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.
| CRR | Change | Name | Points | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411 |
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Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
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42.51 | 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 24-Feb-1985 (SR-10 | ER-2.6) |
| 417 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
42.47 | 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) |
| 422 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
42.28 | 5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Sharjah on 14-Oct-1989 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 426 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
42.22 | 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 |
|
Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand)
|
42.19 | 4 Wickets for 65 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Birmingham on 12-Jun-2013 (SR-15 | ER-6.5) |
| 430 |
|
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
42.16 | 4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 24-Jun-2010 (SR-14 | ER-4.4) |
| 435 |
|
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
41.96 | 4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Centurion on 26-Sep-2009 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
| 440 |
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Ashish Nehra (India)
|
41.86 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 10-Mar-2003 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
| 459 |
1
|
Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
|
41.57 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Chennai on 30-Dec-2012 (SR-14 | ER-4.8) |
| 469 |
1
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
41.45 | 4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Afghanistan at Leeds on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-4.7) |
| 470 |
1
|
Reece Topley (England)
|
41.43 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Bangladesh at Dharamsala on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-4.3) |
| 471 |
1
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
41.43 | 6 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg on 14-Feb-2003 (SR-9 | ER-2.7) |
| 472 |
1
|
Jimmy Adams (West Indies)
|
41.41 | 5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 17-Dec-1996 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
| 473 |
1
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
41.39 | 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) |
| 474 |
1
|
Alan Mullally (England)
|
41.38 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at London on 14-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-3.7) |
| 479 |
1
|
Arshdeep Singh (India)
|
41.35 | 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Paarl on 21-Dec-2023 (SR-14 | ER-3.3) |
| 480 |
1
|
Irfan Pathan (India)
|
41.35 | 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 04-Aug-2012 (SR-12 | ER-6.1) |
| 483 |
1
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
41.33 | 5 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dunedin on 13-Jan-2018 (SR-9 | ER-2.3) |
| 492 |
1
|
Doug Bollinger (Australia)
|
41.15 | 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 01-May-2009 (SR-9 | ER-4.6) |
| 496 |
1
|
Kuldeep Yadav (India)
|
41.05 | 4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 07-Feb-2018 (SR-14 | ER-2.6) |
| 499 |
1
|
Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand)
|
41.01 | 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Paarl on 19-Jan-2013 (SR-15 | ER-2.0) |
| 500 |
1
|
Alan Mullally (England)
|
40.98 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 10-Jan-1999 (SR-12 | ER-2.3) |
| 503 |
1
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
40.96 | 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) |
| 511 |
1
|
Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa)
|
40.75 | 4 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Chennai on 27-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-6.0) |
| 515 |
1
|
Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh)
|
40.61 | 5 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 28-Mar-2013 (SR-12 | ER-6.2) |
| 518 |
1
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
40.57 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Kingstown on 30-Mar-1993 (SR-11 | ER-2.4) |
| 521 |
1
|
Robin Peterson (South Africa)
|
40.54 | 4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Sydney on 23-Nov-2014 (SR-9 | ER-5.2) |
| 535 |
1
|
Irfan Pathan (India)
|
40.35 | 4 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 17-Feb-2008 (SR-15 | ER-4.1) |
| 537 |
1
|
Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand)
|
40.31 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Cardiff on 09-Jun-2013 (SR-12 | ER-5.3) |
| 544 |
1
|
Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)
|
40.19 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Leeds on 02-Sep-2025 (SR-8 | ER-4.0) |
| 547 |
1
|
Ian Bradshaw (West Indies)
|
40.11 | 3 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad on 26-Oct-2006 (SR-20 | ER-3.0) |
| 550 |
1
|
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
40.06 | 4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Port of Spain on 11-Jul-2013 (SR-11 | ER-3.2) |
| 554 |
1
|
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
|
39.99 | 3 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Lahore on 05-Mar-2025 (SR-20 | ER-4.3) |
| 555 |
1
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
39.96 | 5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 20-Jul-2021 (SR-10 | ER-6.0) |
| 563 |
1
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Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
39.83 | 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) |
| 565 |
1
|
Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa)
|
39.74 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 26-Jul-2013 (SR-11 | ER-3.1) |
| 569 |
1
|
Robin Peterson (South Africa)
|
39.73 | 4 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 19-Mar-2011 (SR-11 | ER-1.7) |
| 574 |
1
|
Mike Whitney (Australia)
|
39.66 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 18-Mar-1992 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
| 581 |
1
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
39.60 | 4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Sydney on 09-Jan-2003 (SR-15 | ER-3.9) |
| 589 |
1
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
39.50 | 4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Mohali on 19-Oct-2013 (SR-15 | ER-4.6) |
| 594 |
1
|
Reece Topley (England)
|
39.43 | 4 Wickets for 50 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 06-Feb-2016 (SR-14 | ER-5.6) |
| 598 |
1
|
Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka)
|
39.37 | 5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 12-Sep-2023 (SR-12 | ER-4.0) |
| 600 |
1
|
Nuwan Zoysa (Sri Lanka)
|
39.35 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo on 22-Aug-2004 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
| 607 |
1
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Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
39.26 | 4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 16-Jan-1997 (SR-15 | ER-2.5) |
| 608 |
1
|
Mohammad Hussain (Pakistan)
|
39.26 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Dhaka on 16-Jan-1998 (SR-15 | ER-3.3) |
| 618 |
1
|
James Faulkner (Australia)
|
39.07 | 3 Wickets for 59 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 26-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-6.6) |
| 621 |
1
|
Nathan Bracken (Australia)
|
39.06 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Mumbai on 01-Nov-2003 (SR-15 | ER-2.9) |
| 626 |
1
|
Zaheer Khan (India)
|
39.03 | 4 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 20-Aug-2008 (SR-14 | ER-2.3) |
| 628 |
1
|
Pedro Collins (West Indies)
|
39.02 | 3 Wickets for 8 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 21-Jan-2005 (SR-8 | ER-2.0) |
| 630 |
1
|
Nuwan Zoysa (Sri Lanka)
|
39.01 | 4 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 03-Feb-2001 (SR-14 | ER-3.1) |
| 641 |
1
|
Brad Hogg (Australia)
|
38.94 | 5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 14-Jan-2005 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
| 646 |
1
|
Usman Shinwari (Pakistan)
|
38.88 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 27-Jan-2019 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
| 651 |
1
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
38.80 | 4 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 04-Feb-1993 (SR-15 | ER-2.4) |
| 660 |
1
|
Pieter Seelaar (Netherlands)
|
38.63 | 3 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for Netherlands vs India at Delhi on 09-Mar-2011 (SR-20 | ER-5.3) |
| 662 |
1
|
Brad Hogg (Australia)
|
38.60 | 4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 14-Oct-2007 (SR-15 | ER-4.9) |
| 672 |
1
|
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
38.46 | 5 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 18-Jun-2015 (SR-11 | ER-5.4) |
| 673 |
1
|
Keith Arthurton (West Indies)
|
38.45 | 4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 05-Feb-1999 (SR-9 | ER-7.1) |
| 674 |
1
|
James Franklin (New Zealand)
|
38.45 | 3 Wickets for 74 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at St George's on 20-Apr-2007 (SR-16 | ER-9.3) |
| 678 |
1
|
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
38.37 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 11-Feb-2010 (SR-15 | ER-3.3) |
| 687 |
1
|
Azeem Hafeez (Pakistan)
|
38.22 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Melbourne on 12-Jan-1984 (SR-15 | ER-2.2) |
| 703 |
1
|
Sulieman Benn (West Indies)
|
38.06 | 4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 06-Feb-2011 (SR-15 | ER-3.8) |
| 706 |
1
|
Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan)
|
38.01 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Centurion on 15-Mar-2013 (SR-11 | ER-4.7) |
| 707 |
1
|
Kuldeep Yadav (India)
|
37.95 | 4 Wickets for 6 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 27-Jul-2023 (SR-5 | ER-2.0) |
| 708 |
1
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
37.93 | 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 28-Aug-2012 (SR-12 | ER-4.2) |
| 717 |
1
|
Nicky Boje (South Africa)
|
37.83 | 4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Colombo on 08-Jul-2000 (SR-15 | ER-2.5) |
| 719 |
1
|
Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
|
37.82 | 4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi on 26-Sep-2018 (SR-14 | ER-2.1) |
| 741 |
1
|
Zaheer Khan (India)
|
37.59 | 4 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Colombo on 14-Sep-2002 (SR-15 | ER-4.5) |
| 745 |
1
|
Wahab Riaz (Pakistan)
|
37.55 | 3 Wickets for 82 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Nottingham on 03-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-8.2) |
| 755 |
1
|
James Faulkner (Australia)
|
37.48 | 4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 21-Aug-2016 (SR-15 | ER-3.8) |
| 758 |
1
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Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
37.47 | 4 Wickets for 82 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Leeds on 19-May-2019 (SR-15 | ER-8.2) |
| 762 |
1
|
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
37.44 | 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 04-Dec-2022 (SR-12 | ER-3.6) |
| 765 |
1
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Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
37.42 | 4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Perth on 02-Jan-1989 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
| 767 |
1
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Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
37.41 | 3 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Kolkata on 31-Oct-2023 (SR-18 | ER-2.6) |
| 776 |
1
|
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
|
37.32 | 3 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Manchester on 16-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-4.7) |
| 781 |
1
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Keith Arthurton (West Indies)
|
37.30 | 4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 30-Jan-1999 (SR-15 | ER-5.6) |
| 784 |
1
|
Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
|
37.27 | 3 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Lucknow on 16-Oct-2023 (SR-18 | ER-4.2) |
| 795 |
1
|
Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan)
|
37.18 | 5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Karachi on 29-Jun-2008 (SR-12 | ER-4.8) |
| 796 |
1
|
Corey Anderson (U.S.A.)
|
37.17 | 5 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Auckland on 25-Jan-2014 (SR-12 | ER-6.3) |
| 801 |
1
|
Amila Aponso (U.S.A.)
|
37.13 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Colombo on 24-Aug-2016 (SR-14 | ER-1.9) |
| 802 |
1
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Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
37.10 | 4 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Cardiff on 27-Aug-2014 (SR-11 | ER-4.0) |
| 813 |
1
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Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh)
|
36.99 | 3 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Georgetown on 07-Apr-2007 (SR-19 | ER-2.6) |
| 815 |
1
|
Sam Curran (England)
|
36.96 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 03-Mar-2023 (SR-10 | ER-4.4) |
| 820 |
1
|
Kuldeep Yadav (India)
|
36.94 | 4 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on 26-Jan-2019 (SR-15 | ER-4.5) |
| 821 |
1
|
Nathan Bracken (Australia)
|
36.94 | 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 12-Feb-2006 (SR-9 | ER-5.0) |
| 822 |
1
|
Kuldeep Yadav (India)
|
36.93 | 4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Napier on 23-Jan-2019 (SR-15 | ER-3.9) |
| 827 |
1
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Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
36.87 | 3 Wickets for 11 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 16-Apr-1999 (SR-16 | ER-1.4) |
| 829 |
1
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
36.84 | 4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Cairns on 06-Sep-2022 (SR-15 | ER-4.0) |
| 833 |
1
|
Nandre Burger (South Africa)
|
36.81 | 4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 06-Nov-2025 (SR-15 | ER-4.6) |
| 835 |
1
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Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
36.80 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Pallekele on 02-Sep-2023 (SR-15 | ER-3.5) |
| 843 |
1
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Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa)
|
36.70 | 4 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 29-Oct-2010 (SR-15 | ER-2.7) |
| 845 |
1
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Xavier Doherty (Australia)
|
36.70 | 4 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 20-Aug-2011 (SR-15 | ER-2.8) |
| 857 |
1
|
Zaheer Khan (India)
|
36.58 | 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Margao on 14-Feb-2007 (SR-12 | ER-4.2) |
| 861 |
1
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Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
36.54 | 4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 19-Dec-2024 (SR-12 | ER-5.9) |
| 863 |
1
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Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh)
|
36.49 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs West Indies at Georgetown on 10-Jul-2022 (SR-12 | ER-4.3) |
| 868 |
1
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Samit Patel (England)
|
36.48 | 5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at London on 29-Aug-2008 (SR-12 | ER-4.2) |
| 871 |
1
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Zaheer Khan (India)
|
36.45 | 3 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Kenya at Durban on 20-Mar-2003 (SR-19 | ER-1.5) |
| 876 |
1
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Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
36.43 | 4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 06-Mar-1994 (SR-11 | ER-3.1) |
| 881 |
1
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Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
36.39 | 3 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Chennai on 27-Oct-2023 (SR-20 | ER-4.5) |
| 882 |
1
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Phil Tufnell (England)
|
36.39 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 20-Feb-1997 (SR-15 | ER-2.2) |
| 885 |
1
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Irfan Pathan (India)
|
36.37 | 4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mirpur on 13-Mar-2012 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |