7 things that you won't believe happened on the cricket field

#6 The slowest innings in the history of International cricket

Allot blocks yet another delivery

In a Test match against South Africa, New Zealand's Geoff Allot played the slowest innings in the history of International Cricket and the record still holds to the day.

The Kiwi batted for about 101 minutes and got out without scoring on the 77th delivery. So, the scorecard read Allot 0 (77).

He had come to bat at number 11 and gave good company to Chris Harris, who remained unbeaten on 68. The duo spent a long time in the middle and eventually played a major role in playing out a draw. But the fact that Allot was not able to score a single run, even after facing almost 13 overs, is still unbelievable.

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#5 Abdur Rehman's nightmare

Rehman celebrates a wicket

During the 2014 Asia Cup, Pakistani left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman had had an unforgettable outing against the hosts Bangladesh.

The Pakistani fans fondly remember this match for the amazing performance by Shahid Afridi, helping his team chase 327. But many people may also recall the bowling figures of Abdur Rehman, that read 0-0-8-0.

Yes, you read it correctly. He was introduced as the first change in the 11th over and gave away 8 runs without bowling a legal delivery. He bowled three full tosses, all of which were declared as no balls for height. Consequently, he was taken out of the attack straight away.

This rarely happens at the highest level and the fact that he is a spinner makes this incident even more bizarre.