The GOATs- best teams and players from various generations. The players are ranked within the generation they played. Presenting the rankings for 5 generations starting from oldest to newest. Updated - 16th Nov 2025. Next Update- post 7th Jan 2026.
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Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 7 |
Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Bangladesh)
|
2023-2025 | M-15 | W-24 | A-27 | SR-28 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-13.18 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 8 |
Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh)
|
2021-2024 | M-40 | W-58 | A-29 | SR-32 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-10.71 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 9 |
Al-Amin Hossain (Bangladesh)
|
2014-2020 | M-15 | W-22 | A-28 | SR-30 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-9.97 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 1 |
Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
|
1993-2005 | M-189 | W-239 | A-30 | SR-40 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-9.74 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 2 |
Eddo Brandes (Zimbabwe)
|
1987-1999 | M-59 | W-70 | A-32 | SR-40 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-9.56 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 3 |
Paul Strang (Zimbabwe)
|
1994-2001 | M-95 | W-96 | A-33 | SR-45 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-7.74 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 4 |
Grant Flower (Zimbabwe)
|
1992-2010 | M-221 | W-104 | A-41 | SR-52 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-4.32 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 5 |
Gary Brent (Zimbabwe)
|
1996-2008 | M-70 | W-75 | A-37 | SR-45 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-7.68 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 6 |
Brian Murphy (Zimbabwe)
|
2000-2003 | M-31 | W-29 | A-39 | SR-49 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-7.22 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 7 |
Sean Ervine (Zimbabwe)
|
2001-2004 | M-42 | W-41 | A-38 | SR-40 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-6.96 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 1 |
Tawanda Mupariwa (Zimbabwe)
|
2004-2016 | M-40 | W-57 | A-30 | SR-35 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-9.50 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 2 |
Ray Price (Zimbabwe)
|
2002-2012 | M-102 | W-100 | A-36 | SR-54 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-6.94 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 3 |
Chris Mpofu (Zimbabwe)
|
2004-2020 | M-84 | W-93 | A-39 | SR-43 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-7.30 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen5 | 1 |
Tendai Chatara (Zimbabwe)
|
2013-2023 | M-87 | W-115 | A-33 | SR-37 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-8.61 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen5 | 2 |
Graeme Cremer (Zimbabwe)
|
2009-2018 | M-96 | W-119 | A-30 | SR-39 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-7.82 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen5 | 3 |
Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe)
|
2018-2025 | M-57 | W-70 | A-33 | SR-39 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-7.69 |
| Afghanistan_15 | Gen5 | 1 |
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
|
2015-2025 | M-117 | W-210 | A-20 | SR-28 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-12.70 |
| Afghanistan_15 | Gen5 | 2 |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
|
2017-2023 | M-75 | W-101 | A-28 | SR-39 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.65 |
| Afghanistan_15 | Gen5 | 3 |
Aftab Alam (Afghanistan)
|
2010-2019 | M-27 | W-41 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-9.52 |
| Afghanistan_15 | Gen5 | 4 |
Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
|
2021-2025 | M-42 | W-44 | A-27 | SR-30 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-9.28 |
| Afghanistan_15 | Gen5 | 5 |
Hamid Hassan (Afghanistan)
|
2009-2019 | M-38 | W-59 | A-23 | SR-29 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-7.81 |
| Afghanistan_15 | Gen5 | 6 |
Fareed Ahmad (Afghanistan)
|
2014-2024 | M-19 | W-25 | A-27 | SR-30 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-8.77 |
| Afghanistan_15 | Gen5 | 7 |
Amir Hamza (Afghanistan)
|
2012-2017 | M-31 | W-40 | A-25 | SR-39 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-7.53 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen4 | 1 |
Alex Cusack (Ireland)
|
2007-2015 | M-59 | W-63 | A-24 | SR-31 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-5.91 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen4 | 2 |
Trent Johnston (Ireland)
|
2006-2013 | M-67 | W-66 | A-32 | SR-44 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-5.57 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen4 | 3 |
John Mooney (Ireland)
|
2006-2015 | M-64 | W-48 | A-34 | SR-37 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-4.52 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 1 |
Craig Young (Ireland)
|
2014-2024 | M-48 | W-81 | A-26 | SR-28 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-9.98 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 2 |
Boyd Rankin (Ireland/England)
|
2007-2020 | M-75 | W-106 | A-28 | SR-35 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-7.90 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 3 |
Mark Adair (Ireland)
|
2019-2025 | M-54 | W-71 | A-34 | SR-35 | ER-5.9 | avgCR-8.66 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 4 |
Barry McCarthy (Ireland)
|
2016-2025 | M-48 | W-81 | A-29 | SR-30 | ER-5.9 | avgCR-8.95 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 5 |
Tim Murtagh (Ireland)
|
2012-2019 | M-58 | W-74 | A-31 | SR-41 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-8.47 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 6 |
Graham Hume (Ireland)
|
2022-2025 | M-21 | W-28 | A-31 | SR-34 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-9.98 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 7 |
Kevin O'Brien (Ireland)
|
2006-2021 | M-153 | W-114 | A-33 | SR-38 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-4.32 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 8 |
Simi Singh (Ireland)
|
2017-2022 | M-35 | W-39 | A-26 | SR-39 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-6.47 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen3 | 1 |
Tim de Leede (Netherlands)
|
1996-2007 | M-29 | W-29 | A-34 | SR-39 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-7.37 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen4 | 1 |
Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands)
|
2006-2011 | M-33 | W-55 | A-24 | SR-29 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-7.25 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen4 | 2 |
Billy Stelling (Netherlands)
|
2006-2007 | M-15 | W-22 | A-26 | SR-32 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-6.56 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen4 | 3 |
Mudassar Bukhari (Netherlands)
|
2007-2014 | M-46 | W-57 | A-28 | SR-36 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-4.98 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 1 |
Logan van Beek (Netherlands)
|
2021-2023 | M-33 | W-46 | A-35 | SR-37 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-10.51 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 2 |
Fred Klaassen (England)
|
2018-2025 | M-20 | W-32 | A-25 | SR-35 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-9.99 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 3 |
Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa)
|
2009-2025 | M-39 | W-45 | A-34 | SR-44 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-7.73 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 4 |
Kyle Klein (Netherlands)
|
2024-2025 | M-18 | W-35 | A-19 | SR-23 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-6.78 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 5 |
Shariz Ahmad (Netherlands)
|
2022-2024 | M-20 | W-18 | A-33 | SR-33 | ER-6.0 | avgCR-4.76 |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 6 |
Timm van der Gugten (Netherlands)
|
2012-2025 | M-15 | W-14 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-4.38 |
| Kenya_10 | Gen3 | 1 |
Thomas Odoyo (Kenya)
|
1996-2014 | M-136 | W-145 | A-30 | SR-39 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-6.41 |
| Kenya_10 | Gen3 | 2 |
Steve Tikolo (Kenya)
|
1996-2014 | M-135 | W-94 | A-34 | SR-43 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-4.11 |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 1 |
Josh Davey (Scotland)
|
2010-2025 | M-33 | W-50 | A-22 | SR-27 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-9.83 |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 2 |
Iain Wardlaw (England)
|
2013-2015 | M-22 | W-36 | A-29 | SR-31 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-8.70 |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 3 |
Brad Wheal (Scotland)
|
2016-2024 | M-18 | W-27 | A-23 | SR-32 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-7.63 |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 4 |
Brandon McMullen (Scotland)
|
2022-2025 | M-37 | W-55 | A-22 | SR-29 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-6.30 |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 5 |
Chris Sole (Scotland)
|
2016-2024 | M-31 | W-53 | A-24 | SR-28 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-6.80 |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 6 |
Mark Watt (Scotland)
|
2016-2025 | M-82 | W-110 | A-27 | SR-38 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-4.97 |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 7 |
Alasdair Evans (Scotland)
|
2009-2023 | M-42 | W-58 | A-29 | SR-33 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-5.89 |