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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1 No change Nathan Astle (New Zealand) flag Nathan Astle (New Zealand) 100.00 222 Runs in 168 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs England at Christchurch on 13-Mar-2002 (SR-132%)
3 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 87.58 334 Runs in 448 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 11-Jul-1930 (SR-75%)
4 No change VVS Laxman (India) flag VVS Laxman (India) 87.46 167 Runs in 198 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-2000 (SR-84%)
5 No change Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 86.67 214* Runs in 242 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at London on 28-Jun-1984 (SR-88%)
6 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 86.03 319 Runs in 304 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Chennai on 26-Mar-2008 (SR-105%)
7 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 85.80 201* Runs in 231 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 31-Jul-2008 (SR-87%)
9 No change Sunil Gavaskar (India) flag Sunil Gavaskar (India) 83.60 221 Runs in 443 Balls in 4th inns for India vs England at London on 30-Aug-1979 (SR-50%)
10 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 83.39 374 Runs in 572 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo on 27-Jul-2006 (SR-65%)
11 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 83.09 304 Runs in 473 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 20-Jul-1934 (SR-64%)
13 No change Moin Khan (Pakistan) flag Moin Khan (Pakistan) 82.59 117* Runs in 208 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Sialkot on 22-Sep-1995 (SR-56%)
15 No change Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 82.00 311* Runs in 529 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 19-Jul-2012 (SR-59%)
19 No change Mike Atherton (England) flag Mike Atherton (England) 78.60 185* Runs in 492 Balls in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 30-Nov-1995 (SR-38%)
23 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 76.84 293 Runs in 254 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai on 02-Dec-2009 (SR-115%)
24 No change Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) flag Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) 76.81 146 Runs in 244 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 24-Aug-1967 (SR-60%)
25 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 76.79 329* Runs in 468 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 03-Jan-2012 (SR-70%)
27 No change Dennis Amiss (England) flag Dennis Amiss (England) 75.00 262* Runs in 563 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 16-Feb-1974 (SR-47%)
28 No change Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) flag Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) 74.84 135 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Kingston on 15-Apr-1977 (SR-na)
29 No change Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 74.56 126 Runs in 160 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Karachi on 01-Oct-2007 (SR-79%)
31 No change Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 74.40 270 Runs in 495 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi on 13-Apr-2004 (SR-55%)
32 No change Bruce Mitchell (South Africa) flag Bruce Mitchell (South Africa) 73.75 189* Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs England at London on 16-Aug-1947 (SR-na)
34 No change Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 73.40 329 Runs in 436 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 01-May-2002 (SR-75%)
35 No change Harry Trott (Australia) flag Harry Trott (Australia) 73.18 143 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 22-Jun-1896 (SR-na)
36 No change Sunil Gavaskar (India) flag Sunil Gavaskar (India) 72.74 236* Runs in 425 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Chennai on 24-Dec-1983 (SR-56%)
37 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 72.68 225 Runs in 308 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs India at Hyderabad on 12-Nov-2010 (SR-73%)
38 No change Seymour Nurse (West Indies) flag Seymour Nurse (West Indies) 72.37 137 Runs in 204 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 14-Feb-1969 (SR-67%)
39 No change Stan McCabe (Australia) flag Stan McCabe (Australia) 72.33 232 Runs in 277 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jun-1938 (SR-84%)
41 No change Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) flag Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) 71.94 122* Runs in 200 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs India at Johannesburg on 16-Jan-1997 (SR-61%)
44 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 71.84 270 Runs in 375 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1937 (SR-72%)
45 No change Peter May (England) flag Peter May (England) 71.76 285* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Birmingham on 30-May-1957 (SR-na)
48 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 71.29 136 Runs in 273 Balls in 4th inns for India vs Pakistan at Chennai on 28-Jan-1999 (SR-50%)
49 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 71.17 149* Runs in 148 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Leeds on 16-Jul-1981 (SR-101%)
50 No change Tom Blundell (New Zealand) flag Tom Blundell (New Zealand) 71.09 115 Runs in 102 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs England at Wellington on 06-Dec-2024 (SR-113%)
53 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 70.51 254 Runs in 247 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Lahore on 13-Jan-2006 (SR-103%)
55 No change Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 70.37 171* Runs in 271 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 03-Jul-2015 (SR-63%)
56 No change KL Rahul (India) flag KL Rahul (India) 70.27 149 Runs in 224 Balls in 4th inns for India vs England at London on 07-Sep-2018 (SR-67%)
57 No change Jamie Smith (England) flag Jamie Smith (England) 70.25 184* Runs in 207 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-89%)
60 No change Guy Whittall (Zimbabwe) flag Guy Whittall (Zimbabwe) 70.05 188* Runs in 429 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Harare on 19-Sep-2000 (SR-44%)
