ON THIS DAY · 23 DECEMBER

Cricket Records Set on 23 December

DATE
23 DECEMBERRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Zaheer Abbas 1982 · Pakistan v IndiaTests186246b
2Denis Lindsay 1966 · South Africa v AustraliaTests182227b
3Herbie Taylor 1922 · South Africa v EnglandTests176
4Ted Dexter 1964 · South Africa v EnglandTests172
5Chris Tavar 1981 · India v EnglandTests149303b
6Colin Bland 1964 · South Africa v EnglandTests144
7Richie Benaud 1957 · South Africa v AustraliaTests122
8Ken Barrington 1964 · South Africa v EnglandTests121
9Mudassar Nazar 1982 · Pakistan v IndiaTests119199b
10John Waite 1957 · South Africa v AustraliaTests115
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Imran Niazi 1982 · Pakistan v IndiaTests8/60
2Trent Boult 2017 · New Zealand v West IndiesODIs7/34
3Alan Davidson 1957 · South Africa v AustraliaTests6/34
4Trevor Goddard 1966 · South Africa v AustraliaTests6/53
5Syed Abid Ali 1967 · Australia v IndiaTests6/55
6Peter Heine 1957 · South Africa v AustraliaTests6/58
7Jimmy Blanckenberg 1922 · South Africa v EnglandTests6/76
8Gede Agus Priandana 2025 · Indonesia v CambodiaT20Is5/1
9David Renneberg 1967 · Australia v IndiaTests5/39
10Graham McKenzie 1966 · South Africa v AustraliaTests5/46
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1CH Gayle BBL 2011 · Sydney Thunder v Adelaide StrikersBBL10054b
2PBB Rajapaksa BPL 2020 · Cumilla Warriors v Dhaka PlatoonBPL9665b
3J Weatherald BBL 2019 · Adelaide Strikers v Perth ScorchersBBL8347b
4Matthew Wade BBL 2023/24 · Melbourne Renegades v Hobart HurricanesBBL8250b
5SW Billings BBL 2022/23 · Brisbane Heat v Adelaide StrikersBBL7948b
6BM Duckett BBL 2021/22 · Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane HeatBBL7847b
7JP Inglis BBL 2022/23 · Melbourne Stars v Perth ScorchersBBL7433b
8TP Ludeman BBL 2012 · Adelaide Strikers v Sydney SixersBBL7143b
9GJ Bailey BBL 2014 · Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney SixersBBL7144b
10LS Livingstone BBL 2019 · Adelaide Strikers v Perth ScorchersBBL6926b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 23 DECEMBER
26 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2025Bhutan v MyanmarT20IsBhutan won by 8 wickets (with 73 balls remaining)
2025Indonesia v CambodiaT20IsIndonesia won by 60 runs
2025Indonesia v CambodiaT20IsIndonesia won by 3 runs
2023Philippines v IndonesiaT20IsIndonesia won by 10 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
2023Indonesia v PhilippinesT20IsIndonesia won by 20 runs
2023New Zealand v BangladeshODIsBangladesh won by 9 wickets (with 209 balls remaining)
2022Uganda v RwandaT20IsUganda won by 3 runs
2022Tanzania v UgandaT20IsNo result (abandoned with a toss)
2022Singapore v QatarT20IsQatar won by 9 wickets (with 24 balls remaining) (DLS method)
2022Malaysia v BahrainT20IsBahrain won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
2021Ireland v United States of AmericaT20IsIreland won by 9 runs
2017New Zealand v West IndiesODIsNew Zealand won by 204 runs
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 23 DECEMBER
28 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
BBL 2025/26AS v MSBBLStars won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
ILT20 2025GG v MIEILT141/6 (20.0 ov) v 142/2 (16.3 ov)
BBL 2024/25Perth Scorchers v Melbourne RenegadesBBL143/8 (20.0 ov) v 144/8 (19.0 ov)
BBL 2023/24Melbourne Renegades v Hobart HurricanesBBL183/5 (20.0 ov) v 187/4 (19.0 ov)
BBL 2023/24Melbourne Stars v Sydney ThunderBBL172/10 (20.0 ov) v 176/5 (18.2 ov)
LPL 2022Colombo Stars v Jaffna KingsLPLKings won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
BBL 2022/23Melbourne Stars v Perth ScorchersBBL168/8 (20.0 ov) v 229/7 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2022/23Brisbane Heat v Adelaide StrikersBBL166/9 (20.0 ov) v 160/9 (20.0 ov)
LPL 2021Jaffna Kings v Galle GladiatorsLPLKings won by 23 runs
BBL 2021/22Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane HeatBBL169/8 (20.0 ov) v 208/7 (20.0 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches