ON THIS DAY · 31 JANUARY

Cricket Records Set on 31 January

DATE
31 JANUARYRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Martin Crowe 1991 · New Zealand v Sri LankaTests299523b
2Aravinda de Silva 1991 · New Zealand v Sri LankaTests267380b
3Grant Flower 1995 · Zimbabwe v PakistanTests201523b
4Kusal Mendis 2018 · Bangladesh v Sri LankaTests196327b
5Andrew Jones 1991 · New Zealand v Sri LankaTests186454b
6Mominul Haque 2018 · Bangladesh v Sri LankaTests176214b
7Dhananjaya de Silva 2018 · Bangladesh v Sri LankaTests173229b
8Andy Flower 1995 · Zimbabwe v PakistanTests156245b
9Rashid Latif 2002 · Pakistan v West IndiesTests150234b
10Denis Compton 1947 · Australia v EnglandTests147350b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Heath Streak 1995 · Zimbabwe v PakistanTests6/90
2Trent Boult 2019 · New Zealand v IndiaODIs5/21
3Shoaib Akhtar 2002 · Pakistan v West IndiesTests5/24
4Muttiah Muralitharan 2001 · New Zealand v Sri LankaODIs5/30
5Gary Gilmour 1976 · Australia v West IndiesTests5/34
6Arshdeep Singh 2026 · India v New ZealandT20Is5/51
7Ashley Giles 2002 · India v EnglandODIs5/57
8Dennis Lillee 1976 · Australia v West IndiesTests5/63
9Danny Morrison 1991 · New Zealand v Sri LankaTests5/153
10Abdul Razzaq 2002 · Pakistan v West IndiesTests4/25
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1MS Wade BBL 2018 · Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide StrikersBBL8854b
2J Weatherald BBL 2018 · Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide StrikersBBL8242b
3SD Heazlett BBL 2020/21 · Brisbane Heat v Sydney ThunderBBL7449b
4AT Carey BBL 2018 · Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide StrikersBBL5435b
5Shamsur Rahman BPL 2013 · Sylhet Royals v Rangpur RangersBPL5246b
6BRM Taylor BPL 2013 · Barisal Burners v Chittagong KingsBPL5142b
7Mahmudullah BPL 2013 · Barisal Burners v Chittagong KingsBPL4524b
8Nazmul Hossain Milon BPL 2013 · Sylhet Royals v Rangpur RangersBPL4529b
9JJ Peirson BBL 2020/21 · Brisbane Heat v Sydney ThunderBBL4324b
10Sabbir Rahman BPL 2013 · Barisal Burners v Chittagong KingsBPL4027b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 31 JANUARY
40 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2026India v New ZealandT20IsIndia won by 46 runs
2026Pakistan v AustraliaT20IsPakistan won by 90 runs
2026Ireland v U.A.E.T20IsIreland won by 30 runs
2025India v EnglandT20IsIndia won by 15 runs
2020New Zealand v IndiaT20IsMatch tied (India won the one-over eliminator)
2019United Arab Emirates v NepalT20IsU.A.E. won by 21 runs
2019West Indies v EnglandTestsWest Indies won by 10 wickets
2019New Zealand v IndiaODIsNew Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 212 balls remaining)
2018Bangladesh v Sri LankaTestsMatch drawn
2016New Zealand v PakistanODIsNew Zealand won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (D/L method)
2016Hong Kong v ScotlandT20IsScotland won by 37 runs
2016Australia v IndiaT20IsIndia won by 7 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 31 JANUARY
8 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
ILT20 2024GG v MIEILT173/6 (20.0 ov) v 174/5 (19.1 ov)
ILT20 2023Desert Vipers v Sharjah WarriorsILTVipers won by 22 runs
Abu Dhabi T10 2020/21Pune Devils v Team Abu DhabiADT10Abu Dhabi won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
BBL 2020/21Brisbane Heat v Sydney ThunderBBL162/3 (19.1 ov) v 158/8 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2019Melbourne Stars v Sydney SixersBBL99/10 (18.0 ov) v 142/7 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2018Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide StrikersBBL169/7 (20.0 ov) v 170/3 (17.5 ov)
BPL 2013Sylhet Royals v Rangpur RangersBPL126/5 (19.3 ov) v 122/10 (19.3 ov)
BPL 2013Barisal Burners v Chittagong KingsBPL182/5 (20.0 ov) v 176/6 (20.0 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches