ON THIS DAY · 17 DECEMBER

Cricket Records Set on 17 December

DATE
17 DECEMBERRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Hashim Amla 2014 · South Africa v West IndiesTests208371b
2Mohammad Azharuddin 1986 · India v Sri LankaTests199
3Dennis Amiss 1976 · India v EnglandTests179397b
4Sunil Gavaskar 1986 · India v Sri LankaTests176302b
5Travis Head 2025 · Australia v EnglandTests170219b
6Kapil Dev 1986 · India v Sri LankaTests163165b
7Rahul Dravid 2004 · Bangladesh v IndiaTests160304b
8Mohammad Ashraful 2004 · Bangladesh v IndiaTests158194b
9Warwick Armstrong 1920 · Australia v EnglandTests158209b
10AB de Villiers 2014 · South Africa v West IndiesTests152235b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Mitchell Johnson 2008 · Australia v South AfricaTests8/61
2John Lever 1976 · India v EnglandTests7/46
3Dale Steyn 2014 · South Africa v West IndiesTests6/34
4Shakib Al Hasan 2011 · Bangladesh v PakistanTests6/82
5Frank Tyson 1954 · Australia v EnglandTests6/85
6Josh Hazlewood 2020 · India v AustraliaTests5/8
7Irfan Pathan 2004 · Bangladesh v IndiaTests5/32
8Jimmy Adams 1996 · Pakistan v West IndiesODIs5/37
9Arshdeep Singh 2023 · South Africa v IndiaODIs5/37
10Pat Cummins 2022 · South Africa v AustraliaTests5/42
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1DA Warner BBL 2011 · Melbourne Stars v Sydney ThunderBBL10251b
2Mushfiqur Rahim BPL 2020 · Khulna Tigers v Rajshahi RoyalsBPL9651b
3Shoaib Malik BPL 2020 · Khulna Tigers v Rajshahi RoyalsBPL8750b
4MEK Hussey BBL 2015 · Sydney Thunder v Sydney SixersBBL8059b
5CJ Ferguson BBL 2019 · Brisbane Heat v Sydney ThunderBBL7344b
6Jonny Bairstow ILT20 2025 · MIE v Delhi CapitalsILT6740b
7Sam Konstas BBL 2024/25 · Adelaide Strikers v Sydney ThunderBBL5627b
8AM Hardie BBL 2022/23 · Perth Scorchers v Sydney SixersBBL5532b
9DJ Hussey BBL 2011 · Melbourne Stars v Sydney ThunderBBL5227b
10Liam Scott BBL 2025/26 · SS v ASBBL5132b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 17 DECEMBER
40 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2025Australia v EnglandTestsAustralia won by 82 runs
2025India v South AfricaT20IsMatch abandoned without a ball bowled
2024South Africa v PakistanODIsPakistan won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
2024Zimbabwe v AfghanistanODIsNo result
2024Qatar v KuwaitT20IsKuwait won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
2024Oman v BahrainT20IsOman won by 2 runs
2023Rwanda v MozambiqueT20IsMozambique won by 5 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
2023Sierra Leone v GhanaT20IsGhana won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
2023South Africa v IndiaODIsIndia won by 8 wickets (with 200 balls remaining)
2023Zimbabwe v IrelandODIsIreland won by 7 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) (DLS method)
2022South Africa v AustraliaTestsAustralia won by 6 wickets
2022Pakistan v EnglandTestsEngland won by 8 wickets
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 17 DECEMBER
15 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
BBL 2025/26SS v ASBBLStrikers won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
ILT20 2025MIE v Delhi CapitalsILTMI Emirates won by 7 runs
BBL 2024/25Adelaide Strikers v Sydney ThunderBBL182/8 (20.0 ov) v 183/8 (19.4 ov)
LPL 2022Colombo Stars v Kandy FalconsLPLFalcons won by 9 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
BBL 2022/23Perth Scorchers v Sydney SixersBBL155/9 (20.0 ov) v 117/10 (20.0 ov)
BPL 2020Khulna Tigers v Rajshahi RoyalsBPL192/5 (19.4 ov) v 189/4 (20.0 ov)
BPL 2020Chattogram Challengers v Sylhet ThunderBPL130/6 (18.0 ov) v 129/8 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2019Brisbane Heat v Sydney ThunderBBL143/10 (19.2 ov) v 172/6 (20.0 ov)
Abu Dhabi T10 2017/18Maratha Arabians v Kerala KingsADT10Kings won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
WBBL 2017/18MR-W v AS-WWBBL160/5 (20.0 ov) v 151/9 (20.0 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches