ON THIS DAY · 31 JULY

Cricket Records Set on 31 July

DATE
31 JULYRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Graeme Smith 2003 · England v South AfricaTests259370b
2Virender Sehwag 2008 · Sri Lanka v IndiaTests201231b
3John Edrich 1975 · England v AustraliaTests175420b
4Andrew Flintoff 2003 · England v South AfricaTests142146b
5Virat Kohli 2012 · Sri Lanka v IndiaODIs128119b
6Yashasvi Jaiswal 2025 · England v IndiaTests118164b
7Harry Brook 2025 · England v IndiaTests11198b
8Gary Kirsten 2003 · England v South AfricaTests108244b
9Joe Root 2025 · England v IndiaTests105152b
10Mark Chapman 2022 · Scotland v New ZealandODIs10175b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Harbhajan Singh 2008 · Sri Lanka v IndiaTests6/102
2Ajantha Mendis 2008 · Sri Lanka v IndiaTests6/117
3Sudesh Wickramasekara 2022 · Bulgaria v Czech RepublicT20Is5/15
4Mosaddek Hossain 2022 · Zimbabwe v BangladeshT20Is5/20
5Jai Sinh 2022 · Luxembourg v SwitzerlandT20Is5/23
6Tabraiz Shamsi 2022 · South Africa v EnglandT20Is5/24
7Angus Atkinson 2025 · England v IndiaTests5/33
8Makhaya Ntini 2003 · England v South AfricaTests5/75
9Mohammed Siraj 2025 · England v IndiaTests5/104
10Joshua Tongue 2025 · England v IndiaTests5/125
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1Murali Vijay TNPL 2019 · Ruby Trichy Warriors v Siechem Madurai PanthersTNPL7866b
2S Karthik TNPL 2018 · Chepauk Super Gillies v VB Kanchi VeeransTNPL7644b
3Finn Allen Hundred Men 2026 · Super Giants v RocketsHUNDRED7235b
4ADS Fletcher CPL 2016 · Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia ZouksCPL7054b
5Sai Sudharsan TNPL 2022 · Lyca Kovai Kings v Chepauk Super GilliesTNPL6542b
6J Charles CPL 2016 · Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia ZouksCPL6435b
7LMP Simmons CPL 2016 · St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight RidersCPL6040b
8CH Gayle CPL 2014 · Jamaica Tallawahs v Antigua HawksbillsCPL5936b
9Babar Azam LPL 2023 · Colombo Strikers v B-Love KandyLPL5952b
10Sophia Dunkley Hundred Women 2026 · Rockets v Super GiantsHUNDRED5733b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 31 JULY
28 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2026Bahrain v KenyaT20IsBahrain won by 15 runs
2025England v IndiaTestsIndia won by 6 runs
2023Bhutan v ThailandT20IsThailand won by 8 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
2023China v MyanmarT20IsChina won by 5 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
2022Zimbabwe v BangladeshT20IsBangladesh won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
2022Bulgaria v Czech RepublicT20IsCzech Rep. won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
2022Guernsey v FranceT20IsGuernsey won by 56 runs
2022Luxembourg v SwitzerlandT20IsLuxembourg won by 7 runs
2022Norway v AustriaT20IsAustria won by 9 wickets (with 35 balls remaining) (DLS method)
2022Mozambique v EswatiniT20IsMozambique won by 94 runs
2022Mozambique v EswatiniT20IsMozambique won by 43 runs
2022South Africa v EnglandT20IsSouth Africa won by 90 runs
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 31 JULY
12 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
LPL 2023Colombo Strikers v B-Love KandyLPL157/6 (20.0 ov) v 130/8 (20.0 ov)
LPL 2023Galle Titans v Dambulla AuraLPL180/5 (20.0 ov) v 180/7 (20.0 ov)
TNPL 2022Lyca Kovai Kings v Chepauk Super GilliesTNPLNo result
TNPL 2021IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans v Lyca Kovai KingsTNPLTiruppur won by 2 runs
TNPL 2019Ruby Trichy Warriors v Siechem Madurai PanthersTNPLMatch tied (Panthers won the one-over eliminator)
TNPL 2018Chepauk Super Gillies v VB Kanchi VeeransTNPLGillies won by 13 runs
TNPL 2017Lyca Kovai Kings v Dindigul DragonsTNPLMatch abandoned without a ball bowled
CPL 2016Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia ZouksCPL177/6 (20.0 ov) v 194/3 (20.0 ov)
CPL 2016St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight RidersCPL137/6 (20.0 ov) v 138/2 (17.0 ov)
CPL 2014St Lucia Zouks v Barbados TridentsCPL167/7 (20.0 ov) v 168/7 (19.4 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches