301 |
|
Chris Harris (New Zealand)
|
46.10 |
5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Sialkot on 06-Dec-1996 (SR-12 | ER-4.2) |
302 |
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
46.06 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 15-Feb-2015 (SR-14 | ER-3.9) |
303 |
|
Tim de Leede (Netherlands)
|
46.04 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Netherlands vs India at Paarl on 12-Feb-2003 (SR-14 | ER-3.8) |
304 |
|
Ajit Agarkar (India)
|
45.98 |
4 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 07-Jul-1998 (SR-15 | ER-5.3) |
305 |
|
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
45.97 |
3 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Cardiff on 14-Jun-2017 (SR-20 | ER-3.5) |
306 |
|
Venkatesh Prasad (India)
|
45.96 |
3 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Nairobi on 15-Oct-2000 (SR-14 | ER-3.9) |
307 |
|
Anderson Cummins (Canada/West Indies)
|
45.95 |
4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Wellington on 10-Mar-1992 (SR-15 | ER-3.3) |
308 |
|
Sourav Ganguly (India)
|
45.93 |
5 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Toronto on 18-Sep-1997 (SR-12 | ER-1.6) |
309 |
|
Taijul Islam (Bangladesh)
|
45.91 |
5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs West Indies at Georgetown on 16-Jul-2022 (SR-12 | ER-2.8) |
310 |
|
Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies)
|
45.90 |
5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 22-Feb-2019 (SR-11 | ER-5.1) |
311 |
|
Yuzvendra Chahal (India)
|
45.86 |
4 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Southampton on 05-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.1) |
312 |
|
Madan Lal (India)
|
45.83 |
4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Chelmsford on 20-Jun-1983 (SR-13 | ER-2.4) |
313 |
|
Mahedi Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
45.80 |
4 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs England at Dharamsala on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-12 | ER-8.9) |
314 |
|
Lance Klusener (South Africa)
|
45.80 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Kenya at Amstelveen on 26-May-1999 (SR-10 | ER-2.5) |
315 |
|
Douglas Hondo (Zimbabwe)
|
45.80 |
4 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Colombo on 18-Sep-2002 (SR-9 | ER-7.5) |
316 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
45.80 |
4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Nagpur on 25-Feb-2011 (SR-14 | ER-3.6) |
317 |
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
45.72 |
4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Manchester on 27-Jun-2019 (SR-10 | ER-2.5) |
318 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
45.68 |
4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Cape Town on 28-Feb-2003 (SR-15 | ER-2.2) |
319 |
|
James Anderson (England)
|
45.68 |
4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 22-Feb-2003 (SR-15 | ER-2.9) |
320 |
|
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
|
45.66 |
5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Afghanistan vs South Africa at Sharjah on 20-Sep-2024 (SR-11 | ER-2.1) |
321 |
|
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan)
|
45.62 |
4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Birmingham on 11-Jun-1975 (SR-18 | ER-3.7) |
322 |
|
Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe)
|
45.60 |
5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 08-Jan-2024 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
323 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
45.57 |
3 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Gqeberha on 18-Mar-2003 (SR-20 | ER-3.4) |
324 |
|
Ashley Giles (England)
|
45.53 |
5 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Delhi on 31-Jan-2002 (SR-12 | ER-5.7) |
325 |
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
45.47 |
5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Napier on 31-Jan-2001 (SR-9 | ER-4.2) |
326 |
|
Tanvir Islam (Bangladesh)
|
45.46 |
5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 05-Jul-2025 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
327 |
1
|
Jerome Taylor (West Indies)
|
45.44 |
3 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington on 21-Mar-2015 (SR-14 | ER-10.1) |
328 |
1
|
Duncan Fletcher (Zimbabwe)
|
45.41 |
4 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Australia at Nottingham on 09-Jun-1983 (SR-17 | ER-3.8) |
329 |
1
|
Pat Cummins (Australia)
|
45.38 |
4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 05-Mar-2019 (SR-14 | ER-3.2) |
330 |
1
|
Eddo Brandes (Zimbabwe)
|
45.37 |
4 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Albury on 18-Mar-1992 (SR-15 | ER-2.1) |
331 |
1
|
Sajid Mahmood (England)
|
45.32 |
4 Wickets for 50 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at North Sound on 04-Apr-2007 (SR-14 | ER-5.6) |
332 |
1
|
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
45.32 |
5 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Johannesburg on 13-Feb-2000 (SR-11 | ER-2.2) |
333 |
1
|
Zaheer Khan (India)
|
45.30 |
3 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 30-Sep-2002 (SR-18 | ER-4.9) |
334 |
1
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
45.28 |
