The record books
Cricket records & lists.
5 hand-checked record tables — every number cross-referenced against ESPNcricinfo Statsguru before it went on the page. No estimates, no rounding up.
Stats accurate as of August 2026
IPL records 20 entries
Highest score in the IPL
Gayle's 175*, McCullum's opening-night 158* and every other 120-plus innings the league has produced.
175* Chris Gayle · leads on score
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T20 records 20 entries
Highest score in T20 cricket
Every format counted — internationals, the IPL, the Blast, the BBL and the associate leagues rewriting the book.
175* Chris Gayle · leads on score
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T20 records 17 entries
Fastest centuries in T20
Twenty-seven balls is the record, and it was not set by anyone you would expect. The quickest hundreds in the format.
27 Sahil Chauhan · leads on balls
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ODI records 20 entries
Most centuries in ODIs
Kohli passed Tendulkar in 2023 and has not stopped. The definitive one-day hundred count.
54 Virat Kohli · leads on centuries
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Test records 20 entries
Highest score in Test cricket
Lara's 400*, Hayden's 380 and the eighteen other times a batter has passed 319 in a Test match.
400* Brian Lara · leads on score
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