Cricket World Records

Brian Lara scored 400 not out against England in 2004, which remains the highest individual score in Test cricket.

Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka is the only bowler to reach the 800-wicket milestone in Test match cricket.

England set the record of 498/4 against the Netherlands in 2022.

AB de Villiers scored a century off just 31 balls against the West Indies in 2015.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the world record with 100 international centuries.

Anil Kumble took 10/74 against Pakistan in Delhi in 1999, becoming only the second bowler to achieve this feat.

Rohit Sharma scored 264 runs against Sri Lanka in 2014, the highest individual score in ODI history.

New Zealand was bowled out for 26 runs against England in 1955.

Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches by a non-wicketkeeper in Test cricket with 210 catches.

Jayawardene and Sangakkara shared a 624-run partnership against South Africa in 2006.

Sunil Gavaskar became the first player to reach the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket in 1987.

Mitchell Starc took 27 wickets in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Mark Boucher (South Africa) holds the record with 555 dismissals in Test cricket.

Chaminda Vaas took 8/19 against Zimbabwe in 2001.

Australia won their first World Cup title in 1987 under the captaincy of Allan Border.

Chris Gayle holds the record for the most sixes across all international formats (553 sixes).

Graeme Smith captained South Africa in 109 Test matches, a world record.

Hanif Mohammad batted for 970 minutes (over 16 hours) against West Indies in 1958.

Australia has won the most ICC Cricket World Cup titles (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023).

Sachin Tendulkar was the first, followed by Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma (who has three), and others.

Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record with a combined tally of 1,347 international wickets.

Sachin Tendulkar is the first and only player to score over 15,000 runs in Test cricket.

Mohammad Yousuf scored 1,788 runs in Test cricket in the year 2006.

Aaron Finch scored 172 runs against Zimbabwe in 2018, which remains the highest individual T20I score.

MS Dhoni holds the record for the most stumpings in international cricket, totaling 195.

Brian Lara scored 400 not out against England at St John's in 2004.

Maurice Allom of England is the only player to take a hat-trick on his Test debut, against New Zealand in 1930.

Stephen Fleming of New Zealand holds the record for captaining the most ODI matches (218).

Mick Lewis (Australia) conceded 113 runs in 10 overs against South Africa in 2006.

Virender Sehwag is one of the few to score two triple centuries (319 and 309), joining Lara, Bradman, and Gayle who each have one.

Dilshan and Tharanga hold the record for the most runs by a partnership in a single World Cup edition (2011).

Lord's Cricket Ground in London has hosted more Test matches than any other venue in the world.

Javed Miandad holds the record for nine consecutive half-centuries in ODI cricket.

Anil Kumble became only the second bowler in history to take all 10 wickets in a Test innings, achieving the feat at Feroz Shah Kotla.

West Indies chased down 418 runs against Australia in 2003, the highest successful fourth-innings chase in Tests.

Sachin Tendulkar became the first and remains the only player to feature in 200 Test matches.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Man of the Match awards across all international formats (76).

Jason Gillespie scored 201 not out as a nightwatchman against Bangladesh in 2006.

Glenn McGrath holds the record for the most wickets taken in ICC World Cup history (71).

Brendon McCullum scored a century off just 54 balls against Australia in 2016.

Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record with 67 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.

Billy Murdoch scored 211 for Australia against England at The Oval in 1884, becoming the first player to reach a Test double century.

Charlie Macartney scored 309 runs in a single day for Australia against Nottinghamshire in 1921.

Michael Bevan holds the record for the most not-outs in ODI history with 67.

Rohit Sharma is the only player to score three double centuries in ODIs (264, 209, and 208*).

England defeated Australia by 675 runs in the 1928 Brisbane Test, which remains the record for the largest margin of victory by runs.

David Warner scored a 24-ball fifty against India in Perth in 2012.

Rohit Sharma holds the record for the most centuries in ODI World Cup history with 7.

Sir Richard Hadlee became the first bowler to reach 400 Test wickets in 1990.

Sharjah Cricket Stadium holds the world record for hosting the highest number of ODIs.

Brian Lara scored 400 not out against England in 2004, which remains the highest individual Test score.

Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) retired with exactly 800 Test wickets, the highest tally in Test history.

Anil Kumble achieved the 'perfect ten' against Pakistan at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi in 1999.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record with 100 international centuries (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs).

Sachin Tendulkar became the first male cricketer to score an ODI double century against South Africa in 2010.

Australia holds the record for 16 consecutive Test match victories, achieved on two separate occasions.

Sri Lanka scored 952/6 declared against India at R. Premadasa Stadium in 1997.

James Anderson (England) holds the record for the most Test match appearances by any cricketer.

AB de Villiers scored a century off 31 balls against the West Indies in 2015.

Mark Boucher (South Africa) holds the record with 998 international dismissals.

Rohit Sharma holds the world record for the highest individual ODI score of 264, achieved against Sri Lanka in 2014.

Courtney Walsh was the first bowler in history to reach the 500-wicket milestone in Test cricket.

The West Indies won the inaugural Cricket World Cup in 1975 by defeating Australia in the final.

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara scored 624 runs for the 3rd wicket against South Africa in 2006.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup, a record for a single tournament.

Lord's Cricket Ground in London is famously referred to as the 'Home of Cricket'.

Rohit Sharma holds the record for the most sixes in international cricket, surpassing Chris Gayle.

The first Test match was played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1877.

Brian Lara reached 10,000 Test runs in 195 innings, sharing the record with Kumar Sangakkara and Younis Khan.

MS Dhoni is the only captain to lead his country to victory in the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy.

Jim Laker achieved this historic feat for England against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956.

Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) scored 1,788 runs in 11 Test matches during the year 2006.

New Zealand holds the record for the lowest score in Test history, being bowled out for 26 runs against England in 1955.

Mitchell Starc (Australia) took 27 wickets in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, the highest in a single edition.

Sachin Tendulkar is the only cricketer to have played 200 Test matches in his international career.

Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches (210) by a non-wicketkeeper in Test cricket.

Sahil Chauhan (Estonia) holds the record for the fastest T20I century, achieved in just 27 balls against Cyprus in 2024.

Chaminda Vaas achieved the best ODI figures of 8/19 against Zimbabwe in 2001.

Aaron Finch (Australia) scored 172 runs off 76 balls against Zimbabwe in 2018.

Australia has won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup a record 6 times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023).

Virender Sehwag scored 309 against Pakistan (2004) and 319 against South Africa (2008), the only player with two Test triple tons.

Brian Lara, George Bailey, Keshav Maharaj, and Jasprit Bumrah all share the record for 28 runs in a single Test over.

Sir Jack Hobbs holds the world record for the most first-class runs (61,760).

Rohit Sharma holds the record for the most centuries (7) in ICC Cricket World Cup history.

Tim Southee holds the record for the highest number of wickets in T20 Internationals.

The first Test match (Australia vs England) was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1877.

John Campbell and Shai Hope (West Indies) put on a partnership of 365 runs for the first wicket against Ireland in 2019.

Graeme Smith (South Africa) captained his side in a record 109 Test matches.

Muttiah Muralitharan took 90 wickets in Test matches in the year 2006.

Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for the most five-wicket hauls (67) in Test cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar is the only cricketer to have accumulated 100 centuries in international cricket (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs).

Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai scored 162 not out against Ireland in 2019, which is one of the highest individual scores in T20I history.

Brian Lara scored 375 runs in 1994, breaking Sir Garfield Sobers' long-standing record of 365 not out.

Mitchell Starc holds the record for the most wickets in a single World Cup tournament, taking 27 wickets in the 2019 edition.

Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for the most five-wicket hauls (67) in Test cricket history.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first player to surpass 14,000 runs in Test cricket and remains the highest run-scorer in the format.

The West Indies holds the record for the highest successful run chase in Test cricket, scoring 418/7 against Australia in 2003.

Brendon McCullum scored a century off just 54 balls against Australia in his final Test match in 2016.

MS Dhoni holds the world record for the highest number of stumpings in international cricket across all formats.

Dennis Amiss of England scored the first-ever century in World Cup history (137 vs India) in the inaugural 1975 tournament.