800 |
1
|
Nathan Bracken (Australia)
|
38.04 |
4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 12-Feb-2006 (SR-9 | ER-5.0) |
801 |
1
|
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
|
38.03 |
4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 11-Apr-2002 (SR-15 | ER-3.0) |
802 |
1
|
Ben Stokes (England)
|
38.02 |
4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 24-Jan-2014 (SR-14 | ER-4.2) |
804 |
1
|
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
|
38.02 |
4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Gqeberha on 23-Oct-2011 (SR-15 | ER-2.2) |
806 |
1
|
Mike Hendrick (England)
|
37.96 |
3 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Manchester on 20-Jun-1979 (SR-24 | ER-4.6) |
807 |
1
|
Clint McKay (Australia)
|
37.96 |
5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 07-Nov-2010 (SR-11 | ER-3.7) |
809 |
1
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
37.94 |
4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad on 21-Feb-2011 (SR-14 | ER-2.0) |
810 |
1
|
James Anderson (England)
|
37.94 |
3 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 25-Sep-2009 (SR-19 | ER-2.1) |
811 |
1
|
Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa)
|
37.92 |
4 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Perth on 30-Jan-2009 (SR-14 | ER-5.6) |
812 |
1
|
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
37.91 |
5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi on 18-Oct-2017 (SR-12 | ER-3.4) |
813 |
1
|
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
|
37.91 |
5 Wickets for 56 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 08-Dec-2012 (SR-11 | ER-6.2) |
814 |
1
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
37.91 |
4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 19-Dec-2024 (SR-12 | ER-5.9) |
815 |
1
|
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
37.90 |
4 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Mirpur on 14-Jun-2008 (SR-14 | ER-6.3) |
816 |
1
|
Sam Curran (England)
|
37.90 |
4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 03-Mar-2023 (SR-10 | ER-4.4) |
817 |
1
|
Dennis Lillee (Australia)
|
37.89 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 20-Aug-1980 (SR-17 | ER-3.2) |
818 |
1
|
Pat Cummins (Australia)
|
37.88 |
4 Wickets for 24 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 26-Jan-2018 (SR-15 | ER-2.4) |
819 |
1
|
Craig McDermott (Australia)
|
37.86 |
4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 26-Feb-1991 (SR-14 | ER-3.8) |
821 |
1
|
Usman Shinwari (Pakistan)
|
37.84 |
5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 23-Oct-2017 (SR-8 | ER-4.9) |
822 |
1
|
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
37.84 |
3 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Nairobi on 10-Oct-2000 (SR-18 | ER-2.9) |
823 |
1
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
37.84 |
4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Cairns on 06-Sep-2022 (SR-15 | ER-4.0) |
826 |
1
|
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
37.80 |
5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Centurion on 10-Oct-2001 (SR-11 | ER-4.0) |
828 |
1
|
Craig Matthews (South Africa)
|
37.79 |
4 Wickets for 10 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Durban on 24-Feb-1994 (SR-12 | ER-1.3) |
830 |
1
|
Pedro Collins (West Indies)
|
37.76 |
3 Wickets for 8 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 21-Jan-2005 (SR-8 | ER-2.0) |
831 |
1
|
Kyle Jarvis (Zimbabwe)
|
37.76 |
4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 21-Oct-2018 (SR-14 | ER-4.1) |
832 |
1
|
Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan)
|
37.74 |
3 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Bengaluru on 04-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-6.0) |
833 |
1
|
Ben Stokes (England)
|
37.74 |
5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Southampton on 16-Sep-2013 (SR-12 | ER-6.1) |
834 |
1
|
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
37.74 |
4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 20-Sep-2010 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
835 |
1
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
37.73 |
4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Perth on 02-Jan-1989 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
836 |
1
|
Jacob Oram (New Zealand)
|
37.73 |
5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Auckland on 26-Dec-2002 (SR-12 | ER-2.6) |
838 |
1
|
Fidel Edwards (West Indies)
|
37.69 |
5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 01-Jul-2007 (SR-12 | ER-4.5) |
839 |
1
|
Ewen Chatfield (New Zealand)
|
37.69 |
4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Sydney on 17-Mar-1983 (SR-11 | ER-2.9) |
841 |
1
|
Jason Gillespie (Australia)
|
37.66 |
4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Centurion on 24-Mar-2002 (SR-14 | ER-4.6) |
842 |
1
|
Sikander Bakht (Pakistan)
|
37.65 |
4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 22-Nov-1981 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
843 |
1
|
Josh Davey (Scotland)
|
37.65 |
3 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for Scotland vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 17-Feb-2015 (SR-14 | ER-5.7) |
844 |
1
|
Graeme Labrooy (Sri Lanka)
|
37.65 |
5 Wickets for 57 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Vadodara on 15-Jan-1987 (SR-12 | ER-5.7) |
846 |
1
|
Stuart Broad (England)
|
37.62 |
4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Indore on 17-Nov-2008 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
847 |
1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
37.60 |
2 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Apr-2011 (SR-27 | ER-4.7) |
849 |
1
|
Gerald Coetzee (South Africa)
|
37.58 |
3 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Mumbai on 21-Oct-2023 (SR-8 | ER-8.8) |
851 |
1
|
Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands)
|
37.56 |
3 Wickets for 72 Runs in 1st inns for Netherlands vs South Africa at Mohali on 03-Mar-2011 (SR-20 | ER-7.2) |
854 |
1
|
Stuart Broad (England)
|
37.51 |
4 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 27-Nov-2009 (SR-15 | ER-7.1) |
855 |
1
|
Kyle Mills (New Zealand)
|
37.50 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Perth on 01-Feb-2009 (SR-15 | ER-3.6) |
856 |
1
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
37.49 |
4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at London on 15-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
857 |
1
|
Aftab Ahmed (Bangladesh)
|
37.48 |
5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 05-Nov-2004 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
859 |
1
|
David Terbrugge (South Africa)
|
37.46 |
4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Colombo on 12-Jul-2000 (SR-12 | ER-2.5) |
860 |
1
|
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
|
37.46 |
4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Lahore on 05-Oct-2003 (SR-15 | ER-4.6) |
862 |
1
|
James Anderson (England)
|
37.43 |
4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Southampton on 21-Aug-2007 (SR-15 | ER-2.3) |
864 |
1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
37.43 |
4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Cardiff on 09-Jun-2013 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
865 |
1
|
Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh)
|
37.42 |
4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs West Indies at Georgetown on 10-Jul-2022 (SR-12 | ER-4.3) |
866 |
1
|
Andrew Flintoff (England)
|
37.42 |
5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Gros Islet on 03-Apr-2009 (SR-6 | ER-3.8) |
867 |
1
|
Chris Morris (South Africa)
|
37.39 |
4 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 19-Feb-2017 (SR-11 | ER-8.9) |
868 |
1
|
Eric Simons (South Africa)
|
37.38 |
4 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 10-Jan-1995 (SR-12 | ER-5.3) |
870 |
1
|
Usman Shinwari (Pakistan)
|
37.36 |
4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Dubai on 31-Mar-2019 (SR-15 | ER-4.9) |
871 |
1
|
Peter Lever (England)
|
37.35 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 09-Mar-1975 (SR-13 | ER-4.0) |
873 |
1
|
Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
|
37.34 |
4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi on 26-Sep-2018 (SR-14 | ER-2.1) |
874 |
1
|
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
37.32 |
4 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 10-Apr-1987 (SR-15 | ER-2.7) |
875 |
1
|
Geoff Lawson (Australia)
|
37.32 |
4 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 30-May-1985 (SR-15 | ER-2.6) |
876 |
1
|
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
37.32 |
5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Christchurch on 18-Feb-1984 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
877 |
1
|
Neil Foster (England)
|
37.31 |
3 Wickets for 47 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 05-Nov-1987 (SR-20 | ER-4.7) |
878 |
1
|
Uvais Karnain (Sri Lanka)
|
37.30 |
5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Moratuwa on 31-Mar-1984 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
879 |
1
|
Damien Fleming (Australia)
|
37.30 |
4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Multan on 14-Oct-1994 (SR-15 | ER-4.9) |
880 |
1
|
Ajit Agarkar (India)
|
37.30 |
5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Pune on 03-Nov-2005 (SR-11 | ER-4.8) |
881 |
1
|
Nantie Hayward (South Africa)
|
37.29 |
4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Sharjah on 27-Mar-2000 (SR-15 | ER-3.1) |
882 |
1
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
37.29 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Pallekele on 02-Sep-2023 (SR-15 | ER-3.5) |
885 |
1
|
Alan Hurst (Australia)
|
37.25 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Canada at Birmingham on 16-Jun-1979 (SR-12 | ER-2.1) |
887 |
1
|
Anrich Nortje (South Africa)
|
37.24 |
4 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Chester-le-Street on 19-Jul-2022 (SR-12 | ER-6.5) |
889 |
1
|
Gladstone Small (England)
|
37.23 |
4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at Birmingham on 19-May-1988 (SR-17 | ER-2.8) |
890 |
1
|
Brian Vitori (Zimbabwe)
|
37.23 |
5 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Harare on 14-Aug-2011 (SR-11 | ER-2.1) |
891 |
1
|
Ewen Chatfield (New Zealand)
|
37.23 |
4 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Melbourne on 23-Jan-1986 (SR-15 | ER-2.8) |
893 |
1
|
Javagal Srinath (India)
|
37.23 |
4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Auckland on 26-Dec-2002 (SR-15 | ER-2.3) |
894 |
1
|
Shane Watson (Australia)
|
37.22 |
3 Wickets for 16 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Jaipur on 21-Oct-2006 (SR-14 | ER-2.3) |
895 |
1
|
Mervyn Dillon (West Indies)
|
37.22 |
5 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Bangladesh at Southampton on 15-Sep-2004 (SR-12 | ER-2.9) |
897 |
1
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
37.19 |
3 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Dubai on 04-Mar-2025 (SR-20 | ER-4.8) |
902 |
1
|
Vasbert Drakes (West Indies)
|
37.15 |
5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Canada at Centurion on 23-Feb-2003 (SR-11 | ER-4.8) |
903 |
1
|
Zaheer Khan (India)
|
37.15 |
3 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Kenya at Durban on 20-Mar-2003 (SR-19 | ER-1.5) |
906 |
1
|
Len Pascoe (Australia)
|
37.14 |
4 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 22-Aug-1980 (SR-17 | ER-6.3) |
907 |
1
|
Kevin O'Brien (Ireland)
|
37.14 |
4 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs West Indies at Mohali on 11-Mar-2011 (SR-14 | ER-7.9) |
909 |
1
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
37.11 |
4 Wickets for 52 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Durban on 17-Dec-1994 (SR-15 | ER-5.2) |
910 |
1
|
Irfan Pathan (India)
|
37.09 |
4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mirpur on 13-Mar-2012 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
911 |
1
|
James Franklin (New Zealand)
|
37.08 |
5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Chester-le-Street on 29-Jun-2004 (SR-12 | ER-4.2) |
914 |
1
|
Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand)
|
37.07 |
3 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Cardiff on 16-Jun-2013 (SR-10 | ER-7.2) |
915 |
1
|
Chris Old (England)
|
37.05 |
3 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Leeds on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-14 | ER-4.1) |
916 |
1
|
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
|
37.05 |
3 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Manchester on 27-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-3.6) |
918 |
1
|
Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan)
|
37.04 |
6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for Afghanistan vs Ireland at Belfast on 21-May-2019 (SR-9 | ER-4.6) |
919 |
1
|
Shardul Thakur (India)
|
37.04 |
4 Wickets for 52 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Centurion on 16-Feb-2018 (SR-12 | ER-6.4) |
920 |
1
|
Javagal Srinath (India)
|
37.03 |
5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Bengaluru on 26-Feb-1993 (SR-11 | ER-4.6) |
921 |
1
|
Marco Jansen (South Africa)
|
37.03 |
5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 17-Sep-2023 (SR-10 | ER-4.9) |
922 |
1
|
Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh)
|
37.00 |
5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 17-Jun-2014 (SR-10 | ER-3.5) |
923 |
1
|
Lahiru Kumara (Sri Lanka)
|
36.97 |
4 Wickets for 48 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 18-Mar-2024 (SR-12 | ER-6.0) |
924 |
1
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
36.97 |
3 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Chennai on 27-Oct-2023 (SR-20 | ER-4.5) |
925 |
1
|
Jason Gillespie (Australia)
|
36.95 |
5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 29-May-2004 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
926 |
1
|
Liam Plunkett (U.S.A.)
|
36.95 |
3 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 11-Feb-2007 (SR-12 | ER-7.2) |
927 |
1
|
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
36.95 |
3 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Manchester on 16-Jun-1999 (SR-20 | ER-5.5) |
928 |
1
|
Hamish Bennett (New Zealand)
|
36.93 |
4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Kenya at Chennai on 20-Feb-2011 (SR-8 | ER-3.2) |
929 |
1
|
Corey Anderson (U.S.A.)
|
36.93 |
3 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Cardiff on 06-Jun-2017 (SR-18 | ER-6.1) |
931 |
1
|
Josh Little (Ireland)
|
36.91 |
6 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 15-Dec-2023 (SR-10 | ER-3.6) |
932 |
1
|
Michael Kasprowicz (Australia)
|
36.91 |
3 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Dhaka on 28-Oct-1998 (SR-18 | ER-7.9) |
933 |
1
|
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
36.91 |
4 Wickets for 48 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 05-Mar-2006 (SR-14 | ER-5.3) |
934 |
1
|
Bob Willis (England)
|
36.91 |
4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Sydney on 20-Jan-1983 (SR-14 | ER-2.6) |
936 |
1
|
Sreesanth (India)
|
36.90 |
4 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Karachi on 19-Feb-2006 (SR-15 | ER-5.8) |
937 |
1
|
Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
|
36.88 |
3 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Lucknow on 16-Oct-2023 (SR-18 | ER-4.2) |
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.