Cricket Records Set on 25 October

The highest individual scores on 25 October span nearly a quarter of a century of cricket. Gary Kirsten's 160 off 227 balls for South Africa against Bangladesh in 2002 remains the longest innings on the list, with team-mate Jacques Kallis adding 139 off 228 in the same Test. Faf du Plessis made 133 off 115 for South Africa against India in 2015, while AB de Villiers reached 119 from just 61 balls in the same match, a far faster rate than either Kirsten or Kallis managed. Nicky Boje's 129 off 114 for South Africa against New Zealand in 2000 and Rohit Sharma's 121 off 125 for India against Australia in 2025 show the format's range, and Glenn Maxwell's 106 off only 44 balls for Australia against Netherlands in 2023 is the quickest hundred among them.

Bowling performances on this date are dominated by one Test match. Taijul Islam took 8/39 in 16.50 overs for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in 2014, with Shakib Al Hasan adding 6/59 in 24.50 overs in the same innings. Aaqib Javed's 7/37 in 10.00 overs for Pakistan against India in 1991 is the best figures recorded in ODIs on 25 October, from an era when ten-over spells were standard. In the shortest format, Afghanistan supplied both leading figures against Scotland in 2021: Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 5/20 in four overs and Rashid Khan followed with 4/9 in 2.20 overs. Jacques Kallis also took 5/21 for South Africa against Bangladesh in 2002, in the same Test as Gary Kirsten's 160.

Franchise cricket on 25 October has produced rapid scoring too. BA Stokes made 107 off 60 for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020, with HH Pandya contributing 60 off 21 and SV Samson 54 off 31 in the same innings. In the same IPL season, Mandeep Singh scored 66 off 56 for Kolkata Knight Riders against Kings XI Punjab. The Women's Big Bash League list includes Naomi Stalenberg's 54 off 29, Grace Harris's 53 off 37 and Beth Mooney's 52 off 33, all shorter innings than the men's totals but struck at a similarly fast rate.