SSC CPO 2024 PYQ — Question 83

SSC CPO - 27 June 2024 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q83

Who is the highest run scorer in an over in a test match cricket?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correctanswer is option 4 i.e. Jaspreet Bumrah.

As of now, Jasprit Bumrah holds the record for the most runs scored in an over by a Test match bowler, with 35 runs conceded in an over. This occurred against Australia on December 19, 2020, during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, the highest number of runs scored in an over by a batsman, the record is held by Jacques Kallis, who scored 28 runs in an over against Zimbabwe in 2005.