827 |
1
|
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
|
37.80 |
4 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Chester-le-Street on 10-Sep-2010 (SR-14 | ER-6.4) |
829 |
1
|
David Hussey (Australia)
|
37.78 |
4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 04-Mar-2012 (SR-12 | ER-5.4) |
837 |
1
|
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
37.71 |
5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Canada at Colombo on 03-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-2.3) |
840 |
1
|
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
|
37.67 |
4 Wickets for 68 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 18-Dec-2002 (SR-15 | ER-6.8) |
845 |
1
|
Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan)
|
37.63 |
4 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 22-Dec-2024 (SR-12 | ER-6.5) |
848 |
1
|
Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
|
37.59 |
4 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 11-Jul-2015 (SR-15 | ER-4.1) |
850 |
1
|
Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
|
37.57 |
4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Rajkot on 27-Sep-2023 (SR-15 | ER-4.0) |
852 |
1
|
Yuvraj Singh (India)
|
37.54 |
4 Wickets for 6 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Namibia at Pietermaritzburg on 23-Feb-2003 (SR-7 | ER-1.3) |
853 |
1
|
Carl Hooper (West Indies)
|
37.53 |
4 Wickets for 52 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Durban on 27-Jan-1999 (SR-15 | ER-5.2) |
858 |
1
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
37.47 |
3 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Northampton on 19-May-1999 (SR-20 | ER-2.5) |
861 |
1
|
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
|
37.44 |
3 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Ahmedabad on 28-Oct-2006 (SR-20 | ER-3.1) |
863 |
1
|
Bilal Asif (Pakistan)
|
37.43 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 05-Oct-2015 (SR-12 | ER-2.5) |
869 |
1
|
Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
37.37 |
5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi on 01-Nov-2020 (SR-12 | ER-4.0) |
872 |
1
|
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
37.35 |
3 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Colombo on 29-Mar-2011 (SR-18 | ER-3.8) |
883 |
1
|
Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
|
37.27 |
4 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 15-Mar-2024 (SR-15 | ER-4.5) |
884 |
1
|
Graeme Cremer (Zimbabwe)
|
37.27 |
5 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan at Sharjah on 25-Dec-2015 (SR-11 | ER-2.2) |
886 |
1
|
Shane Warne (Australia)
|
37.25 |
3 Wickets for 11 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Manchester on 30-May-1999 (SR-20 | ER-1.1) |
888 |
1
|
Nicky Boje (South Africa)
|
37.24 |
4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Colombo on 08-Jul-2000 (SR-15 | ER-2.5) |
892 |
1
|
Nadeem Ahmed (Hong Kong)
|
37.23 |
4 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for Hong Kong vs Pakistan at Karachi on 24-Jun-2008 (SR-14 | ER-5.7) |
898 |
1
|
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
|
37.18 |
4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 17-Feb-2002 (SR-7 | ER-4.4) |
899 |
1
|
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
37.18 |
6 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 28-Nov-2008 (SR-9 | ER-3.2) |
900 |
1
|
Dave Rundle (South Africa)
|
37.17 |
4 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Brisbane on 09-Jan-1994 (SR-14 | ER-4.7) |
901 |
1
|
Marlon Samuels (West Indies)
|
37.16 |
3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Pune on 27-Oct-2018 (SR-7 | ER-3.3) |
904 |
1
|
Phil Tufnell (England)
|
37.14 |
4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 20-Feb-1997 (SR-15 | ER-2.2) |
905 |
1
|
Adil Rashid (England)
|
37.14 |
5 Wickets for 85 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at St George's on 27-Feb-2019 (SR-12 | ER-8.5) |
908 |
1
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
37.13 |
4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 15-Dec-1999 (SR-11 | ER-2.3) |
912 |
1
|
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
37.08 |
4 Wickets for 73 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Ranchi on 16-Nov-2014 (SR-15 | ER-7.6) |
913 |
1
|
Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka)
|
37.07 |
5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo on 31-Aug-2004 (SR-11 | ER-6.7) |
917 |
1
|
Shane Warne (Australia)
|
37.04 |
4 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 22-Feb-1994 (SR-15 | ER-3.6) |
930 |
1
|
Roger Harper (West Indies)
|
36.92 |
4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 17-Dec-1995 (SR-15 | ER-4.6) |
935 |
1
|
Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka)
|
36.90 |
4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 08-Jan-2025 (SR-12 | ER-5.5) |
941 |
1
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
36.81 |
3 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 03-Oct-2009 (SR-20 | ER-4.3) |
943 |
1
|
Adam Zampa (Australia)
|
36.78 |
4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 11-Sep-2020 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
944 |
1
|
Adil Rashid (England)
|
36.76 |
4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 07-Oct-2016 (SR-14 | ER-5.4) |
962 |
1
|
Hayden Walsh (West Indies/U.S.A.)
|
36.65 |
5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Bridgetown on 20-Jul-2021 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
963 |
1
|
Rajesh Chauhan (India)
|
36.65 |
3 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 22-Apr-1994 (SR-18 | ER-3.2) |
965 |
1
|
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
36.64 |
4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Amstelveen on 21-Aug-2004 (SR-9 | ER-3.3) |
966 |
1
|
James Tredwell (England)
|
36.64 |
4 Wickets for 48 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Chennai on 17-Mar-2011 (SR-15 | ER-4.8) |
967 |
1
|
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
|
36.64 |
4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Abu Dhabi on 31-Aug-2012 (SR-15 | ER-3.2) |
975 |
1
|
Xavier Doherty (Australia)
|
36.56 |
4 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 20-Aug-2011 (SR-15 | ER-2.8) |
980 |
1
|
Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
|
36.51 |
3 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Melbourne on 22-Feb-2015 (SR-20 | ER-4.1) |
983 |
1
|
Andy McBrine (Ireland)
|
36.50 |
4 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs West Indies at Kingston on 13-Jan-2022 (SR-15 | ER-3.6) |
989 |
1
|
Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
|
36.45 |
4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 21-Dec-1994 (SR-15 | ER-3.7) |
995 |
1
|
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
|
36.39 |
4 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Sharjah on 15-Dec-1997 (SR-15 | ER-2.6) |
999 |
1
|
Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan)
|
36.35 |
3 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Pakistan at Chennai on 23-Oct-2023 (SR-20 | ER-4.9) |
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.