ON THIS DAY · 21 APRIL

Cricket Records Set on 21 April

DATE
21 APRILRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Dimuth Karunaratne 2021 · Bangladesh v Sri LankaTests244437b
2Joe Root 2015 · West Indies v EnglandTests182229b
3AB de Villiers 2005 · West Indies v South AfricaTests178352b
4Brian Lara 2005 · West Indies v South AfricaTests176224b
5Dhananjaya de Silva 2021 · Bangladesh v Sri LankaTests166291b
6Najmul Hossain Shanto 2021 · Bangladesh v Sri LankaTests163378b
7Mominul Haque 2021 · Bangladesh v Sri LankaTests127304b
8Mohammad Yousuf 2002 · Pakistan v New ZealandODIs125155b
9Kraigg Brathwaite 2015 · West Indies v EnglandTests116252b
10Zeeshan Maqsood 2019 · Oman v CanadaODIs109102b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Shoaib Akhtar 2002 · Pakistan v New ZealandODIs6/16
2Andre Nel 2005 · West Indies v South AfricaTests6/32
3Mohammad Amir 2017 · West Indies v PakistanTests6/44
4Glenn McGrath 1995 · West Indies v AustraliaTests6/47
5Yasir Shah 2017 · West Indies v PakistanTests6/63
6Sir Curtly Ambrose 1995 · West Indies v AustraliaTests5/45
7Muhammad Khan 2019 · United States of America v NamibiaODIs5/46
8Aayan Khan 2023 · Hong Kong v United Arab EmiratesODIs5/50
9Johannes Smit 2019 · United States of America v NamibiaODIs5/63
10Max Walker 1973 · West Indies v AustraliaTests5/75
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1Abhishek Sharma IPL 2026 · Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi CapitalsIPL13568b
2SR Watson IPL 2018 · Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan RoyalsIPL10657b
3HM Amla IPL 2017 · Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai IndiansIPL10460b
4V Sehwag IPL 2013 · Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai IndiansIPL9557b
5F du Plessis IPL 2021 · Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super KingsIPL9560b
6Shubman Gill IPL 2025 · Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat TitansIPL9055b
7JD Ryder IPL 2012 · Delhi Daredevils v Pune WarriorsIPL8658b
8DA Miller IPL 2013 · Kings XI Punjab v Pune WarriorsIPL8041b
9JM Bairstow IPL 2019 · Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight RidersIPL8043b
10JC Buttler IPL 2017 · Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai IndiansIPL7737b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 21 APRIL
27 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2025Bermuda v CaymanT20IsBermuda won by 30 runs
2025Bahamas v CanadaT20IsCanada won by 10 wickets (with 96 balls remaining)
2025Panama v MexicoT20IsMatch abandoned without a ball bowled
2024Pakistan v New ZealandT20IsNew Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
2024United Arab Emirates v OmanT20IsU.A.E. won by 55 runs
2023Nepal v OmanODIsNepal won by 84 runs
2023Hong Kong v United Arab EmiratesODIsHong Kong won by 67 runs (DLS method)
2021Bangladesh v Sri LankaTestsMatch drawn
2021Netherlands v MalaysiaT20IsMatch tied (DLS method)
2021Pakistan v ZimbabweT20IsPakistan won by 11 runs
2019United States of America v NamibiaODIsU.S.A. won by 2 runs
2019Oman v CanadaODIsOman won by 99 runs
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 21 APRIL
24 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
IPL 2025Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat TitansIPLGT won by 39 runs
IPL 2024Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers BengaluruIPLKolkata Knight Riders Won By 1 Run
IPL 2024Punjab Kings v Gujarat TitansIPLGujarat Titans Won By 3 Wickets
IPL 2023Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers HyderabadIPLChennai won by 7 wickets
IPL 2022Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super KingsIPLChennai won by 3 wickets
IPL 2021Punjab Kings v Sunrisers HyderabadIPLHyderabad won by 9 wickets
IPL 2021Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super KingsIPLChennai won by 18 runs
IPL 2019Delhi Capitals v Kings XI PunjabIPL166/5 (19.4 ov) v 163/7 (20.0 ov)
IPL 2019Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight RidersIPL161/1 (15.0 ov) v 159/8 (20.0 ov)
IPL 2018Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan RoyalsIPLRCB won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches