401 |
1
|
Pat Cummins (Australia)
|
43.81 |
3 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Kolkata on 16-Nov-2023 (SR-19 | ER-5.3) |
402 |
1
|
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
43.80 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 10-Mar-2003 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
403 |
1
|
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
|
43.79 |
4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Rajkot on 18-Oct-2015 (SR-15 | ER-3.9) |
404 |
1
|
Rumesh Ratnayake (Sri Lanka)
|
43.75 |
5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 20-Dec-1990 (SR-11 | ER-3.6) |
405 |
1
|
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
43.74 |
4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Lahore on 16-Oct-1987 (SR-13 | ER-4.4) |
406 |
1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
43.66 |
4 Wickets for 54 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Georgetown on 28-Mar-2007 (SR-14 | ER-5.8) |
407 |
1
|
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
|
43.61 |
5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 19-Dec-2014 (SR-11 | ER-3.3) |
408 |
1
|
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
43.59 |
4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Centurion on 26-Sep-2009 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
409 |
1
|
Andre Russell (West Indies)
|
43.55 |
4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Chennai on 17-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-6.1) |
410 |
1
|
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
43.55 |
4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 24-Jun-2010 (SR-14 | ER-4.4) |
411 |
1
|
Bas de Leede (Netherlands)
|
43.54 |
4 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Netherlands vs Pakistan at Hyderabad on 06-Oct-2023 (SR-14 | ER-6.9) |
412 |
1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
43.49 |
5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Hambantota on 16-Aug-2011 (SR-10 | ER-3.4) |
413 |
1
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
43.47 |
5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Sharjah on 14-Oct-1989 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
414 |
1
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
43.46 |
5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 06-Jan-2006 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
415 |
1
|
Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
|
43.44 |
3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at London on 22-Jun-1983 (SR-24 | ER-2.3) |
416 |
1
|
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
43.42 |
4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 23-Apr-2000 (SR-12 | ER-2.8) |
417 |
1
|
Viv Richards (West Indies)
|
43.38 |
5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 18-Mar-1987 (SR-12 | ER-4.1) |
418 |
1
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
43.35 |
5 Wickets for 9 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 09-Apr-2002 (SR-12 | ER-0.9) |
419 |
1
|
Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka)
|
43.33 |
4 Wickets for 13 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Dharamsala on 10-Dec-2017 (SR-15 | ER-1.3) |
420 |
1
|
Nikhil Chopra (India)
|
43.33 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Toronto on 14-Sep-1999 (SR-8 | ER-3.3) |
421 |
1
|
Robin Singh (India)
|
43.30 |
5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Guwahati on 22-Dec-1997 (SR-6 | ER-4.4) |
422 |
1
|
Josh Davey (Scotland)
|
43.29 |
4 Wickets for 68 Runs in 1st inns for Scotland vs England at Christchurch on 23-Feb-2015 (SR-15 | ER-6.8) |
423 |
1
|
Mohammad Hasnain (Pakistan)
|
43.26 |
5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi on 03-Nov-2020 (SR-12 | ER-2.6) |
424 |
1
|
Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
|
43.24 |
4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Chennai on 30-Dec-2012 (SR-14 | ER-4.8) |
425 |
1
|
Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies)
|
43.24 |
4 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Afghanistan at Leeds on 04-Jul-2019 (SR-14 | ER-7.0) |
426 |
1
|
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
|
43.24 |
4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Bangladesh at London on 05-Jun-2019 (SR-14 | ER-5.0) |
427 |
1
|
Dwayne Smith (West Indies)
|
43.17 |
5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Auckland on 04-Mar-2006 (SR-12 | ER-4.5) |
428 |
1
|
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
43.14 |
5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 17-Feb-2001 (SR-8 | ER-2.9) |
429 |
1
|
Wavell Hinds (West Indies)
|
43.13 |
3 Wickets for 24 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 25-Sep-2004 (SR-20 | ER-2.4) |
430 |
1
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
43.12 |
4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for ICC World XI vs Australia at Melbourne on 05-Oct-2005 (SR-15 | ER-3.3) |
431 |
1
|
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
|
43.12 |
4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
432 |
1
|
Roger Binny (India)
|
43.08 |
4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Chelmsford on 20-Jun-1983 (SR-12 | ER-3.6) |
433 |
1
|
Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
|
43.08 |
4 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mirpur on 13-Jan-2010 (SR-15 | ER-4.8) |
434 |
1
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
43.06 |
4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Afghanistan at Leeds on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-4.7) |
435 |
1
|
Michael Kasprowicz (Australia)
|
43.03 |
5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 27-Feb-2004 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
436 |
1
|
Abdul Qadir (Pakistan)
|
43.01 |
5 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 21-Jan-1984 (SR-12 | ER-5.3) |
437 |
1
|
Amit Mishra (India)
|
43.00 |
5 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Visakhapatnam on 29-Oct-2016 (SR-7 | ER-3.0) |
438 |
1
|
Irfan Pathan (India)
|
42.98 |
5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 04-Aug-2012 (SR-12 | ER-6.1) |
439 |
1
|
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
42.96 |
4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Harare on 06-Sep-2014 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
440 |
1
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
42.91 |
4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 09-Apr-2009 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
441 |
1
|
Ian Bishop (West Indies)
|
42.83 |
5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Perth on 01-Jan-1989 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
442 |
1
|
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
42.80 |
4 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-7.1) |
443 |
1
|
Reece Topley (England)
|
42.79 |
4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Bangladesh at Dharamsala on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-4.3) |
444 |
1
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
42.78 |
4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Manchester on 22-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-3.0) |
445 |
1
|
Abdul Qadir (Pakistan)
|
42.76 |
4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Rawalpindi on 12-Oct-1987 (SR-15 | ER-3.1) |
446 |
1
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
42.73 |
4 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Kuala Lumpur on 16-Sep-2006 (SR-6 | ER-2.8) |
447 |
1
|
Amit Mishra (India)
|
42.71 |
6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 03-Aug-2013 (SR-8 | ER-5.9) |
448 |
1
|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)
|
42.70 |
3 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Manchester on 09-Jul-2019 (SR-20 | ER-4.3) |
449 |
1
|
Ian Harvey (Australia)
|
42.68 |
4 Wickets for 58 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 11-Feb-2003 (SR-14 | ER-6.1) |
450 |
1
|
Sreesanth (India)
|
42.60 |
6 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Indore on 15-Apr-2006 (SR-10 | ER-5.5) |
451 |
1
|
Michael Kasprowicz (Australia)
|
42.58 |
5 Wickets for 47 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at London on 04-Sep-2004 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
452 |
1
|
Aaqib Javed (Pakistan)
|
42.56 |
5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Gwalior on 12-May-1997 (SR-12 | ER-3.5) |
453 |
1
|
Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh)
|
42.55 |
5 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 28-Mar-2013 (SR-12 | ER-6.2) |
454 |
1
|
Andrew Tye (Australia)
|
42.54 |
5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 28-Jan-2018 (SR-12 | ER-4.8) |
455 |
1
|
Doug Bollinger (Australia)
|
42.51 |
5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 01-May-2009 (SR-9 | ER-4.6) |
456 |
1
|
Ian Bishop (West Indies)
|
42.48 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Brisbane on 09-Jan-1993 (SR-10 | ER-2.9) |
457 |
1
|
Mark Ealham (England)
|
42.47 |
5 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Zimbabwe at Kimberley on 30-Jan-2000 (SR-12 | ER-1.5) |
458 |
1
|
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
|
42.46 |
4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Jan-2002 (SR-14 | ER-4.0) |
459 |
1
|
Will O�Rourke (New Zealand)
|
42.45 |
4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Karachi on 14-Feb-2025 (SR-14 | ER-4.5) |
460 |
1
|
James Anderson (England)
|
42.43 |
4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Brisbane on 20-Jan-2015 (SR-13 | ER-2.1) |
461 |
1
|
Jimmy Adams (West Indies)
|
42.42 |
5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 17-Dec-1996 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
462 |
1
|
Anderson Cummins (Canada/West Indies)
|
42.41 |
5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Brisbane on 11-Jan-1992 (SR-11 | ER-3.3) |
463 |
1
|
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
42.40 |
3 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Gqeberha on 18-Mar-2003 (SR-16 | ER-4.4) |
464 |
1
|
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
|
42.39 |
4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Chennai on 06-Mar-2011 (SR-13 | ER-4.4) |
465 |
1
|
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
|
42.35 |
5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Abu Dhabi on 13-Feb-2012 (SR-12 | ER-4.3) |
466 |
1
|
Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa)
|
42.33 |
4 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Chennai on 27-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-6.0) |
467 |
1
|
Max Walker (Australia)
|
42.31 |
3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-19 | ER-2.4) |
468 |
1
|
Stuart Broad (England)
|
42.26 |
5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Nottingham on 26-Aug-2008 (SR-12 | ER-2.3) |
469 |
1
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
42.26 |
4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Afghanistan at Southampton on 22-Jun-2019 (SR-14 | ER-4.4) |
470 |
1
|
Alan Mullally (England)
|
42.25 |
4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at London on 14-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-3.7) |
471 |
1
|
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
42.25 |
5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 14-Feb-2007 (SR-12 | ER-2.3) |
472 |
1
|
Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
|
42.25 |
5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 15-Oct-1999 (SR-11 | ER-3.4) |
473 |
1
|
Phil Simmons (West Indies)
|
42.23 |
4 Wickets for 3 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Sydney on 17-Dec-1992 (SR-15 | ER-0.3) |
474 |
1
|
Craig McDermott (Australia)
|
42.22 |
4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Chennai on 09-Oct-1987 (SR-15 | ER-5.6) |
475 |
1
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
42.22 |
4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Wellington on 21-Mar-2015 (SR-15 | ER-4.4) |
476 |
1
|
Andy Bichel (Australia)
|
42.15 |
5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 22-Jan-2002 (SR-8 | ER-2.9) |
477 |
1
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
42.11 |
4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 19-Feb-2005 (SR-15 | ER-1.7) |
478 |
1
|
James Anderson (England)
|
42.09 |
5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Napier on 20-Feb-2013 (SR-11 | ER-3.7) |
479 |
1
|
Mosaddek Hossain (Bangladesh)
|
42.08 |
3 Wickets for 13 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Cardiff on 09-Jun-2017 (SR-6 | ER-4.3) |
480 |
1
|
Alzarri Joseph (West Indies)
|
42.08 |
4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Cardiff on 01-Jun-2025 (SR-15 | ER-3.1) |
481 |
1
|
Corey Collymore (West Indies)
|
42.04 |
4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Harare on 07-Jul-2001 (SR-15 | ER-4.9) |
482 |
1
|
Haris Rauf (Pakistan)
|
41.99 |
5 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Afghanistan at Hambantota on 22-Aug-2023 (SR-8 | ER-2.8) |
483 |
1
|
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
41.98 |
5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Adelaide on 26-Jan-2000 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
484 |
1
|
Robin Peterson (South Africa)
|
41.98 |
4 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 19-Mar-2011 (SR-11 | ER-1.7) |
485 |
1
|
Tim Murtagh (Ireland)
|
41.96 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for Ireland vs Zimbabwe at Belfast on 04-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.1) |
486 |
1
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
41.95 |
3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Birmingham on 26-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-2.8) |
487 |
1
|
Eddo Brandes (Zimbabwe)
|
41.94 |
5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs India at Paarl on 27-Jan-1997 (SR-11 | ER-4.5) |
488 |
1
|
Robin Peterson (South Africa)
|
41.94 |
4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Sydney on 23-Nov-2014 (SR-9 | ER-5.2) |
489 |
1
|
Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa)
|
41.93 |
3 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 18-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-3.2) |
490 |
1
|
Graeme Swann (England)
|
41.91 |
5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Chester-le-Street on 20-Sep-2009 (SR-12 | ER-2.8) |
491 |
1
|
Larry Gomes (West Indies)
|
41.89 |
4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 24-Jan-1982 (SR-9 | ER-5.2) |
492 |
1
|
Darren Gough (England)
|
41.88 |
3 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 21-Sep-2004 (SR-14 | ER-6.9) |
493 |
1
|
Daryl Tuffey (New Zealand)
|
41.87 |
4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Pune on 03-Nov-2003 (SR-15 | ER-3.0) |
494 |
1
|
Darren Gough (England)
|
41.87 |
4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 23-Jan-2000 (SR-15 | ER-2.9) |
495 |
1
|
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
41.85 |
5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 10-Jul-2021 (SR-11 | ER-5.5) |
496 |
1
|
Lakshmipathy Balaji (India)
|
41.84 |
4 Wickets for 48 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Brisbane on 18-Jan-2004 (SR-15 | ER-4.8) |
497 |
1
|
Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand)
|
41.84 |
5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dubai on 11-Nov-2018 (SR-12 | ER-4.5) |
498 |
1
|
Ishant Sharma (India)
|
41.82 |
4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 10-Feb-2008 (SR-14 | ER-4.1) |
499 |
1
|
Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand)
|
41.82 |
4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Cardiff on 09-Jun-2013 (SR-12 | ER-5.3) |
500 |
1
|
Ian Bishop (West Indies)
|
41.82 |
4 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 16-Jan-1989 (SR-15 | ER-5.2) |
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.