ON THIS DAY · 31 OCTOBER
Cricket Records Set on 31 October
◈RECORD OF THE DAYA look at the highest individual scores and best bowling figures recorded on 31 October across ODIs, T20Is and T20 leagues through the years.
Big Scores and Rare Five-Wicket Hauls on 31 October
BATTING PEAKS ACROSS FORMATS
The standout individual score on this date is MS Dhoni's 183 off 145 balls for India against Sri Lanka in 2005, an innings built on 15 fours and 10 sixes that overshadows even Kumar Sangakkara's 138 off 147 in the same match. Abdul Razzaq's 109 off 72 for Pakistan against South Africa in 2010 shows a much faster scoring rate, striking 10 sixes in a shorter innings. Sunil Gavaskar's 103 off 88 for India against New Zealand in 1987 and Colin Ingram's 100 off 119 for South Africa against Pakistan in 2010 round out the century-makers. Evin Lewis's 94 off 69 for West Indies against England in 2024 and Tanzid Tamim's 89 off 62 for Bangladesh against West Indies in 2025 reflect the faster pace of recent T20I cricket on the date.
BOWLING FIGURES STAY RARE
Bowling figures on 31 October are harder to find at the top end. Arshad Ayub's 5/21 in 9.00 overs for India against Pakistan in 1988 is the only five-wicket haul listed, taken from a longer ODI spell. Among T20Is, Waqar Ali's 4/13 in 4.00 overs and Taranjit Singh's 4/15 in 4.00 overs, both for Cyprus against Serbia in 2025, show tight modern figures inside the format's short overs. Johan Botha's 4/19 in 10.00 overs for South Africa against Kenya in 2008 and Faheem Ashraf's 4/23 in 3.20 overs for Pakistan against South Africa in 2025 add further wicket-taking depth from both ODIs and T20Is.
T20 LEAGUES FAVOUR BATTING
T20 league cricket on this date leans toward batting. Heather Knight's 83 off 39 for ST-W against AS-W in WBBL 2020/21 is the biggest score among league innings, ahead of Harmanpreet Kaur's 73 off 46 for AS-W against MR-W in WBBL 2021/22. Ishan Kishan's 72 off 47 for Delhi Capitals against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020 shows the same pattern in the men's game. Dane van Niekerk's 62 off 47 and Ellyse Perry's 59 off 48, both in WBBL fixtures, confirm that attacking batting rather than bowling has defined 31 October across T20 leagues.
WRITTEN BY AI FROM CRICSTATS MATCH DATA · 31 OCT 2026
1MS Dhoni 2005 · India v Sri LankaODIs183145b T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES1Heather Knight WBBL 2020/21 · ST-W v AS-WWBBL8339b
2Harmanpreet Kaur WBBL 2021/22 · AS-W v MR-WWBBL7346b
3Ishan Kishan IPL 2020 · Delhi Capitals v Mumbai IndiansIPL7247b
4Dane van Niekerk WBBL 2021/22 · AS-W v MR-WWBBL6247b
5Ellyse Perry WBBL 2023/24 · PS-W v SS-WWBBL5948b
6Smriti Mandhana WBBL 2021/22 · ST-W v HH-WWBBL5050b
7Laura Wolvaardt WBBL 2021/22 · AS-W v MR-WWBBL4735b
8Tahlia McGrath WBBL 2020/21 · ST-W v AS-WWBBL4637b
9Mignon du Preez WBBL 2021/22 · ST-W v HH-WWBBL4139b
10Rachael Haynes WBBL 2020/21 · ST-W v AS-WWBBL3927b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 31 OCTOBER
33 PLAYED| Year | Match | Format | Result |
|---|
| 2026 | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | ODIs | Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) |
| 2025 | Australia v India | T20Is | Australia won by 4 wickets (with 40 balls remaining) |
| 2025 | Zimbabwe v Afghanistan | T20Is | Afghanistan won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) |
| 2025 | Pakistan v South Africa | T20Is | Pakistan won by 9 wickets (with 41 balls remaining) |
| 2025 | Bangladesh v West Indies | T20Is | West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) |
| 2025 | Cyprus v Serbia | T20Is | Cyprus won by 88 runs |
| 2025 | Cyprus v Serbia | T20Is | Cyprus won by 41 runs |
| 2025 | Brazil v Panama | T20Is | No result |
| 2024 | West Indies v England | ODIs | West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 55 balls remaining) (DLS method) |
| 2023 | Bangladesh v Pakistan | ODIs | Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 105 balls remaining) |
| 2023 | Oman v Singapore | T20Is | Oman won by 22 runs |
| 2023 | Bahrain v Hong Kong | T20Is | Bahrain won by 20 runs |
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 31 OCTOBER
8 PLAYED| Season | Match | League | Result |
|---|
| WBBL 2024/25 | ST-W v HH-W | WBBL | Thunder won by 33 runs |
| WBBL 2023/24 | PS-W v SS-W | WBBL | Scorchers won by 36 runs |
| WBBL 2021/22 | ST-W v HH-W | WBBL | Thunder won by 37 runs |
| WBBL 2021/22 | AS-W v MR-W | WBBL | Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) |
| WBBL 2020/21 | ST-W v AS-W | WBBL | Thunder won by 58 runs |
| WBBL 2020/21 | MR-W v PS-W | WBBL | Scorchers won by 18 runs (D/L method) |
| IPL 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad | IPL | 120/7 (20.0 ov) v 121/5 (14.1 ov) |
| IPL 2020 | Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians | IPL | 110/9 (20.0 ov) v 111/1 (14.1 ov) |