Cricket Records
Historic milestones, all-time bests and landmark performances across formats.
All-Time Test Record — Runs
Sachin Tendulkar — Most Test Runs Ever
15,921
career runs
Most Runs — Test Career
All-time
PlayerRunsAvg100s
1
S. Tendulkar
200 Tests · 1989–2013
2
R. Ponting
168 Tests · 1995–2012
3
J. Kallis
166 Tests · 1995–2013
4
R. Dravid
164 Tests · 1996–2012
5
J. Root
149 Tests · 2012–present
6
K. Sangakkara
134 Tests · 2000–2015
7
A. Border
156 Tests · 1978–1994
8
S. Waugh
168 Tests · 1985–2004
9
S. Gavaskar
125 Tests · 1971–1987
10
M. Labuschagne
84 Tests · 2018–present
Highest Individual Scores — Test
All-time
PlayerScorevsYear
1
B. Lara
Antigua Recreation Ground
2
M. Jayawardene
SSC, Colombo
3
G. Sobers
Sabina Park, Kingston
4
D. Bradman
Headingley, Leeds
5
Hanif Mohammad
Kensington Oval, Barbados
6
W. Hammond
Eden Park, Auckland
7
B. Lara
Kensington Oval, Barbados
8
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Lahore
Highest Batting Average — Test (min. 20 innings)
All-time
PlayerAvgRuns100s
1
D. Bradman
52 Tests · 1928–1948
2
K. Barrington
82 Tests · 1955–1968
3
S. Smith
109 Tests · 2010–present
4
K. Sangakkara
134 Tests · 2000–2015
5
J. Kallis
166 Tests · 1995–2013
6
K. Williamson
106 Tests · 2010–present
7
M. Labuschagne
84 Tests · 2018–present
8
S. Tendulkar
200 Tests · 1989–2013
Most Centuries — Test Career
All-time
Player100s50sTests
1
S. Tendulkar
India · 1989–2013
2
J. Kallis
South Africa · 1995–2013
3
R. Ponting
Australia · 1995–2012
4
K. Sangakkara
Sri Lanka · 2000–2015
5
J. Root
England · 2012–present
6
R. Dravid
India · 1996–2012
7
S. Gavaskar
India · 1971–1987
8
S. Waugh
Australia · 1985–2004
All-Time Test Record — Wickets
M. Muralitharan — Most Test Wickets Ever
800
wickets
Most Wickets — Test Career
All-time
PlayerWktsAvg5W
1
M. Muralitharan
133 Tests · 1992–2010
2
S. Warne
145 Tests · 1992–2007
3
J. Anderson
188 Tests · 2003–present
4
A. Kumble
132 Tests · 1990–2008
5
S. Broad
167 Tests · 2007–2023
6
G. McGrath
124 Tests · 1993–2007
7
R. Ashwin
106 Tests · 2011–present
8
D. Steyn
93 Tests · 2004–2019
9
Wasim Akram
104 Tests · 1985–2002
10
C. Vaas
111 Tests · 1994–2009
Best Bowling Figures in an Innings — Test
All-time
PlayerFiguresvsYear
1
J. Laker
Old Trafford, Manchester
2
A. Kumble
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
3
G. Lohmann
Port Elizabeth
4
A. Mailey
Melbourne Cricket Ground
5
Abdul Qadir
Iqbal Stadium, Lahore
6
M. Muralitharan
SSC, Colombo
7
D. Underwood
Headingley, Leeds
8
P. Cummins
Gabba, Brisbane
Best Bowling Average — Test (min. 75 wickets)
All-time
PlayerAvgWktsSR
1
G. Lohmann
18 Tests · 1886–1896
2
S. Barnes
27 Tests · 1901–1914
3
J. Bumrah
42 Tests · 2018–present
4
G. McGrath
124 Tests · 1993–2007
5
M. Muralitharan
133 Tests · 1992–2010
6
D. Steyn
93 Tests · 2004–2019
7
Wasim Akram
104 Tests · 1985–2002
Most 5-Wicket Hauls — Test Career
All-time
Player5W10WWkts
1
M. Muralitharan
133 Tests · Sri Lanka
2
A. Kumble
132 Tests · India
3
R. Ashwin
106 Tests · India
4
S. Warne
145 Tests · Australia
5
J. Anderson
188 Tests · England
6
G. McGrath
124 Tests · Australia
7
D. Steyn
93 Tests · South Africa
Highest Team Total — Test Cricket
Sri Lanka vs India — SSC Colombo
952/6d
world record
Highest Team Totals — Test
All-time
TeamTotalvsYear
1
Sri Lanka
SSC, Colombo
2
England
The Oval, London
3
Australia
Sabina Park, Kingston
4
Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
5
India
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
6
Australia
Lord's, London
7
India
Wankhede, Mumbai
Lowest Team Totals — Test
All-time
TeamTotalvsYear
1
New Zealand
Basin Reserve, Wellington
2
South Africa
Port Elizabeth
3
South Africa
Edgbaston, Birmingham
4
Australia
Edgbaston, Birmingham
5
India
Lord's, London
6
England
Headingley, Leeds
7
South Africa
Auckland
Most Test Wins — Team All-Time
All-time
TeamWinsTestsWin%
1
Australia
5× WTC finalists
2
England
Most Tests played
3
South Africa
WTC 2023 finalists
4
India
WTC 2021 champions
5
Pakistan
6
New Zealand
World Record — Any Test Partnership
Jayawardene & Samaraweera vs Pakistan
624
runs
Highest Partnerships by Wicket — Test
World record per wicket
PlayersRunsWktYear
1st
Hanif Mohammad & Imtiaz Ahmed
Pakistan vs India · Bahawalpur
2nd
Jayawardene & Samaraweera
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan · Karachi
3rd
D. Bradman & W. Ponsford
Australia vs England · The Oval
4th
Mudassar Nazar & Javed Miandad
Pakistan vs India · Hyderabad
5th
J. Kallis & M. Boucher
South Africa vs West Indies
6th
D. Bradman & J. Fingleton
Australia vs England · Melbourne
7th
Player Names
Team vs Team · Venue
8th
T. Samaraweera & T. Thushara
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan · Karachi
9th
R. Pant & U. Yadav
India vs South Africa · Ranchi
10th
R. Benaud & A. Davidson
Australia vs West Indies · Brisbane
Overall Highest Test Partnerships (Any Wicket)
All-time top 8
PlayersRunsWktYear
1
Jayawardene & Samaraweera
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan · Karachi
2
Hanif & Imtiaz
Pakistan vs India · Bahawalpur
3
Bradman & Ponsford
Australia vs England · The Oval
4
Bradman & Fingleton
Australia vs England · Melbourne
5
Kallis & Boucher
South Africa vs West Indies
6
Mudassar & Javed Miandad
Pakistan vs India · Hyderabad
All-Time ODI Record — Runs
S. Tendulkar — Most ODI Runs Ever
18,426
career runs
Most Runs — ODI Career
All-time
PlayerRunsAvg100s
1
S. Tendulkar
463 ODIs · 1989–2012
2
K. Sangakkara
404 ODIs · 2000–2015
3
V. Kohli
292 ODIs · 2008–present
4
R. Ponting
375 ODIs · 1995–2012
5
S. Ganguly
311 ODIs · 1992–2007
6
Inzamam-ul-Haq
378 ODIs · 1991–2007
7
T. Dilshan
330 ODIs · 1999–2016
8
R. Sharma
243 ODIs · 2007–present
Highest Individual Scores — ODI
All-time
PlayerScorevsYear
1
R. Sharma
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2
V. Sehwag
Holkar Stadium, Indore
3
M. Guptill
Wellington Regional Stadium
4
S. Gill
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
5
R. Sharma
Holkar Stadium, Indore
6
S. Tendulkar
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
7
H. Gibbs
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
8
J. Root
Headingley, Leeds
Most ODI Centuries — Career
All-time
Player100sAvgODIs
1
V. Kohli
India · 2008–present
2
S. Tendulkar
India · 1989–2012
3
R. Sharma
India · 2007–present
4
R. Ponting
Australia · 1995–2012
5
K. Sangakkara
Sri Lanka · 2000–2015
6
S. Ganguly
India · 1992–2007
7
T. Dilshan
Sri Lanka · 1999–2016
8
Babar Azam
Pakistan · 2015–present
All-Time ODI Record — Wickets
M. Muralitharan — Most ODI Wickets Ever
534
wickets
Most Wickets — ODI Career
All-time
PlayerWktsAvgEcon
1
M. Muralitharan
350 ODIs · 1993–2011
2
Wasim Akram
356 ODIs · 1984–2003
3
C. Vaas
322 ODIs · 1994–2008
4
Waqar Younis
262 ODIs · 1989–2003
5
G. McGrath
250 ODIs · 1993–2007
6
Shakib Al Hasan
249 ODIs · 2006–present
7
S. Jayasuriya
445 ODIs · 1989–2011
8
J. Bumrah
96 ODIs · 2016–present
Best Bowling Figures in an Innings — ODI
All-time
PlayerFiguresvsYear
1
C. Vaas
Colombo (RPS)
2
Waqar Younis
Sharjah
3
S. Tait
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
4
S. Bond
Centurion Park
5
S. Sreesanth
Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur
6
G. McGrath
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Best Economy Rate — ODI (min. 100 wickets)
All-time
PlayerEconWktsAvg
1
G. McGrath
250 ODIs · Australia
2
Wasim Akram
356 ODIs · Pakistan
3
M. Muralitharan
350 ODIs · Sri Lanka
4
C. Vaas
322 ODIs · Sri Lanka
5
J. Bumrah
96 ODIs · India
6
S. Pollock
303 ODIs · South Africa
Highest Team Total — ODI
England vs Australia — Trent Bridge, Nottingham
481/6
world record
Highest Team Totals — ODI
All-time
TeamTotalvsYear
1
England
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
2
England
Headingley, Leeds
3
India
Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
4
South Africa
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
5
Australia
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
6
England
Edgbaston, Birmingham
7
India
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
Lowest Team Totals — ODI (full members)
All-time
TeamTotalvsYear
1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
2
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club
3
Pakistan
Newlands, Cape Town
4
India
Headingley, Leeds
5
England
Edgbaston, Birmingham
6
Australia
Harare Sports Club
Most ODI Wins — Team All-Time
All-time
TeamWinsODIsWin%
1
Australia
5× World Cup champions
2
India
2× World Cup champions
3
Pakistan
1× World Cup champions
4
England
1× World Cup champions
5
Sri Lanka
1× World Cup champions
6
South Africa
Consistent semifinalists
World Record — ODI Partnership (1st Wicket)
S. Tendulkar & S. Ganguly vs Sri Lanka
331
runs
Highest Partnerships by Wicket — ODI
World record per wicket
PlayersRunsWktYear
1st
Tendulkar & Ganguly
India vs Sri Lanka · Colombo
2nd
Kohli & Dhawan
India vs Pakistan · Dhaka
3rd
Ponting & Clarke
Australia vs India · Bangalore
4th
Morgan & Stokes
England vs Afghanistan · MCG
5th
R. Taylor & C. Anderson
NZ vs West Indies · Queenstown
6th
Perera & Gunaratne
Sri Lanka vs India · Pallekele
7th
Dhoni & Pandey
India vs England · Cuttack
8th
Wasim & Saqlain
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe · Karachi
Overall Highest ODI Partnerships (Any Wicket)
All-time top 8
PlayersRunsWktYear
1
Tendulkar & Ganguly
India vs Sri Lanka · Colombo
2
Kohli & Dhawan
India vs Pakistan · Dhaka
3
Ponting & Clarke
Australia vs India · Bangalore
4
Taylor & Anderson
New Zealand vs West Indies
5
Perera & Gunaratne
Sri Lanka vs India · Pallekele
6
Morgan & Stokes
England vs Afghanistan · Melbourne
All-Time T20I Record — Runs
V. Kohli — Most T20I Runs Ever
4,188
career runs
Most Runs — T20I Career
All-time
PlayerRunsSR50s
1
V. Kohli
125 T20Is · 2010–present
2
R. Sharma
159 T20Is · 2007–2023
3
Babar Azam
124 T20Is · 2016–present
4
M. Guptill
122 T20Is · 2009–2022
5
A. Finch
103 T20Is · 2011–2022
6
G. Maxwell
117 T20Is · 2012–present
7
K. Rahul
72 T20Is · 2016–present
8
S. Afridi
99 T20Is · 2006–2016
Highest Individual Scores — T20I
All-time
PlayerScorevsYear
1
A. Finch
Harare Sports Club
2
A. Finch
Adelaide Oval
3
V. Kohli
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
4
D. Miller
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
5
R. Sharma
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
6
S. Gill
Wankhede, Mumbai
7
L. Livingstone
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Highest Strike Rates — T20I (min. 500 runs)
All-time
PlayerSRRuns6s
1
A. Russell
67 T20Is · West Indies
2
G. Maxwell
117 T20Is · Australia
3
S. Gill
50 T20Is · India
4
S. Afridi
99 T20Is · Pakistan
5
L. Livingstone
82 T20Is · England
6
H. Pandya
92 T20Is · India
All-Time T20I Record — Wickets
Shakib Al Hasan — Most T20I Wickets Ever
145
wickets
Most Wickets — T20I Career
All-time
PlayerWktsEconBest
1
Shakib Al Hasan
122 T20Is · 2006–present
2
R. Khan
101 T20Is · 2015–present
3
W. Hasaranga
95 T20Is · 2018–present
4
S. Afridi
99 T20Is · 2006–2016
5
A. Jordan
89 T20Is · 2014–present
6
Y. Chahal
82 T20Is · 2016–present
7
I. Sodhi
78 T20Is · 2014–present
8
A. Zampa
84 T20Is · 2016–present
Best Bowling Figures in an Innings — T20I
All-time
PlayerFiguresvsYear
1
D. Chahar
VCA Stadium, Nagpur
2
W. Hasaranga
Hambantota
3
Y. Chahal
Wankhede, Mumbai
4
R. Khan
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal, Lucknow
5
A. Zampa
Junction Oval, Melbourne
6
Shakib Al Hasan
Mirpur
7
S. Boult
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Best Economy Rate — T20I (min. 50 wickets)
All-time
PlayerEconWktsSR
1
S. Narine
58 T20Is · West Indies
2
R. Khan
101 T20Is · Afghanistan
3
J. Bumrah
88 T20Is · India
4
W. Hasaranga
95 T20Is · Sri Lanka
5
A. Zampa
84 T20Is · Australia
6
S. Afridi
99 T20Is · Pakistan
Highest T20I Total — Full ICC Members
India vs Sri Lanka — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
260/5
full-member record
Highest Team Totals — T20I (full members)
All-time
TeamTotalvsYear
1
India
Wankhede, Mumbai
2
Australia
Harare Sports Club
3
India
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
4
England
Old Trafford, Manchester
5
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
6
India
M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru
7
Afghanistan
Greater Noida Sports Complex
Lowest Team Totals — T20I (full members)
All-time
TeamTotalvsYear
1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
Providence Stadium, Guyana
2
Australia
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
3
England
Newlands, Cape Town
4
Pakistan
R. Premadasa, Colombo
5
India
R. Premadasa, Colombo
6
New Zealand
Shere Bangla, Mirpur
Most T20I Wins — Team All-Time
All-time
TeamWinsT20IsWin%
1
India
2024 World Cup champions
2
Pakistan
2009 World Cup champions
3
Australia
2021 World Cup champions
4
England
2010 & 2022 World Cup champions
5
South Africa
Consistent top performers
6
New Zealand
7
Afghanistan
Fastest-improving side
World Record — T20I Partnership (1st Wicket)
M. Guptill & C. Munro vs Pakistan
171
runs
Highest Partnerships by Wicket — T20I
World record per wicket
PlayersRunsWktYear
1st
Guptill & Munro
New Zealand vs Pakistan · Hamilton
2nd
Kohli & Rahul
India vs Sri Lanka · Indore
3rd
Maxwell & Stoinis
Australia vs Sri Lanka · Sydney
4th
Root & Morgan
England vs Pakistan · Dubai
5th
Perera & Vandersay
Sri Lanka vs India · Pune
6th
Stoinis & Agar
Australia vs Bangladesh · Mirpur
7th
Pandya & Bhuvneshwar
India vs West Indies · Lauderhill
8th
Asif & Nawaz
Pakistan vs England · Headingley
Overall Highest T20I Partnerships (Any Wicket)
All-time top 8
PlayersRunsWktYear
1
Guptill & Munro
New Zealand vs Pakistan · Hamilton
2
Gunathilaka & Tharanga
Sri Lanka vs Kenya · Colombo
3
Kohli & Rahul
India vs Sri Lanka · Indore
4
Finch & Short
Australia vs Zimbabwe · Harare
5
Maxwell & Stoinis
Australia vs Sri Lanka · Sydney
6
Kohli & Sharma
India vs Australia · Mirpur
7
Root & Morgan
England vs Pakistan · Dubai