ON THIS DAY · 21 DECEMBER

Cricket Records Set on 21 December

DATE
21 DECEMBERRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Sanju Samson 2023 · South Africa v IndiaODIs108114b
2Sachin Tendulkar 2009 · India v Sri LankaODIs96104b
3Mark Taylor 1995 · Australia v Sri LankaODIs90115b
4Tony Zorzi 2023 · South Africa v IndiaODIs8187b
5Kapil Dev 1980 · India v New ZealandODIs7551b
6Aravinda de Silva 1995 · Australia v Sri LankaODIs7594b
7Upul Tharanga 2009 · India v Sri LankaODIs7381b
8Meet Bhavsar 2024 · United Arab Emirates v KuwaitT20Is7254b
9Abdul Rahman Bhadelia 2022 · Singapore v BahrainT20Is6755b
10Aman Desai 2022 · Singapore v BahrainT20Is6433b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Muhammad Butt 2022 · Singapore v BahrainT20Is5/16
2AM Ghazanfar 2024 · Zimbabwe v AfghanistanODIs5/33
3Gary Troup 1980 · India v New ZealandODIs4/19
4Dennis Lillee 1979 · Australia v West IndiesODIs4/28
5Arshdeep Singh 2023 · South Africa v IndiaODIs4/30
6Dilip Doshi 1980 · India v New ZealandODIs4/30
7Ravindra Jadeja 2009 · India v Sri LankaODIs4/32
8Kumar Dharmasena 1994 · South Africa v Sri LankaODIs4/37
9James Anderson 2005 · Pakistan v EnglandODIs4/48
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1ADS Fletcher BPL 2020 · Khulna Tigers v Sylhet ThunderBPL10357b
2Mitchell Owen BBL 2024/25 · Perth Scorchers v Hobart HurricanesBBL10164b
3Avishka Fernando LPL 2021 · Jaffna Kings v Dambulla GiantsLPL10064b
4JH Kallis BBL 2014 · Sydney Thunder v Brisbane HeatBBL9755b
5MEK Hussey BBL 2014 · Sydney Thunder v Brisbane HeatBBL9660b
6J Charles BPL 2020 · Khulna Tigers v Sylhet ThunderBPL9038b
7BR Dunk BBL 2016 · Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane HeatBBL8543b
8DJ Malan BPL 2020 · Chattogram Challengers v Cumilla WarriorsBPL8438b
9GJ Maxwell BBL 2012 · Melbourne Stars v Sydney SixersBBL8250b
10Nikhil Chaudhary BBL 2025/26 · MR v HHBBL7938b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 21 DECEMBER
14 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2024Zimbabwe v AfghanistanODIsAfghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining)
2024United Arab Emirates v KuwaitT20IsU.A.E. won by 2 runs
2023West Indies v EnglandT20IsWest Indies won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
2023South Africa v IndiaODIsIndia won by 78 runs
2022Singapore v BahrainT20IsBahrain won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
2022Malaysia v QatarT20IsNo result
2012South Africa v New ZealandT20IsSouth Africa won by 8 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
2009India v Sri LankaODIsIndia won by 7 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
2005Pakistan v EnglandODIsEngland won by 6 runs
1995Australia v Sri LankaODIsAustralia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
1994South Africa v Sri LankaODIsSouth Africa won by 44 runs (revised target)
1990Pakistan v Sri LankaODIsPakistan won by 50 runs
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 21 DECEMBER
26 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
BBL 2025/26MR v HHBBLHurricanes won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
ILT20 2025DV v MIEILT124/7 (20.0 ov) v 128/6 (17.3 ov)
ILT20 2025GG v Delhi CapitalsILT156/10 (20.0 ov) v 162/4 (19.2 ov)
BBL 2024/25Sydney Thunder v Sydney SixersBBL163/5 (20.0 ov) v 164/5 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2024/25Perth Scorchers v Hobart HurricanesBBL155/6 (20.0 ov) v 156/2 (19.2 ov)
BBL 2023/24Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane HeatBBL162/8 (20.0 ov) v 163/4 (18.1 ov)
LPL 2022Galle Gladiators v Colombo StarsLPLStars won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
LPL 2022Kandy Falcons v Jaffna KingsLPLKings won by 24 runs (DLS method)
BBL 2022/23Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane HeatBBL139/6 (19.2 ov) v 137/8 (20.0 ov)
LPL 2021Jaffna Kings v Dambulla GiantsLPLKings won by 23 runs
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches