ON THIS DAY · 7 JANUARY

Cricket Records Set on 7 January

DATE
7 JANUARYRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Marvan Atapattu 1998 · Sri Lanka v ZimbabweTests223448b
2Victor Trumper 1911 · Australia v South AfricaTests214247b
3Bob Barber 1966 · Australia v EnglandTests185255b
4Steven Smith 2021 · Australia v IndiaTests131226b
5Aubrey Faulkner 1911 · Australia v South AfricaTests115245b
6Suryakumar Yadav 2023 · India v Sri LankaT20Is11251b
7Billy Zulch 1911 · Australia v South AfricaTests105237b
8Tip Snooke 1911 · Australia v South AfricaTests103245b
9John Edrich 1966 · Australia v EnglandTests103245b
10MS Dhoni 2010 · Bangladesh v IndiaODIs101107b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Muttiah Muralitharan 1998 · Sri Lanka v ZimbabweTests7/94
2Neil Hawke 1966 · Australia v EnglandTests7/105
3Bill Whitty 1911 · Australia v South AfricaTests6/104
4David Brown 1966 · Australia v EnglandTests5/63
5Daniel Vettori 2009 · New Zealand v West IndiesODIs4/20
6Pat Cummins 2021 · Australia v IndiaTests4/29
7Bhagwath Chandrasekhar 1978 · Australia v IndiaTests4/30
8Alzarri Joseph 2020 · Ireland v West IndiesODIs4/32
9Fred Titmus 1966 · Australia v EnglandTests4/40
10David Allen 1966 · Australia v EnglandTests4/47
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1Shai Hope SA20 2026 · Durban's Super Giants v Pretoria CapitalsSA2011869b
2Jos Buttler SA20 2026 · Durban's Super Giants v Pretoria CapitalsSA209752b
3SB Harper BBL 2022/23 · Melbourne Renegades v Hobart HurricanesBBL8948b
4BA Stokes BBL 2014 · Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne RenegadesBBL7737b
5CT Bancroft BBL 2022/23 · Perth Scorchers v Brisbane HeatBBL7648b
6KP Pietersen BBL 2016 · Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne StarsBBL7346b
7Will Sutherland BBL 2024/25 · Perth Scorchers v Melbourne RenegadesBBL7045b
8GJ Bailey BBL 2018 · Melbourne Renegades v Hobart HurricanesBBL7053b
9A Agar BBL 2015 · Sydney Thunder v Perth ScorchersBBL6834b
10Imrul Kayes BPL 2020 · Chattogram Challengers v Rajshahi RoyalsBPL6741b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 7 JANUARY
22 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2026Sri Lanka v PakistanT20IsPakistan won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
2023India v Sri LankaT20IsIndia won by 91 runs
2021Australia v IndiaTestsMatch drawn
2020Ireland v West IndiesODIsWest Indies won by 5 wickets (with 100 balls remaining)
2020Sri Lanka v IndiaT20IsIndia won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
2016New Zealand v Sri LankaT20IsNew Zealand won by 3 runs
2011New Zealand v PakistanTestsPakistan won by 10 wickets
2010Bangladesh v IndiaODIsIndia won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
2009New Zealand v West IndiesODIsNew Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 177 balls remaining)
2004New Zealand v PakistanODIsPakistan won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
2001New Zealand v ZimbabweODIsZimbabwe won by 1 wicket (with 8 balls remaining)
1998Sri Lanka v ZimbabweTestsSri Lanka won by 8 wickets
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 7 JANUARY
22 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
BBL 2025/26Perth Scorchers v Melbourne RenegadesBBLRenegades won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
SA20 2026Durban's Super Giants v Pretoria CapitalsSA20Capitals won by 15 runs
BBL 2024/25Perth Scorchers v Melbourne RenegadesBBL147/8 (20.0 ov) v 150/6 (19.4 ov)
BBL 2023/24Brisbane Heat v Hobart HurricanesBBL132/7 (20.0 ov) v 116/9 (16.0 ov)
BBL 2022/23Melbourne Renegades v Hobart HurricanesBBL164/4 (18.1 ov) v 162/8 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2022/23Perth Scorchers v Brisbane HeatBBL173/3 (16.3 ov) v 171/9 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2020/21Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney ThunderBBL128/8 (20.0 ov) v 167/5 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2020/21Brisbane Heat v Melbourne StarsBBL115/3 (10.0 ov) v 111/5 (10.0 ov)
BPL 2020Cumilla Warriors v Sylhet ThunderBPL142/5 (19.1 ov) v 141/5 (20.0 ov)
BPL 2020Chattogram Challengers v Rajshahi RoyalsBPL170/3 (18.3 ov) v 166/8 (20.0 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches