ON THIS DAY · 5 DECEMBER

Cricket Records Set on 5 December

DATE
5 DECEMBERRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Alastair Cook 2012 · India v EnglandTests190377b
2Michael Clarke 2013 · Australia v EnglandTests148245b
3Sourav Ganguly 2000 · India v ZimbabweODIs144152b
4Quinton de Kock 2013 · South Africa v IndiaODIs135121b
5Marlon Samuels 2012 · Bangladesh v West IndiesODIs126149b
6Harry Brook 2024 · New Zealand v EnglandTests123115b
7Brad Haddin 2013 · Australia v EnglandTests118177b
8Tom Blundell 2024 · New Zealand v EnglandTests115102b
9Mike Gatting 1984 · India v EnglandODIs115135b
10Neil Harvey 1952 · Australia v South AfricaTests109
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Mitchell Johnson 2013 · Australia v EnglandTests7/40
2Michael Melle 1952 · Australia v South AfricaTests6/71
3Doug Ring 1952 · Australia v South AfricaTests6/72
4Sylvester Ameh Okpe 2022 · Cameroon v NigeriaT20Is5/9
5Abdur Razzak 2006 · Bangladesh v ZimbabweODIs5/33
6Ray Lindwall 1952 · Australia v South AfricaTests5/60
7Dane Paterson 2024 · South Africa v Sri LankaTests5/71
8Keshav Maharaj 2024 · South Africa v Sri LankaTests5/76
9Prabath Jayasuriya 2024 · South Africa v Sri LankaTests5/129
10Abass Gbla 2022 · Ghana v Sierra LeoneT20Is4/9
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1JR Philippe BBL 2021/22 · Sydney Sixers v Melbourne StarsBBL8347b
2LM Reece BPL 2017 · Rajshahi Royals v Chattogram ChallengersBPL8056b
3Danushka Gunathilaka LPL 2020 · Dambulla Viiking v Galle GladiatorsLPL7852b
4Upul Tharanga LPL 2020 · Dambulla Viiking v Galle GladiatorsLPL7754b
5MC Henriques BBL 2021/22 · Sydney Sixers v Melbourne StarsBBL7638b
6SR Patel BPL 2017 · Rajshahi Royals v Chattogram ChallengersBPL6226b
7Niroshan Dickwella LPL 2020 · Dambulla Viiking v Galle GladiatorsLPL6037b
8Azam Khan LPL 2020 · Dambulla Viiking v Galle GladiatorsLPL5524b
9Alex Hales ILT20 2025 · ADKR v DVILT5337b
10Shimron Hetmyer ILT20 2025 · ADKR v DVILT4825b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 5 DECEMBER
34 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2025Zamb v RWNT20IsRwanda won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
2025NGA v SLET20IsNigeria won by 36 runs
2025CRT v ESPT20IsSpain won by 8 wickets (with 71 balls remaining)
2024Zimbabwe v PakistanT20IsZimbabwe won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
2024Nigeria v BotswanaT20IsNigeria won by 29 runs
2024Uganda v RwandaT20IsUganda won by 112 runs (DLS method)
2022Scotland v NamibiaODIsNamibia won by 3 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
2022Mozambique v TanzaniaT20IsTanzania won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
2022Sierra Leone v EswatiniT20IsSierra Leone won by 4 runs
2022Cameroon v NigeriaT20IsNigeria won by 17 runs (DLS method)
2022Ghana v Sierra LeoneT20IsSierra Leone won by 18 runs (DLS method)
2021Namibia v United Arab EmiratesODIsMatch postponed
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 5 DECEMBER
9 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
ILT20 2025ADKR v DVILTVipers won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
WBBL 2025/26SS-W v MR-WWBBL130/9 (20.0 ov) v 134/4 (16.2 ov)
BBL 2021/22Sydney Sixers v Melbourne StarsBBL213/4 (20.0 ov) v 61/10 (11.1 ov)
LPL 2020Dambulla Viiking v Galle GladiatorsLPLViiking won by 9 runs
LPL 2020Kandy Tuskers v Colombo KingsLPLKings won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
BPL 2017Comilla Victorians v Khulna TigersBPL160/7 (20.0 ov) v 174/6 (20.0 ov)
BPL 2017Rajshahi Royals v Chattogram ChallengersBPL149/9 (20.0 ov) v 194/2 (20.0 ov)
WBBL 2015/16MS-W v BH-WWBBL147/4 (20.0 ov) v 137/7 (20.0 ov)
WBBL 2015/16MS-W v BH-WWBBL156/7 (20.0 ov) v 136/10 (19.4 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches