PowerPin Cricket #12 answers

Tuesday, 3 November 2026

1. Virat Kohli's 211 and Ajinkya Rahane's 188 set up a 321-run win over New Zealand in October 2016, in the first Test ever played at the ground. Where?

   Answer: Holkar Stadium, Indore

   Ravichandran Ashwin took 13 wickets in the match. The win completed a 3-0 series sweep and the ground became India's 22nd Test venue.

2. Jofra Archer, who bowled the Super Over in the 2019 World Cup final, was born in which Caribbean capital before qualifying for England through his father?

   Answer: Bridgetown, Barbados

   Archer also hit Steve Smith with a bouncer at Lord's in the 2019 Ashes. He returned from four years of injuries to play Tests again in 2025.

3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first Indian Premier League title at the 18th attempt in June 2025, beating Punjab Kings by six runs. Where?

   Answer: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

   Virat Kohli had played for the franchise since the first season in 2008. Krunal Pandya took two wickets for 17 runs.

4. Northamptonshire's home ground shared its site with Northampton Town's football pitch until 1994, and the county has never won the Championship. Where?

   Answer: County Ground (Wantage Road), Northampton

   The footballers' pitch ran along one side, so the cricket boundary there was short. Northamptonshire have finished second four times, most recently in 1976.

5. Afghanistan won their first Test match in March 2019, beating Ireland by seven wickets at their adopted home ground in the foothills of the Himalayas. Where?

   Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Dehradun

   Rahmat Shah scored Afghanistan's first Test century. Afghanistan have played their home matches in India since 2015.