1979 Ian Botham bundled out India for paltry score of 96 in 1979 Lords test.

Craig Ervine splendid century helped Zimbabwe Cricket Team to register their second-highest successful run chase in ODI. Coincidentally their highest run chase is also against BLACKCAPS,329/9 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo in 2011. Ervine’s 130* is also the second-highest individual score by a Zimbabwean batsman in a successful run chase.

Sehwag’s maiden One Day International hundred. Virender Sehwag smashed 100 off 70 balls against BLACKCAPS to led Indian Cricket Team to final of the Coca-Cola Cup. His hundred of 69 balls was the then fastest century by an Indian while chasing in an overseas winning match. The record was later broken by himself when he reached a hundred off 60 balls against the same opposition at Hamilton,2009. The current record holder is Virat Kohli who smashed 52 balls hundred against Australia at Jaipur.

This day in 2018 Virat transformation, 17th consecutive conversion from the 90s to 100, most by any Indian Cricket Team batsman. The Indian skipper was lone fighting out for India before being dismissed for 149 runs in the Birmingham Test.

1981 Ian Botham five wickets haul that includes a spell of 5-1, helped England defend 151 runs against Australia to lead six-match series 2-1, fourth test Birmingham.

2003 The highest score by a visiting batsman at Home of cricket. The young Proteas opener slammed 259 runs in the 2003 Lords test.

1988 Asia Cup final hero Arshad Ayub was born.

2008 The South African skipper unbeaten 154 runs carried proteas home against England to take 2-0 unassailable lead in the third test of four-match series.