101 |
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
55.70 |
5 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Mirpur on 08-Mar-2014 (SR-12 | ER-5.6) |
102 |
|
Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
|
55.57 |
7 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Colombo on 11-Jan-2024 (SR-4 | ER-3.7) |
103 |
|
Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
|
55.47 |
5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 16-Jan-1993 (SR-11 | ER-3.4) |
104 |
|
Sunil Joshi (India)
|
55.26 |
5 Wickets for 6 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Nairobi on 26-Sep-1999 (SR-12 | ER-0.6) |
105 |
|
Mitchell Marsh (Australia)
|
55.12 |
5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-11 | ER-3.7) |
106 |
|
Ashantha de Mel (Sri Lanka)
|
55.09 |
5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Derby on 18-Jun-1983 (SR-14 | ER-2.7) |
107 |
|
Viv Richards (West Indies)
|
55.05 |
6 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Delhi on 23-Oct-1989 (SR-10 | ER-4.2) |
108 |
|
Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)
|
55.04 |
6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 23-Sep-2023 (SR-10 | ER-3.9) |
109 |
|
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
54.99 |
6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 17-Sep-2010 (SR-10 | ER-4.2) |
110 |
|
Sunil Narine (West Indies)
|
54.98 |
6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Georgetown on 03-Jun-2016 (SR-9 | ER-2.9) |
111 |
|
Stuart Broad (England)
|
54.97 |
4 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Chennai on 06-Mar-2011 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
112 |
|
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
54.94 |
6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Dubai on 22-Apr-2009 (SR-10 | ER-3.8) |
113 |
|
Joel Garner (West Indies)
|
54.90 |
5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 12-Feb-1984 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
114 |
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
54.86 |
7 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Leeds on 17-Jun-2001 (SR-9 | ER-3.6) |
115 |
|
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
|
54.79 |
5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Sydney on 27-Feb-2015 (SR-12 | ER-4.5) |
116 |
|
Lance Klusener (South Africa)
|
54.62 |
6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Lahore on 06-Nov-1997 (SR-10 | ER-4.9) |
117 |
|
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
54.59 |
5 Wickets for 75 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Pakistan at London on 05-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-7.5) |
118 |
|
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
54.59 |
6 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Karachi on 21-Apr-2002 (SR-9 | ER-1.8) |
119 |
|
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
54.42 |
6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs West Indies at East London on 24-Jan-1999 (SR-10 | ER-3.5) |
120 |
|
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
|
54.38 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Adelaide on 26-Jan-2002 (SR-11 | ER-2.7) |
121 |
|
Mohinder Amarnath (India)
|
54.25 |
3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at London on 25-Jun-1983 (SR-14 | ER-1.7) |
122 |
|
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
54.24 |
6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 21-Jun-2015 (SR-10 | ER-4.3) |
123 |
|
Kapil Dev (India)
|
54.18 |
5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Nottingham on 13-Jun-1983 (SR-14 | ER-3.6) |
124 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
54.04 |
4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Sydney on 12-Feb-2006 (SR-15 | ER-5.6) |
125 |
|
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
53.87 |
3 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Lahore on 17-Mar-1996 (SR-18 | ER-4.7) |
126 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
53.70 |
5 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Sharjah on 29-Oct-2000 (SR-11 | ER-1.5) |
127 |
|
Richard Snell (South Africa)
|
53.56 |
5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 21-Jan-1994 (SR-11 | ER-4.4) |
128 |
|
Jacob Oram (New Zealand)
|
53.54 |
4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Mirpur on 25-Mar-2011 (SR-14 | ER-4.3) |
129 |
|
Rudi van Vuuren (Namibia)
|
53.50 |
5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Namibia vs England at Gqeberha on 19-Feb-2003 (SR-12 | ER-4.3) |
130 |
|
Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan)
|
53.46 |
5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Melbourne on 06-Mar-1985 (SR-9 | ER-3.7) |
131 |
|
AM Ghazanfar (Afghanistan)
|
53.42 |
6 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Sharjah on 06-Nov-2024 (SR-7 | ER-4.0) |
132 |
|
Nathan Bracken (Australia)
|
53.38 |
4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at St George's on 16-Apr-2007 (SR-15 | ER-2.0) |
133 |
|
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
53.36 |
5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Sydney on 29-Jan-1981 (SR-10 | ER-3.1) |
134 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
53.31 |
4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 25-Jun-2019 (SR-13 | ER-5.0) |
135 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
53.27 |
6 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Hamilton on 05-Feb-2017 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
136 |
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
53.25 |
3 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Johannesburg on 23-Mar-2003 (SR-17 | ER-6.2) |
137 |
|
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
53.16 |
4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 26-Feb-2011 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
138 |
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
53.05 |
3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kolkata on 13-Mar-1996 (SR-14 | ER-1.7) |
139 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
53.02 |
5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Vadodara on 11-Oct-2007 (SR-12 | ER-2.6) |
140 |
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
52.96 |
5 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Bangladesh at Dubai on 20-Feb-2025 (SR-12 | ER-5.3) |
141 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
52.89 |
3 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 29-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-3.3) |
142 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
52.68 |
7 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch on 23-Dec-2017 (SR-9 | ER-3.4) |
143 |
|
Jerome Taylor (West Indies)
|
52.65 |
4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Mumbai on 18-Oct-2006 (SR-15 | ER-4.9) |
144 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
52.60 |
5 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at East London on 15-Feb-1993 (SR-7 | ER-2.6) |
145 |
|
Ryan Burl (Zimbabwe)
|
52.59 |
5 Wickets for 10 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Australia at Townsville on 03-Sep-2022 (SR-4 | ER-3.3) |
146 |
|
Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka)
|
52.49 |
5 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 28-May-2021 (SR-11 | ER-1.8) |
147 |
|
Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan)
|
52.44 |
5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Bengaluru on 04-Apr-1999 (SR-12 | ER-3.8) |
148 |
|
Andy Caddick (England)
|
52.43 |
4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Gqeberha on 02-Mar-2003 (SR-14 | ER-3.9) |
149 |
|
Asif Iqbal (Pakistan)
|
52.41 |
4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at London on 20-Jun-1979 (SR-17 | ER-5.1) |
150 |
|
Ian Botham (England)
|
52.31 |
4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 05-Mar-1992 (SR-15 | ER-3.1) |
151 |
|
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
52.19 |
4 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 22-May-1999 (SR-12 | ER-2.1) |
152 |
|
Harbhajan Singh (India)
|
52.13 |
3 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 29-Sep-2002 (SR-20 | ER-2.7) |
153 |
|
Collins Obuya (Kenya)
|
52.10 |
5 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for Kenya vs Sri Lanka at Nairobi on 24-Feb-2003 (SR-12 | ER-2.4) |
154 |
|
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
52.04 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Brisbane on 19-Jun-2002 (SR-10 | ER-3.1) |
155 |
|
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
52.01 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Bristol on 13-Jun-1983 (SR-12 | ER-2.5) |
156 |
|
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
51.86 |
5 Wickets for 52 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Sydney on 22-Jan-2017 (SR-12 | ER-5.2) |
157 |
|
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
51.83 |
4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 13-Mar-2015 (SR-12 | ER-6.7) |
158 |
|
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
51.73 |
6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Gqeberha on 27-Nov-2013 (SR-9 | ER-4.3) |
159 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
51.69 |
5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at London on 11-Jun-2013 (SR-12 | ER-3.6) |
160 |
|
Kyle Mills (New Zealand)
|
51.68 |
3 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Centurion on 05-Oct-2009 (SR-20 | ER-2.7) |
161 |
|
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
|
51.64 |
3 Wickets for 100 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 15-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-10.0) |
162 |
|
Chris Mpofu (Zimbabwe)
|
51.60 |
4 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 10-Mar-2011 (SR-11 | ER-8.9) |
163 |
|
Colin Croft (West Indies)
|
51.45 |
6 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Kingstown on 04-Feb-1981 (SR-9 | ER-1.7) |
164 |
|
Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
|
51.44 |
4 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Rawalpindi on 24-Feb-2025 (SR-15 | ER-2.6) |
165 |
|
Eddie Hemmings (England)
|
51.43 |
4 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 05-Nov-1987 (SR-14 | ER-5.5) |
166 |
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
51.41 |
4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Leeds on 21-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-4.3) |
