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.  For the last update date and full update schedule, refer to FAQs.
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1 No change Glenn Maxwell (Australia) flag Glenn Maxwell (Australia) 100.00 201* Runs in 128 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Afghanistan at Mumbai on 07-Nov-2023 (SR-157%)
4 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 77.53 138* Runs in 157 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 23-Jun-1979 (SR-88%)
5 No change Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 73.16 140* Runs in 121 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Johannesburg on 23-Mar-2003 (SR-116%)
6 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 72.82 162* Runs in 66 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Sydney on 27-Feb-2015 (SR-245%)
7 No change Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 72.80 237* Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Wellington on 21-Mar-2015 (SR-145%)
8 No change Scott Styris (New Zealand) flag Scott Styris (New Zealand) 72.31 141 Runs in 125 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein on 10-Feb-2003 (SR-113%)
9 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 70.39 189* Runs in 170 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 31-May-1984 (SR-111%)
10 No change Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) flag Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) 66.94 134 Runs in 119 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 15-Nov-2023 (SR-113%)
11 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 65.02 135 Runs in 101 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on 26-Oct-2025 (SR-134%)
12 No change Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) flag Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 64.95 138 Runs in 110 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs India at Auckland on 14-Mar-2015 (SR-125%)
15 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 63.41 103* Runs in 88 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Apr-2011 (SR-117%)
17 No change Collis King (West Indies) flag Collis King (West Indies) 62.74 86 Runs in 66 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 23-Jun-1979 (SR-130%)
18 No change Mitchell Marsh (Australia) flag Mitchell Marsh (Australia) 61.99 177* Runs in 132 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at Pune on 11-Nov-2023 (SR-134%)
19 No change Andrew Symonds (Australia) flag Andrew Symonds (Australia) 61.62 143* Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 11-Feb-2003 (SR-114%)
20 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 59.76 175* Runs in 138 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells on 18-Jun-1983 (SR-127%)
21 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 58.66 264 Runs in 173 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Kolkata on 13-Nov-2014 (SR-153%)
22 No change Marcus Stoinis (Australia) flag Marcus Stoinis (Australia) 58.63 146* Runs in 117 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Auckland on 30-Jan-2017 (SR-125%)
26 No change Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) 57.83 107* Runs in 124 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Lahore on 17-Mar-1996 (SR-86%)
27 No change Grant Elliott (New Zealand) flag Grant Elliott (New Zealand) 56.66 83 Runs in 82 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Mar-2015 (SR-101%)
33 No change Basit Ali (Pakistan) flag Basit Ali (Pakistan) 54.28 127* Runs in 79 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Sharjah on 05-Nov-1993 (SR-161%)
34 No change Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia) flag Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia) 54.04 170* Runs in 99 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Dunedin on 23-Jan-2015 (SR-172%)
36 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 53.72 141 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Dhaka on 28-Oct-1998 (SR-110%)
37 No change Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 53.61 180* Runs in 138 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Hamilton on 01-Mar-2017 (SR-130%)
39 No change Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 53.28 120* Runs in 110 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Leeds on 13-Jun-1999 (SR-109%)
40 No change Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) flag Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) 53.27 210* Runs in 139 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at Pallekele on 09-Feb-2024 (SR-151%)
41 No change Hardik Pandya (India) flag Hardik Pandya (India) 53.07 76 Runs in 43 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at London on 18-Jun-2017 (SR-177%)
42 No change Litton Das (Bangladesh) flag Litton Das (Bangladesh) 52.86 121 Runs in 117 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Dubai on 28-Sep-2018 (SR-103%)
43 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 52.81 113* Runs in 100 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka on 30-Oct-1998 (SR-113%)
46 No change Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) flag Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) 52.53 149* Runs in 115 Balls in 2nd inns for Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 09-Feb-2024 (SR-130%)
47 No change MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 52.24 139* Runs in 97 Balls in 1st inns for Asia XI vs Africa XI at Chennai on 10-Jun-2007 (SR-143%)
52 No change Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) flag Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) 51.97 130 Runs in 127 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Dharamsala on 22-Oct-2023 (SR-102%)
53 No change Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) 51.92 122 Runs in 77 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-158%)
