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Longest Overs in the History of International Cricket

If we look at 

 

international cricket news, some facts ultimately make you laugh and attract our attention to the match. 

 

 This is a very uncommon topic to cover, but it is necessary to inform our readers about this topic as well because it is very exciting to know that the bowler did the record of delivering the ball more than 

 

six

 

. They surprised every cricket fan with their bowling deliveries, which made the match very memorable and exciting. 

 

 Cricket is a sport that has worldwide popularity. Making records and achievements is very common, and it can be seen regularly, but there are some crazy records made by players that will surely shock you. Here are some names of the bowlers. 

 

 

Bert Vance / 22 ball overs  

The one over that Vance of 

 

New Zealand bowled this time is equal to 3.4 overs of normal. That match was very exciting and unforgettable, as it happened in 1989 during the shell trophy finals. Bert was playing from Wellington against canterbury. Moreover, his 22 balls made 77 runs for the opposite team, which became the worst over for his team's lifetime career. Vance made the history of the biggest worst over in 

 

international cricket

 

 As per the 

 

cricket news, he started his cricket career with the test format, where his first debut match was against 

 

England

 

 

Mohammad Sami/ 17 ball over 

Mohammad Sami was another bowler who made this record of more than six deliveries. He is one of the fast bowlers of the international team 

 

Pakistan who has come out for the last two decades, he was doing good until his bad came up. Moreover, during the match against 

 

Bangladesh in the 2004 

 

Asia Cup where he delivered 17 bowls, which was very unlucky for his team. 

 

 As per the 

 

sports news cricket, he bowled seven wides and four no-balls and provided 22 Ryan to the opposite team; he should be thankful that not a single no-ball turned into a free hit. This can easily be touched to 40 runs without any loss for Bangladesh. 

 

 

Curtly Ambrose/ 15 ball overs  

Curtly Ambrose comes third on the list, where he made a record of delivering 15 balls in one over. He is a prominent 

 

West Indies international team player who started his career with Test cricket, where his debut match was against Pakistan on 02 April 1988. Moreover, he took 405 wickets.

 

 His career as the bowler of West Indies was going well until the match against 

 

Australia in 1997. He bowled a 15-ball in one over with nine no-balls and six normal balls. It was some luck that there was no free hit, as it can quickly help Australia to make big runs out of it. 

 

 

Daryl Tuffey/ 14 ball overs  

Daryl Tuffey is one of the bowlers of 

 

New Zealand who made an excellent contribution to his team. According to 

 

top cricket news, he comes fourth on the list when he delivers 15 balls in one over. However, he was a very sharp and dedicated bowler, so it was very unexpected for New Zealand to face a match against Australia in 2005. Moreover, it has become the second-longest ODI century in the history of ODI cricket. 

 

 He started his cricket career with the test format, where he played his debut against Australia on 31 march 2000, and he took 77 test wickets in his lifetime.

 

 

Scott Boswell / 14 balls 

Scott Boswell comes fifth on the list, where he made 14 balls in the final match of the C&G trophy between Leicestershire and Somerset at lords stadium London. He is one of the bowlers of team Somerset, who made this blunder against Leicestershire.

 

 He is one of the good bowlers of Somerset who contributed well for his team, but that match was very unlucky for him. 

 

 

Wrapping Up 

So, these are the bowlers who made blunder overs in the history of international cricket. It is a game where players regularly make and break several records. For more 

 

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