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On this day: 26 May India and international matches played on this date, with available scorecards.
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1999 Team India · Men · ODI
Sourav Ganguly: 183 against Sri Lanka India v Sri Lanka · India won by 157 runs
183off 158 balls
1999 Team India · Men · ODI
Rahul Dravid: 145 against Sri Lanka India v Sri Lanka · India won by 157 runs
145off 129 balls
1999 Team India · Men · ODI
Robin Singh: 5/31 against Sri Lanka India v Sri Lanka · India won by 157 runs
5/31Wickets / runs
1996 Team India · Men · ODI
Mohammad Azharuddin: 73* against England England v India · England won by 4 wickets
73*off 64 balls
1986 Team India · Men · ODI
Kris Srikkanth: 67 against England England v India · England won by 5 wickets
67off 93 balls
2006 Team India · Men · ODI
Mohammad Kaif: 62 against West Indies West Indies v India · West Indies won by 6 wickets
62off 84 balls
1986 Team India · Men · ODI
Ravi Shastri: 62* against England England v India · England won by 5 wickets
62*off 72 balls
1996 Team India · Men · ODI
Vikram Rathour: 54 against England England v India · England won by 4 wickets
54off 95 balls
2006 Team India · Men · ODI
Yuvraj Singh: 52 against West Indies West Indies v India · West Indies won by 6 wickets
52off 78 balls
1986 Team India · Men · ODI
Kapil Dev: 51 against England England v India · England won by 5 wickets
51off 45 balls
1999 Team India · Men · ODI
India won by 157 runs India v Sri Lanka · County Ground, Taunton
373/6India innings
1996 International history · Men · ODI
Ali Brown: 118 against India England v India · England won by 4 wickets
118off 137 balls
2015 International history · Men · ODI
Elton Chigumbura: 117 against Pakistan Pakistan v Zimbabwe · Pakistan won by 41 runs
117off 95 balls
2013 International history · Men · ODI
Ed Joyce: 116* against Pakistan Ireland v Pakistan · Pakistan won by 2 wickets
116*off 132 balls
1978 International history · Men · ODI
David Gower: 114* against Pakistan England v Pakistan · England won by 94 runs
114*off 122 balls
2015 International history · Men · ODI
Shoaib Malik: 112 against Zimbabwe Pakistan v Zimbabwe · Pakistan won by 41 runs
112off 76 balls
2006 Team India · Men · ODI
West Indies won by 6 wickets West Indies v India · Queen's Park Oval
217/7India innings
2002 Team India · Men · ODI
India v West Indies India v West Indies · Sabina Park
ODIInternational cricket
1996 Team India · Men · ODI
England won by 4 wickets England v India · Old Trafford
236/4India innings
1986 Team India · Men · ODI
England won by 5 wickets England v India · Old Trafford
254/6India innings
2025 International history · Women · T20I
England won by 17 runs England v West Indies · County Ground, Chelmsford
144/5Winning innings
2024 International history · Women · ODI
Pakistan v England Pakistan v England · The Cooper Associates County Ground
ODIInternational cricket
2024 International history · Men · T20I
West Indies won by 8 wickets South Africa v West Indies · Sabina Park
165/2Winning innings
2022 International history · Women · T20I
Pakistan won by 7 wickets Sri Lanka v Pakistan · Southend Club Cricket Stadium
104/3Winning innings
2019 International history · Women · T20I
West Indies won by 64 runs Ireland v West Indies · YMCA Cricket Club
139/4Winning innings
2015 International history · Women · T20I
West Indies won by 9 wickets Sri Lanka v West Indies · R Premadasa Stadium
75/1Winning innings
2015 International history · Men · ODI
Pakistan won by 41 runs Pakistan v Zimbabwe · Gaddafi Stadium
375/3Winning innings
2013 International history · Men · ODI
Pakistan won by 2 wickets Ireland v Pakistan · Clontarf Cricket Club Ground
230/8Winning innings
2011 International history · Men · Test · Test began
England v Sri Lanka: a Test began England v Sri Lanka · Sophia Gardens
TESTMatch began
2009 International history · Men · ODI
England won by 58 runs England v West Indies · Edgbaston
328/7Winning innings
2009 International history · Women · ODI
Pakistan won by 27 runs Ireland v Pakistan · Clontarf Cricket Club Ground
141/10Winning innings
2005 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Bangladesh v England: a Test began Bangladesh v England · Lord's
TESTMatch began
2005 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Pakistan v West Indies: a Test began Pakistan v West Indies · Kensington Oval
TESTMatch began
1995 International history · Men · ODI
England won by 25 runs England v West Indies · Kennington Oval
306/5Winning innings
1978 International history · Men · ODI
England won by 94 runs England v Pakistan · Kennington Oval
248/6Winning innings No matching history for these filters. Try another format or date.
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India comes first, across men’s and women’s cricket. Player spotlights prioritise the current India retainership list; after it expires, players with an India appearance in the previous year are prioritised. This is an editorial focus, not a claim about selection in every format. Dates and figures are refreshed from the archive, with no invented birthdays or milestones.
“Today” follows India Standard Time. Missing historical scorecards limit the available performances.
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