Cricket Records Set on 13 January

The standout innings belongs to Virender Sehwag, whose 254 off 247 for India against Pakistan in 2006 tops every score listed for 13 January. That same match also produced Younis Khan's 199 off 336 and Mohammad Yousuf's 173 off 199 for Pakistan, making it the most productive fixture on the date. The 1985 Test between India and England added further weight to the batting ledger, with Mike Gatting's 207 off 309 and Graeme Fowler's 201 off 409 both passing 200. Gundappa Viswanath's 222 off 374 for India against England in 1982 rounds out the double-centuries recorded on this date.

Bowling performances on 13 January are led by Matthew Hoggard's 7/61 in 18.30 overs for England against South Africa in 2005, the best figures on record for the date. Lungi Ngidi's 6/39 in 12.20 overs for South Africa against India in 2018 is the next best, followed by Neil Foster's 6/104 in 23.00 overs during the 1985 India-England Test, a match in which he also took 5/59 in the same fixture. Haseeb Ahsan's 6/202 in 84.00 overs for Pakistan against India in 1961 shows how workload and figures varied across eras.

In franchise cricket, the 2024 SA20 meeting of Joburg Super Kings and MI Cape Town stands out, producing both Rassie van der Dussen's 104 off 50 and Ryan Rickelton's 98 off 49 in the same innings. CT Bancroft's 87 off 61 for Perth Scorchers in the BBL 2018 and Shoaib Malik's 80 off 50 for Khulna Tigers in BPL 2020 also feature among the higher totals. Compared with the Test-match innings from 1982, 1985 and 2006, these T20 knocks highlight how the format compresses similar run totals into far fewer deliveries.