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With so many things going around the cricket calendar, it’s all but human to miss out on incidents that have happened during the course of this week. While Steve Smith’s match-winning performance against England followed by Virat Kohli’s record grabbed a majority of headlines, we are certain you’ve missed these happenings.

Thailand Women’s cricket team is a T20I record holder

Thailand Women’s cricket team, on Saturday, entered the record books by winning their 17th successive T20 international game, which is now the best streak in the shortest format of the game, bettering Australia’s streak of16 consecutive victories between March 2014 and August 2015.

A bowler conceded 24 runs in two deliveries

Yep, it did happen. Here’s how the two deliveries looked:

6(NB), 6, 6(NB), 4 = 24

But while he conceded 24 off his first two deliveries, he completed his three overs by giving away just 38 runs overall.

Jofra Archer is a good man

While the fact that Jofra Archer has been predicting future all along is now common knowledge, what the world doesn’t know is that he is also a great human being. Following a vlog post on Twitter, one user expressed his discontent over the paceman’s looks. And while there could have been several consequences, the Barbados-born handled it fantastically.

And what followed is even more hilarious.

Microchip to be fitted in cricket balls:

Technology has come a long, long way! And as we speak of advancements, sports equipment company Kookaburra have developed a new cricket ball which has a microchip embedded in it.

Still in a process of testing, it is said that the chip will revolutionize the sport by delivering advanced, real-time data for players, coaches and viewers. It will majorly work on three factors while calculating the speed; release, pre-bounce and post-bounce, and it will help the bowler to immediately look at the speed or degree of turn on his or her smartwatch.

A vegan cricket ball

Fittingly known as the vegan cricket club, Earley Cricket Club in Reading are planning to bring vegan cricket balls, which will be made of synthetic animal products-free one covered in rubber instead of leather.

Steve Smith is a smart investor

Australia’Steve Smith isn’t just turning heads on a cricket field. Having invested Aus $100,000 in an online mattress company, Koala in 2015, Steve Smith’s fortune has made him a millionaire, as his stake in the firm is now worth a whopping Aus $12.1 million.

It was back in 2015 that the Australian batsman had invested 10 per cent share in the retailers, which made him the ambassador of the brand. And now that the company has grown leaps and bounds, having more than 200,000 customers and valuation of Aus $150 million, Smith has managed to make staggering money in return, which almost makes up for the loss he endured during his ban following the ball-tampering scandal.

Feature image courtesy: AFP / Lindsey Parnaby

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