167 |
|
Patrick Patterson (West Indies)
|
51.40 |
6 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Nagpur on 08-Dec-1987 (SR-10 | ER-3.0) |
168 |
|
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
|
51.40 |
5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Perth on 16-Nov-2014 (SR-10 | ER-2.6) |
169 |
|
Douglas Hondo (Zimbabwe)
|
51.39 |
4 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs India at Colombo on 14-Sep-2002 (SR-14 | ER-6.9) |
170 |
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
51.36 |
5 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Lahore on 30-Oct-1994 (SR-12 | ER-5.2) |
171 |
|
Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
|
51.22 |
5 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 15-Dec-1988 (SR-10 | ER-2.0) |
172 |
|
Gavin Tonge (West Indies)
|
51.19 |
4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 23-Sep-2009 (SR-15 | ER-2.5) |
173 |
|
Meyrick Pringle (South Africa)
|
51.18 |
4 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Christchurch on 05-Mar-1992 (SR-12 | ER-1.4) |
174 |
|
Kyle Mills (New Zealand)
|
51.18 |
4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Cardiff on 16-Jun-2013 (SR-7 | ER-6.7) |
175 |
|
Kyle Mills (New Zealand)
|
51.09 |
5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Durban on 25-Nov-2007 (SR-12 | ER-2.5) |
176 |
|
Yuzvendra Chahal (India)
|
51.02 |
5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Centurion on 04-Feb-2018 (SR-10 | ER-2.6) |
177 |
|
Keith Arthurton (West Indies)
|
50.92 |
4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Dhaka on 29-Oct-1998 (SR-15 | ER-3.1) |
178 |
|
James Faulkner (Australia)
|
50.91 |
3 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 29-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-4.0) |
179 |
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
50.91 |
6 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Moratuwa on 20-Mar-1993 (SR-9 | ER-3.2) |
180 |
|
Ian Butler (New Zealand)
|
50.76 |
4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 03-Oct-2009 (SR-15 | ER-4.4) |
181 |
|
Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
|
50.71 |
5 Wickets for 58 Runs in 2nd inns for Afghanistan vs England at Lahore on 26-Feb-2025 (SR-11 | ER-6.3) |
182 |
|
Ravi Shastri (India)
|
50.52 |
5 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 08-Dec-1991 (SR-7 | ER-2.4) |
183 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
50.50 |
5 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Visakhapatnam on 19-Mar-2023 (SR-10 | ER-6.6) |
184 |
|
Alzarri Joseph (West Indies)
|
50.35 |
5 Wickets for 56 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 27-Sep-2017 (SR-10 | ER-6.9) |
185 |
|
Lungi Ngidi (South Africa)
|
50.30 |
6 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Bloemfontein on 04-Mar-2020 (SR-10 | ER-5.8) |
186 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
50.29 |
5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at London on 10-Jul-2004 (SR-11 | ER-3.2) |
187 |
|
Haris Rauf (Pakistan)
|
50.29 |
5 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 08-Nov-2024 (SR-10 | ER-3.6) |
188 |
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
50.23 |
5 Wickets for 54 Runs in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Dharamsala on 22-Oct-2023 (SR-12 | ER-5.4) |
189 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
50.14 |
6 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg on 14-Feb-2003 (SR-9 | ER-2.7) |
190 |
|
Colin Croft (West Indies)
|
50.12 |
3 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 23-Jun-1979 (SR-20 | ER-4.2) |
191 |
|
Doug Bollinger (Australia)
|
50.08 |
5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Guwahati on 08-Nov-2009 (SR-12 | ER-3.5) |
192 |
|
Bernard Julien (West Indies)
|
50.03 |
4 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at London on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-18 | ER-2.3) |
193 |
|
Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
50.02 |
5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Melbourne on 03-Nov-2010 (SR-10 | ER-5.8) |
194 |
|
Mark Wood (England)
|
50.02 |
4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 10-Jun-2017 (SR-15 | ER-3.3) |
195 |
|
Fidel Edwards (West Indies)
|
49.98 |
6 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 29-Nov-2003 (SR-7 | ER-3.1) |
196 |
|
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
|
49.95 |
4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Dhaka on 28-Oct-1998 (SR-14 | ER-4.1) |
197 |
|
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
|
49.95 |
4 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at London on 03-Jun-2017 (SR-13 | ER-3.2) |
198 |
|
Simon O'Donnell (Australia)
|
49.93 |
5 Wickets for 13 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 04-Mar-1990 (SR-7 | ER-2.2) |
199 |
|
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
|
49.90 |
3 Wickets for 59 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Auckland on 24-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-6.6) |
200 |
|
Tom Curran (England)
|
49.87 |
5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 28-Jan-2018 (SR-11 | ER-3.8) |
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.