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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294 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 58.54 287 Runs in 457 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo on 27-Jul-2006 (SR-63%)
295 No change Usman Khawaja (Australia) flag Usman Khawaja (Australia) 58.51 141 Runs in 302 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Dubai on 07-Oct-2018 (SR-47%)
297 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 58.48 211 Runs in 431 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 18-Oct-2011 (SR-49%)
298 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 58.47 196 Runs in 318 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 27-Jun-1985 (SR-62%)
299 No change Rishabh Pant (India) flag Rishabh Pant (India) 58.44 100* Runs in 139 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 11-Jan-2022 (SR-72%)
300 No change John Wright (New Zealand) flag John Wright (New Zealand) 58.43 141 Runs in 262 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Christchurch on 19-Mar-1982 (SR-54%)
305 No change David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 58.14 200 Runs in 255 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2022 (SR-78%)
306 No change Adam Gilchrist (Australia) flag Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 58.09 144 Runs in 185 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Kandy on 16-Mar-2004 (SR-78%)
315 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 57.87 216 Runs in 262 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Multan on 19-Nov-2006 (SR-82%)
322 No change Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 57.59 263 Runs in 528 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 13-Oct-2015 (SR-50%)
323 No change Justin Langer (Australia) flag Justin Langer (Australia) 57.55 191 Runs in 280 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Perth on 16-Dec-2004 (SR-68%)
325 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 57.44 152* Runs in 301 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Brisbane on 08-Nov-1985 (SR-50%)
328 No change Garry Sobers (West Indies) flag Garry Sobers (West Indies) 57.36 168 Runs in 234 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 13-Jan-1961 (SR-72%)
338 No change Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 57.05 91* Runs in 88 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Jan-1976 (SR-103%)
349 No change Graeme Pollock (South Africa) flag Graeme Pollock (South Africa) 56.73 125 Runs in 145 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Nottingham on 05-Aug-1965 (SR-86%)
350 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 56.72 213 Runs in 278 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at London on 27-Aug-1998 (SR-77%)
352 No change Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 56.68 176 Runs in 374 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs India at Ahmedabad on 15-Nov-2012 (SR-47%)
353 No change Travis Head (Australia) flag Travis Head (Australia) 56.66 163 Runs in 174 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at London on 07-Jun-2023 (SR-94%)
354 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 56.64 340 Runs in 578 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 02-Aug-1997 (SR-59%)
359 No change Justin Langer (Australia) flag Justin Langer (Australia) 56.57 166 Runs in 295 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 24-Mar-2004 (SR-56%)
364 No change Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 56.41 136* Runs in 257 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Chester-le-Street on 15-Jun-2007 (SR-53%)
370 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 56.21 196 Runs in 286 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Port of Spain on 08-Apr-2005 (SR-69%)
371 No change Mark Taylor (Australia) flag Mark Taylor (Australia) 56.18 144 Runs in 281 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs West Indies at St John's on 27-Apr-1991 (SR-51%)
376 No change Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) flag Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) 56.05 240 Runs in 366 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Mount Maunganui on 04-Feb-2024 (SR-66%)
377 No change Adam Gilchrist (Australia) flag Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 56.02 162 Runs in 146 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 18-Mar-2005 (SR-111%)
379 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 55.95 123* Runs in 356 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 13-Aug-1981 (SR-35%)
380 No change Bert Sutcliffe (New Zealand) flag Bert Sutcliffe (New Zealand) 55.92 230* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Delhi on 16-Dec-1955 (SR-na)
390 No change Ridley Jacobs (West Indies) flag Ridley Jacobs (West Indies) 55.66 96* Runs in 151 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 01-Dec-2000 (SR-64%)
398 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 55.47 130 Runs in 215 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 29-Nov-2001 (SR-60%)
401 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 55.41 153 Runs in 184 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Lahore on 18-Mar-1980 (SR-83%)
403 No change Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) flag Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) 55.39 262 Runs in 423 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Cape Town on 27-Apr-2006 (SR-62%)
406 No change Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 55.35 116 Runs in 290 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-40%)
408 No change Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies) flag Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies) 55.34 126 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Kingston on 28-Apr-1978 (SR-na)
