Listing top 1,000 individual match performances as per our scorecards. Each scored using contextual logic—factoring in opposition strength, match pressure, conditions, game importance etc. The list is scientifically based, so some lesser-known performances may outrank legendary ones. No manual adjustments are made; everything is merit-based. Updated - 16th Nov 2025. Next Update- post 7th Jan 2026.
| CRR | Change | Name | Points | Stats |
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| 1 |
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100.00 | 6 Wickets for 14 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-12 | ER-1.2) |
| 2 |
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99.52 | 7 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Gqeberha on 02-Mar-2003 (SR-9 | ER-2.0) |
| 3 |
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90.41 | 7 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Mumbai on 15-Nov-2023 (SR-8 | ER-6.2) |
| 4 |
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85.36 | 6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Auckland on 28-Feb-2015 (SR-9 | ER-3.1) |
| 5 |
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85.22 | 5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 23-Jun-1979 (SR-13 | ER-3.5) |
| 6 |
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84.74 | 6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Gqeberha on 11-Mar-2003 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
| 7 |
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84.29 | 5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at London on 21-Jun-1975 (SR-14 | ER-4.0) |
| 8 |
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83.13 | 6 Wickets for 13 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Karachi on 06-Jul-2008 (SR-8 | ER-1.6) |
| 9 |
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82.89 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Mohali on 30-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-4.6) |
| 10 |
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81.95 | 7 Wickets for 51 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Leeds on 11-Jun-1983 (SR-9 | ER-4.9) |
| 11 |
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81.46 | 7 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Wellington on 20-Feb-2015 (SR-8 | ER-3.7) |
| 12 |
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80.20 | 6 Wickets for 14 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Mumbai on 14-Oct-2006 (SR-9 | ER-1.6) |
| 13 |
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79.34 | 7 Wickets for 37 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 25-Oct-1991 (SR-9 | ER-3.7) |
| 14 |
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79.01 | 6 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 17-Sep-2023 (SR-7 | ER-3.0) |
| 15 |
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75.84 | 6 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Nottingham on 12-Jul-2018 (SR-10 | ER-2.5) |
| 16 |
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75.09 | 5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Dhaka on 01-Nov-1998 (SR-9 | ER-4.0) |
| 17 |
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75.08 | 6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Durban on 26-Feb-2003 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
| 18 |
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74.95 | 6 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Kolkata on 27-Nov-1993 (SR-6 | ER-1.9) |
| 19 |
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73.15 | 5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Lahore on 04-Nov-1987 (SR-12 | ER-4.4) |
| 20 |
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72.75 | 4 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at London on 21-Jun-1975 (SR-18 | ER-4.2) |
| 21 |
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71.77 | 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Birmingham on 17-Jun-1999 (SR-11 | ER-3.9) |
| 22 |
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71.77 | 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Bangladesh at London on 05-Jul-2019 (SR-9 | ER-3.8) |
| 23 |
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71.58 | 7 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Sharjah on 27-Oct-2000 (SR-9 | ER-3.0) |
| 24 |
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70.78 | 7 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Georgetown on 14-Jul-2013 (SR-8 | ER-1.3) |
| 25 |
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70.26 | 6 Wickets for 52 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Birmingham on 02-Jun-2017 (SR-9 | ER-5.8) |
| 26 |
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70.25 | 5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Bengaluru on 27-Feb-2011 (SR-12 | ER-4.8) |
| 27 |
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70.21 | 7 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Basseterre on 15-Jun-2016 (SR-8 | ER-5.0) |
| 28 |
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70.00 | 6 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at London on 12-Jul-2022 (SR-7 | ER-2.6) |
| 29 |
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69.07 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at London on 20-Jun-1999 (SR-14 | ER-3.7) |
| 30 |
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68.70 | 7 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for Afghanistan vs West Indies at Gros Islet on 09-Jun-2017 (SR-7 | ER-2.1) |
| 31 |
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68.09 | 5 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 30-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-6.9) |
| 32 |
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66.93 | 5 Wickets for 50 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Nagpur on 12-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-5.2) |
| 33 |
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65.68 | 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Jan-2004 (SR-10 | ER-4.4) |
| 34 |
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65.33 | 5 Wickets for 80 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Nov-2023 (SR-12 | ER-8.0) |
| 35 |
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65.30 | 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 09-Aug-2005 (SR-10 | ER-5.9) |
| 36 |
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64.89 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Birmingham on 17-Jun-1999 (SR-15 | ER-2.9) |
| 37 |
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64.82 | 6 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 12-Jun-2002 (SR-7 | ER-3.6) |
| 38 |
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64.51 | 4 Wickets for 72 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 26-Mar-2015 (SR-14 | ER-8.0) |
| 39 |
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64.29 | 5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 25-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-4.4) |
| 40 |
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64.24 | 5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Taunton on 12-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-3.0) |
| 41 |
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63.21 | 5 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Bridgetown on 17-Apr-2007 (SR-12 | ER-1.8) |
| 42 |
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62.95 | 3 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 14-Jul-2019 (SR-14 | ER-6.1) |
| 43 |
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62.09 | 6 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 10-Aug-2011 (SR-10 | ER-3.1) |
| 44 |
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61.54 | 5 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-12 | ER-7.1) |
| 45 |
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61.21 | 5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Chennai on 20-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-5.1) |
| 46 |
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61.05 | 5 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lahore on 16-Oct-2004 (SR-10 | ER-2.1) |
| 47 |
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60.91 | 5 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Adelaide on 15-Feb-2015 (SR-12 | ER-5.5) |
| 48 |
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60.91 | 5 Wickets for 14 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Manchester on 30-May-1999 (SR-10 | ER-1.6) |
| 49 |
