On this day: 21 April
Big innings, best bowling and memorable results from Tests, ODIs, T20Is and the IPL played on 21 April, from our ball-by-ball records (2002 onwards).
Highlights
2026
Batting
Abhishek Sharma 135* (68)Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Capitals · IPL · Hyderabad
2021
Batting
Dimuth Karunaratne 244 (437)Sri Lanka v Bangladesh · Test · Pallekele
2015
Result
Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab: Match tied (Kings XI Punjab won the Super Over)Tied · IPL · Ahmedabad
2015
Batting
Joe Root 182* (229)England v West Indies · Test · Grenada
2007
Result
England beat West Indies by 1 wicketThriller · ODI · Barbados
Top innings
2021
Batting
Dimuth Karunaratne 244 (437)Sri Lanka v Bangladesh · Test · Pallekele
2026
Batting
Abhishek Sharma 135* (68)Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Capitals · IPL · Hyderabad
2015
Batting
Joe Root 182* (229)England v West Indies · Test · Grenada
2005
Batting
AB de Villiers 178 (352)South Africa v West Indies · Test · Bridgetown
2005
Batting
Brian Lara 176 (224)West Indies v South Africa · Test · Bridgetown
2024
Batting
Mark Chapman 87* (42)New Zealand v Pakistan · T20I · Rawalpindi
2021
Batting
Dhananjaya de Silva 166 (291)Sri Lanka v Bangladesh · Test · Pallekele
2021
Batting
Mohammad Rizwan 82* (61)Pakistan v Zimbabwe · T20I · Harare
2013
Batting
Virender Sehwag 95* (57)Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians · IPL · Delhi
2021
Batting
Faf du Plessis 95* (60)Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders · IPL · Mumbai
Best bowling
2005
Bowling
André Nel 6/32South Africa v West Indies · Test · Bridgetown
2017
Bowling
Mohammad Amir 6/44Pakistan v West Indies · Test · Jamaica
2017
Bowling
Yasir Shah 6/63Pakistan v West Indies · Test · Jamaica
2011
Bowling
Devendra Bishoo 4/17West Indies v Pakistan · T20I · St Lucia
2016
Bowling
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4/29Sunrisers Hyderabad v Gujarat Lions · IPL · Rajkot
2021
Bowling
Deepak Chahar 4/29Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders · IPL · Mumbai
2022
Bowling
Daniel Sams 4/30Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings · IPL · Navi Mumbai
2026
Bowling
Eshan Malinga 4/32Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Capitals · IPL · Hyderabad
2024
Bowling
Sai Kishore 4/33Gujarat Titans v Punjab Kings · IPL · Mohali
2025
Bowling
Ali Sheikh 5/15United States of America v Bermuda · T20I · George Town
Memorable results
2007
Result
England beat West Indies by 1 wicketThriller · ODI · Barbados
2015
Result
Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab: Match tied (Kings XI Punjab won the Super Over)Tied · IPL · Ahmedabad
2019
Result
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 runThriller · IPL · Bengaluru
2024
Result
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 1 runThriller · IPL · Kolkata