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 - 2nd Nov 2025. 

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725 Down 1 JJ Smit (Namibia) flag JJ Smit (Namibia) 34.82 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Namibia vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 18-Sep-2025 (SR-6 | ER-7.3)
731 Down 1 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 34.71 3 Wickets for 14 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Ireland at Dublin on 14-May-2024 (SR-8 | ER-3.5)
735 Down 1 Arshdeep Singh (India) flag Arshdeep Singh (India) 34.65 3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Lauderhill on 06-Aug-2022 (SR-6 | ER-3.8)
739 Down 1 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 34.58 3 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Dubai on 02-Nov-2018 (SR-8 | ER-5.0)
746 Down 1 Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) flag Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) 34.51 3 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates at Sylhet on 21-Mar-2014 (SR-8 | ER-3.8)
747 Down 1 Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) flag Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) 34.50 3 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Dubai on 20-Sep-2025 (SR-8 | ER-5.0)
753 Down 1 Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 34.45 3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 06-Sep-2019 (SR-8 | ER-3.0)
762 Down 1 Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan) flag Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan) 34.32 2 Wickets for 6 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 26-Mar-2025 (SR-6 | ER-3.0)
764 Down 1 Jan Frylinck (Namibia) flag Jan Frylinck (Namibia) 34.29 2 Wickets for 10 Runs in 1st inns for Namibia vs Scotland at Abu Dhabi on 27-Oct-2021 (SR-12 | ER-2.5)
765 Down 1 Arshdeep Singh (India) flag Arshdeep Singh (India) 34.29 3 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Afghanistan at Bridgetown on 20-Jun-2024 (SR-8 | ER-9.0)
775 Down 1 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 34.14 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 27-Apr-2024 (SR-6 | ER-7.5)
777 Down 1 Josh Little (Ireland) flag Josh Little (Ireland) 34.13 2 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs Australia at Brisbane on 31-Oct-2022 (SR-12 | ER-5.3)
783 Down 1 Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 34.06 3 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Dubai on 10-Sep-2012 (SR-6 | ER-3.5)
785 Down 1 Isuru Udana (Sri Lanka) flag Isuru Udana (Sri Lanka) 34.01 3 Wickets for 13 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 22-Jan-2017 (SR-5 | ER-5.2)
792 Down 1 Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 33.89 4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Mount Maunganui on 31-Dec-2023 (SR-6 | ER-4.0)
794 Down 1 Dinesh Nakrani (Uganda) flag Dinesh Nakrani (Uganda) 33.88 4 Wickets for 12 Runs in 1st inns for Uganda vs Hong Kong at Bulawayo on 11-Jul-2022 (SR-6 | ER-3.0)
800 Down 1 Pieter Seelaar (Netherlands) flag Pieter Seelaar (Netherlands) 33.79 2 Wickets for 9 Runs in 2nd inns for Netherlands vs Zimbabwe at Sylhet on 19-Mar-2014 (SR-6 | ER-4.5)
805 Down 1 Yasin Patel (Kuwait) flag Yasin Patel (Kuwait) 33.73 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for Kuwait vs Singapore at Al Amerat on 24-Aug-2022 (SR-6 | ER-5.5)
807 Down 1 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 33.71 4 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 12-May-2013 (SR-6 | ER-5.3)
808 Down 1 Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) flag Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) 33.70 3 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 05-Mar-2022 (SR-8 | ER-4.5)
809 Down 1 Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 33.70 3 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Dubai on 14-Sep-2025 (SR-8 | ER-4.5)
810 Down 1 Yuvraj Singh (India) flag Yuvraj Singh (India) 33.68 3 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Mumbai on 22-Dec-2012 (SR-8 | ER-4.3)
813 Down 1 James Faulkner (Australia) flag James Faulkner (Australia) 33.66 3 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 09-Sep-2016 (SR-8 | ER-4.8)
814 Down 1 Samit Patel (England) flag Samit Patel (England) 33.66 2 Wickets for 6 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Afghanistan at Colombo on 21-Sep-2012 (SR-9 | ER-2.0)
816 Down 1 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 33.63 3 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 22-Dec-2006 (SR-8 | ER-5.3)
820 Down 1 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 33.58 3 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Nottingham on 16-Jul-2021 (SR-7 | ER-9.0)
826 Down 1 Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa) flag Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa) 33.50 3 Wickets for 16 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 26-Oct-2010 (SR-8 | ER-4.0)
828 Down 1 Pieter Seelaar (Netherlands) flag Pieter Seelaar (Netherlands) 33.48 3 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for Netherlands vs Ireland at Dubai on 01-Nov-2019 (SR-8 | ER-4.3)
831 Down 1 Reece Topley (England) flag Reece Topley (England) 33.44 3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Nottingham on 10-Jul-2022 (SR-8 | ER-5.5)