411 No change Kepler Wessels (Australia/South Africa) flag Kepler Wessels (Australia/South Africa) 55.28 179 Runs in 233 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 09-Dec-1983 (SR-77%)
413 No change David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 55.25 145 Runs in 156 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 01-Mar-2014 (SR-93%)
414 No change Lance Klusener (South Africa) flag Lance Klusener (South Africa) 55.12 118* Runs in 219 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Kandy on 30-Jul-2000 (SR-54%)
417 No change Jesse Ryder (New Zealand) flag Jesse Ryder (New Zealand) 55.09 201 Runs in 328 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Napier on 26-Mar-2009 (SR-61%)
420 No change Bob Barber (England) flag Bob Barber (England) 55.03 185 Runs in 255 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 07-Jan-1966 (SR-73%)
421 No change Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) flag Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 55.02 119 Runs in 174 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Brisbane on 05-Nov-1999 (SR-68%)
428 No change Jacques Rudolph (South Africa) flag Jacques Rudolph (South Africa) 54.87 154* Runs in 312 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Auckland on 18-Mar-2004 (SR-49%)
431 No change Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 54.83 177 Runs in 260 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs West Indies at St John's on 09-May-2003 (SR-68%)
439 No change Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 54.69 234 Runs in 388 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Dubai on 23-Oct-2013 (SR-60%)
441 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 54.66 199 Runs in 226 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 09-Aug-1997 (SR-88%)
444 No change Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka) 54.63 119 Runs in 206 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Perth on 08-Dec-1995 (SR-58%)
445 No change Fawad Alam (Pakistan) flag Fawad Alam (Pakistan) 54.63 124* Runs in 213 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Kingston on 20-Aug-2021 (SR-58%)
450 No change Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) flag Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) 54.56 137 Runs in 164 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs South Africa at Bulawayo on 28-Jun-2025 (SR-84%)
452 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 54.54 230 Runs in 327 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lahore on 06-Mar-2002 (SR-70%)
454 No change Vernon Ransford (Australia) flag Vernon Ransford (Australia) 54.52 143* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 14-Jun-1909 (SR-na)
455 No change Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) flag Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) 54.51 126 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 28-Feb-2019 (SR-98%)
458 No change Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 54.48 105 Runs in 87 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Aug-2004 (SR-121%)
462 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 54.34 257* Runs in 363 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura on 17-Oct-1996 (SR-71%)
465 No change Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 54.28 142 Runs in 200 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs South Africa at Harare on 07-Sep-2001 (SR-71%)
467 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 54.21 137 Runs in 261 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Dec-2009 (SR-52%)
468 No change Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 54.13 217 Runs in 276 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Wellington on 12-Jan-2017 (SR-79%)
471 No change Shan Masood (Pakistan) flag Shan Masood (Pakistan) 54.11 145 Runs in 251 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 03-Jan-2025 (SR-58%)
472 No change Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 54.09 183* Runs in 351 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs India at Delhi on 18-Nov-2000 (SR-52%)
483 No change Dean Elgar (South Africa) flag Dean Elgar (South Africa) 53.82 185 Runs in 287 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Centurion on 26-Dec-2023 (SR-64%)
485 No change Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) flag Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) 53.66 134 Runs in 157 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Bengaluru on 16-Oct-2024 (SR-85%)
486 No change Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) flag Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) 53.63 108 Runs in 114 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs England at Manchester on 04-Jun-2010 (SR-95%)
487 No change Arthur Morris (Australia) flag Arthur Morris (Australia) 53.59 206 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 02-Feb-1951 (SR-na)
488 No change Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 53.59 97* Runs in 152 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at London on 22-Jul-2004 (SR-64%)
489 No change Bill Lawry (Australia) flag Bill Lawry (Australia) 53.57 210 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 05-May-1965 (SR-na)
495 No change Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 53.46 197 Runs in 268 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 07-Nov-2002 (SR-74%)
498 No change Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) flag Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 53.40 118 Runs in 209 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Feb-1998 (SR-56%)
502 No change Travis Head (Australia) flag Travis Head (Australia) 53.36 140 Runs in 141 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Adelaide on 06-Dec-2024 (SR-99%)
509 No change Quinton de Kock (South Africa) flag Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 53.24 141* Runs in 170 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Gros Islet on 10-Jun-2021 (SR-83%)
