ON THIS DAY · 6 JANUARY

Cricket Records Set on 6 January

DATE
6 JANUARYRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Vinoo Mankad 1956 · India v New ZealandTests231
2Sir Garry Sobers 1960 · West Indies v EnglandTests226
3Frank Worrell 1960 · West Indies v EnglandTests197
4Pankaj Roy 1956 · India v New ZealandTests173
5Derek Randall 1979 · Australia v EnglandTests150498b
6Virat Kohli 2015 · Australia v IndiaTests147230b
7Ted Dexter 1960 · West Indies v EnglandTests136
8Ken Barrington 1960 · West Indies v EnglandTests128
9Desmond Haynes 1985 · Australia v West IndiesODIs123130b
10Mushtaq Mohammad 1973 · Australia v PakistanTests121276b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Max Walker 1973 · Australia v PakistanTests6/15
2Enamul Haque jnr 2005 · Bangladesh v ZimbabweTests6/45
3Saeed Ajmal 2013 · India v PakistanODIs5/24
4Alan Hurst 1979 · Australia v EnglandTests5/28
5Chaminda Vaas 2006 · New Zealand v Sri LankaODIs5/39
6Elton Chigumbura 2005 · Bangladesh v ZimbabweTests5/54
7Greg Chappell 1973 · Australia v PakistanTests5/61
8Mohammad Rafique 2005 · Bangladesh v ZimbabweTests5/65
9Subhash Gupte 1956 · India v New ZealandTests5/72
10Mohammed Shami 2015 · Australia v IndiaTests5/112
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1BR Dunk BBL 2016 · Adelaide Strikers v Hobart HurricanesBBL7949b
2James Vince BBL 2023/24 · Melbourne Stars v Sydney SixersBBL7957b
3ML Hayden BBL 2011 · Brisbane Heat v Hobart HurricanesBBL7651b
4RR Rossouw BPL 2019 · Khulna Tigers v Rangpur RangersBPL7652b
5JL Denly BBL 2018 · Adelaide Strikers v Sydney SixersBBL7660b
6TR Birt BBL 2011 · Brisbane Heat v Hobart HurricanesBBL7436b
7Max Bryant BBL 2024/25 · Sydney Thunder v Brisbane HeatBBL7235b
8OA Shah BBL 2011 · Brisbane Heat v Hobart HurricanesBBL6944b
9BJ Webster BBL 2016 · Adelaide Strikers v Hobart HurricanesBBL6743b
10AJ Finch BBL 2012 · Melbourne Stars v Melbourne RenegadesBBL6747b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 6 JANUARY
16 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2024Sri Lanka v ZimbabweODIsNo result
2020United Arab Emirates v NamibiaODIsU.A.E. won by 8 runs
2018New Zealand v PakistanODIsNew Zealand won by 61 runs (D/L method)
2017New Zealand v BangladeshT20IsNew Zealand won by 47 runs
2016Afghanistan v ZimbabweODIsAfghanistan won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
2015Australia v IndiaTestsMatch drawn
2013India v PakistanODIsIndia won by 10 runs
2007New Zealand v Sri LankaODIsSri Lanka won by 189 runs
2006New Zealand v Sri LankaODIsNew Zealand won by 21 runs
2005Bangladesh v ZimbabweTestsBangladesh won by 226 runs
2000New Zealand v West IndiesODIsNew Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 76 balls remaining)
1985Australia v West IndiesODIsWest Indies won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 6 JANUARY
21 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
BBL 2025/26Adelaide Strikers v Sydney ThunderBBLStrikers won by 6 runs
SA20 2026MI Cape Town v Joburg Super KingsSA20MI Cape Town won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) (DLS method)
BBL 2024/25Sydney Thunder v Brisbane HeatBBL173/8 (20.0 ov) v 174/5 (18.5 ov)
BBL 2023/24Melbourne Stars v Sydney SixersBBL156/4 (20.0 ov) v 160/3 (18.1 ov)
BBL 2022/23Melbourne Stars v Sydney SixersBBL173/5 (20.0 ov) v 176/4 (19.5 ov)
BBL 2021/22Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane HeatBBL129/5 (15.0 ov) v 128/6 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2021/22Perth Scorchers v Sydney ThunderBBL133/9 (18.0 ov) v 137/4 (17.0 ov)
BBL 2020/21Perth Scorchers v Sydney SixersBBL183/4 (20.0 ov) v 97/10 (16.4 ov)
BBL 2019Sydney Thunder v Brisbane HeatBBL60/4 (5.0 ov) v 119/4 (8.0 ov)
WBBL 2018/19ST-W v MS-WWBBL122/6 (20.0 ov) v 117/9 (20.0 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches