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 - 16th Nov 2025. Next Update- post 7th Jan 2026.
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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) 79.55 138* Runs in 157 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 23-Jun-1979 (SR-88%)
5 No change Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 75.99 237* Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Wellington on 21-Mar-2015 (SR-145%)
6 No change Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 74.12 140* Runs in 121 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Johannesburg on 23-Mar-2003 (SR-116%)
7 No change Scott Styris (New Zealand) flag Scott Styris (New Zealand) 73.08 141 Runs in 125 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein on 10-Feb-2003 (SR-113%)
8 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 72.57 162* Runs in 66 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Sydney on 27-Feb-2015 (SR-245%)
9 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 72.25 189* Runs in 170 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 31-May-1984 (SR-111%)
10 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 71.13 175* Runs in 138 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells on 18-Jun-1983 (SR-127%)
11 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 69.97 103* Runs in 88 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Apr-2011 (SR-117%)
12 No change Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) flag Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) 67.93 134 Runs in 119 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 15-Nov-2023 (SR-113%)
15 No change Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) flag Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 65.46 138 Runs in 110 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs India at Auckland on 14-Mar-2015 (SR-125%)
16 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 65.29 135 Runs in 101 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on 26-Oct-2025 (SR-134%)
18 No change Collis King (West Indies) flag Collis King (West Indies) 63.04 86 Runs in 66 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 23-Jun-1979 (SR-130%)
19 No change Mitchell Marsh (Australia) flag Mitchell Marsh (Australia) 62.44 177* Runs in 132 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at Pune on 11-Nov-2023 (SR-134%)
20 No change Andrew Symonds (Australia) flag Andrew Symonds (Australia) 62.43 143* Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 11-Feb-2003 (SR-114%)
21 No change Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) 59.42 107* Runs in 124 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Lahore on 17-Mar-1996 (SR-86%)
24 No change Marcus Stoinis (Australia) flag Marcus Stoinis (Australia) 59.09 146* Runs in 117 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Auckland on 30-Jan-2017 (SR-125%)
25 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 58.54 264 Runs in 173 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Kolkata on 13-Nov-2014 (SR-153%)
27 No change Grant Elliott (New Zealand) flag Grant Elliott (New Zealand) 57.73 83 Runs in 82 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Mar-2015 (SR-101%)
34 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 54.62 141 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Dhaka on 28-Oct-1998 (SR-110%)
36 No change Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia) flag Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia) 54.02 170* Runs in 99 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Dunedin on 23-Jan-2015 (SR-172%)
37 No change Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 53.96 180* Runs in 138 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Hamilton on 01-Mar-2017 (SR-130%)
38 No change Philo Wallace (West Indies) flag Philo Wallace (West Indies) 53.92 103 Runs in 102 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Dhaka on 01-Nov-1998 (SR-101%)
39 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 53.84 181 Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Karachi on 13-Oct-1987 (SR-145%)
40 No change Basit Ali (Pakistan) flag Basit Ali (Pakistan) 53.84 127* Runs in 79 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Sharjah on 05-Nov-1993 (SR-161%)
42 No change Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) flag Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) 53.76 210* Runs in 139 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at Pallekele on 09-Feb-2024 (SR-151%)
44 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 53.56 113* Runs in 100 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka on 30-Oct-1998 (SR-113%)
46 No change Litton Das (Bangladesh) flag Litton Das (Bangladesh) 53.38 121 Runs in 117 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Dubai on 28-Sep-2018 (SR-103%)
47 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%)
48 No change Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) flag Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) 53.25 149* Runs in 115 Balls in 2nd inns for Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 09-Feb-2024 (SR-130%)
49 No change Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) flag Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) 52.99 130 Runs in 127 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Dharamsala on 22-Oct-2023 (SR-102%)
54 No change MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 52.47 139* Runs in 97 Balls in 1st inns for Asia XI vs Africa XI at Chennai on 10-Jun-2007 (SR-143%)
55 No change Hardik Pandya (India) flag Hardik Pandya (India) 52.42 76 Runs in 43 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at London on 18-Jun-2017 (SR-177%)
