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On this day: 31 December India and international matches played on this date, with available scorecards.
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1982 Team India · Men · ODI
Sunil Gavaskar: 69 against Pakistan India v Pakistan · India won by 18 runs
69off 76 balls
1982 Team India · Men · ODI
Sandeep Patil: 51 against Pakistan India v Pakistan · India won by 18 runs
51off 51 balls
1982 Team India · Men · ODI
India won by 18 runs India v Pakistan · Gaddafi Stadium
193/4India innings
1982 International history · Men · ODI
Javed Miandad: 119* against India India v Pakistan · India won by 18 runs
119*off 77 balls
1982 International history · Men · ODI
Zaheer Abbas: 105 against India India v Pakistan · India won by 18 runs
105off 82 balls
2007 International history · Men · ODI
Daniel Vettori: 5/7 against Bangladesh New Zealand v Bangladesh · New Zealand won by 10 wickets
5/7Wickets / runs
1984 Team India · Men · Test · Test began
England v India: a Test began England v India · Eden Gardens
TESTMatch began
1966 Team India · Men · Test · Test began
India v West Indies: a Test began India v West Indies · Eden Gardens
TESTMatch began
1958 Team India · Men · Test · Test began
India v West Indies: a Test began India v West Indies · Eden Gardens
TESTMatch began
1948 Team India · Men · Test · Test began
India v West Indies: a Test began India v West Indies · Eden Gardens
TESTMatch began
2023 International history · Men · T20I
New Zealand won by 17 runs Bangladesh v New Zealand · Bay Oval
95/5Winning innings
2016 International history · Men · ODI
New Zealand won by 8 wickets New Zealand v Bangladesh · Saxton Oval
239/2Winning innings
2015 International history · Men · ODI
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets New Zealand v Sri Lanka · Saxton Oval
277/2Winning innings
2013 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Pakistan v Sri Lanka: a Test began Pakistan v Sri Lanka · Sheikh Zayed Stadium
TESTMatch began
2008 International history · Men · ODI
New Zealand v West Indies New Zealand v West Indies · Queenstown Events Centre
ODIInternational cricket
2007 International history · Men · ODI
New Zealand won by 10 wickets New Zealand v Bangladesh · Queenstown Events Centre
95/0Winning innings
2006 International history · Men · ODI
New Zealand won by 1 wickets New Zealand v Sri Lanka · Queenstown Events Centre
228/9Winning innings
2005 International history · Men · ODI
New Zealand won by 7 wickets Sri Lanka v New Zealand · John Davies Oval
166/3Winning innings
2005 International history · Women · ODI
Sri Lanka won by 30 runs Pakistan v Sri Lanka · National Stadium, Karachi
123/10Winning innings
1990 International history · Men · ODI
Sri Lanka won by 71 runs Bangladesh v Sri Lanka · Eden Gardens
249/4Winning innings
1989 International history · Men · ODI
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Pakistan v Sri Lanka · WACA Ground
223/7Winning innings
1970 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v England: a Test began Australia v England · Melbourne Cricket Ground
TESTMatch began
1966 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v South Africa: a Test began Australia v South Africa · Newlands
TESTMatch began
1960 International history · Women · Test · Test began
England v South Africa: a Test began England v South Africa · Kingsmead
TESTMatch began
1958 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v England: a Test began Australia v England · Melbourne Cricket Ground
TESTMatch began
1957 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v South Africa: a Test began Australia v South Africa · Newlands
TESTMatch began
1954 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v England: a Test began Australia v England · Melbourne Cricket Ground
TESTMatch began
1951 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v West Indies: a Test began Australia v West Indies · Melbourne Cricket Ground
TESTMatch began
1949 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v South Africa: a Test began Australia v South Africa · Newlands
TESTMatch began
1938 International history · Men · Test · Test began
England v South Africa: a Test began England v South Africa · Newlands
TESTMatch began
1931 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v South Africa: a Test began Australia v South Africa · Melbourne Cricket Ground
TESTMatch began
1927 International history · Men · Test · Test began
England v South Africa: a Test began England v South Africa · Newlands
TESTMatch began
1920 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v England: a Test began Australia v England · Melbourne Cricket Ground
TESTMatch began
1910 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v South Africa: a Test began Australia v South Africa · Melbourne Cricket Ground
TESTMatch began
1881 International history · Men · Test · Test began
Australia v England: a Test began Australia v England · Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Show more history About these dates and player spotlights Entries come from the published international match archive and link to their scorecards. Matches use the recorded start date. Tests are shown only as start anniversaries; their later innings and results are not claimed to have happened on that date. Limited-overs performances use the match date recorded in the scorecard.
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.
