201 |
|
Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh)
|
49.86 |
5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Centurion on 23-Mar-2022 (SR-11 | ER-3.9) |
202 |
|
Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka)
|
49.76 |
6 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo on 12-Aug-2018 (SR-9 | ER-3.2) |
203 |
|
Ryan McLaren (South Africa)
|
49.57 |
4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Birmingham on 10-Jun-2013 (SR-12 | ER-2.4) |
204 |
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
49.57 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Durban on 09-Feb-1993 (SR-12 | ER-2.5) |
205 |
|
Pat Cummins (Australia)
|
49.56 |
5 Wickets for 70 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Mohali on 10-Mar-2019 (SR-12 | ER-7.0) |
206 |
|
Michael Holding (West Indies)
|
49.53 |
5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 12-Feb-1985 (SR-12 | ER-2.6) |
207 |
|
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
|
49.49 |
5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 27-Aug-2017 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
208 |
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
49.37 |
5 Wickets for 54 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Paarl on 11-Jan-2012 (SR-12 | ER-5.4) |
209 |
|
Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
|
49.30 |
5 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 26-Jun-2016 (SR-12 | ER-5.2) |
210 |
|
Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
|
49.26 |
5 Wickets for 57 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Centurion on 24-Sep-2009 (SR-10 | ER-7.1) |
211 |
|
Ashantha de Mel (Sri Lanka)
|
49.16 |
5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Leeds on 16-Jun-1983 (SR-14 | ER-3.3) |
212 |
|
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
|
49.07 |
5 Wickets for 24 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Delhi on 06-Jan-2013 (SR-12 | ER-2.5) |
213 |
|
Chris Woakes (England)
|
49.03 |
3 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 11-Jul-2019 (SR-16 | ER-2.5) |
214 |
|
Dennis Lillee (Australia)
|
48.98 |
5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Leeds on 07-Jun-1975 (SR-14 | ER-2.8) |
215 |
|
Nathan Bracken (Australia)
|
48.92 |
5 Wickets for 67 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 12-Mar-2006 (SR-12 | ER-6.7) |
216 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
48.80 |
4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 18-Mar-1992 (SR-14 | ER-3.4) |
217 |
|
Manjula Guruge (U.A.E.)
|
48.66 |
4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan at Napier on 04-Mar-2015 (SR-12 | ER-7.0) |
218 |
|
Jason Gillespie (Australia)
|
48.58 |
5 Wickets for 70 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Nairobi on 07-Sep-2002 (SR-12 | ER-7.0) |
219 |
|
Tony Gray (West Indies)
|
48.45 |
6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain on 09-Mar-1991 (SR-9 | ER-5.6) |
220 |
|
James Anderson (England)
|
48.42 |
5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 29-Nov-2009 (SR-12 | ER-2.3) |
221 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
48.38 |
5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Nottingham on 06-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-4.6) |
222 |
|
Kuldeep Yadav (India)
|
48.36 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Colombo on 10-Sep-2023 (SR-10 | ER-3.1) |
223 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
48.29 |
4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at London on 05-Jun-2017 (SR-13 | ER-3.4) |
224 |
|
Lance Klusener (South Africa)
|
48.22 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 23-Apr-1998 (SR-9 | ER-3.5) |
225 |
|
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
48.12 |
3 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Melbourne on 25-Mar-1992 (SR-20 | ER-4.1) |
226 |
|
Roger Harper (West Indies)
|
48.10 |
4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Karachi on 11-Mar-1996 (SR-15 | ER-4.7) |
227 |
|
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
|
48.09 |
5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at St George's on 01-Jun-2003 (SR-12 | ER-4.6) |
228 |
|
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
|
48.06 |
5 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 15-Dec-1996 (SR-10 | ER-3.6) |
229 |
|
Mervyn Dillon (West Indies)
|
48.06 |
4 Wickets for 60 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Colombo on 13-Sep-2002 (SR-15 | ER-6.0) |
230 |
|
Geoff Allott (New Zealand)
|
48.03 |
4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Cardiff on 20-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-3.7) |
231 |
|
Andy Caddick (England)
|
47.97 |
4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 13-Feb-2000 (SR-14 | ER-2.1) |
232 |
|
Anil Kumble (India)
|
47.96 |
5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Wellington on 30-Mar-1994 (SR-12 | ER-3.3) |
233 |
|
Lance Klusener (South Africa)
|
47.87 |
5 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Dec-1997 (SR-9 | ER-3.3) |
234 |
|
Dilhara Fernando (Sri Lanka)
|
47.84 |
6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo on 13-Oct-2007 (SR-8 | ER-3.4) |
235 |
|
Abdul Qadir (Pakistan)
|
47.80 |
4 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Birmingham on 11-Jun-1983 (SR-18 | ER-1.8) |
236 |
|
Pedro Collins (West Indies)
|
47.79 |
5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 26-Jan-2005 (SR-12 | ER-4.3) |
237 |
|
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan)
|
47.79 |
4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Birmingham on 19-Sep-2004 (SR-14 | ER-2.8) |
238 |
|
