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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618 No change Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 51.51 149 Runs in 186 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 12-Dec-1975 (SR-80%)
625 No change Jacob Oram (New Zealand) flag Jacob Oram (New Zealand) 51.42 126* Runs in 178 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 18-Nov-2004 (SR-71%)
626 No change Neil Johnson (Zimbabwe) flag Neil Johnson (Zimbabwe) 51.38 107 Runs in 117 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Pakistan at Peshawar on 27-Nov-1998 (SR-91%)
635 No change Ridley Jacobs (West Indies) flag Ridley Jacobs (West Indies) 51.22 78 Runs in 92 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Centurion on 15-Jan-1999 (SR-85%)
639 No change Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 51.17 100 Runs in 72 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 10-Apr-2003 (SR-139%)
644 No change Alex Carey (Australia) flag Alex Carey (Australia) 51.11 98* Runs in 123 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 08-Mar-2024 (SR-80%)
650 No change Travis Head (Australia) flag Travis Head (Australia) 50.96 152 Runs in 148 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 08-Dec-2021 (SR-103%)
651 No change Neil Harvey (Australia) flag Neil Harvey (Australia) 50.94 204 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 11-Jun-1955 (SR-na)
653 No change Rishabh Pant (India) flag Rishabh Pant (India) 50.93 159* Runs in 189 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2019 (SR-84%)
654 No change Gary Kirsten (South Africa) flag Gary Kirsten (South Africa) 50.83 108* Runs in 159 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1998 (SR-68%)
659 No change Neil Harvey (Australia) flag Neil Harvey (Australia) 50.77 205 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Melbourne on 06-Feb-1953 (SR-na)
660 No change Rishabh Pant (India) flag Rishabh Pant (India) 50.75 118 Runs in 140 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2025 (SR-84%)
661 No change Michael Hussey (Australia) flag Michael Hussey (Australia) 50.73 121 Runs in 263 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at London on 20-Aug-2009 (SR-46%)
667 No change Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) flag Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) 50.64 161 Runs in 297 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 22-Nov-2024 (SR-54%)
670 No change Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 50.61 178 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 06-Apr-1973 (SR-na)
671 No change Wavell Hinds (West Indies) flag Wavell Hinds (West Indies) 50.60 165 Runs in 236 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 18-May-2000 (SR-70%)
673 No change Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan) flag Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan) 50.60 135 Runs in 254 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2003 (SR-53%)
674 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 50.60 118 Runs in 164 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Hamilton on 18-Mar-2009 (SR-72%)
678 No change Darren Bravo (West Indies) flag Darren Bravo (West Indies) 50.54 136 Runs in 230 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 14-Nov-2011 (SR-59%)
680 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 50.50 130 Runs in 120 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 26-May-2005 (SR-108%)
684 No change Lance Klusener (South Africa) flag Lance Klusener (South Africa) 50.43 174 Runs in 221 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Gqeberha on 09-Dec-1999 (SR-79%)
690 No change Shan Masood (Pakistan) flag Shan Masood (Pakistan) 50.33 125 Runs in 233 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 03-Jul-2015 (SR-54%)
692 No change Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 50.32 102 Runs in 121 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1975 (SR-84%)
694 No change Quinton de Kock (South Africa) flag Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 50.26 129 Runs in 138 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 11-Jan-2019 (SR-93%)
695 No change Henry Nicholls (New Zealand) flag Henry Nicholls (New Zealand) 50.25 118 Runs in 161 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Wellington on 16-Mar-2017 (SR-73%)
702 No change David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 50.20 200* Runs in 279 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 12-Jul-1979 (SR-72%)
704 No change Usman Khawaja (Australia) flag Usman Khawaja (Australia) 50.20 180 Runs in 422 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Ahmedabad on 09-Mar-2023 (SR-43%)
705 No change Neil Harvey (Australia) flag Neil Harvey (Australia) 50.18 190 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 09-Jan-1953 (SR-na)
713 No change Graham Yallop (Australia) flag Graham Yallop (Australia) 50.12 121 Runs in 212 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 10-Feb-1979 (SR-57%)
714 No change David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 50.07 215 Runs in 314 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 15-Aug-1985 (SR-68%)
715 No change Sourav Ganguly (India) flag Sourav Ganguly (India) 50.07 239 Runs in 361 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 08-Dec-2007 (SR-66%)
719 No change Keith Arthurton (West Indies) flag Keith Arthurton (West Indies) 49.98 157* Runs in 343 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 27-Nov-1992 (SR-46%)
720 No change Frank Woolley (England) flag Frank Woolley (England) 49.97 133* Runs in 215 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 23-Feb-1912 (SR-62%)
724 No change Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 49.90 183 Runs in 273 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Cape Town on 03-Jan-2010 (SR-67%)
725 No change Willie Watson (England) flag Willie Watson (England) 49.90 116 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 15-Jan-1954 (SR-na)
726 No change Travis Head (Australia) flag Travis Head (Australia) 49.90 152 Runs in 160 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Brisbane on 14-Dec-2024 (SR-95%)
729 No change Graeme Wood (Australia) flag Graeme Wood (Australia) 49.87 126 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Georgetown on 31-Mar-1978 (SR-na)
730 No change Andrew Strauss (England) flag Andrew Strauss (England) 49.87 177 Runs in 343 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs New Zealand at Napier on 22-Mar-2008 (SR-52%)
733 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 49.84 132 Runs in 183 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 01-Feb-1997 (SR-72%)
736 No change Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) flag Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) 49.80 83* Runs in 55 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs South Africa at Bulawayo on 06-Jul-2025 (SR-151%)
740 No change Bill Lawry (Australia) flag Bill Lawry (Australia) 49.77 205 Runs in 416 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1968 (SR-49%)
742 No change Shikhar Dhawan (India) flag Shikhar Dhawan (India) 49.75 119 Runs in 123 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 12-Aug-2017 (SR-97%)
743 No change Gautam Gambhir (India) flag Gautam Gambhir (India) 49.73 167 Runs in 215 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur on 24-Nov-2009 (SR-78%)
748 No change Clem Hill (Australia) flag Clem Hill (Australia) 49.67 191 Runs in 200 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 09-Dec-1910 (SR-96%)
750 No change Dean Elgar (South Africa) flag Dean Elgar (South Africa) 49.67 141* Runs in 284 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town on 22-Mar-2018 (SR-50%)
752 No change Justin Langer (Australia) flag Justin Langer (Australia) 49.65 179* Runs in 350 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 11-Dec-1998 (SR-51%)
756 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 49.54 192 Runs in 351 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Colombo on 30-Jun-2012 (SR-55%)
760 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 49.49 178 Runs in 294 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 13-Nov-2001 (SR-61%)
765 No change David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 49.46 98* Runs in 141 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 04-Jan-1980 (SR-70%)
766 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 49.44 199* Runs in 387 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Galle on 22-Jun-2012 (SR-51%)
767 No change Kieran Powell (West Indies) flag Kieran Powell (West Indies) 49.43 83 Runs in 93 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Rajkot on 04-Oct-2018 (SR-89%)
770 No change Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) flag Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) 49.35 118 Runs in 164 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 31-Jul-2025 (SR-72%)
772 No change Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) flag Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) 49.33 88 Runs in 82 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Nottingham on 22-May-2025 (SR-107%)
777 No change Ravindra Jadeja (India) flag Ravindra Jadeja (India) 49.29 175* Runs in 228 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mohali on 04-Mar-2022 (SR-77%)
778 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 49.26 146* Runs in 334 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 01-Aug-1985 (SR-44%)
779 No change Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) 49.26 141 Runs in 307 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 03-Aug-2017 (SR-46%)
781 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 49.24 123 Runs in 195 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 19-Jan-1990 (SR-63%)
782 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 49.24 319 Runs in 482 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 04-Feb-2014 (SR-66%)
783 No change Marcus Trescothick (England) flag Marcus Trescothick (England) 49.23 219 Runs in 374 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at London on 04-Sep-2003 (SR-59%)
786 No change Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) flag Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 49.17 145 Runs in 275 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Rawalpindi on 01-Oct-1998 (SR-53%)
789 No change Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 49.14 113* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 29-Feb-1968 (SR-na)
791 No change Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) 49.13 152 Runs in 363 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 26-Dec-2014 (SR-42%)
793 No change Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 49.11 161* Runs in 290 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 10-Dec-1983 (SR-56%)
794 No change Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 49.11 189 Runs in 342 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2011 (SR-55%)
800 No change Bruce Taylor (New Zealand) flag Bruce Taylor (New Zealand) 49.06 124 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Auckland on 27-Feb-1969 (SR-na)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
906 No change Garry Sobers (West Indies) flag Garry Sobers (West Indies) 47.96 132 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 09-Dec-1960 (SR-na)
911 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 47.93 205 Runs in 485 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Adelaide on 11-Dec-1987 (SR-42%)
924 No change Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 47.84 118 Runs in 285 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 18-Dec-2007 (SR-41%)
937 No change Justin Langer (Australia) flag Justin Langer (Australia) 47.72 223 Runs in 355 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 02-Jan-2000 (SR-63%)
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