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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.

CRR Change Name Points Stats
201 No change Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh) flag 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 No change Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Ryan McLaren (South Africa) flag 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 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Pat Cummins (Australia) flag 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 No change Michael Holding (West Indies) flag 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 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag 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 No change Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag 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 No change Wayne Parnell (South Africa) flag 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 No change Ashantha de Mel (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Chris Woakes (England) flag 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 No change Dennis Lillee (Australia) flag 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 No change Nathan Bracken (Australia) flag 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 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Manjula Guruge (U.A.E.) flag 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 No change Jason Gillespie (Australia) flag 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 No change Tony Gray (West Indies) flag 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 No change James Anderson (England) flag 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 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag 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 No change Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag 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 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag 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 No change Lance Klusener (South Africa) flag 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 No change Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Roger Harper (West Indies) flag 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 No change Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag 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 No change Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Mervyn Dillon (West Indies) flag 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 No change Geoff Allott (New Zealand) flag 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 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag 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 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag 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 No change Lance Klusener (South Africa) flag 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 No change Dilhara Fernando (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Pedro Collins (West Indies) flag 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 No change Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) flag 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 No change Vic Marks (England) flag 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 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh) flag 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 No change Steven Finn (England) flag 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 No change Oshane Thomas (West Indies) flag 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 No change Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Adil Rashid (England) flag 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 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Brett Lee (Australia) flag 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 No change Kemar Roach (West Indies) flag 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 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag 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 No change Arshdeep Singh (India) flag 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 No change Allan Donald (South Africa) flag 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 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag 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 No change Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) flag 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 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag 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 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies) flag 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 No change Imran Tahir (South Africa) flag 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 No change Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag 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 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag 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 No change Nicky Boje (South Africa) flag 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 No change Aasif Karim (Kenya) flag 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 No change Ryan Harris (Australia) flag 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 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag 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 No change Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag 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 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Lance Cairns (New Zealand) flag 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 No change Brad Hogg (Australia) flag 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 No change Corey Anderson (U.S.A.) flag 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 No change Praveen Kumar (India) flag 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 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Clint McKay (Australia) flag 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 No change Steve Harmison (England) flag 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 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag 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 No change Madan Lal (India) flag 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 No change Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag 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 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Aaqib Javed (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Sanjeev Sharma (India) flag 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 No change Courtney Walsh (West Indies) flag 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 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Imran Tahir (South Africa) flag 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 No change Brett Lee (Australia) flag 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 No change Suraj Randiv (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Oshane Thomas (West Indies) flag 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 No change Yasir Shah (Pakistan) flag 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 No change Umesh Yadav (India) flag 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 No change Ravi Bopara (England) flag 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 No change Paul van Meekeren (Netherlands) flag 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 No change Dale Steyn (South Africa) flag 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 No change Matt Henry (New Zealand) flag 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 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag 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 No change Paul Strang (Zimbabwe) flag 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 No change Geoff Allott (New Zealand) flag 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)