1 |
|
Gary Gilmour (Australia)
|
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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Andy Bichel (Australia)
|
99.90 |
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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Mohammed Shami (India)
|
92.43 |
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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Joel Garner (West Indies)
|
86.84 |
5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 23-Jun-1979 (SR-13 | ER-3.5) |
5 |
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Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
86.38 |
6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Auckland on 28-Feb-2015 (SR-9 | ER-3.1) |
6 |
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Gary Gilmour (Australia)
|
86.32 |
5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at London on 21-Jun-1975 (SR-14 | ER-4.0) |
7 |
|
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
|
85.25 |
6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Gqeberha on 11-Mar-2003 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
8 |
|
Wahab Riaz (Pakistan)
|
84.80 |
5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Mohali on 30-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-4.6) |
9 |
|
Winston Davis (West Indies)
|
83.79 |
7 Wickets for 51 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Leeds on 11-Jun-1983 (SR-9 | ER-4.9) |
10 |
|
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
|
82.94 |
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 |
|
Aaqib Javed (Pakistan)
|
80.78 |
7 Wickets for 37 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 25-Oct-1991 (SR-9 | ER-3.7) |
13 |
|
Mohammed Siraj (India)
|
79.89 |
6 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 17-Sep-2023 (SR-7 | ER-3.0) |
14 |
|
Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka)
|
79.82 |
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) |
16 |
|
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
75.92 |
6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Durban on 26-Feb-2003 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
17 |
|
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
74.94 |
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) |
18 |
|
Craig McDermott (Australia)
|
74.85 |
5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Lahore on 04-Nov-1987 (SR-12 | ER-4.4) |
19 |
|
Keith Boyce (West Indies)
|
74.49 |
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 |
|
Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
|
73.74 |
6 Wickets for 52 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Birmingham on 02-Jun-2017 (SR-9 | ER-5.8) |
22 |
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
72.98 |
6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Bangladesh at London on 05-Jul-2019 (SR-9 | ER-3.8) |
23 |
|
Tim Bresnan (England)
|
72.85 |
5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Bengaluru on 27-Feb-2011 (SR-12 | ER-4.8) |
25 |
|
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
72.32 |
5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Birmingham on 17-Jun-1999 (SR-11 | ER-3.9) |
28 |
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
70.14 |
5 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 30-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-6.9) |
30 |
|
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
|
69.28 |
6 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at London on 12-Jul-2022 (SR-7 | ER-2.6) |
32 |
|
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
68.88 |
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 |
|
Ajit Agarkar (India)
|
67.22 |
6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Jan-2004 (SR-10 | ER-4.4) |
34 |
|
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
66.89 |
6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 09-Aug-2005 (SR-10 | ER-5.9) |
35 |
|
Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
|
66.37 |
5 Wickets for 80 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Nov-2023 (SR-12 | ER-8.0) |
36 |
|
Jason Behrendorff (Australia)
|
66.25 |
5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 25-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-4.4) |
38 |
|
Umesh Yadav (India)
|
65.98 |
4 Wickets for 72 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 26-Mar-2015 (SR-14 | ER-8.0) |
39 |
|
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
|
65.86 |
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) |
40 |
|
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
|
65.27 |
5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Taunton on 12-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-3.0) |
41 |
|
Ravi Rampaul (West Indies)
|
64.87 |
5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Chennai on 20-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-5.1) |
42 |
|
James Neesham (New Zealand)
|
64.10 |
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 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
63.32 |
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 |
|
Steven Finn (England)
|
62.97 |
5 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-12 | ER-7.1) |
45 |
|
Andrew Hall (South Africa)
|
62.79 |
5 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Bridgetown on 17-Apr-2007 (SR-12 | ER-1.8) |
46 |
|
Sohail Khan (Pakistan)
|
62.32 |
5 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Adelaide on 15-Feb-2015 (SR-12 | ER-5.5) |
47 |
|
Shayne O'Connor (New Zealand)
|
62.20 |
5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Nairobi on 11-Oct-2000 (SR-11 | ER-4.9) |
48 |
|
Damien Fleming (Australia)
|
61.78 |
5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Mumbai on 27-Feb-1996 (SR-11 | ER-4.0) |
49 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
61.08 |
5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at London on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
50 |
|
Ken MacLeay (Australia)
|
60.94 |
6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Nottingham on 13-Jun-1983 (SR-11 | ER-3.5) |
51 |
|
Chris Woakes (England)
|
60.86 |
6 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 10-Dec-2014 (SR-8 | ER-5.9) |
52 |
|
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
60.85 |
5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-5.9) |
53 |
|
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
|
60.85 |
5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Dubai on 02-Mar-2025 (SR-10 | ER-5.3) |
54 |
|
Robin Singh (India)
|
60.79 |
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 |
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
60.65 |
7 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Namibia at Potchefstroom on 27-Feb-2003 (SR-6 | ER-2.1) |
58 |
|
Kyle Mills (New Zealand)
|
60.35 |
4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Mohali on 01-Nov-2006 (SR-15 | ER-3.8) |
59 |
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
60.15 |
5 Wickets for 14 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Manchester on 30-May-1999 (SR-10 | ER-1.6) |
61 |
|
Jofra Archer (England)
|
59.85 |
6 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Kimberley on 01-Feb-2023 (SR-9 | ER-4.4) |
62 |
|
Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand)
|
59.83 |
3 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 14-Jul-2019 (SR-20 | ER-5.0) |
63 |
|
Stuart Binny (India)
|
59.62 |
6 Wickets for 4 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 17-Jun-2014 (SR-5 | ER-0.9) |
64 |
|
Derek Pringle (England)
|
59.58 |
3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Melbourne on 25-Mar-1992 (SR-20 | ER-2.2) |
66 |
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
59.25 |
6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Nottingham on 19-Jun-2001 (SR-8 | ER-7.4) |
67 |
|
Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan)
|
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) |
69 |
|
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan)
|
59.02 |
6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Jamshedpur on 09-Apr-2005 (SR-9 | ER-3.1) |
70 |
|
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
58.93 |
4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Birmingham on 17-Jun-1999 (SR-15 | ER-3.2) |
71 |
|
Henry Olonga (Zimbabwe)
|
58.69 |
6 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Cape Town on 28-Jan-2000 (SR-8 | ER-2.3) |
72 |
|
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
|
58.64 |
6 Wickets for 16 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 10-Jul-2015 (SR-8 | ER-2.0) |
74 |
|
Chris Woakes (England)
|
58.28 |
6 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 30-Jan-2011 (SR-10 | ER-4.5) |
75 |
|
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
|
58.21 |
6 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Bulawayo on 26-Aug-2005 (SR-9 | ER-2.1) |
76 |
|
Venkatesh Prasad (India)
|
58.06 |
5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Manchester on 08-Jun-1999 (SR-11 | ER-2.8) |
77 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
58.01 |
8 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Colombo on 08-Dec-2001 (SR-6 | ER-2.4) |
78 |
|
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
|
58.00 |
3 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at London on 18-Jun-2017 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
80 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
57.91 |
3 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Ahmedabad on 19-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-5.5) |
82 |
|
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
|
57.88 |
6 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 12-Sep-2009 (SR-6 | ER-3.3) |
84 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
57.61 |
5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Auckland on 28-Feb-2015 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
86 |
|
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
|
57.31 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Mohali on 27-Oct-2006 (SR-7 | ER-3.5) |
87 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
57.24 |
6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Melbourne on 18-Jan-2015 (SR-10 | ER-4.3) |
89 |
|
John Hastings (Australia)
|
57.01 |
6 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 31-Aug-2016 (SR-10 | ER-4.5) |
90 |
|
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
|
57.00 |
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) |
91 |
|
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
56.90 |
6 Wickets for 14 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 22-Mar-1985 (SR-10 | ER-1.4) |
92 |
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
56.88 |
6 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 13-Mar-1994 (SR-10 | ER-3.1) |
93 |
|
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
56.87 |
3 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at London on 18-Jun-2017 (SR-13 | ER-2.9) |
94 |
|
Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
|
56.79 |
5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Jan-1989 (SR-12 | ER-2.6) |
95 |
|
Charl Langeveldt (South Africa)
|
56.41 |
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) |
96 |
|
Shaun Tait (Australia)
|
56.11 |
4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 25-Apr-2007 (SR-15 | ER-3.9) |
98 |
|
James Neesham (New Zealand)
|
56.03 |
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 |
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
56.00 |
5 Wickets for 54 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Bengaluru on 20-Oct-2023 (SR-12 | ER-5.4) |
100 |
|
Reece Topley (England)
|
55.91 |
6 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at London on 14-Jul-2022 (SR-9 | ER-2.6) |
101 |
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
55.70 |
5 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Mirpur on 08-Mar-2014 (SR-12 | ER-5.6) |
103 |
|
Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
|
55.47 |
5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 16-Jan-1993 (SR-11 | ER-3.4) |
105 |
|
Mitchell Marsh (Australia)
|
55.12 |
5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-11 | ER-3.7) |
106 |
|
Ashantha de Mel (Sri Lanka)
|
55.09 |
5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Derby on 18-Jun-1983 (SR-14 | ER-2.7) |
109 |
|
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
54.99 |
6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 17-Sep-2010 (SR-10 | ER-4.2) |
111 |
|
Stuart Broad (England)
|
54.97 |
4 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Chennai on 06-Mar-2011 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
113 |
|
Joel Garner (West Indies)
|
54.90 |
5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 12-Feb-1984 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
114 |
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
54.86 |
7 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Leeds on 17-Jun-2001 (SR-9 | ER-3.6) |
116 |
|
Lance Klusener (South Africa)
|
54.62 |
6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Lahore on 06-Nov-1997 (SR-10 | ER-4.9) |
117 |
|
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
54.59 |
5 Wickets for 75 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Pakistan at London on 05-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-7.5) |
118 |
|
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
54.59 |
6 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Karachi on 21-Apr-2002 (SR-9 | ER-1.8) |
119 |
|
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
54.42 |
6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs West Indies at East London on 24-Jan-1999 (SR-10 | ER-3.5) |
120 |
|
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
|
54.38 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Adelaide on 26-Jan-2002 (SR-11 | ER-2.7) |
121 |
|
Mohinder Amarnath (India)
|
54.25 |
3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at London on 25-Jun-1983 (SR-14 | ER-1.7) |
122 |
|
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
54.24 |
6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 21-Jun-2015 (SR-10 | ER-4.3) |
123 |
|
Kapil Dev (India)
|
54.18 |
5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Nottingham on 13-Jun-1983 (SR-14 | ER-3.6) |
124 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
54.04 |
4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Sydney on 12-Feb-2006 (SR-15 | ER-5.6) |
126 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
53.70 |
5 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Sharjah on 29-Oct-2000 (SR-11 | ER-1.5) |
127 |
|
Richard Snell (South Africa)
|
53.56 |
5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 21-Jan-1994 (SR-11 | ER-4.4) |
128 |
|
Jacob Oram (New Zealand)
|
53.54 |
4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Mirpur on 25-Mar-2011 (SR-14 | ER-4.3) |
129 |
|
Rudi van Vuuren (Namibia)
|
53.50 |
5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Namibia vs England at Gqeberha on 19-Feb-2003 (SR-12 | ER-4.3) |
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.