841 Down 1 Raza Hasan (Pakistan) flag Raza Hasan (Pakistan) 33.32 2 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Colombo on 02-Oct-2012 (SR-12 | ER-3.5)
847 Down 1 Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 33.27 3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Georgetown on 08-Aug-2023 (SR-8 | ER-7.0)
848 Down 1 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 33.23 2 Wickets for 4 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Johannesburg on 18-Sep-2007 (SR-4 | ER-3.4)
849 Down 1 Bilal Khan (Oman) flag Bilal Khan (Oman) 33.21 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for Oman vs Hong Kong at Abu Dhabi on 25-Nov-2015 (SR-5 | ER-6.3)
850 Down 1 Arshdeep Singh (India) flag Arshdeep Singh (India) 33.21 3 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 15-Nov-2024 (SR-6 | ER-6.7)
851 Down 1 Axar Patel (India) flag Axar Patel (India) 33.20 3 Wickets for 9 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Kolkata on 21-Nov-2021 (SR-6 | ER-3.0)
854 Down 1 Jan Frylinck (Namibia) flag Jan Frylinck (Namibia) 33.17 4 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for Namibia vs Singapore at Dubai on 26-Oct-2019 (SR-5 | ER-7.0)
855 Down 1 Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 33.16 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Brisbane on 07-Oct-2022 (SR-6 | ER-5.0)
858 Down 1 Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) flag Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) 33.11 3 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Paarl on 29-Nov-2020 (SR-8 | ER-4.8)
859 Down 1 Lakshan Sandakan (Sri Lanka) flag Lakshan Sandakan (Sri Lanka) 33.11 3 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Pune on 10-Jan-2020 (SR-8 | ER-8.8)
861 Down 1 Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) 33.09 2 Wickets for 11 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Ireland at Lauderhill on 16-Jun-2024 (SR-12 | ER-2.8)
862 Down 1 Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) flag Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) 33.09 3 Wickets for 40 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Raipur on 01-Dec-2023 (SR-8 | ER-10.0)
863 Down 1 Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 33.07 2 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Ranchi on 27-Jan-2023 (SR-12 | ER-2.8)
864 Down 1 Axar Patel (India) flag Axar Patel (India) 33.07 3 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Raipur on 01-Dec-2023 (SR-8 | ER-4.0)
865 Down 1 Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 33.04 3 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 26-Feb-2010 (SR-8 | ER-4.8)
868 Down 1 Abdur Rehman (Pakistan) flag Abdur Rehman (Pakistan) 33.03 2 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Gros Islet on 14-May-2010 (SR-12 | ER-8.3)
871 Down 1 Kwena Maphaka (South Africa) flag Kwena Maphaka (South Africa) 32.98 3 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Darwin on 12-Aug-2025 (SR-8 | ER-14.3)
874 Down 1 Josh Little (Ireland) flag Josh Little (Ireland) 32.95 2 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Ireland vs England at Melbourne on 26-Oct-2022 (SR-9 | ER-5.3)
876 Down 1 Yuvraj Singh (India) flag Yuvraj Singh (India) 32.92 3 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Afghanistan at Colombo on 19-Sep-2012 (SR-8 | ER-6.0)
877 Down 1 Shakti Gauchan (Nepal) flag Shakti Gauchan (Nepal) 32.92 3 Wickets for 9 Runs in 2nd inns for Nepal vs Hong Kong at Chattogram on 16-Mar-2014 (SR-8 | ER-2.3)
883 Down 1 Ryan Sidebottom (England) flag Ryan Sidebottom (England) 32.87 3 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Auckland on 05-Feb-2008 (SR-7 | ER-4.8)
884 Down 1 Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) 32.87 3 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Mirpur on 27-Feb-2016 (SR-8 | ER-4.5)
887 Down 1 Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman) flag Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman) 32.85 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Oman vs Papua New Guinea at Al Amerat on 17-Oct-2021 (SR-6 | ER-5.0)
890 Down 1 Imad Wasim (Pakistan) flag Imad Wasim (Pakistan) 32.80 3 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Abu Dhabi on 27-Sep-2016 (SR-8 | ER-5.3)
896 Down 1 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 32.73 1 Wickets for 8 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at London on 21-Jun-2009 (SR-12 | ER-4.0)
898 Down 1 Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa) flag Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa) 32.70 2 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at London on 09-Jun-2009 (SR-12 | ER-3.5)
899 Down 1 Sam Curran (England) flag Sam Curran (England) 32.70 3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 27-Nov-2020 (SR-8 | ER-7.0)
902 Down 1 Rob Taylor (Scotland) flag Rob Taylor (Scotland) 32.68 3 Wickets for 17 Runs in 1st inns for Scotland vs Hong Kong at Malahide on 25-Jul-2015 (SR-8 | ER-4.3)
904 Down 1 Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) flag Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) 32.66 3 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 12-Sep-2021 (SR-8 | ER-5.0)
906 Down 1 Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 32.64 3 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Nottingham on 05-Sep-2023 (SR-8 | ER-7.5)
909 Down 1 Krunal Pandya (India) flag Krunal Pandya (India) 32.59 3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Auckland on 08-Feb-2019 (SR-8 | ER-7.0)
914 Down 1 Khushdil Shah (Pakistan) flag Khushdil Shah (Pakistan) 32.58 3 Wickets for 13 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Hong Kong at Hangzhou on 03-Oct-2023 (SR-8 | ER-3.3)
917 Down 1 Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) flag Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) 32.54 4 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Oman at Al Amerat on 19-Oct-2021 (SR-6 | ER-9.0)
920 Down 1 George Dockrell (Ireland) flag George Dockrell (Ireland) 32.51 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for Ireland vs Netherlands at Dubai on 13-Feb-2010 (SR-5 | ER-5.7)
927 Down 1 James Faulkner (Australia) flag James Faulkner (Australia) 32.47 3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 06-Mar-2016 (SR-8 | ER-7.0)
931 Down 1 Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh) flag Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh) 32.45 3 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Napier on 27-Dec-2023 (SR-8 | ER-6.5)
934 Down 1 Reece Topley (England) flag Reece Topley (England) 32.41 3 Wickets for 37 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Tarouba on 19-Dec-2023 (SR-7 | ER-10.6)
947 Down 1 Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 32.31 2 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Sydney on 09-Nov-2022 (SR-12 | ER-8.3)
948 Down 1 Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) flag Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) 32.29 3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 03-Sep-2021 (SR-8 | ER-5.5)
953 Down 1 Tendai Chisoro (Zimbabwe) flag Tendai Chisoro (Zimbabwe) 32.23 3 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Khulna on 22-Jan-2016 (SR-8 | ER-4.3)
955 Down 1 Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 32.19 2 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Dubai on 11-Nov-2021 (SR-12 | ER-9.5)
957 Down 1 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 32.15 2 Wickets for 10 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Zimbabwe at Georgetown on 04-May-2010 (SR-10 | ER-3.2)
959 Down 1 Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 32.13 3 Wickets for 13 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Kolkata on 04-Nov-2018 (SR-8 | ER-3.3)
960 Down 1 Brad Currie (Scotland) flag Brad Currie (Scotland) 32.12 3 Wickets for 7 Runs in 2nd inns for Scotland vs United Arab Emirates at Dubai on 14-Mar-2024 (SR-8 | ER-1.8)
964 Down 1 Robin Peterson (South Africa) flag Robin Peterson (South Africa) 32.10 2 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Colombo on 28-Sep-2012 (SR-12 | ER-3.8)
966 Down 1 Axar Patel (India) flag Axar Patel (India) 32.08 3 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Lauderhill on 07-Aug-2022 (SR-6 | ER-5.0)
967 Down 1 Saurabh Netravalkar (U.S.A.) flag Saurabh Netravalkar (U.S.A.) 32.08 2 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for United States of America vs South Africa at North Sound on 19-Jun-2024 (SR-12 | ER-5.3)
972 Down 1 Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 32.01 3 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Kolkata on 21-Nov-2021 (SR-8 | ER-6.8)
973 Down 1 Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) flag Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) 31.99 2 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Sharjah on 06-Nov-2021 (SR-12 | ER-6.0)
974 Down 1 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 31.99 3 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 19-Jan-2024 (SR-8 | ER-8.5)
975 Down 1 Krishmar Santokie (West Indies) flag Krishmar Santokie (West Indies) 31.97 2 Wickets for 9 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Mirpur on 01-Apr-2014 (SR-7 | ER-4.2)
980 Down 1 Bashir Shah (Denmark) flag Bashir Shah (Denmark) 31.93 3 Wickets for 6 Runs in 1st inns for Denmark vs Jersey at Almeria on 17-Oct-2021 (SR-8 | ER-1.5)
984 Down 1 Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 31.87 3 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 06-Sep-2016 (SR-8 | ER-6.5)
987 Down 1 Vraj Patel (Kenya) flag Vraj Patel (Kenya) 31.85 3 Wickets for 5 Runs in 2nd inns for Kenya vs Nigeria at Entebbe on 17-Jul-2025 (SR-6 | ER-1.7)
988 Down 1 Salman Mirza (Pakistan) flag Salman Mirza (Pakistan) 31.85 3 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 24-Jul-2025 (SR-8 | ER-5.0)
990 Down 1 Yalinde Nkanya (Tanzania) flag Yalinde Nkanya (Tanzania) 31.82 4 Wickets for 10 Runs in 1st inns for Tanzania vs Uganda at Rwanda on 18-Dec-2022 (SR-5 | ER-3.3)
994 Down 1 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 31.74 3 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Birmingham on 25-May-2024 (SR-8 | ER-9.0)
997 Down 1 John Kariko (P.N.G.) flag John Kariko (P.N.G.) 31.72 4 Wickets for 11 Runs in 1st inns for Papua New Guinea vs Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur on 23-Sep-2023 (SR-5 | ER-3.5)
999 Down 1 Daniel Doram (Netherlands) flag Daniel Doram (Netherlands) 31.72 3 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for Netherlands vs Nepal at Glasgow on 16-Jun-2025 (SR-8 | ER-3.5)