CRICKET WICKETViv Richards: 189* against England
England v West Indies · West Indies won by 104 runs
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On this day: 31 May
India and international matches played on this date, with available scorecards.
1984 · Men · ODI
Viv Richards: 189* against England
England v West Indies · West Indies won by 104 runs
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189*off 170 balls
Jos Buttler: 121 against Sri Lanka
England v Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka won by 7 runs
Kumar Sangakkara: 112 against England
England v Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka won by 7 runs
Martin Guptill: 103* against England
England v New Zealand · New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Saqlain Mushtaq: 5/35 against Bangladesh
Bangladesh v Pakistan · Bangladesh won by 62 runs
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