ON THIS DAY · 8 AUGUST

Cricket Records Set on 8 August

DATE
8 AUGUSTRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Michael Vaughan 2002 · England v IndiaTests197258b
2Fraser Watts 2006 · Scotland v DenmarkODIs171154b
3Alec Stewart 1996 · England v PakistanTests170315b
4Kumar Sangakkara 2008 · Sri Lanka v IndiaTests144288b
5Ijaz Ahmed 1996 · England v PakistanTests141201b
6Sir Richie Richardson 1991 · England v West IndiesTests121312b
7Rahul Dravid 2002 · England v IndiaTests115244b
8Nick Knight 1996 · England v PakistanTests113176b
9Robin Smith 1991 · England v West IndiesTests109256b
10Virender Sehwag 2002 · England v IndiaTests106183b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Derek Underwood 1974 · England v PakistanTests8/51
2Ajantha Mendis 2011 · Sri Lanka v AustraliaT20Is6/16
3Phil Tufnell 1991 · England v West IndiesTests6/25
4David Lawrence 1991 · England v West IndiesTests5/106
5Dominic Cork 1996 · England v PakistanTests5/113
6Muhammad Shahbaz Butt 2025 · NOR v FranT20Is4/11
7Rizwan Cheema 2013 · Canada v United Arab EmiratesODIs4/16
8Nasir Aziz 2013 · Canada v United Arab EmiratesODIs4/20
9John Blain 2006 · Scotland v DenmarkODIs4/43
10Shaheen Afridi 2025 · West Indies v PakistanODIs4/51
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1Sam Curran Hundred Men 2026 · MI London v RocketsHUNDRED7246b
2Nat Sciver-Brunt Hundred Women 2026 · MI London v RocketsHUNDRED6736b
3Nidhish Rajagopal TNPL 2021 · Chepauk Super Gillies v Ruby Trichy WarriorsTNPL6658b
4Wanindu Hasaranga LPL 2023 · B-Love Kandy v Galle TitansLPL6427b
5M Shahrukh Khan TNPL 2021 · Lyca Kovai Kings v Nellai Royal KingsTNPL6429b
6Paul Walter Hundred Men 2026 · Super Giants v BraveHUNDRED6432b
7Tajinder Singh CPL 2026 · Falcons v KingsmenCPL6237b
8Tim Seifert Hundred Men 2026 · Super Giants v BraveHUNDRED5534b
9Radhakrishnan TNPL 2021 · Chepauk Super Gillies v Ruby Trichy WarriorsTNPL5550b
10Richa Ghosh Hundred Women 2026 · Super Giants v BraveHUNDRED5434b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 8 AUGUST
24 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2026Brazil v MexicoT20IsBrazil won by 44 runs
2026Panama v PeruT20IsPanama won by 3 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
2026Mexico v PeruT20IsMexico won by 70 runs
2025NOR v FranT20IsNorway won by 22 runs
2025SWE v AUTT20IsAustria won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
2025CRT v CYPT20IsCyprus won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
2025CYP v CRTT20IsCyprus won by 52 runs
2025West Indies v PakistanODIsPakistan won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
2023West Indies v IndiaT20IsIndia won by 7 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
2021Norway v GermanyT20IsGermany won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (DLS method)
2021Norway v GermanyT20IsNorway won by 51 runs
2019Netherlands v United Arab EmiratesT20IsU.A.E. won by 7 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 8 AUGUST
8 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
LPL 2023Colombo Strikers v Jaffna KingsLPL146/8 (20.0 ov) v 150/4 (14.3 ov)
LPL 2023B-Love Kandy v Galle TitansLPL203/5 (20.0 ov) v 114/10 (16.4 ov)
TNPL 2021Chepauk Super Gillies v Ruby Trichy WarriorsTNPLWarriors won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
TNPL 2021Lyca Kovai Kings v Nellai Royal KingsTNPLKovai Kings won by 7 runs
TNPL 2019Idream Karaikudi Kaalai v Siechem Madurai PanthersTNPLPanthers won by 2 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
TNPL 2017Madurai Super Giant v VB Thiruvallur VeeransTNPLVeerans won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (VJD)
CPL 2017Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia ZouksCPL120/6 (15.4 ov) v 118/9 (20.0 ov)
CPL 2013St Lucia Zouks v Barbados TridentsCPL92/10 (17.5 ov) v 175/6 (20.0 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches