100 Cricket Quiz Questions and Answers (2026)

Cricket Basics & Rules — 20 Questions

1. How many players are in a cricket team? (11)
2. What are the three formats of international cricket? (Test, ODI, and T20)
3. How many overs are in a standard ODI? (50 overs per side)
4. How many overs are in a T20 match? (20 overs per side)
5. What is a "duck" in cricket? (A batsman scoring 0 runs before being dismissed)
6. What is a "century"? (Scoring 100 runs in a single innings)
7. What is a "hat-trick" in cricket? (A bowler taking 3 wickets in 3 consecutive balls)
8. What is "LBW"? (Leg Before Wicket — ball would have hit stumps but blocked by batsman's leg)
9. What is a "no-ball"? (An illegal delivery — bowler oversteps the crease)
10. What is a "wide"? (A delivery too wide for the batsman to reach — gives an extra run)
11. What is a "six" in cricket? (Ball hit over the boundary without bouncing — worth 6 runs)
12. What is a "four"? (Ball reaching the boundary after bouncing — worth 4 runs)
13. What is the DRS? (Decision Review System — technology allowing teams to challenge on-field umpire decisions)
14. What is the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method? (A mathematical formula used to reset targets in rain-affected matches)
15. What is a "Super Over"? (A one-over-per-side tiebreaker used in T20 and ODI cricket)
16. What is a "Powerplay" in cricket? (Overs with fielding restrictions — only 2 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle)
17. What is "reverse swing"? (When an old ball swings in the opposite direction to conventional swing — mastered by Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis)
18. What is a "googly"? (A leg-spin delivery that turns the opposite way — away from a right-handed batsman)
19. What is a "yorker"? (A full-length delivery aimed at the batsman's feet/base of stumps)
20. What is the "Ashes"? (A Test cricket series played between England and Australia — one of cricket's oldest rivalries, dating to 1882)

Pakistan Cricket — 20 Questions

21. When did Pakistan win the Cricket World Cup? (1992 — under Imran Khan, defeating England in Melbourne)
22. Who captained Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup victory? (Imran Khan)
23. When did Pakistan win the T20 World Cup? (2009 — under Younis Khan, defeating Sri Lanka in the final)
24. Who won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy for Pakistan? (Pakistan under Sarfaraz Ahmed — defeated India by 180 runs in the final)
25. Who is Pakistan's highest Test run scorer? (Younis Khan — 10,099 Test runs)
26. Who is Pakistan's highest wicket taker in Tests? (Wasim Akram — 414 Test wickets)
27. What is Babar Azam famous for? (Consistently ranked world's #1 ODI batsman — elegant technique across all three formats)
28. Who is "The Sultan of Swing"? (Wasim Akram — legendary left-arm fast bowler famous for reverse swing)
29. What number jersey does Babar Azam wear? (56)
30. Which Pakistani fast bowler took a hat-trick in a T20 World Cup? (Shaheen Shah Afridi — against New Zealand in 2021)
31. Who is Pakistan's fastest bowler ever? (Shoaib Akhtar — recorded 161.3 km/h, the fastest delivery in cricket history)
32. What is Shoaib Akhtar's nickname? (The Rawalpindi Express)
33. Which Pakistani cricketer scored 329 in a single Test innings? (Inzamam-ul-Haq — no, it was Hanif Mohammad who scored 337 in 1958 — the longest Test innings at the time)
34. Who holds Pakistan's highest individual Test score? (Azhar Ali — 302* against West Indies in 2016)
35. What is the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) headquarters? (Lahore, Pakistan)
36. Which city is the spiritual home of Pakistan cricket? (Lahore — home of Gaddafi Stadium)
37. What color does Pakistan wear in ODI cricket? (Green — representing the green of the Pakistani flag)
38. Who nicknamed Pakistan's cricket team "Cornered Tigers"? (Imran Khan — during the 1992 World Cup campaign)
39. Which Pakistani batsman is known as "Boom Boom"? (Shahid Afridi — famous for explosive hitting)
40. What is Shahid Afridi's world record? (Held the record for fastest ODI century — 37 balls — from 1996 to 2014)

World Cup & Major Tournaments — 20 Questions

41. When was the first Cricket World Cup held? (1975 — in England, won by West Indies)
42. Which country has won the most ODI World Cups? (Australia — 6 times: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023)
43. Who won the 2023 ODI World Cup? (Australia — defeating India in the final in Ahmedabad)
44. Who won the 2024 T20 World Cup? (India — defeating South Africa by 7 runs in the final)
45. Which country hosted the 2023 ODI World Cup? (India)
46. What is the ICC Champions Trophy? (A shorter ODI tournament for top-8 ranked teams — called the "Mini World Cup")
47. Who won the ICC World Test Championship 2023? (Australia — defeating India in the final at The Oval, London)
48. How many teams play in a Cricket World Cup? (10 teams in the Super 12 stage since 2019)
49. Which country won the first T20 World Cup (2007)? (India — defeating Pakistan in the final)
50. Who is the only captain to win both ODI and T20 World Cups? (MS Dhoni — 2011 ODI World Cup and 2007 T20 World Cup)
51. Which ground hosted the most Cricket World Cup finals? (Lord's Cricket Ground, London)
52. What was the highest team total in ODI World Cup history? (England — 481/6 against Australia in 2016 — a bilateral ODI record)
53. Who scored the most runs in a single ODI World Cup? (Sachin Tendulkar — 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup)
54. Who took the most wickets in a single ODI World Cup? (Glenn McGrath — 26 wickets in the 2007 World Cup)
55. What is the "Super 8" in T20 World Cup? (The second group stage where 8 teams compete after the first round)
56. Which country has hosted the most World Cups? (England — hosted in 1975, 1979, 1983, 1999 and co-hosted in 2009)
57. What was the lowest total defended in a World Cup final? (India defended 183 against Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final)
58. Which match is known as the "Greatest World Cup Final"? (2019 ODI World Cup Final — England vs New Zealand — tied on runs, tied on Super Over, England won on boundary count)
59. Who won the 2022 T20 World Cup? (England — defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final)
60. Who is the leading run scorer in T20 World Cup history? (Virat Kohli — over 1,200 runs)

Legendary Players & Records — 20 Questions

61. Who has scored the most Test centuries? (Sachin Tendulkar — 51 Test centuries)
62. Who has taken the most Test wickets? (Muttiah Muralitharan — 800 Test wickets)
63. What is Don Bradman's Test batting average? (99.94 — the highest batting average in Test cricket history)
64. Who hit the first six in a World Cup final? (Clive Lloyd — West Indies captain in the 1975 final)
65. Who scored the fastest Test century? (Brendon McCullum — 54 balls against Australia in 2016)
66. Who scored the fastest ODI century? (AB de Villiers — 31 balls against West Indies in 2015)
67. Who has the highest individual score in Test cricket? (Brian Lara — 400* for West Indies against England in 2004)
68. Who has the highest individual ODI score? (Martin Guptill — 237* for New Zealand against West Indies in 2015)
69. Who holds the record for most sixes in international cricket? (Shahid Afridi — over 476 international sixes)
70. What is Virat Kohli's ODI century record? (50 ODI centuries — making him the only player alongside Sachin with 50+ ODI hundreds)
71. Who was the first cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs? (Sunil Gavaskar — reached the milestone in 1987)
72. Who holds the record for most catches as a fielder in Tests? (Rahul Dravid — 210 catches)
73. What is Brian Lara's highest first-class score? (501* for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994)
74. Who is the only player to score centuries in both innings of a World Cup match? (No player has achieved this — century in each innings is a Test feat)
75. Who has the best bowling figures in a Test innings? (Jim Laker — 10/53 for England against Australia in 1956)
76. Which bowler took 10 wickets in a Test match most times? (Muttiah Muralitharan — 22 times)
77. Who scored the most runs in a single Test match? (Graham Gooch — 456 runs (333 + 123) for England against India in 1990)
78. Who is the youngest Test cricketer ever? (Hasan Raza — debuted for Pakistan aged 14 years 227 days in 1996)
79. Which player has appeared in the most Test matches? (Sachin Tendulkar — 200 Test matches)
80. Who scored a century on Test debut most famously for Pakistan? (Khalid Ibadulla — 166 vs England in 1964)

IPL & T20 Leagues — 20 Questions

81. What does IPL stand for? (Indian Premier League)
82. When was the IPL founded? (2008 — the first season was played in India)
83. Which team has won the most IPL titles? (Mumbai Indians — 5 titles: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)
84. Who has scored the most runs in IPL history? (Virat Kohli — over 8,000 IPL runs)
85. Who has taken the most wickets in IPL history? (Dwayne Bravo — over 180 wickets)
86. What is the highest individual IPL score? (Brendon McCullum — 158* for Kolkata Knight Riders in the first IPL match in 2008)
87. Which team won the IPL 2024? (Kolkata Knight Riders — defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final)
88. What is the PSL? (Pakistan Super League — Pakistan's T20 franchise league, launched in 2016)
89. Which PSL team has won the most titles? (Islamabad United — 3 titles)
90. What is the BBL? (Big Bash League — Australia's T20 franchise competition)
91. What is the CPL? (Caribbean Premier League — West Indies' T20 league)
92. Who is the most expensive player ever bought at an IPL auction? (Mitchell Starc — ₹24.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024)
93. What is a "purse" in IPL? (The total budget allocated to each team for the player auction)
94. What is the DLS target in T20 cricket? (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern revised target for rain-affected T20 matches)
95. How many franchise teams play in the IPL? (10 teams since 2022 — Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans were added)
96. Who won the first IPL title? (Rajasthan Royals — defeated Chennai Super Kings in the 2008 final)
97. What is the "Orange Cap" in IPL? (Awarded to the highest run scorer in a single IPL season)
98. What is the "Purple Cap" in IPL? (Awarded to the highest wicket taker in a single IPL season)
99. Which Pakistani player is the most successful in PSL history? (Shaheen Shah Afridi — multiple titles with Lahore Qalandars)
100. What is the capacity of Eden Gardens — the largest cricket stadium? (Approximately 66,000 — located in Kolkata, India)