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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480 No change Mark Waugh (Australia) flag Mark Waugh (Australia) 36.56 133* Runs in 138 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Pune on 28-Mar-2001 (SR-96%)
482 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 36.55 90 Runs in 84 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Mumbai on 27-Feb-1996 (SR-107%)
483 No change Alex Hales (England) flag Alex Hales (England) 36.50 133* Runs in 110 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Birmingham on 24-Jun-2016 (SR-121%)
484 No change Andrew Hudson (South Africa) flag Andrew Hudson (South Africa) 36.50 161 Runs in 132 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Netherlands at Rawalpindi on 05-Mar-1996 (SR-122%)
485 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 36.49 141* Runs in 123 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Jaipur on 16-Oct-2013 (SR-115%)
486 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 36.49 119* Runs in 133 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Scarborough on 26-Aug-1976 (SR-89%)
487 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 36.48 134 Runs in 98 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Netherlands at Mohali on 03-Mar-2011 (SR-137%)
488 No change Scott Edwards (Netherlands) flag Scott Edwards (Netherlands) 36.47 78* Runs in 69 Balls in 1st inns for Netherlands vs South Africa at Dharamsala on 17-Oct-2023 (SR-113%)
489 No change Shaiman Anwar (U.A.E.) flag Shaiman Anwar (U.A.E.) 36.46 106 Runs in 83 Balls in 1st inns for United Arab Emirates vs Ireland at Brisbane on 25-Feb-2015 (SR-128%)
490 No change MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 36.46 113* Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Chennai on 30-Dec-2012 (SR-90%)
491 No change MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 36.43 134 Runs in 122 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Cuttack on 19-Jan-2017 (SR-110%)
492 No change Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) 36.42 145 Runs in 115 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Kenya at Kandy on 06-Mar-1996 (SR-126%)
493 No change Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 36.42 116 Runs in 110 Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Centurion on 13-Feb-2005 (SR-105%)
495 No change Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) flag Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) 36.42 83* Runs in 104 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 13-Jun-1983 (SR-80%)
497 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 36.41 122* Runs in 94 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Colombo on 10-Sep-2023 (SR-130%)
498 No change Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) flag Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) 36.38 93 Runs in 122 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at London on 20-Jun-1979 (SR-76%)
499 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 36.36 65* Runs in 45 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Auckland on 24-Mar-2015 (SR-144%)
500 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 36.35 86 Runs in 63 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Ahmedabad on 14-Oct-2023 (SR-137%)
501 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 36.33 150 Runs in 133 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Kanpur on 11-Oct-2015 (SR-113%)
502 No change Aaron Finch (Australia) flag Aaron Finch (Australia) 36.31 153* Runs in 143 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 24-Mar-2019 (SR-107%)
503 No change Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 36.30 123* Runs in 130 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 06-Jan-1985 (SR-95%)
504 No change Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) flag Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 36.29 80 Runs in 72 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 10-Mar-2011 (SR-111%)
505 No change Geoff Marsh (Australia) flag Geoff Marsh (Australia) 36.26 125* Runs in 121 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Melbourne on 10-Jan-1989 (SR-103%)
506 No change Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) flag Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) 36.25 123* Runs in 114 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Paarl on 29-Feb-2020 (SR-108%)
507 No change Faf du Plessis (South Africa) flag Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 36.25 133* Runs in 115 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Mumbai on 25-Oct-2015 (SR-116%)
510 No change Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) 36.22 76 Runs in 42 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Delhi on 07-Oct-2023 (SR-181%)
511 No change Nathan Coulter-Nile (Australia) flag Nathan Coulter-Nile (Australia) 36.21 92 Runs in 60 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Nottingham on 06-Jun-2019 (SR-153%)
512 No change Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 36.21 107* Runs in 137 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Kolkata on 01-Nov-1989 (SR-78%)
513 No change Harry Tector (Ireland) flag Harry Tector (Ireland) 36.18 138 Runs in 147 Balls in 2nd inns for Ireland vs Afghanistan at Sharjah on 07-Mar-2024 (SR-94%)
514 No change Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) flag Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) 36.18 90 Runs in 49 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Bangladesh at Mumbai on 24-Oct-2023 (SR-184%)
515 No change Jos Buttler (England) flag Jos Buttler (England) 36.17 110* Runs in 122 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 24-Jun-2018 (SR-90%)
516 No change Robin Smith (England) flag Robin Smith (England) 36.13 129 Runs in 145 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Gwalior on 04-Mar-1993 (SR-89%)
518 No change Mark Waugh (Australia) flag Mark Waugh (Australia) 36.09 173 Runs in 148 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 09-Feb-2001 (SR-117%)
519 No change Navjot Sidhu (India) flag Navjot Sidhu (India) 36.09 134* Runs in 160 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Gwalior on 04-Mar-1993 (SR-84%)
520 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 36.09 117 Runs in 99 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Hamilton on 15-Jan-2015 (SR-118%)
522 No change Grant Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Grant Flower (Zimbabwe) 36.05 140 Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Kenya at Dhaka on 27-Mar-1999 (SR-112%)
523 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 36.05 74 Runs in 72 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 29-Mar-2015 (SR-103%)
524 No change Shreyas Iyer (India) flag Shreyas Iyer (India) 36.04 128* Runs in 94 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Netherlands at Bengaluru on 12-Nov-2023 (SR-136%)
526 No change Keacy Carty (West Indies) flag Keacy Carty (West Indies) 36.01 170 Runs in 142 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Ireland at Dublin on 25-May-2025 (SR-120%)
527 No change Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe) flag Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe) 36.00 169 Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Ireland at Harare on 14-Feb-2025 (SR-104%)
528 No change Jason Roy (England) flag Jason Roy (England) 35.98 132 Runs in 124 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 03-Mar-2023 (SR-106%)
529 No change Richie Richardson (West Indies) flag Richie Richardson (West Indies) 35.97 110 Runs in 135 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Karachi on 30-Oct-1987 (SR-81%)
532 No change Alex Hales (England) flag Alex Hales (England) 35.96 147 Runs in 92 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 19-Jun-2018 (SR-160%)
533 No change Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 35.95 114 Runs in 109 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Centurion on 07-Mar-2003 (SR-105%)
534 No change Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka) 35.95 114* Runs in 117 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Centurion on 10-Feb-2017 (SR-97%)
535 No change Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 35.92 103* Runs in 124 Balls in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Singapore on 08-Sep-1999 (SR-83%)
536 No change Marlon Samuels (West Indies) flag Marlon Samuels (West Indies) 35.91 133* Runs in 156 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Zimbabwe at Canberra on 24-Feb-2015 (SR-85%)
537 No change Paul Stirling (Ireland) flag Paul Stirling (Ireland) 35.89 118 Runs in 119 Balls in 2nd inns for Ireland vs Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi on 26-Jan-2021 (SR-99%)
538 No change Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan) 35.86 97 Runs in 80 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Leeds on 19-May-2019 (SR-121%)
539 No change Runako Morton (West Indies) flag Runako Morton (West Indies) 35.86 90* Runs in 103 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Mumbai on 18-Oct-2006 (SR-87%)
540 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 35.86 166* Runs in 110 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Thiruvananthapuram on 15-Jan-2023 (SR-151%)
541 No change Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 35.86 102 Runs in 40 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Nairobi on 04-Oct-1996 (SR-255%)
542 No change Mark Waugh (Australia) flag Mark Waugh (Australia) 35.85 110 Runs in 112 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Chennai on 11-Mar-1996 (SR-98%)
543 No change Adam Hollioake (England) flag Adam Hollioake (England) 35.84 83* Runs in 91 Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Dhaka on 25-Oct-1998 (SR-91%)
544 No change Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 35.84 161* Runs in 150 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 16-Jan-2011 (SR-107%)
545 No change Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) flag Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) 35.83 103 Runs in 138 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs England at Adelaide on 09-Mar-2015 (SR-75%)
546 No change Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 35.82 144 Runs in 131 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Pallekele on 10-Mar-2011 (SR-110%)
549 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 35.78 99* Runs in 100 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 16-Aug-2010 (SR-99%)
550 No change Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 35.77 91 Runs in 79 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 13-Apr-1997 (SR-115%)
551 No change Salman Agha (Pakistan) flag Salman Agha (Pakistan) 35.75 134 Runs in 103 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Karachi on 12-Feb-2025 (SR-130%)
553 No change Scott Styris (New Zealand) flag Scott Styris (New Zealand) 35.69 87* Runs in 113 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Gros Islet on 16-Mar-2007 (SR-77%)
559 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 35.65 141* Runs in 148 Balls in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Kuala Lumpur on 14-Sep-2006 (SR-95%)
560 No change Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 35.62 160* Runs in 165 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Hobart on 28-Feb-2012 (SR-97%)
561 No change Aiden Markram (South Africa) flag Aiden Markram (South Africa) 35.60 86 Runs in 55 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Leeds on 02-Sep-2025 (SR-156%)
562 No change Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) flag Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) 35.59 100* Runs in 95 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Harare on 04-Aug-2015 (SR-105%)
563 No change Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) flag Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) 35.53 113 Runs in 103 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-110%)
565 No change Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) flag Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) 35.49 112* Runs in 124 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Ahmedabad on 28-Oct-2006 (SR-90%)
566 No change Mohammad Azharuddin (India) flag Mohammad Azharuddin (India) 35.46 93 Runs in 102 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Brisbane on 01-Mar-1992 (SR-91%)
567 No change Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 35.46 93* Runs in 30 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Christchurch on 28-Dec-2015 (SR-310%)
568 No change Keith Fletcher (England) flag Keith Fletcher (England) 35.46 131 Runs in 147 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 11-Jun-1975 (SR-89%)
569 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 35.40 110* Runs in 94 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Chester-le-Street on 24-Sep-2024 (SR-117%)
572 No change Owais Shah (England) flag Owais Shah (England) 35.38 98 Runs in 89 Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Centurion on 27-Sep-2009 (SR-110%)
573 No change Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 35.37 114 Runs in 102 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Sydney on 04-Dec-2016 (SR-112%)
574 No change Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) flag Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) 35.35 92 Runs in 75 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at St George's on 10-Apr-2007 (SR-123%)
580 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 35.29 125* Runs in 98 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 22-Jan-2012 (SR-128%)
581 No change Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 35.29 102 Runs in 46 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Kanpur on 15-Apr-2005 (SR-222%)
582 No change Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 35.27 111 Runs in 109 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 30-Jun-2019 (SR-102%)
583 No change Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 35.24 121* Runs in 113 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 26-Mar-2000 (SR-107%)
584 No change Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 35.24 134* Runs in 133 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Hobart on 20-Dec-2007 (SR-101%)
585 No change Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 35.22 106 Runs in 99 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Chester-le-Street on 03-Jul-2019 (SR-107%)
588 Down 1 Steve Tikolo (Kenya) flag Steve Tikolo (Kenya) 35.21 96 Runs in 95 Balls in 2nd inns for Kenya vs Sri Lanka at Kandy on 06-Mar-1996 (SR-101%)
589 Down 1 Paul Stirling (Ireland) flag Paul Stirling (Ireland) 35.20 142 Runs in 128 Balls in 2nd inns for Ireland vs England at Southampton on 04-Aug-2020 (SR-111%)
590 Down 1 Liam Livingstone (England) flag Liam Livingstone (England) 35.19 95* Runs in 78 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Southampton on 10-Sep-2023 (SR-122%)
591 Down 1 Jason Roy (England) flag Jason Roy (England) 35.18 113 Runs in 91 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 27-Jan-2023 (SR-124%)
593 Down 1 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 35.16 102 Runs in 94 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Lahore on 05-Mar-2025 (SR-109%)
594 Down 1 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 35.16 88 Runs in 48 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 17-Mar-2013 (SR-183%)
595 Down 1 Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) flag Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) 35.16 87 Runs in 83 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Georgetown on 07-Apr-2007 (SR-105%)
596 Down 1 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 35.15 87 Runs in 98 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Cardiff on 06-Jun-2017 (SR-89%)
597 Down 1 Shai Hope (West Indies) flag Shai Hope (West Indies) 35.14 108* Runs in 131 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Bangladesh at Sylhet on 14-Dec-2018 (SR-82%)
599 Down 1 Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) flag Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) 35.10 134 Runs in 117 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Chester-le-Street on 19-Jul-2022 (SR-115%)
601 Down 1 Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 35.06 123 Runs in 138 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne on 09-Jan-1996 (SR-89%)
602 Down 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 35.05 123 Runs in 113 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Nagpur on 18-Dec-2009 (SR-109%)
606 Down 1 Stuart Law (Australia) flag Stuart Law (Australia) 35.00 72 Runs in 105 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Mohali on 14-Mar-1996 (SR-69%)
607 Down 1 Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) flag Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) 34.99 118* Runs in 91 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Cardiff on 08-Sep-2023 (SR-130%)
608 Down 1 Babar Azam (Pakistan) flag Babar Azam (Pakistan) 34.97 158 Runs in 139 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Birmingham on 13-Jul-2021 (SR-114%)
609 Down 1 Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 34.94 108* Runs in 96 Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 02-Feb-2005 (SR-113%)
610 Down 1 Mitchell Marsh (Australia) flag Mitchell Marsh (Australia) 34.93 86* Runs in 51 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Harare on 02-Sep-2014 (SR-169%)
611 Down 1 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 34.91 166* Runs in 139 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Cardiff on 01-Jun-2025 (SR-119%)
612 Down 1 Glenn Maxwell (Australia) flag Glenn Maxwell (Australia) 34.90 108 Runs in 90 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 16-Sep-2020 (SR-120%)
613 Down 1 Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) flag Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) 34.85 102* Runs in 97 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Australia at Nottingham on 20-Jun-2019 (SR-105%)
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