6 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 13-Nov-1996 (SR-10 | ER-4.4) |
335 |
1
|
Mohammad Sami (Pakistan)
|
45.27 |
5 Wickets for 10 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 01-Dec-2003 (SR-9 | ER-1.4) |
336 |
1
|
Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh)
|
45.12 |
6 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Kenya at Nairobi on 15-Aug-2006 (SR-10 | ER-2.6) |
337 |
1
|
Jason Gillespie (Australia)
|
45.07 |
5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Nairobi on 30-Aug-2002 (SR-12 | ER-2.2) |
338 |
1
|
Brad Hogg (Australia)
|
45.07 |
5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 20-Feb-2004 (SR-11 | ER-4.3) |
339 |
1
|
Nathan Bracken (Australia)
|
45.07 |
3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Mumbai on 05-Nov-2006 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
340 |
1
|
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
|
45.06 |
3 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 29-Mar-2011 (SR-20 | ER-5.7) |
341 |
1
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
45.05 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 22-Oct-2017 (SR-15 | ER-3.5) |
342 |
1
|
Andy McBrine (Ireland)
|
45.04 |
5 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi on 21-Jan-2021 (SR-12 | ER-2.9) |
343 |
1
|
Harbhajan Singh (India)
|
45.03 |
5 Wickets for 56 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 14-Sep-2009 (SR-12 | ER-5.8) |
344 |
1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
44.98 |
5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Dambula on 13-Oct-2018 (SR-12 | ER-4.4) |
345 |
1
|
Adam Zampa (Australia)
|
44.98 |
4 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 20-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-5.3) |
346 |
1
|
Paul Stirling (Ireland)
|
44.91 |
6 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs Afghanistan at Greater Noida on 17-Mar-2017 (SR-10 | ER-5.5) |
347 |
1
|
Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka)
|
44.89 |
5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 07-Aug-2024 (SR-6 | ER-5.2) |
348 |
1
|
Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
|
44.89 |
4 Wickets for 50 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Jaipur on 17-Oct-2006 (SR-11 | ER-6.8) |
349 |
1
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
44.89 |
4 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Brisbane on 15-Jan-2003 (SR-15 | ER-2.7) |
350 |
1
|
Chris Pringle (New Zealand)
|
44.86 |
5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Birmingham on 19-May-1994 (SR-13 | ER-4.1) |
351 |
1
|
Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka)
|
44.86 |
5 Wickets for 66 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mirpur on 05-Jan-2010 (SR-12 | ER-6.6) |
352 |
1
|
Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
|
44.78 |
5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Brisbane on 18-Jan-2013 (SR-12 | ER-2.2) |
353 |
1
|
Jake Ball (England)
|
44.75 |
5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 07-Oct-2016 (SR-11 | ER-5.6) |
354 |
1
|
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
44.75 |
4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Mirpur on 23-Mar-2011 (SR-14 | ER-3.2) |
355 |
1
|
Nuwan Pradeep (Sri Lanka)
|
44.74 |
4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at Cardiff on 04-Jun-2019 (SR-14 | ER-3.4) |
356 |
1
|
Abdul Qadir (Pakistan)
|
44.72 |
4 Wickets for 9 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 15-Apr-1986 (SR-15 | ER-0.9) |
357 |
1
|
Chris Woakes (England)
|
44.69 |
4 Wickets for 54 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Ahmedabad on 04-Nov-2023 (SR-14 | ER-5.7) |
358 |
1
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
44.68 |
4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Lucknow on 29-Oct-2023 (SR-11 | ER-3.1) |
359 |
1
|
Charlie Lock (Zimbabwe)
|
44.68 |
5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Napier on 03-Feb-1996 (SR-10 | ER-5.4) |
360 |
1
|
Hardik Pandya (India)
|
44.65 |
3 Wickets for 3 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 17-Sep-2023 (SR-5 | ER-1.3) |
361 |
1
|
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
44.62 |
5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Gqeberha on 11-Mar-2003 (SR-11 | ER-4.6) |
362 |
1
|
Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand)
|
44.60 |
4 Wickets for 65 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Birmingham on 12-Jun-2013 (SR-15 | ER-6.5) |
363 |
1
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
44.53 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Hamilton on 31-Jan-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.1) |
364 |
1
|
Arshad Ayub (India)
|
44.53 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Dhaka on 31-Oct-1988 (SR-11 | ER-2.3) |
365 |
1
|
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
44.53 |
4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Sydney on 23-Jan-1994 (SR-15 | ER-4.0) |
366 |
1
|
Rubel Hossain (Bangladesh)
|
44.48 |
4 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs England at Adelaide on 09-Mar-2015 (SR-14 | ER-5.6) |
367 |
1
|
Chandika Hathurusinghe (Sri Lanka)
|
44.48 |
4 Wickets for 57 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Berri on 13-Mar-1992 (SR-12 | ER-7.1) |
