Cricket Records Set on 24 October

The 1984 Test between Pakistan and India produced two of the largest innings recorded on this date, Qasim Umar's 210 off 442 balls and Mudassar Nazar's 199 off 408, both inside the same match, with Ravi Shastri's 139 and Sandeep Patil's 127 adding further substance. Two decades earlier, Billy Ibadulla's 166 and Bob Simpson's 153 had featured in the 1964 Pakistan v Australia Test. One-day cricket shows a different pace: Quinton de Kock's 174 off 140 balls for South Africa against Bangladesh in 2023 included 7 sixes, while Virat Kohli's 157 off 129 in 2018 and Merwe Erasmus's 156 off 125 for Namibia in 2026 point to the format's quicker scoring.

Mitchell Santner's 7/53 and Washington Sundar's 7/59, both taken in the same 2024 Test between New Zealand and India, stand as the leading figures on this date. Mohammad Nazir's 7/99 for Pakistan against New Zealand in 1969 remains the only other seven-wicket haul listed. Wasim Akram appears twice, with 6/48 against Zimbabwe in 1996 and 6/91 against West Indies in 1986, either side of Abdul Qadir's 6/16 in the same 1986 series. Graham McKenzie's 6/69 in 1964 and Shaun Pollock's 6/78 in 2003 complete the Test-era list, while Peter Aho's 6/5 in 3.40 overs for Nigeria against Sierra Leone in 2021 is the standout figure in T20 Internationals.

Franchise cricket adds its own layer, with RD Gaikwad's 65 off 51 and Virat Kohli's 50 off 43 both arriving in the same Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings fixture at the 2020 IPL, and Laura Wolvaardt's 54 off 30 in the 2021/22 WBBL season among the quickest innings listed. Set against the double century and twin seven-wicket haul produced in Test cricket, 24 October carries entries for both disciplines rather than favouring one outright, with matches recorded from the 1964 Pakistan v Australia Test to the 2026 fixtures involving Namibia, Ireland and India.