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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 774 |
 1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
37.34 | 5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Dambula on 15-Jun-2010 (SR-12 | ER-3.4) |
| 775 |
1
|
Tawanda Mupariwa (Zimbabwe)
|
37.33 | 4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Pakistan at Multan on 27-Jan-2008 (SR-15 | ER-4.6) |
| 777 |
1
|
Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
|
37.31 | 4 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 17-Nov-2024 (SR-15 | ER-3.6) |
| 778 |
1
|
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
37.31 | 2 Wickets for 13 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at London on 20-Jun-1999 (SR-27 | ER-1.4) |
| 779 |
1
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
37.31 | 4 Wickets for 62 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Sharjah on 31-Mar-2000 (SR-15 | ER-6.2) |
| 780 |
1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
37.30 | 3 Wickets for 40 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Adelaide on 06-Mar-2012 (SR-20 | ER-4.0) |
| 782 |
1
|
Andre Nel (South Africa)
|
37.29 | 5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Bangladesh at Georgetown on 07-Apr-2007 (SR-12 | ER-4.5) |
| 783 |
1
|
Chris Woakes (England)
|
37.27 | 4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Leeds on 24-May-2017 (SR-12 | ER-4.8) |
| 785 |
1
|
Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
37.27 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Brisbane on 21-Feb-2012 (SR-11 | ER-5.2) |
| 786 |
1
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
37.26 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Sydney on 18-Jan-1997 (SR-15 | ER-4.3) |
| 787 |
1
|
Adil Rashid (England)
|
37.26 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 12-Oct-2016 (SR-15 | ER-4.3) |
| 788 |
1
|
Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
37.24 | 5 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi on 17-Sep-2018 (SR-11 | ER-6.1) |
| 789 |
1
|
Vernon Philander (South Africa)
|
37.24 | 4 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Perth on 14-Nov-2014 (SR-15 | ER-4.5) |
| 790 |
1
|
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
37.24 | 5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Georgetown on 09-Apr-2017 (SR-10 | ER-4.7) |
| 791 |
1
|
Ronnie Irani (England)
|
37.23 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Zimbabwe at Colombo on 18-Sep-2002 (SR-15 | ER-3.7) |
| 792 |
1
|
Dwaine Pretorius (South Africa)
|
37.23 | 4 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Manchester on 22-Jul-2022 (SR-9 | ER-6.0) |
| 793 |
1
|
Kane Richardson (Australia)
|
37.22 | 5 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Canberra on 20-Jan-2016 (SR-12 | ER-6.8) |
| 794 |
1
|
Marlon Samuels (West Indies)
|
37.21 | 3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Pune on 27-Oct-2018 (SR-7 | ER-3.3) |
| 797 |
1
|
Bob Willis (England)
|
37.17 | 4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Sydney on 20-Jan-1983 (SR-14 | ER-2.6) |
| 798 |
1
|
Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
|
37.16 | 4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Rajkot on 27-Sep-2023 (SR-15 | ER-4.0) |
| 799 |
1
|
Nathan Hauritz (Australia)
|
37.16 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Durban on 03-Apr-2009 (SR-12 | ER-3.6) |
| 800 |
1
|
Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh)
|
37.13 | 3 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Australia at Nottingham on 20-Jun-2019 (SR-16 | ER-7.3) |
| 803 |
1
|
Dennis Lillee (Australia)
|
37.10 | 4 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 14-Jan-1980 (SR-15 | ER-1.2) |
| 804 |
1
|
Ewen Chatfield (New Zealand)
|
37.08 | 4 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Melbourne on 23-Jan-1986 (SR-15 | ER-2.8) |
| 805 |
1
|
Craig McDermott (Australia)
|
37.08 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 26-Feb-1991 (SR-14 | ER-3.8) |
| 806 |
1
|
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
|
37.07 | 5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Mount Maunganui on 05-Jan-2016 (SR-12 | ER-4.0) |
| 807 |
1
|
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
37.07 | 5 Wickets for 58 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 24-Feb-2008 (SR-11 | ER-6.3) |
| 808 |
1
|
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
37.05 | 5 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Karachi on 09-Nov-1990 (SR-10 | ER-6.5) |
| 809 |
1
|
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
37.05 | 4 Wickets for 45 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Potchefstroom on 27-Mar-2002 (SR-14 | ER-5.0) |
| 810 |
1
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
37.04 | 5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Mohali on 22-Sep-2023 (SR-12 | ER-5.1) |
| 811 |
1
|
Ashish Patel (Canada)
|
37.01 | 3 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for Canada vs South Africa at East London on 27-Feb-2003 (SR-14 | ER-5.9) |
| 812 |
1
|
Clint McKay (Australia)
|
37.00 | 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 07-Nov-2010 (SR-11 | ER-3.7) |
| 814 |
1
|
Vasbert Drakes (West Indies)
|
36.97 | 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Kenya at Kimberley on 04-Mar-2003 (SR-12 | ER-3.3) |
| 816 |
1
|
Lungi Ngidi (South Africa)
|
36.96 | 4 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Gqeberha on 13-Feb-2018 (SR-14 | ER-5.7) |
| 817 |
1
|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)
|
36.95 | 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 03-Sep-2017 (SR-12 | ER-4.3) |
| 818 |
1
|
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
36.94 | 4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 20-Sep-2010 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 819 |
1
|
Aftab Ahmed (Bangladesh)
|
36.94 | 5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 05-Nov-2004 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
| 823 |
1
|
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
|
36.91 | 4 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Delhi on 24-Feb-2011 (SR-15 | ER-4.1) |
| 824 |
1
|
Matthew Walker (New Zealand)
|
36.91 | 4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 03-Dec-2003 (SR-11 | ER-7.0) |
| 825 |
1
|
Dennis Lillee (Australia)
|
36.90 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 20-Aug-1980 (SR-17 | ER-3.2) |
| 826 |
1
|
Sikander Bakht (Pakistan)
|
36.88 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 22-Nov-1981 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
| 828 |
1
|
Dwaine Pretorius (South Africa)
|
36.87 | 3 Wickets for 5 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Wellington on 25-Feb-2017 (SR-11 | ER-0.9) |
| 830 |
1
|
Adil Rashid (England)
|
36.84 | 4 Wickets for 64 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Ahmedabad on 12-Feb-2025 (SR-15 | ER-6.4) |
| 831 |
1
|
Kyle Mills (New Zealand)
|
36.82 | 3 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Mumbai on 16-Oct-2006 (SR-12 | ER-3.0) |
| 832 |
1
|
Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
|
36.81 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 09-Apr-1997 (SR-15 | ER-1.8) |
| 834 |
1
|
Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka)
|
36.81 | 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Ahmedabad on 06-Nov-2005 (SR-8 | ER-4.0) |
| 836 |
1
|
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
|
36.77 | 4 Wickets for 4 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Pallekele on 10-Mar-2011 (SR-5 | ER-1.3) |
| 837 |
1
|
Kyle Jarvis (Zimbabwe)
|
36.77 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 21-Oct-2018 (SR-14 | ER-4.1) |
| 838 |
1
|
Stuart MacGill (Australia)
|
36.75 | 4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Sydney on 19-Jan-2000 (SR-15 | ER-1.9) |
| 839 |
1
|
Joel Garner (West Indies)
|
36.74 | 4 Wickets for 10 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Port of Spain on 17-Apr-1985 (SR-9 | ER-1.7) |
| 840 |
1
|
Gerald Coetzee (South Africa)
|
36.74 | 3 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Mumbai on 21-Oct-2023 (SR-8 | ER-8.8) |
| 841 |
1
|
Josh Davey (Scotland)
|
36.73 | 3 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for Scotland vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 17-Feb-2015 (SR-14 | ER-5.7) |
| 842 |
1
|
Terry Alderman (Australia)
|
36.72 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Mumbai on 23-Oct-1989 (SR-15 | ER-2.2) |
| 844 |
1
|
Merv Hughes (Australia)
|
36.70 | 4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 16-Jan-1989 (SR-11 | ER-6.3) |
| 846 |
1
|
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
|
36.68 | 4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Afghanistan at Delhi on 11-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-3.9) |
| 847 |
1
|
Ravi Rampaul (West Indies)
|
36.68 | 4 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Visakhapatnam on 24-Nov-2013 (SR-15 | ER-6.0) |
| 848 |
1
|
Collis King (West Indies)
|
36.68 | 4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Adelaide on 16-Jan-1980 (SR-14 | ER-2.6) |
| 849 |
1
|
Nantie Hayward (South Africa)
|
36.64 | 4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Sharjah on 27-Mar-2000 (SR-15 | ER-3.1) |
| 850 |
1
|
Uvais Karnain (Sri Lanka)
|
36.63 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Moratuwa on 31-Mar-1984 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
| 851 |
1
|
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
36.63 | 5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Centurion on 10-Oct-2001 (SR-11 | ER-4.0) |
| 852 |
1
|
Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
|
36.61 | 4 Wickets for 10 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-11 | ER-1.4) |
| 853 |
1
|
Rajesh Chauhan (India)
|
36.61 | 3 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 22-Apr-1994 (SR-18 | ER-3.2) |
| 854 |
1
|
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
36.60 | 5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Christchurch on 18-Feb-1984 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
| 855 |
1
|
Mervyn Dillon (West Indies)
|
36.59 | 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain on 18-Apr-1999 (SR-15 | ER-2.0) |
| 856 |
1
|
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
36.59 | 2 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Apr-2011 (SR-27 | ER-4.7) |
| 858 |
1
|
Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
|
36.57 | 4 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Multan on 12-Jun-2022 (SR-15 | ER-4.8) |
| 859 |
1
|
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
36.57 | 3 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Colombo on 29-Mar-2011 (SR-18 | ER-3.8) |
| 860 |
1
|
Mervyn Dillon (West Indies)
|
36.57 | 5 Wickets for 52 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Port of Spain on 02-Jun-2002 (SR-12 | ER-5.2) |
| 862 |
1
|
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
36.51 | 4 Wickets for 10 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 29-Aug-2008 (SR-7 | ER-2.2) |
| 864 |
1
|
Mike Hendrick (England)
|
36.49 | 3 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Manchester on 20-Jun-1979 (SR-24 | ER-4.6) |
| 865 |
1
|
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
36.49 | 4 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Mirpur on 14-Jun-2008 (SR-14 | ER-6.3) |
| 866 |
1
|
Stuart Broad (England)
|
36.48 | 4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Indore on 17-Nov-2008 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
| 867 |
1
|
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
|
36.48 | 3 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Manchester on 27-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-3.6) |
| 869 |
1
|
Ravi Rampaul (West Indies)
|
36.47 | 4 Wickets for 61 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 12-Feb-2010 (SR-14 | ER-6.7) |
| 870 |
1
|
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
36.45 | 5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 18-Dec-2002 (SR-10 | ER-4.7) |
| 872 |
1
|
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
|
36.45 | 4 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Sharjah on 15-Dec-1997 (SR-15 | ER-2.6) |
| 873 |
1
|
Grant Elliott (New Zealand)
|
36.45 | 4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Johannesburg on 29-Sep-2009 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 874 |
1
|
Craig McMillan (New Zealand)
|
36.45 | 3 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at St George's on 14-Apr-2007 (SR-10 | ER-4.6) |
| 875 |
1
|
Ben Stokes (England)
|
36.45 | 4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 24-Jan-2014 (SR-14 | ER-4.2) |
| 877 |
1
|
David Hussey (Australia)
|
36.42 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 04-Mar-2012 (SR-12 | ER-5.4) |
| 878 |
1
|
Chris Old (England)
|
36.42 | 3 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Leeds on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-14 | ER-4.1) |
| 879 |
1
|
Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand)
|
36.41 | 3 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Afghanistan at Chennai on 18-Oct-2023 (SR-14 | ER-2.7) |
| 880 |
1
|
Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
|
36.40 | 4 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 11-Jul-2015 (SR-15 | ER-4.1) |
| 883 |
1
|
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
|
36.39 | 4 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Chester-le-Street on 10-Sep-2010 (SR-14 | ER-6.4) |
| 884 |
1
|
Carl Hooper (West Indies)
|
36.38 | 3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 16-Jan-1989 (SR-20 | ER-2.2) |
| 886 |
1
|
Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan)
|
36.35 | 3 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Bengaluru on 04-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-6.0) |
| 887 |
1
|
Simon O'Donnell (Australia)
|
36.33 | 4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 28-Jan-1987 (SR-15 | ER-1.9) |
| 888 |
1
|
Sourav Ganguly (India)
|
36.32 | 3 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 29-May-1999 (SR-16 | ER-3.4) |
| 889 |
1
|
Darren Gough (England)
|
36.31 | 3 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 13-Feb-2000 (SR-18 | ER-2.0) |
| 890 |
1
|
Eric Simons (South Africa)
|
36.31 | 4 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 10-Jan-1995 (SR-12 | ER-5.3) |
| 891 |
1
|
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
36.30 | 5 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai on 02-Nov-2023 (SR-6 | ER-3.6) |
| 892 |
1
|
Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
36.30 | 5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi on 01-Nov-2020 (SR-12 | ER-4.0) |
| 894 |
1
|
Graeme Cremer (Zimbabwe)
|
36.28 | 5 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan at Sharjah on 25-Dec-2015 (SR-11 | ER-2.2) |
| 896 |
1
|
Shane Warne (Australia)
|
36.28 | 4 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 22-Feb-1994 (SR-15 | ER-3.6) |
| 898 |
1
|
Andy Roberts (West Indies)
|
36.23 | 4 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 28-Aug-1976 (SR-12 | ER-3.4) |
| 899 |
1
|
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
36.23 | 4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 15-Dec-1999 (SR-11 | ER-2.3) |
| 900 |
1
|
Peter Lever (England)
|
36.19 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 09-Mar-1975 (SR-13 | ER-4.0) |
| 902 |
1
|
Mike Hendrick (England)
|
36.17 | 4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 24-Jan-1979 (SR-16 | ER-2.3) |
| 903 |
1
|
Gladstone Small (England)
|
36.16 | 4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at Birmingham on 19-May-1988 (SR-17 | ER-2.8) |
| 904 |
1
|
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh)
|
36.13 | 3 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Dharamsala on 07-Oct-2023 (SR-18 | ER-2.8) |