368 |
1
|
Logan van Beek (Netherlands)
|
44.43 |
4 Wickets for 74 Runs in 1st inns for Netherlands vs Australia at Delhi on 25-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-7.4) |
369 |
1
|
Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)
|
44.43 |
4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Pune on 01-Nov-2023 (SR-14 | ER-5.1) |
370 |
1
|
John Mooney (Ireland)
|
44.43 |
4 Wickets for 63 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs England at Bengaluru on 02-Mar-2011 (SR-14 | ER-7.0) |
371 |
1
|
Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan)
|
44.39 |
4 Wickets for 65 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Nairobi on 11-Oct-2000 (SR-15 | ER-6.5) |
372 |
1
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
44.34 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 24-Feb-1985 (SR-10 | ER-2.6) |
373 |
1
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
44.28 |
5 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Sydney on 04-Feb-2000 (SR-11 | ER-5.2) |
374 |
1
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
44.28 |
5 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 06-Jun-1997 (SR-12 | ER-5.8) |
375 |
1
|
Paul Jarvis (England)
|
44.27 |
5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Bengaluru on 26-Feb-1993 (SR-10 | ER-4.0) |
376 |
1
|
Andy Roberts (West Indies)
|
44.23 |
5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Adelaide on 16-Jan-1980 (SR-12 | ER-2.2) |
377 |
1
|
Gerald Coetzee (South Africa)
|
44.23 |
4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Afghanistan at Ahmedabad on 10-Nov-2023 (SR-15 | ER-4.4) |
378 |
1
|
Adam Zampa (Australia)
|
44.22 |
4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Lucknow on 16-Oct-2023 (SR-12 | ER-5.9) |
379 |
1
|
Jason Holder (West Indies)
|
44.19 |
5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at North Sound on 02-Jul-2017 (SR-12 | ER-2.8) |
380 |
1
|
Javagal Srinath (India)
|
44.18 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 10-Mar-2003 (SR-14 | ER-3.9) |
381 |
1
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
44.18 |
6 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 29-Apr-1990 (SR-10 | ER-2.6) |
382 |
1
|
Aaqib Javed (Pakistan)
|
44.18 |
5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Chennai on 21-May-1997 (SR-12 | ER-6.1) |
383 |
1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
44.17 |
6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Kenya at Colombo on 01-Mar-2011 (SR-8 | ER-5.0) |
384 |
1
|
Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa)
|
44.16 |
5 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 04-Sep-2021 (SR-9 | ER-6.4) |
385 |
1
|
Stuart Broad (England)
|
44.14 |
4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Johannesburg on 29-Sep-2009 (SR-12 | ER-4.8) |
386 |
1
|
Corey Collymore (West Indies)
|
44.08 |
5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 11-Dec-2001 (SR-11 | ER-5.5) |
387 |
1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
44.05 |
4 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Ahmedabad on 24-Oct-2006 (SR-14 | ER-5.9) |
388 |
1
|
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
|
44.04 |
5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Wellington on 16-Feb-2007 (SR-11 | ER-2.4) |
389 |
1
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
44.04 |
5 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 01-May-1990 (SR-11 | ER-2.2) |
390 |
1
|
Mike Hendrick (England)
|
44.03 |
4 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Leeds on 16-Jun-1979 (SR-18 | ER-1.3) |
391 |
1
|
Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand)
|
44.01 |
4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Afghanistan at Taunton on 08-Jun-2019 (SR-14 | ER-4.0) |
392 |
1
|
Matthew Hart (New Zealand)
|
44.01 |
5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Margao on 26-Oct-1994 (SR-12 | ER-2.2) |
393 |
1
|
Rubel Hossain (Bangladesh)
|
44.00 |
6 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Mirpur on 29-Oct-2013 (SR-5 | ER-5.0) |
394 |
1
|
Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
|
44.00 |
5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Perth on 16-Nov-2014 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
395 |
1
|
Richard Collinge (New Zealand)
|
43.99 |
3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at London on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-24 | ER-2.3) |
396 |
1
|
Ben Hilfenhaus (Australia)
|
43.98 |
5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Brisbane on 19-Feb-2012 (SR-11 | ER-3.5) |
397 |
1
|
Virender Sehwag (India)
|
43.98 |
3 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Colombo on 25-Sep-2002 (SR-10 | ER-5.0) |
398 |
1
|
Nathan McCullum (New Zealand)
|
43.97 |
3 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Mirpur on 25-Mar-2011 (SR-20 | ER-2.4) |
399 |
1
|
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
43.87 |
4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Karachi on 20-Oct-1987 (SR-14 | ER-4.1) |
400 |
1
|
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
43.82 |
4 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Birmingham on 19-Sep-2004 (SR-14 | ER-3.9) |
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.