517 No change Bert Sutcliffe (New Zealand) flag Bert Sutcliffe (New Zealand) 53.02 137* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs India at Hyderabad on 19-Nov-1955 (SR-na)
518 No change Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 53.01 204 Runs in 332 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at St George's on 28-Jun-2002 (SR-61%)
520 No change Wavell Hinds (West Indies) flag Wavell Hinds (West Indies) 52.99 213 Runs in 297 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Georgetown on 31-Mar-2005 (SR-72%)
525 No change David Lloyd (England) flag David Lloyd (England) 52.93 214* Runs in 396 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 04-Jul-1974 (SR-54%)
539 No change Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 52.65 116* Runs in 257 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 07-Jun-2007 (SR-45%)
541 No change Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 52.63 125* Runs in 203 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Wellington on 26-Mar-2004 (SR-62%)
543 No change Neil Harvey (Australia) flag Neil Harvey (Australia) 52.58 167 Runs in 325 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1958 (SR-51%)
545 No change Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 52.55 108 Runs in 147 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Perth on 17-Dec-2008 (SR-73%)
550 No change Gary Kirsten (South Africa) flag Gary Kirsten (South Africa) 52.41 153 Runs in 359 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-2002 (SR-43%)
558 No change Usman Khawaja (Australia) flag Usman Khawaja (Australia) 52.32 195* Runs in 368 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 04-Jan-2023 (SR-53%)
559 No change Phil Mead (England) flag Phil Mead (England) 52.29 182* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at London on 13-Aug-1921 (SR-na)
560 No change David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 52.28 135 Runs in 152 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 01-Mar-2014 (SR-89%)
563 No change Jacob Oram (New Zealand) flag Jacob Oram (New Zealand) 52.25 133 Runs in 169 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Centurion on 15-Apr-2006 (SR-79%)
566 No change Martin Donnelly (New Zealand) flag Martin Donnelly (New Zealand) 52.20 206 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 25-Jun-1949 (SR-na)
568 No change Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 52.17 380 Runs in 437 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Zimbabwe at Perth on 09-Oct-2003 (SR-87%)
570 No change Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) 52.14 103 Runs in 128 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 03-Jan-2021 (SR-80%)
571 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 52.13 122 Runs in 215 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Lahore on 11-Nov-2006 (SR-57%)
573 No change Alex Carey (Australia) flag Alex Carey (Australia) 52.11 156 Runs in 188 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 06-Feb-2025 (SR-83%)
574 No change Shahriar Nafees (Bangladesh) flag Shahriar Nafees (Bangladesh) 52.10 138 Runs in 189 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Australia at Fatullah on 09-Apr-2006 (SR-73%)
579 No change Imran Farhat (Pakistan) flag Imran Farhat (Pakistan) 51.99 117* Runs in 169 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Napier on 11-Dec-2009 (SR-69%)
587 No change David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 51.88 164 Runs in 211 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Perth on 14-Dec-2023 (SR-78%)
588 No change Graham Thorpe (England) flag Graham Thorpe (England) 51.86 123 Runs in 218 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 03-Feb-1995 (SR-56%)
592 No change Arthur Morris (Australia) flag Arthur Morris (Australia) 51.83 124* Runs in 171 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 31-Jan-1947 (SR-73%)
594 No change Sourav Ganguly (India) flag Sourav Ganguly (India) 51.80 144 Runs in 196 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Brisbane on 04-Dec-2003 (SR-73%)
596 No change Aamer Sohail (Pakistan) flag Aamer Sohail (Pakistan) 51.79 205 Runs in 284 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Manchester on 02-Jul-1992 (SR-72%)
598 No change Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand) flag Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand) 51.76 171 Runs in 217 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Dunedin on 06-Mar-2013 (SR-79%)
599 No change Aamer Sohail (Pakistan) flag Aamer Sohail (Pakistan) 51.75 99 Runs in 159 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Brisbane on 09-Nov-1995 (SR-62%)
600 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 51.75 145 Runs in 226 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 27-Jul-1995 (SR-64%)
606 No change Adam Gilchrist (Australia) flag Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 51.65 152 Runs in 143 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 05-Jul-2001 (SR-106%)
607 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 51.65 148 Runs in 156 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Galle on 20-Jul-2000 (SR-95%)
608 No change David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 51.64 253 Runs in 286 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Perth on 13-Nov-2015 (SR-88%)
613 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 51.60 92* Runs in 118 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs England at Nottingham on 25-Aug-1983 (SR-78%)
614 No change Eddie Paynter (England) flag Eddie Paynter (England) 51.58 216* Runs in 333 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 10-Jun-1938 (SR-65%)
615 No change Yuvraj Singh (India) flag Yuvraj Singh (India) 51.56 169 Runs in 203 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 08-Dec-2007 (SR-83%)
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