56 No change Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 51.30 181* Runs in 147 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Dunedin on 07-Mar-2018 (SR-123%)
57 No change Ricardo Powell (West Indies) flag Ricardo Powell (West Indies) 51.26 124 Runs in 93 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Singapore on 08-Sep-1999 (SR-133%)
59 No change Shubman Gill (India) flag Shubman Gill (India) 51.03 208 Runs in 149 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on 18-Jan-2023 (SR-140%)
63 No change Kevin O'Brien (Ireland) flag Kevin O'Brien (Ireland) 50.71 113 Runs in 63 Balls in 2nd inns for Ireland vs England at Bengaluru on 02-Mar-2011 (SR-179%)
65 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 50.28 115* Runs in 109 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Kingston on 24-Apr-2007 (SR-106%)
66 No change Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 50.27 175 Runs in 111 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 12-Mar-2006 (SR-158%)
69 No change MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 49.87 91* Runs in 79 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai on 02-Apr-2011 (SR-115%)
70 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 49.83 181 Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Karachi on 13-Oct-1987 (SR-145%)
72 No change Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) flag Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) 49.81 174 Runs in 83 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Centurion on 15-Sep-2023 (SR-210%)
73 No change Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) flag Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) 49.80 128* Runs in 123 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 13-Mar-2015 (SR-104%)
75 No change Andrew Symonds (Australia) flag Andrew Symonds (Australia) 49.62 151 Runs in 127 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 12-Feb-2006 (SR-119%)
76 No change Ramiz Raja (Pakistan) flag Ramiz Raja (Pakistan) 49.54 119* Runs in 155 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 18-Mar-1992 (SR-77%)
77 No change Dave Houghton (Zimbabwe) flag Dave Houghton (Zimbabwe) 49.14 142 Runs in 137 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-1987 (SR-104%)
78 No change Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 48.98 145 Runs in 129 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26-May-1999 (SR-112%)
79 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 48.87 140 Runs in 113 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Manchester on 16-Jun-2019 (SR-124%)
80 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 48.72 136* Runs in 66 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 27-Jan-2026 (SR-206%)
81 Down 1 Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) flag Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) 48.64 139* Runs in 116 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Ranchi on 16-Nov-2014 (SR-120%)
82 Down 1 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 48.64 82 Runs in 81 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Johannesburg on 23-Mar-2003 (SR-101%)
83 Down 1 Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 48.50 189* Runs in 155 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Southampton on 02-Jun-2013 (SR-122%)
86 Down 1 MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 48.33 183* Runs in 145 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Jaipur on 31-Oct-2005 (SR-126%)
87 Down 1 Philo Wallace (West Indies) flag Philo Wallace (West Indies) 48.33 103 Runs in 102 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Dhaka on 01-Nov-1998 (SR-101%)
88 Down 1 Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) flag Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) 48.14 111 Runs in 111 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Mumbai on 24-Oct-2023 (SR-100%)
89 Down 1 Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) flag Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) 48.10 177 Runs in 146 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs England at Lahore on 26-Feb-2025 (SR-121%)
92 Down 1 Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 47.98 143 Runs in 107 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Southampton on 16-Sep-2013 (SR-134%)
93 Down 1 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 47.92 123* Runs in 129 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 15-Jun-2017 (SR-95%)
94 Down 1 Mark Waugh (Australia) flag Mark Waugh (Australia) 47.85 126 Runs in 135 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Mumbai on 27-Feb-1996 (SR-93%)
96 Down 1 Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 47.73 185* Runs in 96 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 11-Apr-2011 (SR-193%)
99 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 47.59 200* Runs in 147 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Gwalior on 24-Feb-2010 (SR-136%)
100 Down 1 Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) flag Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 47.40 124 Runs in 129 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Durban on 03-Mar-2003 (SR-96%)
101 Down 1 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 47.32 126 Runs in 104 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Colombo on 22-Sep-2002 (SR-121%)
102 Down 1 Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 47.13 105* Runs in 129 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Centurion on 05-Oct-2009 (SR-81%)
103 Down 1 Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 47.08 120* Runs in 133 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Feb-2007 (SR-90%)
104 Down 1 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 47.04 137 Runs in 126 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Bangladesh at Melbourne on 19-Mar-2015 (SR-109%)
107 Down 1 Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 46.76 130 Runs in 110 Balls in 2nd inns for Africa XI vs Asia XI at Bengaluru on 06-Jun-2007 (SR-118%)
108 Down 1 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 46.72 77 Runs in 25 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Wellington on 20-Feb-2015 (SR-308%)
109 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 46.71 186* Runs in 150 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on 08-Nov-1999 (SR-124%)
111 Down 1 Damien Martyn (Australia) flag Damien Martyn (Australia) 46.61 88* Runs in 84 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Johannesburg on 23-Mar-2003 (SR-105%)
113 Down 1 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 46.50 183 Runs in 148 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Mirpur on 18-Mar-2012 (SR-124%)
115 Down 1 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 46.24 125* Runs in 74 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 11-Mar-2009 (SR-169%)
116 Down 1 Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 46.23 136* Runs in 132 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Centurion on 02-Oct-2009 (SR-103%)
118 Down 1 James Taylor (England) flag James Taylor (England) 46.12 98* Runs in 90 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-109%)
122 Down 1 Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 45.76 131* Runs in 124 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Pallekele on 08-Mar-2011 (SR-106%)
125 Down 1 Yusuf Pathan (India) flag Yusuf Pathan (India) 45.62 105 Runs in 70 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Centurion on 23-Jan-2011 (SR-150%)
127 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 45.50 124* Runs in 92 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah on 13-Nov-1998 (SR-135%)
128 Down 1 Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 45.44 105 Runs in 93 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 26-Mar-2015 (SR-113%)
129 Down 1 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 45.37 145* Runs in 136 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Kimberley on 22-Jan-2013 (SR-107%)
130 Down 1 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 45.36 153* Runs in 130 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Dec-1979 (SR-118%)
132 Down 1 Josh Inglis (Australia) flag Josh Inglis (Australia) 45.29 120* Runs in 86 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Lahore on 22-Feb-2025 (SR-140%)
133 Down 1 John Davison (Canada) flag John Davison (Canada) 45.28 111 Runs in 76 Balls in 1st inns for Canada vs West Indies at Centurion on 23-Feb-2003 (SR-146%)
134 Down 1 Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) 45.27 66 Runs in 47 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kolkata on 13-Mar-1996 (SR-140%)
137 Down 1 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 44.89 209 Runs in 158 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 02-Nov-2013 (SR-132%)
139 Down 1 Marlon Samuels (West Indies) flag Marlon Samuels (West Indies) 44.81 110* Runs in 95 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 07-Nov-2015 (SR-116%)
140 Down 1 Aaron Finch (Australia) flag Aaron Finch (Australia) 44.78 135 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-105%)
141 Down 1 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 44.77 116* Runs in 119 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Colombo on 25-Sep-2002 (SR-97%)
142 Down 1 Jason Roy (England) flag Jason Roy (England) 44.72 180 Runs in 151 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Jan-2018 (SR-119%)
143 Down 1 Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 44.61 116* Runs in 114 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 18-Apr-1986 (SR-102%)
145 Down 1 Robin Smith (England) flag Robin Smith (England) 44.40 167* Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 21-May-1993 (SR-102%)
147 Down 1 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 44.28 149 Runs in 99 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Jamshedpur on 07-Dec-1983 (SR-151%)
150 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 43.80 137 Runs in 137 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Delhi on 02-Mar-1996 (SR-100%)
153 Down 1 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 43.63 129* Runs in 96 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Centurion on 16-Feb-2018 (SR-134%)
156 Down 1 Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) 43.60 131* Runs in 121 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-108%)
160 Down 1 Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) flag Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) 43.49 129* Runs in 143 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Australia at Mumbai on 07-Nov-2023 (SR-90%)
161 Down 1 Scott Styris (New Zealand) flag Scott Styris (New Zealand) 43.48 111* Runs in 157 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at St George's on 12-Apr-2007 (SR-71%)
162 Down 1 George Bailey (Australia) flag George Bailey (Australia) 43.42 156 Runs in 114 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 30-Oct-2013 (SR-137%)
165 Down 1 Jason Roy (England) flag Jason Roy (England) 43.35 85 Runs in 65 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 11-Jul-2019 (SR-131%)
166 Down 1 Faf du Plessis (South Africa) flag Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 43.31 126 Runs in 109 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Harare on 02-Sep-2014 (SR-116%)
169 Down 1 Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) flag Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) 43.01 135* Runs in 109 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Harare on 05-Aug-2022 (SR-124%)
171 Down 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) flag Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) 42.97 145 Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 08-Jul-2023 (SR-116%)
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