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan)
|
47.78 |
4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Pune on 30-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
239 |
|
Vic Marks (England)
|
47.78 |
5 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 22-Feb-1984 (SR-12 | ER-2.0) |
240 |
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
47.77 |
4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Mumbai on 20-Oct-2006 (SR-15 | ER-2.3) |
241 |
|
Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh)
|
47.76 |
4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Port of Spain on 17-Mar-2007 (SR-14 | ER-4.0) |
242 |
|
Steven Finn (England)
|
47.70 |
5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Brisbane on 20-Jan-2015 (SR-10 | ER-4.1) |
243 |
|
Oshane Thomas (West Indies)
|
47.69 |
4 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 31-May-2019 (SR-9 | ER-4.8) |
244 |
|
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
47.63 |
5 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Kenya at Hambantota on 23-Feb-2011 (SR-10 | ER-2.0) |
245 |
|
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
47.56 |
5 Wickets for 11 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Kenya at Birmingham on 14-Sep-2004 (SR-7 | ER-1.8) |
246 |
|
Adil Rashid (England)
|
47.53 |
4 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 10-Jun-2017 (SR-15 | ER-4.1) |
247 |
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
47.50 |
5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 26-Mar-2000 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
248 |
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
47.46 |
5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Benoni on 15-Apr-1998 (SR-11 | ER-2.5) |
249 |
|
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
47.44 |
4 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Colombo on 19-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-3.5) |
250 |
|
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
|
47.42 |
6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Netherlands at Delhi on 28-Feb-2011 (SR-9 | ER-3.2) |
251 |
|
Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
|
47.42 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 20-Mar-2015 (SR-15 | ER-3.5) |
252 |
|
Arshdeep Singh (India)
|
47.39 |
5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 17-Dec-2023 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
253 |
|
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
47.39 |
5 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Kolkata on 10-Nov-1991 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
254 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
47.38 |
3 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Kolkata on 16-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-3.4) |
255 |
|
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
|
47.32 |
5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 06-Feb-2002 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
256 |
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
47.25 |
5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Colombo on 15-Sep-2002 (SR-8 | ER-5.3) |
257 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
47.23 |
5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 26-Dec-1992 (SR-11 | ER-2.1) |
258 |
|
Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies)
|
47.15 |
4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Manchester on 22-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.6) |
259 |
|
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
|
47.14 |
6 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein on 03-Oct-2018 (SR-6 | ER-4.0) |
260 |
|
Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan)
|
47.14 |
5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 22-Oct-1999 (SR-12 | ER-2.8) |
261 |
|
Michael Clarke (Australia)
|
47.13 |
5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 22-Feb-2004 (SR-9 | ER-4.9) |
262 |
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
47.09 |
3 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 25-Apr-2007 (SR-16 | ER-2.3) |
263 |
|
Nicky Boje (South Africa)
|
47.06 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town on 09-Apr-2002 (SR-8 | ER-3.2) |
264 |
|
Aasif Karim (Kenya)
|
47.05 |
3 Wickets for 7 Runs in 2nd inns for Kenya vs Australia at Durban on 15-Mar-2003 (SR-17 | ER-0.8) |
265 |
|
Ryan Harris (Australia)
|
47.04 |
5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 30-Jun-2010 (SR-10 | ER-3.7) |
266 |
|
Kapil Dev (India)
|
47.03 |
3 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Manchester on 22-Jun-1983 (SR-22 | ER-3.2) |
267 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
47.03 |
4 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at London on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.1) |
268 |
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
47.02 |
5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 22-Aug-1999 (SR-11 | ER-3.1) |
269 |
|
Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
47.02 |
6 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Pallekele on 09-Jun-2012 (SR-10 | ER-4.4) |
270 |
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
46.97 |
5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo on 14-Jul-2000 (SR-12 | ER-4.4) |
271 |
|
Lance Cairns (New Zealand)
|
46.97 |
5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Scarborough on 15-Jul-1978 (SR-13 | ER-2.5) |
272 |
|
Brad Hogg (Australia)
|
46.94 |
4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at St George's on 20-Apr-2007 (SR-9 | ER-4.7) |
273 |
|
Corey Anderson (U.S.A.)
