team gained an advantage of 146 runs after the first innings.

In the first innings against Australia, Shoriful Islam took 7 wickets while conceding 48 runs. This performance is the best by any Bangladeshi bowler in a Test match against Australia. Previously, this record belonged to Hasan Mahmud, who took six wickets for 55 runs in the first Test in Darwin. Furthermore, Shoriful Islam became the Bangladeshi bowler to achieve the best figures in a Test match away from home. He broke the record of Taizul Islam, who took seven wickets for 138 runs against Zimbabwe this year.

Shoriful Islam's performance was particularly significant because the last similar outstanding performance by a visiting fast bowler on Australian soil was recorded in 1993. At that time, the great West Indian fast bowler Curtly Ambrose took seven wickets for 25 runs against the Australian team.

The game continued on the second day, and Australia reached a score of 165/8. The team had only two batsmen left, but the lower order players created serious problems for Bangladesh. The hosts added another 45 runs in 12.3 overs, bringing their total to 210. Shoriful Islam took his seventh wicket, dismissing Cameron Green for LBW, who was scoring 67 runs. Islam's yorkers proved insurmountable for Green. Green scored 10 fours in his innings of 105 balls. After this, Taizul Islam concluded the Australian innings, getting rid of Josh Hazlewood (6 runs). Nathan Lyon remained not out, having scored 32 runs. Lyon and Hazlewood added 24 runs with the last wicket.

At one point, Australia was in a difficult position with a score of 41/3. However, Steve Smith and Cameron Green managed to stabilize the innings, adding 77 runs for the fourth wicket. Smith scored 42 runs off 74 balls, including six fours, while Green continued his fight, scoring a half-century. Nevertheless, Shoriful Islam's consistent wicket-taking prevented Australia from gaining a large lead.

Bangladesh's start to the second innings was also unsuccessful after trailing by 146 runs. Mitchell Starc dismissed Shadman Islam and Momindu Haka in two balls in the third over. Shadman managed to score one run, and Momindu could not even start the innings. Then Pat Cummins got Tanzid Hasan Tamim out when he had scored 9 runs.

Doug Wright, the great left-arm spinner from England, was born on August 21, 1914. At the time, he was considered the best left-arm spinner in England, and many even called him one of the most dangerous bowlers.

Doug Wright, born in Sidcipes, debuted in first-class cricket for Kent at the young age of 17 in 1932. However, he had to wait another four years to be included in the team. By 1938, he became part of the England Test squad.

Wright set a first-class cricket record that has never been broken. During his career, he took 7 hat-tricks and accumulated 2056 runs in 497 first-class matches.

Nevertheless, his performances in Test matches were not as impressive. In 34 matches for England, he took 108 wickets with an average of 39.11. His struggle was particularly noticeable in the Ashes matches against Australia, where he managed to be part of a winning team only once in 14 Ashes matches.

In one Ashes match against Australia in Leeds, Wright demonstrated outstanding play by setting a target of 105 runs for the visitors, while also dismissing stars such as Don Bradman, Bill McCabe, and Lindsay Hassett, which created serious problems for Australia.

Initially, Wright wanted to be a fast bowler and sometimes used wrist rotation for spin delivery. Later, he changed his approach and made spin his main weapon. Wright's bowling was characterized by strong lift and rotation. Great batsmen Don Bradman and Wally Hammond were admirers of his game. It was said that playing against him when he was in form was almost impossible.

During the tour of Australia in 1946–47, Wright, along with Alex Bedser, bowled about 500 overs. In 1947, at Lord's against South Africa, Wright took 10 wickets in one Test match, conceding 175 runs.

In 1954, Doug Wright became the first professional captain of Kent. However, the team's results began to steadily decline. At the age of 43, he retired from cricket, and later, in 1959, took up the position of coach at Charterhouse.