ON THIS DAY · 26 DECEMBER

Cricket Records Set on 26 December

DATE
26 DECEMBERRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Gary Kirsten 1999 · South Africa v EnglandTests275642b
2Graham Yallop 1983 · Australia v PakistanTests268517b
3Ricky Ponting 2003 · Australia v IndiaTests257458b
4Justin Langer 2002 · Australia v EnglandTests250407b
5Hashmatullah Shaidi 2024 · Zimbabwe v AfghanistanTests246474b
6Rahmat Shah 2024 · Zimbabwe v AfghanistanTests234424b
7Mathew Sinclair 1999 · New Zealand v West IndiesTests214447b
8Azhar Ali 2016 · Australia v PakistanTests205364b
9Bill Lawry 1968 · Australia v West IndiesTests205416b
10David Warner 2022 · South Africa v AustraliaTests200255b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Sydney Barnes 1913 · South Africa v EnglandTests9/103
2Sonam Yeshey 2025 · Bhutan v MyanmarT20Is8/7
3Goofy Lawrence 1961 · South Africa v New ZealandTests8/53
4Graham McKenzie 1968 · Australia v West IndiesTests8/71
5Andy Caddick 1999 · South Africa v EnglandTests7/46
6Bruce Reid 1990 · Australia v EnglandTests7/51
7Shane Warne 1992 · Australia v West IndiesTests7/52
8Simon Doull 1998 · New Zealand v IndiaTests7/65
9Marchant de Lange 2011 · South Africa v Sri LankaTests7/81
10Dennis Lillee 1981 · Australia v West IndiesTests7/83
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1Ryan Rickelton SA20 2026 · MI Cape Town v Durban's Super GiantsSA2011363b
2Sam Harper BBL 2025/26 · Sydney Sixers v Melbourne StarsBBL11060b
3M Klinger BBL 2014 · Perth Scorchers v Melbourne RenegadesBBL10560b
4James Vince BBL 2024/25 · Melbourne Stars v Sydney SixersBBL10158b
5D Hughes BBL 2020/21 · Sydney Sixers v Melbourne StarsBBL9651b
6TD Paine BBL 2016 · Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne StarsBBL9161b
7BJ Webster BBL 2022/23 · Sydney Sixers v Melbourne StarsBBL7851b
8RJ Quiney BBL 2016 · Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne StarsBBL7543b
9CA Lynn BBL 2015 · Perth Scorchers v Brisbane HeatBBL7558b
10GJ Bailey BBL 2016 · Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne StarsBBL7446b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 26 DECEMBER
40 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2025Australia v EnglandTestsEngland won by 4 wickets
2025Bhutan v MyanmarT20IsBhutan won by 82 runs
2025Cambodia v IndonesiaT20IsNo result
2025Cambodia v IndonesiaT20IsIndonesia won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
2024Zimbabwe v AfghanistanTestsMatch drawn
2023South Africa v IndiaTestsSouth Africa won by an innings and 32 runs
2023Australia v PakistanTestsAustralia won by 79 runs
2023Indonesia v PhilippinesT20IsPhilippines won by 7 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
2022South Africa v AustraliaTestsAustralia won by an innings and 182 runs
2022Pakistan v New ZealandTestsMatch drawn
2021England v AustraliaTestsAustralia won by an innings and 14 runs
2021India v South AfricaTestsIndia won by 113 runs
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 26 DECEMBER
27 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
SA20 2026MI Cape Town v Durban's Super GiantsSA20Super Giants won by 15 runs
BBL 2025/26Sydney Sixers v Melbourne StarsBBLStars won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
BBL 2025/26Perth Scorchers v Hobart HurricanesBBLHurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
ILT20 2025Sharjah Warriorz v Desert VipersILT134/8 (20.0 ov) v 138/4 (19.1 ov)
BBL 2024/25Perth Scorchers v Brisbane HeatBBL165/6 (20.0 ov) v 132/10 (19.4 ov)
BBL 2024/25Melbourne Stars v Sydney SixersBBL194/9 (20.0 ov) v 198/2 (18.1 ov)
BBL 2023/24Perth Scorchers v Melbourne RenegadesBBL162/10 (20.0 ov) v 149/8 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2023/24Sydney Sixers v Melbourne StarsBBL154/8 (20.0 ov) v 155/6 (19.3 ov)
BBL 2022/23Sydney Sixers v Melbourne StarsBBL151/3 (19.1 ov) v 150/5 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2022/23Perth Scorchers v Adelaide StrikersBBL136/7 (19.1 ov) v 133/7 (20.0 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches