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India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja slammed six consecutive sixes off Amreli's spinner Nilam Vamja in the 15th over in a Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) inter-district T20 tournament match on Friday. Jadeja, who opened the batting for Jamnagar, scored 154 off 69 balls including 15 fours and 10 sixes. His innings helped Jamnagar reach 239/6 and beat Amreli by 121 runs.

Sydney Thunder wicketkeeper Jos Buttler was hit on the head, after a stray throw by teammate Andrew Fekete bounced sharply during Sydney Sixers' innings in the Big Bash League opener on Tuesday. The match was delayed by several minutes and resumed after Buttler was deemed fit to play. Later, Buttler was dismissed for a duck during his team's successful chase.

Brisbane Heat's Mitchell Swepson took a diving catch to dismiss Melbourne Stars' Ben Dunk for a duck in the Big Bash League on Wednesday. Swepson, while fielding at the short third man position, leapt to take a catch following Dunk's drive but the ball burst out of his hands. He then dived and completed the catch on his second attempt.

During an El Clásico match in 2002, Barcelona fans threw a severed pig's head at Real Madrid's Luis Figo while he was taking a corner at Camp Nou. Figo had left Barcelona for Real in 2000 for a then world record transfer. Recalling the incident, Figo said he was the only player who had 100,000 people together just against him.

Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman commentated for a short duration during the first day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and England on Tuesday. The 49-year-old also tried to sing part of the action and was told to not sing by the fellow commentator. Reacting to Jackman commentating, a user wrote, "Is there anything he can't do?"

Indian Arrows' Nongdamba Naorem pulled off a solo goal, going past five defenders in eight seconds before successfully netting against Shillong Lajong in the I-League on Tuesday. The 17-year-old midfielder, who played in the U-17 World Cup this year, started his run from the left-flank and wrong-footed two defenders before dodging three others to score in the 86th minute.

A spectator managed to catch a six in the stands without using his hands during the Big Bash League match between Sydney Sixers and Adelaide Strikers on Thursday. The fan was standing near the boundary when the ball hit by Sydney Sixers' Steve O'Keefe got stuck in between his wrists during the 16th over of the team's chase.

Adelaide Strikers' batsman Jonathan Wells slammed a 104-metre six which landed on the roof of the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. The six came off the bowling of Sydney Sixers' pacer Ben Dwarshuis in the last over of the innings. "I've only seen that once before, when Hansie Cronje hit Shane Warne...many, many years ago." said Ricky Ponting while commentating.

Former Australia captain George Bailey pulled off a one-handed leaping catch to dismiss Sydney Thunder opener Kurtis Patterson in the Big Bash League on Saturday. The 35-year-old Hobart Hurricanes captain, while fielding at the covers, moved to his right before diving and successfully completing the catch mid-air with his right-hand. Patterson was dismissed for 15 runs off 10 balls.

Sydney Thunder wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler slammed four sixes in the 12th over off Hobart Hurricanes medium-pacer Thomas Rogers in the Big Bash League on Saturday. His fourth six of the over travelled a distance of 110 metres, surpassing the distance covered by his second maximum, which measured 108 metres. Buttler top-scored for Sydney Thunder, with 67 runs off 41 balls.

Windies captain Carlos Brathwaite took a one-handed leaping catch to dismiss New Zealand's Tom Bruce in the first T20I of 2018 on Monday. While fielding at mid-wicket, Brathwaite reacted in no time and leapt to his right to pluck the catch in the ninth over of New Zealand's innings. Only nine overs of play were possible as rain forced abandonment.

Playing in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash league, Sydney Sixers' Sean Abbott conceded 11 runs off one legitimate delivery to hand a win to opponents Perth Scorchers, who needed 9 runs off 6 balls. Abbott started the over with a wide which went to the boundary and was hit for a six by Adam Voges off the over's first legitimate ball.

Melbourne Stars captain John Hastings' helmet was knocked off after being hit by a bouncer off Brisbane Heat's Ben Cutting in the BBL on Tuesday. The helmet went on to land near the stumps while the ball, which was going towards the stumps, was kicked away by Hastings. However, Hastings was unhurt and the play resumed after a slight delay.

Playing in Australia's Women's Big Bash League, Melbourne Renegades were denied a win against Sydney Sixers after they started celebrating early while the ball was still in play. Needing three to win off the last ball, Sixers took a single following which Renegades started celebrating. As the ball wasn't declared dead, Sixers took another run and tied the scores.

During a Big Bash League match, Melbourne Renegades captain Aaron Finch leapt in the air to take a catch with his left hand and bobbled before completing it successfully on the second attempt. With the catch, Finch dismissed Sydney Sixers opener Jason Roy for five runs off 13 balls on the bowling of Dwayne Bravo.

Pakistan's Kamran Akmal scored 200(148) in a 50-over match to help his side WAPDA chase down Habib Bank Limited's 314 on Wednesday. Akmal's knock was the second instance of a player slamming a double ton while chasing in a List A match. The 35-year-old smashed 27 fours in his innings, the most by a Pakistani in a List A innings.

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman in cricket history to be given out by a third umpire. Sachin was adjudged run-out by TV umpire Karl Liebenberg in the first Test during India's tour of South Africa in 1992. Jonty Rhodes threw the ball towards the stumps as Sachin attempted a single but was sent back by Ravi Shastri.

Basketball player Manu Ginobili attempted a pass from behind the three-point line which went through the basket but was overlooked by referees and several players during an NBA match. The ball was retrieved by an opposing player who started dribbling before Ginobili pleaded with officials to review the play. The referees eventually credited the basket to Ginobili after watching replays.

Debutant Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowled South Africa's AB de Villiers to take his maiden Test wicket on Friday. Bumrah took the wicket on the last ball of his 11th over, with a 140kmph delivery that took the inside edge and hit the off-stump. Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and David Warner were Bumrah's maiden dismissals in IPL, ODIs, and T20Is.

Australia captain Steve Smith pulled off a one-handed diving catch to dismiss England's Dawid Malan on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test on Friday. Malan had edged a Mitchell Starc delivery in the 89th over of the match before Smith, fielding at second slip, dived to his left and caught the ball with his left hand completely stretched.