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.
CRR Change Name Points Stats
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%)
508 No change Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) flag Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) 36.24 125 Runs in 120 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs England at Mirpur on 28-Feb-2010 (SR-104%)
509 No change Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 36.22 140 Runs in 127 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad on 15-Nov-2002 (SR-110%)
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%)
517 No change Nick Knight (England) flag Nick Knight (England) 36.09 125* Runs in 145 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 01-Sep-1996 (SR-86%)
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%)
521 No change Moeen Ali (England) flag Moeen Ali (England) 36.07 128 Runs in 107 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Scotland at Christchurch on 23-Feb-2015 (SR-120%)
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%)
525 No change Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) flag Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) 36.03 108 Runs in 105 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Delhi on 06-Nov-2023 (SR-103%)
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%)
530 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 35.97 111 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Mumbai on 18-Mar-2011 (SR-87%)
531 No change Gautam Gambhir (India) flag Gautam Gambhir (India) 35.96 126* Runs in 117 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Vadodara on 04-Dec-2010 (SR-108%)
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%)
547 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 35.80 102* Runs in 120 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Colombo on 12-Sep-2002 (SR-85%)
548 No change Ed Joyce (Ireland) flag Ed Joyce (Ireland) 35.80 160* Runs in 148 Balls in 1st inns for Ireland vs Afghanistan at Belfast on 19-Jul-2016 (SR-108%)
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%)
552 No change Suresh Raina (India) flag Suresh Raina (India) 35.75 106 Runs in 115 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mirpur on 13-Jan-2010 (SR-92%)
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%)
554 No change David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 35.69 127 Runs in 115 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 16-Jan-2015 (SR-110%)
555 No change Roger Twose (New Zealand) flag Roger Twose (New Zealand) 35.69 87 Runs in 101 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Nairobi on 11-Oct-2000 (SR-86%)
556 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 35.68 122 Runs in 105 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Sydney on 09-Jan-2003 (SR-116%)
557 No change Shikhar Dhawan (India) flag Shikhar Dhawan (India) 35.66 143 Runs in 115 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Mohali on 10-Mar-2019 (SR-124%)
558 No change Eoin Morgan (England/Ireland) flag Eoin Morgan (England/Ireland) 35.65 124* Runs in 106 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Ireland at Malahide on 03-Sep-2013 (SR-117%)
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%)
564 No change Shaun Marsh (Australia) flag Shaun Marsh (Australia) 35.53 131 Runs in 116 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Cardiff on 16-Jun-2018 (SR-113%)
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%)
570 No change David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 35.40 101* Runs in 100 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 04-Feb-1979 (SR-101%)
571 No change Ryan Rickelton (South Africa) flag Ryan Rickelton (South Africa) 35.39 103 Runs in 106 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Afghanistan at Karachi on 21-Feb-2025 (SR-97%)
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%)
575 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 35.34 96 Runs in 67 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Mohali on 24-May-1997 (SR-143%)
576 No change Adam Gilchrist (Australia) flag Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 35.33 124 Runs in 104 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 15-Dec-2002 (SR-119%)
577 No change Yuvraj Singh (India) flag Yuvraj Singh (India) 35.30 98* Runs in 110 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 01-Aug-2001 (SR-89%)
578 No change Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh) flag Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh) 35.30 127* Runs in 110 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Mirpur on 22-Apr-2015 (SR-115%)
579 No change Gautam Gambhir (India) flag Gautam Gambhir (India) 35.30 150* Runs in 137 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Kolkata on 24-Dec-2009 (SR-109%)
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%)
586 No change Quinton de Kock (South Africa) flag Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 35.21 123* Runs in 119 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 06-Nov-2025 (SR-103%)
587 Down 1 William Porterfield (Ireland) flag William Porterfield (Ireland) 35.21 107 Runs in 131 Balls in 1st inns for Ireland vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 15-Mar-2015 (SR-82%)
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%)
592 Down 1 Mark Chapman (New Zealand/Hong Kong) flag Mark Chapman (New Zealand/Hong Kong) 35.18 132 Runs in 111 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Napier on 29-Mar-2025 (SR-119%)
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%)
598 Down 1 Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 35.12 156 Runs in 138 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 28-Jan-2005 (SR-113%)
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%)
600 Down 1 David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 35.07 107 Runs in 111 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Taunton on 12-Jun-2019 (SR-96%)
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