|
46.91 |
3 Wickets for 72 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Auckland on 24-Mar-2015 (SR-12 | ER-12.0) |
274 |
|
Praveen Kumar (India)
|
46.91 |
4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Brisbane on 04-Mar-2008 (SR-15 | ER-4.6) |
275 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
46.86 |
4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Leeds on 23-May-1999 (SR-14 | ER-4.4) |
276 |
|
Abdul Qadir (Pakistan)
|
46.77 |
5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Leeds on 16-Jun-1983 (SR-14 | ER-3.7) |
277 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
46.77 |
3 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Melbourne on 25-Mar-1992 (SR-20 | ER-4.9) |
278 |
|
Clint McKay (Australia)
|
46.76 |
5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Adelaide on 08-Mar-2012 (SR-11 | ER-3.1) |
279 |
|
Steve Harmison (England)
|
46.75 |
5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Bristol on 19-Jun-2005 (SR-12 | ER-3.3) |
280 |
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
46.73 |
5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Sydney on 06-Feb-2005 (SR-9 | ER-3.5) |
281 |
|
Madan Lal (India)
|
46.71 |
3 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at London on 25-Jun-1983 (SR-24 | ER-2.6) |
282 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
46.70 |
5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 13-Sep-2023 (SR-11 | ER-5.6) |
283 |
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
46.69 |
5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Tangier on 12-Aug-2002 (SR-12 | ER-3.8) |
284 |
|
Aaqib Javed (Pakistan)
|
46.69 |
5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 07-Apr-1995 (SR-11 | ER-2.1) |
285 |
|
Sanjeev Sharma (India)
|
46.67 |
5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Sharjah on 16-Oct-1988 (SR-9 | ER-3.5) |
286 |
|
Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
|
46.67 |
4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Lahore on 16-Oct-1987 (SR-15 | ER-4.0) |
287 |
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
46.62 |
4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Mumbai on 18-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
288 |
|
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
|
46.60 |
4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Afghanistan at Cardiff on 15-Jun-2019 (SR-11 | ER-4.1) |
289 |
|
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
46.59 |
5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 10-Jul-2005 (SR-12 | ER-4.1) |
290 |
|
Suraj Randiv (Sri Lanka)
|
46.57 |
5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Manchester on 09-Jul-2011 (SR-12 | ER-4.2) |
291 |
|
Oshane Thomas (West Indies)
|
46.57 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Gros Islet on 02-Mar-2019 (SR-6 | ER-4.1) |
292 |
|
Yasir Shah (Pakistan)
|
46.57 |
6 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 01-Oct-2015 (SR-9 | ER-2.9) |
293 |
|
Umesh Yadav (India)
|
46.48 |
4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Bangladesh at Melbourne on 19-Mar-2015 (SR-14 | ER-3.4) |
294 |
|
Ravi Bopara (England)
|
46.36 |
3 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 23-Jun-2013 (SR-8 | ER-5.0) |
295 |
|
Paul van Meekeren (Netherlands)
|
46.34 |
4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for Netherlands vs Bangladesh at Kolkata on 28-Oct-2023 (SR-11 | ER-3.1) |
296 |
|
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
46.17 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 08-Nov-2013 (SR-12 | ER-2.5) |
297 |
|
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
|
46.16 |
3 Wickets for 37 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Manchester on 09-Jul-2019 (SR-20 | ER-3.7) |
298 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
46.13 |
4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Port of Spain on 11-Jul-2013 (SR-15 | ER-2.0) |
299 |
|
Paul Strang (Zimbabwe)
|
46.13 |
4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs West Indies at Hyderabad on 16-Feb-1996 (SR-11 | ER-5.3) |
300 |
|
Geoff Allott (New Zealand)
|
46.11 |
4 Wickets for 64 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Derby on 28-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-6.4) |
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 - 31st Jul 2025.