It was the first Test Sri Lanka won. It remained a Test record for 36 years until 1994, when Sobers was in Antigua to witness Brian Lara surpass it by 10 runs. In the 1958 Test, Sobers batted for 10 hours and 14 minutes, and added 446 for the second wicket with Conrad Hunte, who himself made 260. 1 March 1980Birth of cricketer Shahid Afridi, Pakistan’s “Boom Boom” all-rounder:Shahid Afridi shattered Sanath Jayasuriya’s world record for the fasted ODI century in 48 balls, set against Pakistan in April 1996. Afridi hit his century in 37 balls against Sri Lanka in Nairobi in October 1996, about six months after Jayasuriya set the world record.

Source: The Nation February 28, 2021 21:33 UTC