Are Reece Topley's nine wickets across two consecutive ODIs a record?
And when was the last time a spinner took a ten-for in a Test in New Zealand?
The tall left-armer Reece Topley followed 6 for 24 at Lord's - England's best figures in ODIs - with 3 for 35 at Old Trafford.
The Australian wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade played three matches for Delhi Daredevils in 2011, then did not feature again in the IPL until this year, when he played for Gujarat Titans, the eventual champions. This gap of nearly 11 years is indeed a record for the IPL, beating the previous mark by nearly three years. That was set by Colin Ingram of South Africa, who did not appear between 2011 and 2019.
Reece Topley's 3 for 35 at Old Trafford was made up of Shikhar Dhawan (6324 ODI runs before the match), Rohit Sharma (9359) and Virat Kohli (12,327) - a grand total of 28,010. ESPNcricinfo's nimble number-cruncher Shiva Jayaraman tells me this is the 12th-highest aggregate for any trio of wickets in an ODI innings.
The match you're talking about was the second Test in Wellington in December 2006. Daniel Vettori took 10 for 183 in the match for New Zealand, but Muthiah Muralidaran's 10 for 118 helped Sri Lanka win by 217 runs.
This record changed hands during the 2022 season, when Punjab Kings made 208 for 5 to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai on March 27; their top scorers were Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who both made 43. They exceeded Kolkata Knight Riders' 206 for 5 (Andre Russell 48 not out) against RCB in Bengaluru in 2019.
Steven Lynch is the editor of the updated edition of Wisden on the Ashes