ON THIS DAY · 5 AUGUST

Cricket Records Set on 5 August

DATE
5 AUGUSTRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Mark Waugh 1993 · England v AustraliaTests137219b
2Sikandar Raza 2022 · Bangladesh v ZimbabweODIs135109b
3Graeme Pollock 1965 · England v South AfricaTests125145b
4Innocent Kaia 2022 · Bangladesh v ZimbabweODIs110122b
5Craig McMillan 1999 · England v New ZealandTests107210b
6Ray Illingworth 1971 · England v IndiaTests107298b
7Colin Cowdrey 1965 · England v South AfricaTests105
8Reeza Hendricks 2018 · Sri Lanka v South AfricaODIs10289b
9Brian Luckhurst 1971 · England v IndiaTests101173b
10Nathan Astle 1999 · England v New ZealandTests101175b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Paul Reiffel 1993 · England v AustraliaTests6/71
2Tom Cartwright 1965 · England v South AfricaTests6/94
3Wayne Parnell 2022 · South Africa v IrelandT20Is5/30
4Peter Pollock 1965 · England v South AfricaTests5/34
5David Larter 1965 · England v South AfricaTests5/68
6Peter Lever 1971 · England v IndiaTests5/70
7Shane Warne 1993 · England v AustraliaTests5/82
8Tim May 1993 · England v AustraliaTests5/89
9Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi 2021 · Norway v GermanyT20Is4/5
10Sanjayan Thuraisingam 2006 · Canada v KenyaODIs4/35
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1Kamil Mishara LPL 2026 · Gallants v JaffnaLPL10855b
2AD Russell CPL 2016 · Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight RidersCPL10044b
3Kusal Mendis LPL 2023 · Dambulla Aura v Colombo StrikersLPL8746b
4Ben McDermott LPL 2026 · Kaps v RoyalsLPL7139b
5Matthew Short Hundred Men 2026 · Fire v Super GiantsHUNDRED7147b
6Bharath Shankar TNPL 2018 · VB Kanchi Veerans v Ruby Trichy WarriorsTNPL6942b
7C Munro CPL 2017 · St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight RidersCPL6639b
8Sophia Dunkley Hundred Women 2026 · Phoenix v RocketsHUNDRED6537b
9Tim Seifert Hundred Men 2026 · Fire v Super GiantsHUNDRED6236b
10Joe Clarke Hundred Men 2026 · Phoenix v RocketsHUNDRED6245b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 5 AUGUST
21 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2026Ireland v AfghanistanODIsMatch abandoned without a ball bowled
2023Hungary v CroatiaT20IsHungary won by 145 runs
2022South Africa v IrelandT20IsSouth Africa won by 44 runs
2022Netherlands v New ZealandT20IsNew Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
2022Bangladesh v ZimbabweODIsZimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
2021Norway v FranceT20IsFrance won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
2021Norway v GermanyT20IsGermany won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
2019Netherlands v United Arab EmiratesT20IsU.A.E. won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
2018Bangladesh v West IndiesT20IsBangladesh won by 19 runs (DLS method)
2018Sri Lanka v South AfricaODIsSouth Africa won by 78 runs
2012South Africa v AustraliaTestsMatch drawn
2008Bermuda v CanadaT20IsCanada won by 8 wickets (with 57 balls remaining)
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 5 AUGUST
10 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
LPL 2023Jaffna Kings v B-Love KandyLPL117/9 (20.0 ov) v 118/2 (13.0 ov)
LPL 2023Dambulla Aura v Colombo StrikersLPL192/6 (20.0 ov) v 182/4 (20.0 ov)
TNPL 2021Salem Spartans v Nellai Royal KingsTNPLRoyal Kings won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
TNPL 2019VB Kanchi Veerans v Dindigul DragonsTNPLDragons won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
TNPL 2018VB Kanchi Veerans v Ruby Trichy WarriorsTNPLWarriors won by 6 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
TNPL 2018Idream Karaikudi Kaalai v Jones TUTI PatriotsTNPLPatriots won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
TNPL 2017VB Thiruvallur Veerans v Albert TUTI PatriotsTNPLPatriots won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
TNPL 2017Dindigul Dragons v Ruby Trichy WarriorsTNPLDragons won by 23 runs
CPL 2017St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight RidersCPL132/9 (20.0 ov) v 137/1 (10.4 ov)
CPL 2016Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight RidersCPL195/7 (20.0 ov) v 110/7 (12.0 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches