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.
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801 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 49.06 134 Runs in 166 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Cardiff on 08-Jul-2015 (SR-81%)
802 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 49.06 100* Runs in 154 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 07-Dec-2006 (SR-65%)
803 No change Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 49.04 190 Runs in 377 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Kolkata on 05-Dec-2012 (SR-50%)
804 No change Shubman Gill (India) flag Shubman Gill (India) 49.04 161 Runs in 162 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-99%)
805 No change Jonathan Trott (England) flag Jonathan Trott (England) 49.03 168* Runs in 345 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2010 (SR-49%)
806 No change Carl Hooper (West Indies) flag Carl Hooper (West Indies) 49.03 233 Runs in 402 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Georgetown on 11-Apr-2002 (SR-58%)
807 No change Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) flag Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) 49.02 135* Runs in 208 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Colombo on 22-Mar-1986 (SR-65%)
808 No change Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) flag Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) 48.99 117 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 27-Jan-1961 (SR-na)
809 No change Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka) 48.99 115 Runs in 176 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 15-Sep-1995 (SR-65%)
810 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 48.98 114* Runs in 201 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 28-Feb-1986 (SR-57%)
811 No change Ian Bell (England) flag Ian Bell (England) 48.98 159 Runs in 206 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs India at Nottingham on 29-Jul-2011 (SR-77%)
812 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 48.97 109* Runs in 111 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs India at Delhi on 25-Nov-1987 (SR-98%)
813 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 48.96 84 Runs in 78 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 14-Jul-1983 (SR-108%)
814 No change Matthew Elliott (Australia) flag Matthew Elliott (Australia) 48.93 199 Runs in 351 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 24-Jul-1997 (SR-57%)
815 No change Walter Read (England) flag Walter Read (England) 48.93 117 Runs in 155 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at London on 11-Aug-1884 (SR-75%)
816 No change Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 48.90 203* Runs in 370 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Georgetown on 31-Mar-2005 (SR-55%)
817 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 48.88 97 Runs in 204 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 30-Oct-2014 (SR-48%)
818 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 48.87 158 Runs in 234 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-68%)
819 No change Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) flag Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) 48.86 119 Runs in 148 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 28-Jul-2016 (SR-80%)
820 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 48.86 144* Runs in 379 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jun-1938 (SR-38%)
821 No change Keith Fletcher (England) flag Keith Fletcher (England) 48.85 178 Runs in 380 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs New Zealand at London on 21-Jun-1973 (SR-47%)
822 No change Herbert Sutcliffe (England) flag Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 48.84 135 Runs in 462 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1928 (SR-29%)
823 No change Ken Barrington (England) flag Ken Barrington (England) 48.83 256 Runs in 624 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 23-Jul-1964 (SR-41%)
824 No change Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) 48.82 196 Runs in 331 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 30-Jun-2012 (SR-59%)
825 No change Mark Taylor (Australia) flag Mark Taylor (Australia) 48.82 169* Runs in 378 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1998 (SR-45%)
826 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 48.78 209 Runs in 360 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Gros Islet on 20-Jun-2003 (SR-58%)
827 No change Damien Martyn (Australia) flag Damien Martyn (Australia) 48.78 161 Runs in 349 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Kandy on 16-Mar-2004 (SR-46%)
828 No change Ravi Shastri (India) flag Ravi Shastri (India) 48.78 107 Runs in 255 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 07-Apr-1989 (SR-42%)
829 No change Colin McDonald (Australia) flag Colin McDonald (Australia) 48.77 170 Runs in 315 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1959 (SR-54%)
830 No change Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) flag Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) 48.74 130 Runs in 320 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Dubai on 23-Oct-2013 (SR-41%)
831 No change Geoff Boycott (England) flag Geoff Boycott (England) 48.73 99* Runs in 285 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-1979 (SR-35%)
832 No change Shoaib Mohammad (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Mohammad (Pakistan) 48.72 203* Runs in 338 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Lahore on 01-Dec-1989 (SR-60%)
833 No change Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe) flag Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe) 48.70 148* Runs in 250 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Nottingham on 01-Jun-2000 (SR-59%)
834 No change Wilfred Rhodes (England) flag Wilfred Rhodes (England) 48.70 179 Runs in 405 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Feb-1912 (SR-44%)
835 No change Wasim Jaffer (India) flag Wasim Jaffer (India) 48.69 202 Runs in 274 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Kolkata on 30-Nov-2007 (SR-74%)
836 No change Ian Redpath (Australia) flag Ian Redpath (Australia) 48.68 159* Runs in 310 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Auckland on 22-Mar-1974 (SR-51%)
837 No change Ian Chappell (Australia) flag Ian Chappell (Australia) 48.67 196 Runs in 243 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 22-Dec-1972 (SR-81%)
838 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 48.66 180 Runs in 338 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at London on 18-Jul-2013 (SR-53%)
839 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 48.65 240 Runs in 424 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi on 21-Feb-2009 (SR-57%)
840 No change Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan) flag Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan) 48.61 236 Runs in 496 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi on 18-Oct-2011 (SR-48%)
841 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 48.61 179 Runs in 206 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 24-Aug-1995 (SR-87%)
842 No change Rod Marsh (Australia) flag Rod Marsh (Australia) 48.60 91 Runs in 111 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 08-Jun-1972 (SR-82%)
843 No change Justin Langer (Australia) flag Justin Langer (Australia) 48.59 250 Runs in 407 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2002 (SR-61%)
844 No change Robin Smith (England) flag Robin Smith (England) 48.58 148* Runs in 271 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 20-Jun-1991 (SR-55%)
845 No change Derek Randall (England) flag Derek Randall (England) 48.57 164 Runs in 269 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 20-Jan-1984 (SR-61%)
846 No change Shan Masood (Pakistan) flag Shan Masood (Pakistan) 48.54 156 Runs in 319 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Manchester on 05-Aug-2020 (SR-49%)
847 No change Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 48.51 184 Runs in 395 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Jun-1980 (SR-47%)
848 No change Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) flag Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) 48.49 93 Runs in 92 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 30-Nov-2018 (SR-101%)
849 No change Jermaine Blackwood (West Indies) flag Jermaine Blackwood (West Indies) 48.49 95 Runs in 127 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 21-Oct-2016 (SR-75%)
850 No change Graham Thorpe (England) flag Graham Thorpe (England) 48.48 82* Runs in 92 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 07-Aug-1997 (SR-89%)
851 No change Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 48.47 166 Runs in 250 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Perth on 13-Nov-2015 (SR-66%)
852 No change Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India) flag Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India) 48.44 153 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Kolkata on 05-Mar-1965 (SR-na)
853 No change Graham Thorpe (England) flag Graham Thorpe (England) 48.43 119* Runs in 217 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 01-Apr-2004 (SR-55%)
854 No change Denis Compton (England) flag Denis Compton (England) 48.42 158 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Manchester on 07-Jul-1955 (SR-na)
855 No change Bam Bam Weekes (West Indies) flag Bam Bam Weekes (West Indies) 48.41 137 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Aug-1939 (SR-na)
856 No change Robin Smith (England) flag Robin Smith (England) 48.40 175 Runs in 315 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at St John's on 16-Apr-1994 (SR-56%)
857 No change Jackie McGlew (South Africa) flag Jackie McGlew (South Africa) 48.40 255* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Wellington on 06-Mar-1953 (SR-na)
858 No change Abbas Ali Baig (India) flag Abbas Ali Baig (India) 48.40 112 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for India vs England at Manchester on 23-Jul-1959 (SR-na)
859 No change Keaton Jennings (England) flag Keaton Jennings (England) 48.39 146* Runs in 280 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 06-Nov-2018 (SR-52%)
860 No change Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 48.39 201 Runs in 477 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2016 (SR-42%)
861 No change Roy McLean (South Africa) flag Roy McLean (South Africa) 48.37 109 Runs in 157 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Manchester on 21-Jul-1960 (SR-69%)
862 No change Moeen Ali (England) flag Moeen Ali (England) 48.36 108* Runs in 281 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Leeds on 20-Jun-2014 (SR-38%)
863 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 48.34 193 Runs in 330 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Leeds on 22-Aug-2002 (SR-58%)
864 No change Conrad Hunte (West Indies) flag Conrad Hunte (West Indies) 48.34 110 Runs in 249 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 30-Dec-1960 (SR-44%)
865 No change David Boon (Australia) flag David Boon (Australia) 48.34 200 Runs in 326 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Perth on 24-Nov-1989 (SR-61%)
866 No change KL Rahul (India) flag KL Rahul (India) 48.32 137 Runs in 247 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2025 (SR-55%)
867 No change Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) 48.30 211 Runs in 372 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka on 12-Mar-1999 (SR-57%)
868 No change Les Ames (England) flag Les Ames (England) 48.30 126 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 14-Mar-1935 (SR-na)
869 No change Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) flag Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) 48.29 88 Runs in 103 Balls in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Kandy on 30-Jul-2000 (SR-85%)
870 No change Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) flag Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) 48.29 153* Runs in 261 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Kolkata on 27-Nov-1996 (SR-59%)
871 No change Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 48.27 109 Runs in 171 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-64%)
872 No change Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) flag Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) 48.26 139 Runs in 226 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Birmingham on 29-Jul-2004 (SR-62%)
873 No change Everton Weekes (West Indies) flag Everton Weekes (West Indies) 48.26 206 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Port of Spain on 17-Mar-1954 (SR-na)
874 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 48.25 135* Runs in 164 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-82%)
875 No change Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 48.25 150* Runs in 191 Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2016 (SR-79%)
876 No change Bill Edrich (England) flag Bill Edrich (England) 48.24 219 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Durban on 03-Mar-1939 (SR-na)
877 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 48.22 203 Runs in 347 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 26-Jul-2010 (SR-59%)
878 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 48.19 95 Runs in 113 Balls in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 24-Feb-2023 (SR-84%)
879 No change Adam Gilchrist (Australia) flag Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 48.19 122 Runs in 112 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Mumbai on 27-Feb-2001 (SR-109%)
880 No change Martin Crowe (New Zealand) flag Martin Crowe (New Zealand) 48.19 108* Runs in 306 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Lahore on 18-Oct-1990 (SR-35%)
881 No change Kim Hughes (Australia) flag Kim Hughes (Australia) 48.18 100* Runs in 200 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1981 (SR-50%)
882 No change Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 48.17 177 Runs in 320 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Rawalpindi on 29-Nov-1997 (SR-55%)
883 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 48.16 89 Runs in 55 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 10-Jun-1982 (SR-162%)
884 No change Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) flag Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) 48.16 160 Runs in 249 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2014 (SR-64%)
885 No change Gautam Gambhir (India) flag Gautam Gambhir (India) 48.16 167 Runs in 257 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs New Zealand at Wellington on 03-Apr-2009 (SR-65%)
886 No change Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh) flag Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh) 48.15 125* Runs in 199 Balls in 3rd inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 17-Jun-2025 (SR-63%)
887 No change Andrew Hall (South Africa) flag Andrew Hall (South Africa) 48.13 99* Runs in 87 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Leeds on 21-Aug-2003 (SR-114%)
888 No change Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 48.13 102 Runs in 72 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 16-Dec-2009 (SR-142%)
889 No change Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) flag Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) 48.12 136* Runs in 242 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Rawalpindi on 04-Mar-2022 (SR-56%)
890 No change Geoff Boycott (England) flag Geoff Boycott (England) 48.11 191 Runs in 471 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Leeds on 11-Aug-1977 (SR-41%)
891 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 48.11 180 Runs in 190 Balls in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Gros Islet on 10-Jun-2006 (SR-95%)
892 No change Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) flag Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) 48.11 131 Runs in 140 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Moratuwa on 25-Aug-1993 (SR-94%)
893 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 48.10 187 Runs in 314 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 01-Aug-2013 (SR-60%)
894 No change Richie Richardson (West Indies) flag Richie Richardson (West Indies) 48.09 194 Runs in 367 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Georgetown on 25-Mar-1989 (SR-53%)
895 No change Andrew Stoddart (England) flag Andrew Stoddart (England) 48.09 173 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1894 (SR-na)
896 No change Cheteshwar Pujara (India) flag Cheteshwar Pujara (India) 48.09 193 Runs in 373 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2019 (SR-52%)
897 No change Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 48.06 100 Runs in 129 Balls in 4th inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 15-Feb-2010 (SR-78%)
898 No change Ashton Agar (Australia) flag Ashton Agar (Australia) 48.06 98 Runs in 101 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jul-2013 (SR-97%)
899 No change Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) flag Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) 48.04 113 Runs in 148 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Karachi on 29-Jan-2006 (SR-76%)
900 No change Herbert Sutcliffe (England) flag Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 48.04 194 Runs in 496 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Dec-1932 (SR-39%)
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