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60.77 | 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Mumbai on 27-Feb-1996 (SR-11 | ER-4.0) |
| 50 |
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60.44 | 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Dubai on 02-Mar-2025 (SR-10 | ER-5.3) |
| 51 |
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60.41 | 7 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Namibia at Potchefstroom on 27-Feb-2003 (SR-6 | ER-2.1) |
| 52 |
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60.33 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Nairobi on 11-Oct-2000 (SR-11 | ER-4.9) |
| 53 |
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60.25 | 6 Wickets for 4 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 17-Jun-2014 (SR-5 | ER-0.9) |
| 54 |
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60.13 | 3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Melbourne on 25-Mar-1992 (SR-20 | ER-2.2) |
| 55 |
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60.03 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at London on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 56 |
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59.66 | 5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26-May-1999 (SR-11 | ER-3.3) |
| 57 |
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59.64 | 3 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at London on 18-Jun-2017 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 58 |
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59.64 | 6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Nottingham on 13-Jun-1983 (SR-11 | ER-3.5) |
| 59 |
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59.48 | 5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-5.9) |
| 60 |
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59.46 | 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Mumbai on 17-Oct-2007 (SR-10 | ER-2.7) |
| 61 |
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59.42 | 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 18-Jan-2019 (SR-10 | ER-4.2) |
| 62 |
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59.18 | 6 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Kimberley on 01-Feb-2023 (SR-9 | ER-4.4) |
| 63 |
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59.14 | 6 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Sharjah on 19-Oct-1999 (SR-10 | ER-1.8) |
| 64 |
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59.13 | 6 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 04-Aug-2024 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
| 65 |
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59.07 | 6 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 10-Dec-2014 (SR-8 | ER-5.9) |
| 66 |
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58.99 | 4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Mohali on 01-Nov-2006 (SR-15 | ER-3.8) |
| 67 |
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58.92 | 4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Birmingham on 17-Jun-1999 (SR-15 | ER-3.2) |
| 68 |
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58.60 | 6 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Cape Town on 28-Jan-2000 (SR-8 | ER-2.3) |
| 69 |
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58.60 | 6 Wickets for 16 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 10-Jul-2015 (SR-8 | ER-2.0) |
| 70 |
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58.55 | 4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at London on 20-Jun-1979 (SR-17 | ER-5.1) |
| 71 |
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58.50 | 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Kolkata on 05-Nov-2023 (SR-11 | ER-3.7) |
| 72 |
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58.50 | 3 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 14-Jul-2019 (SR-20 | ER-5.0) |
| 73 |
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58.38 | 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Jamshedpur on 09-Apr-2005 (SR-9 | ER-3.1) |
| 74 |
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58.33 | 4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Kingston on 24-Apr-2007 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 75 |
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58.15 | 3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at London on 25-Jun-1983 (SR-14 | ER-1.7) |
| 76 |
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58.07 | 6 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Bulawayo on 26-Aug-2005 (SR-9 | ER-2.1) |
| 77 |
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57.96 | 3 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at London on 18-Jun-2017 (SR-13 | ER-2.9) |
| 78 |
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57.84 | 5 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Southampton on 24-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.9) |
| 79 |
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57.66 | 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Manchester on 08-Jun-1999 (SR-11 | ER-2.8) |
| 80 |
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57.62 | 4 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 18-Mar-2015 (SR-13 | ER-3.1) |
| 81 |
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57.60 | 6 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 12-Sep-2009 (SR-6 | ER-3.3) |
| 82 |
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57.58 | 8 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Colombo on 08-Dec-2001 (SR-6 | ER-2.4) |
| 83 |
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57.50 | 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Nottingham on 19-Jun-2001 (SR-8 | ER-7.4) |
| 84 |
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57.48 | 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Auckland on 28-Feb-2015 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 85 |
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57.30 | 6 Wickets for 14 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 22-Mar-1985 (SR-10 | ER-1.4) |
| 86 |
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57.25 | 6 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town on 03-Mar-2006 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
| 87 |
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57.01 | 3 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Ahmedabad on 19-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-5.5) |
| 88 |
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56.80 | 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Mohali on 27-Oct-2006 (SR-7 | ER-3.5) |
| 89 |
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56.67 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Jan-1989 (SR-12 | ER-2.6) |
| 90 |
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56.35 | 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Dubai on 02-Mar-2025 (SR-12 | ER-4.2) |
| 91 |
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56.14 | 5 Wickets for 6 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Nairobi on 26-Sep-1999 (SR-12 | ER-0.6) |
| 92 |
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56.12 | 6 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at London on 14-Jul-2022 (SR-9 | ER-2.6) |
| 93 |
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56.12 | 6 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 13-Mar-1994 (SR-10 | ER-3.1) |
| 94 |
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56.10 | 5 Wickets for 54 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Bengaluru on 20-Oct-2023 (SR-12 | ER-5.4) |
| 95 |
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55.83 | 6 Wickets for 54 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Pallekele on 24-Aug-2017 (SR-10 | ER-5.4) |
| 96 |
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55.65 | 6 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 31-Aug-2016 (SR-10 | ER-4.5) |
| 97 |
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55.60 | 6 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 30-Jan-2011 (SR-10 | ER-4.5) |
| 98 |
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55.59 | 5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Afghanistan at Taunton on 08-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
| 99 |
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55.47 | 5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Georgetown on 28-Mar-2007 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 100 |
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55.46 | 4 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Mohali on 14-Mar-1996 (SR-14 | ER-4.0) |