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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 |
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43.28 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 10-Mar-2003 (SR-14 | ER-3.9) |
| 402 |
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43.28 | 5 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 06-Jun-1997 (SR-12 | ER-5.8) |
| 403 |
|
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43.24 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Afghanistan at Taunton on 08-Jun-2019 (SR-14 | ER-4.0) |
| 404 |
|
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43.23 | 5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 20-Dec-1990 (SR-11 | ER-3.6) |
| 405 |
|
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43.20 | 4 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Kuala Lumpur on 16-Sep-2006 (SR-6 | ER-2.8) |
| 406 |
|
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43.20 | 4 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Birmingham on 19-Sep-2004 (SR-14 | ER-3.9) |
| 407 |
|
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43.19 | 5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Perth on 16-Nov-2014 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
| 408 |
|
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43.19 | 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Kenya at Colombo on 01-Mar-2011 (SR-8 | ER-5.0) |
| 409 |
|
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43.18 | 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Chennai on 21-May-1997 (SR-12 | ER-6.1) |
| 410 |
|
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43.17 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi on 03-Nov-2020 (SR-12 | ER-2.6) |
| 411 |
|
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43.09 | 5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 19-Dec-2014 (SR-11 | ER-3.3) |
| 412 |
|
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43.06 | 5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Mackay on 24-Aug-2025 (SR-7 | ER-3.7) |
| 413 |
|
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43.05 | 4 Wickets for 54 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Georgetown on 28-Mar-2007 (SR-14 | ER-5.8) |
| 414 |
|
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43.03 | 6 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Mirpur on 29-Oct-2013 (SR-5 | ER-5.0) |
| 415 |
|
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42.98 | 4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Centurion on 26-Sep-2009 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
| 416 |
|
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42.94 | 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Toronto on 14-Sep-1999 (SR-8 | ER-3.3) |
| 417 |
|
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42.94 | 3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-19 | ER-2.4) |
| 418 |
|
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42.88 | 5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 17-Feb-2001 (SR-8 | ER-2.9) |
| 419 |
|
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42.87 | 4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Afghanistan at Ahmedabad on 10-Nov-2023 (SR-15 | ER-4.4) |
| 420 |
|
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42.84 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 12-Dec-1991 (SR-15 | ER-1.8) |
| 421 |
|
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42.81 | 4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Rajkot on 18-Oct-2015 (SR-15 | ER-3.9) |
| 422 |
|
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42.79 | 5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Sharjah on 14-Oct-1989 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 423 |
|
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42.79 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Karachi on 14-Feb-2025 (SR-14 | ER-4.5) |
| 424 |
|
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42.78 | 5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 11-Dec-2001 (SR-11 | ER-5.5) |
| 425 |
|
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42.77 | 4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 19-Feb-2005 (SR-15 | ER-1.7) |
| 426 |
|
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42.74 | 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Perth on 01-Jan-1989 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 427 |
|
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42.74 | 5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 06-Jan-2006 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 428 |
|
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42.73 | 4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 24-Jun-2010 (SR-14 | ER-4.4) |
| 429 |
|
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42.71 | 4 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Ahmedabad on 24-Oct-2006 (SR-14 | ER-5.9) |
| 430 |
|
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42.70 | 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Brisbane on 19-Feb-2012 (SR-11 | ER-3.5) |
| 431 |
|
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42.68 | 5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Hambantota on 16-Aug-2011 (SR-10 | ER-3.4) |
| 432 |
|
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42.66 | 5 Wickets for 1 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 03-Dec-1986 (SR-5 | ER-0.2) |
| 433 |
|
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42.62 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Chelmsford on 20-Jun-1983 (SR-12 | ER-3.6) |
| 434 |
|
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42.58 | 4 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Netherlands vs Pakistan at Hyderabad on 06-Oct-2023 (SR-14 | ER-6.9) |
| 435 |
|
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42.57 | 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Manchester on 22-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-3.0) |
| 436 |
|
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42.55 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Lahore on 16-Oct-1987 (SR-13 | ER-4.4) |
| 437 |
|
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42.54 | 4 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 19-Mar-2011 (SR-11 | ER-1.7) |
| 438 |
|
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42.53 | 5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 18-Mar-1987 (SR-12 | ER-4.1) |
| 439 |
|
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42.53 | 5 Wickets for 6 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan at Sharjah on 02-Jan-2016 (SR-6 | ER-1.2) |
| 440 |
|
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42.50 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 10-Mar-2003 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
| 441 |
|
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42.50 | 4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Sydney on 18-Jan-1983 (SR-15 | ER-1.6) |
| 442 |
|
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42.46 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for ICC World XI vs Australia at Melbourne on 05-Oct-2005 (SR-15 | ER-3.3) |
| 443 |
|
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42.46 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Brisbane on 20-Jan-2015 (SR-13 | ER-2.1) |
| 444 |
|
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42.41 | 5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 14-Feb-2007 (SR-12 | ER-2.3) |
| 445 |
|
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42.40 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 09-Apr-2009 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
| 446 |
|
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42.36 | 5 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Visakhapatnam on 29-Oct-2016 (SR-7 | ER-3.0) |
| 447 |
|
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42.34 | 6 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 15-Dec-2023 (SR-10 | ER-3.6) |
| 448 |
|
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42.33 | 4 Wickets for 68 Runs in 1st inns for Scotland vs England at Christchurch on 23-Feb-2015 (SR-15 | ER-6.8) |
| 449 |
|
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42.31 | 5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Guwahati on 22-Dec-1997 (SR-6 | ER-4.4) |
| 450 |
|
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42.30 | 4 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 19-May-2003 (SR-15 | ER-1.4) |
| 451 |
|
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42.28 | 4 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Afghanistan at Leeds on 04-Jul-2019 (SR-14 | ER-7.0) |
| 452 |
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42.28 | 4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Bangladesh at London on 05-Jun-2019 (SR-14 | ER-5.0) |
| 453 |
|
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42.26 | 4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Chennai on 17-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-6.1) |
| 454 |
|
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42.26 | 5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Brisbane on 09-Jan-1993 (SR-10 | ER-2.9) |
| 455 |
|
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42.19 | 5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Auckland on 04-Mar-2006 (SR-12 | ER-4.5) |
| 456 |
|
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42.16 | 4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
| 457 |
|
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42.14 | 3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Birmingham on 26-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-2.8) |
| 458 |
|
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42.13 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Chennai on 30-Dec-2012 (SR-14 | ER-4.8) |
| 459 |
|
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42.11 | 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for Ireland vs Zimbabwe at Belfast on 04-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.1) |
| 460 |
|
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42.10 | 4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Afghanistan at Leeds on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-4.7) |
| 461 |
|
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42.10 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Harare on 06-Sep-2014 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
| 462 |
|
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42.04 | 5 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 21-Jan-1984 (SR-12 | ER-5.3) |
| 463 |
|
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42.03 | 5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Nottingham on 26-Aug-2008 (SR-12 | ER-2.3) |
| 464 |
|
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42.01 | 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 04-Aug-2012 (SR-12 | ER-6.1) |
| 465 |
|
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41.99 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Bangladesh at Dharamsala on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-4.3) |
| 466 |
|
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41.99 | 5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Brisbane on 11-Jan-1992 (SR-11 | ER-3.3) |
| 467 |
|
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41.97 | 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Gwalior on 12-May-1997 (SR-12 | ER-3.5) |
| 468 |
|
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41.94 | 5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 27-Feb-2004 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
| 469 |
|
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41.93 | 3 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 18-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-3.2) |
| 470 |
|
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41.93 | 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Paarl on 21-Dec-2023 (SR-14 | ER-3.3) |
| 471 |
|
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41.89 | 5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 22-Jan-2002 (SR-8 | ER-2.9) |
| 472 |
|
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41.89 | 3 Wickets for 24 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Birmingham on 07-Jun-2017 (SR-16 | ER-3.0) |
| 473 |
|
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41.87 | 4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Cardiff on 01-Jun-2025 (SR-15 | ER-3.1) |
| 474 |
|
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41.86 | 5 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Afghanistan at Hambantota on 22-Aug-2023 (SR-8 | ER-2.8) |
| 475 |
|
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41.85 | 4 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-7.1) |
| 476 |
|
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41.84 | 5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 17-Dec-1996 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
| 477 |
|
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41.83 | 3 Wickets for 13 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Centurion on 15-Feb-2003 (SR-20 | ER-1.3) |
| 478 |
|
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41.80 | 4 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mirpur on 13-Jan-2010 (SR-15 | ER-4.8) |
| 479 |
|
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41.77 | 5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Napier on 20-Feb-2013 (SR-11 | ER-3.7) |
| 480 |
|
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41.76 | 6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 03-Aug-2013 (SR-8 | ER-5.9) |
| 481 |
|
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41.75 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at London on 14-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-3.7) |
| 482 |
|
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41.75 | 5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 15-Oct-1999 (SR-11 | ER-3.4) |
| 483 |
|
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41.72 | 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 01-May-2009 (SR-9 | ER-4.6) |
| 484 |
|
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41.71 | 4 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Cuttack on 19-Jan-2017 (SR-15 | ER-6.0) |
| 485 |
|
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41.68 | 4 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Auckland on 23-Feb-2002 (SR-11 | ER-2.4) |
| 486 |
|
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41.66 | 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Pune on 03-Nov-2003 (SR-15 | ER-3.0) |
| 487 |
|
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41.66 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 23-Jan-2000 (SR-15 | ER-2.9) |
| 488 |
|
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41.66 | 5 Wickets for 47 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at London on 04-Sep-2004 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
| 489 |
|
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41.64 | 4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Wellington on 21-Mar-2015 (SR-15 | ER-4.4) |
| 490 |
|
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41.62 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 28-Jan-2018 (SR-12 | ER-4.8) |
| 491 |
|
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41.61 | 5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dubai on 11-Nov-2018 (SR-12 | ER-4.5) |
| 492 |
|
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41.60 | 3 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Manchester on 09-Jul-2019 (SR-20 | ER-4.3) |
| 493 |
|
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41.59 | 4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Chennai on 06-Mar-2011 (SR-13 | ER-4.4) |
| 494 |
|
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41.59 | 3 Wickets for 13 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Cardiff on 09-Jun-2017 (SR-6 | ER-4.3) |
| 495 |
|
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41.58 | 6 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Indore on 15-Apr-2006 (SR-10 | ER-5.5) |
| 496 |
|
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41.51 | 4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Afghanistan at Southampton on 22-Jun-2019 (SR-14 | ER-4.4) |
| 497 |
|
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41.51 | 4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Jan-2002 (SR-14 | ER-4.0) |
| 498 |
|
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41.50 | 5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Perth on 29-Jan-2010 (SR-11 | ER-2.1) |
| 499 |
|
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41.46 | 4 Wickets for 24 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Manchester on 17-Jul-2022 (SR-11 | ER-3.4) |
| 500 |
|
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41.42 | 5 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 08-Jan-1981 (SR-11 | ER-1.6) |