31 August in cricket
31 August
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On this day in 2025, Tim Seifert produced a blistering exhibition of clean hitting for the St Lucia Kings against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the CPL. The wicketkeeper-batter smashed 125 from just 53 deliveries, a stunning knock that stands as the finest batting performance recorded on August 31 in T20 history.
The date has long been kind to CPL sluggers. Back in 2017, Dwayne Smith reached three figures with 103 off 65 balls for the Barbados Royals against the St Lucia Stars, while in 2024 Nicolas Pooran fell agonisingly short of a hundred with 97 from 43 balls for Trinbago Knight Riders.
With the ball, Anya Shrubsole's 4 for 11 for England against Australia in 2015 leads a memorable day of bowling.
Best innings on 31 August
- Tim Seifert 125 (53) vs Antigua and Barbuda FalconsCPL · 2025
- Shimron Hetmyer 111 (43) vs Trinbago Knight RidersCPL · 2026
- Dwayne Smith 103 (65) vs St Lucia StarsCPL · 2017
- Nicolas Pooran 97 (43) vs St Kitts and Nevis PatriotsCPL · 2024
- Alex Hales 94 (61) vs AustraliaT20I · 2013
Best bowling on 31 August
- Anya Shrubsole 4/11 vs AustraliaT20I · 2015
- Nat Sciver-Brunt 4/15 vs AustraliaT20I · 2015
- Jade Dernbach 4/22 vs IndiaT20I · 2011
- Kesrick Williams 4/24 vs Trinbago Knight RidersCPL · 2021
- Migael Pretorius 4/45 vs Barbados RoyalsCPL · 2021
Matches on 31 August
- Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders — Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 9 runsCPL · 2026
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons vs St Lucia Kings — St Lucia Kings won by 6 wicketsCPL · 2025
- Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots — Trinbago Knight Riders won by 44 runsCPL · 2024
- Jamaica Tallawahs vs Barbados Royals — Barbados Royals won by 6 wicketsCPL · 2023
- England vs Sri Lanka — England won by 12 runsT20I · 2023
- Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots — Jamaica Tallawahs won by 47 runsCPL · 2022
- Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Kings — Trinbago Knight Riders won by 27 runsCPL · 2021
- Barbados Royals vs Jamaica Tallawahs — Jamaica Tallawahs won by 6 wicketsCPL · 2021
- South Africa vs West IndiesT20I · 2021
- Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors — Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 8 wicketsCPL · 2018
- Barbados Royals vs St Lucia Stars — Barbados Royals won by 29 runsCPL · 2017
- England vs Australia — England won by 5 wicketsT20I · 2015
- England vs Australia — England won by 5 runsT20I · 2015
- Australia vs Pakistan — Australia won by 63 runsT20I · 2014
- England vs Australia — England won by 7 wicketsT20I · 2013
- England vs Australia — England won by 27 runsT20I · 2013
- England vs India — England won by 6 wicketsT20I · 2011