56 No change Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) 52.34 122 Runs in 77 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-158%)
57 No change Shubman Gill (India) flag Shubman Gill (India) 52.17 208 Runs in 149 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on 18-Jan-2023 (SR-140%)
61 No change Dave Houghton (Zimbabwe) flag Dave Houghton (Zimbabwe) 51.72 142 Runs in 137 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-1987 (SR-104%)
63 No change Ricardo Powell (West Indies) flag Ricardo Powell (West Indies) 51.59 124 Runs in 93 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Singapore on 08-Sep-1999 (SR-133%)
65 No change Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 51.53 181* Runs in 147 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Dunedin on 07-Mar-2018 (SR-123%)
66 No change Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 51.20 185* Runs in 96 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 11-Apr-2011 (SR-193%)
68 No change Ramiz Raja (Pakistan) flag Ramiz Raja (Pakistan) 50.91 119* Runs in 155 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 18-Mar-1992 (SR-77%)
69 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 50.67 115* Runs in 109 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Kingston on 24-Apr-2007 (SR-106%)
70 No change Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) flag Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) 50.56 128* Runs in 123 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 13-Mar-2015 (SR-104%)
71 No change Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) flag Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) 50.44 177 Runs in 146 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs England at Lahore on 26-Feb-2025 (SR-121%)
72 No change Kevin O'Brien (Ireland) flag Kevin O'Brien (Ireland) 50.30 113 Runs in 63 Balls in 2nd inns for Ireland vs England at Bengaluru on 02-Mar-2011 (SR-179%)
73 No change Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) flag Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) 50.24 174 Runs in 83 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Centurion on 15-Sep-2023 (SR-210%)
76 No change Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 50.19 175 Runs in 111 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 12-Mar-2006 (SR-158%)
78 No change MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 50.02 91* Runs in 79 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai on 02-Apr-2011 (SR-115%)
79 No change Andrew Symonds (Australia) flag Andrew Symonds (Australia) 49.98 151 Runs in 127 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 12-Feb-2006 (SR-119%)
81 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 49.76 82 Runs in 81 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Johannesburg on 23-Mar-2003 (SR-101%)
82 No change Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 49.71 145 Runs in 129 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26-May-1999 (SR-112%)
83 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 49.42 137 Runs in 126 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Bangladesh at Melbourne on 19-Mar-2015 (SR-109%)
85 No change Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) flag Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) 49.33 139* Runs in 116 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Ranchi on 16-Nov-2014 (SR-120%)
86 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 49.32 131 Runs in 84 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Afghanistan at Delhi on 11-Oct-2023 (SR-156%)
87 No change Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) flag Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) 49.29 111 Runs in 111 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Mumbai on 24-Oct-2023 (SR-100%)
88 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 49.26 140 Runs in 113 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Manchester on 16-Jun-2019 (SR-124%)
91 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 49.06 123* Runs in 129 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 15-Jun-2017 (SR-95%)
92 No change MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 49.03 183* Runs in 145 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Jaipur on 31-Oct-2005 (SR-126%)
93 No change Mark Waugh (Australia) flag Mark Waugh (Australia) 48.98 126 Runs in 135 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Mumbai on 27-Feb-1996 (SR-93%)
94 No change Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 48.92 136* Runs in 132 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Centurion on 02-Oct-2009 (SR-103%)
96 No change Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 48.89 189* Runs in 155 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Southampton on 02-Jun-2013 (SR-122%)
100 No change Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) flag Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 48.52 124 Runs in 129 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Durban on 03-Mar-2003 (SR-96%)
102 No change Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 48.43 105* Runs in 129 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Centurion on 05-Oct-2009 (SR-81%)
103 No change Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 48.28 143 Runs in 107 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Southampton on 16-Sep-2013 (SR-134%)
104 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 48.13 200* Runs in 147 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Gwalior on 24-Feb-2010 (SR-136%)
105 No change Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 48.10 120* Runs in 133 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Feb-2007 (SR-90%)
108 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 47.71 126 Runs in 104 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Colombo on 22-Sep-2002 (SR-121%)
110 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 47.45 186* Runs in 150 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on 08-Nov-1999 (SR-124%)
113 No change Damien Martyn (Australia) flag Damien Martyn (Australia) 47.35 88* Runs in 84 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Johannesburg on 23-Mar-2003 (SR-105%)
114 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 47.23 124* Runs in 92 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah on 13-Nov-1998 (SR-135%)
115 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 47.23 183 Runs in 148 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Mirpur on 18-Mar-2012 (SR-124%)
117 No change Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 47.15 130 Runs in 110 Balls in 2nd inns for Africa XI vs Asia XI at Bengaluru on 06-Jun-2007 (SR-118%)
121 No change John Davison (Canada) flag John Davison (Canada) 46.75 111 Runs in 76 Balls in 1st inns for Canada vs West Indies at Centurion on 23-Feb-2003 (SR-146%)
123 No change Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 46.66 131* Runs in 124 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Pallekele on 08-Mar-2011 (SR-106%)
124 No change James Taylor (England) flag James Taylor (England) 46.59 98* Runs in 90 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-109%)
125 No change Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 46.49 145* Runs in 136 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Kimberley on 22-Jan-2013 (SR-107%)
126 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 46.29 125* Runs in 74 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 11-Mar-2009 (SR-169%)
129 No change Imran Nazir (Pakistan) flag Imran Nazir (Pakistan) 46.20 160 Runs in 121 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Kingston on 21-Mar-2007 (SR-132%)
131 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 46.05 105 Runs in 93 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 26-Mar-2015 (SR-113%)
133 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 45.87 153* Runs in 130 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Dec-1979 (SR-118%)
134 No change Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 45.79 116* Runs in 119 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Colombo on 25-Sep-2002 (SR-97%)
135 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 45.74 209 Runs in 158 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 02-Nov-2013 (SR-132%)
137 No change Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 45.63 116* Runs in 114 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 18-Apr-1986 (SR-102%)
138 No change Robin Smith (England) flag Robin Smith (England) 45.63 167* Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 21-May-1993 (SR-102%)
139 No change Jason Roy (England) flag Jason Roy (England) 45.57 180 Runs in 151 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Jan-2018 (SR-119%)
140 No change Yusuf Pathan (India) flag Yusuf Pathan (India) 45.56 105 Runs in 70 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Centurion on 23-Jan-2011 (SR-150%)
141 No change Marlon Samuels (West Indies) flag Marlon Samuels (West Indies) 45.50 110* Runs in 95 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 07-Nov-2015 (SR-116%)
142 No change Aaron Finch (Australia) flag Aaron Finch (Australia) 45.46 135 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-105%)
143 No change Josh Inglis (Australia) flag Josh Inglis (Australia) 45.42 120* Runs in 86 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Lahore on 22-Feb-2025 (SR-140%)
147 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 45.09 77 Runs in 25 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Wellington on 20-Feb-2015 (SR-308%)
148 No change Scott Styris (New Zealand) flag Scott Styris (New Zealand) 44.86 111* Runs in 157 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at St George's on 12-Apr-2007 (SR-71%)
149 No change Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) 44.77 66 Runs in 47 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kolkata on 13-Mar-1996 (SR-140%)
150 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 44.77 137 Runs in 137 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Delhi on 02-Mar-1996 (SR-100%)
151 No change Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) flag Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) 44.61 129* Runs in 143 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Australia at Mumbai on 07-Nov-2023 (SR-90%)
155 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 44.48 149 Runs in 99 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Jamshedpur on 07-Dec-1983 (SR-151%)
157 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 44.41 175 Runs in 140 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 19-Feb-2011 (SR-125%)
158 No change Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) 44.37 131* Runs in 121 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-108%)
159 No change George Bailey (Australia) flag George Bailey (Australia) 44.37 156 Runs in 114 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 30-Oct-2013 (SR-137%)
165 No change KL Rahul (India) flag KL Rahul (India) 44.07 97* Runs in 115 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 08-Oct-2023 (SR-84%)
168 No change Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 43.98 161* Runs in 146 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Melbourne on 26-Feb-2015 (SR-110%)
170 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 43.91 129* Runs in 96 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Centurion on 16-Feb-2018 (SR-134%)
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