63 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 70.00 186 Runs in 176 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 24-Feb-2023 (SR-106%)
64 No change Vinoo Mankad (India) flag Vinoo Mankad (India) 69.90 184 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 19-Jun-1952 (SR-na)
66 No change Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) 69.67 267 Runs in 380 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 31-Jan-1991 (SR-70%)
67 No change Leonard Hutton (England) flag Leonard Hutton (England) 69.65 364 Runs in 847 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at London on 20-Aug-1938 (SR-43%)
68 No change George Headley (West Indies) flag George Headley (West Indies) 69.62 270* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Kingston on 14-Mar-1935 (SR-na)
69 No change Tip Foster (England) flag Tip Foster (England) 69.50 287 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 11-Dec-1903 (SR-na)
71 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 69.24 141 Runs in 175 Balls in 4th inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 09-Dec-2014 (SR-81%)
73 No change Aiden Markram (South Africa) flag Aiden Markram (South Africa) 69.17 143 Runs in 218 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Durban on 01-Mar-2018 (SR-66%)
74 No change Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) flag Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) 69.10 367* Runs in 334 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 06-Jul-2025 (SR-110%)
75 No change Jason Holder (West Indies) flag Jason Holder (West Indies) 69.04 202* Runs in 229 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 23-Jan-2019 (SR-88%)
76 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 69.01 195 Runs in 233 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-84%)
77 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 69.00 129 Runs in 180 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 26-Dec-1992 (SR-72%)
80 No change Lawrence Rowe (West Indies) flag Lawrence Rowe (West Indies) 68.82 302 Runs in 430 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 06-Mar-1974 (SR-70%)
82 No change George Headley (West Indies) flag George Headley (West Indies) 68.71 223 Runs in 385 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at Kingston on 03-Apr-1930 (SR-58%)
83 No change Ollie Pope (England) flag Ollie Pope (England) 68.63 196 Runs in 278 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs India at Hyderabad on 25-Jan-2024 (SR-71%)
84 No change Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 68.60 95 Runs in 179 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 19-Jan-1995 (SR-53%)
86 No change Charles Bannerman (Australia) flag Charles Bannerman (Australia) 68.38 165* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 15-Mar-1877 (SR-na)
90 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 68.17 309 Runs in 375 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Multan on 28-Mar-2004 (SR-82%)
91 No change VVS Laxman (India) flag VVS Laxman (India) 68.12 281 Runs in 452 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Kolkata on 11-Mar-2001 (SR-62%)
93 No change Carl Hooper (West Indies) flag Carl Hooper (West Indies) 67.93 106 Runs in 90 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Karachi on 06-Dec-1997 (SR-118%)
94 No change Tom Blundell (New Zealand) flag Tom Blundell (New Zealand) 67.74 121 Runs in 210 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2019 (SR-58%)
95 No change Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) 67.68 176 Runs in 254 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Pallekele on 26-Jul-2016 (SR-69%)
97 No change Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 67.64 116 Runs in 210 Balls in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 13-Mar-1981 (SR-55%)
99 No change Ian Smith (New Zealand) flag Ian Smith (New Zealand) 67.53 173 Runs in 136 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Auckland on 22-Feb-1990 (SR-127%)
100 No change Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 67.52 267 Runs in 504 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Bengaluru on 24-Mar-2005 (SR-53%)
102 No change Andy Sandham (England) flag Andy Sandham (England) 67.31 325 Runs in 640 Balls in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 03-Apr-1930 (SR-51%)
105 No change Collie Smith (West Indies) flag Collie Smith (West Indies) 67.17 168 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Nottingham on 04-Jul-1957 (SR-na)
106 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 66.97 202 Runs in 188 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 26-Nov-2014 (SR-107%)
107 No change Derek Randall (England) flag Derek Randall (England) 66.92 174 Runs in 353 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 12-Mar-1977 (SR-49%)
109 No change Dudley Nourse (South Africa) flag Dudley Nourse (South Africa) 66.83 231 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 24-Dec-1935 (SR-na)
110 No change Chris Lewis (England) flag Chris Lewis (England) 66.71 117 Runs in 140 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs India at Chennai on 11-Feb-1993 (SR-84%)
111 No change Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 66.69 235 Runs in 363 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 06-Mar-1980 (SR-65%)
114 No change Alan Knott (England) flag Alan Knott (England) 66.45 106* Runs in 205 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 25-Jan-1975 (SR-52%)
115 No change Polly Umrigar (India) flag Polly Umrigar (India) 66.38 172* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 04-Apr-1962 (SR-na)
118 No change Vijay Hazare (India) flag Vijay Hazare (India) 66.19 145 Runs in 372 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 23-Jan-1948 (SR-39%)
119 No change Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 66.04 122 Runs in 95 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 26-May-2005 (SR-128%)
120 No change Denis Compton (England) flag Denis Compton (England) 65.98 278 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 01-Jul-1954 (SR-na)
121 No change Ken Barrington (England) flag Ken Barrington (England) 65.92 132* Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 25-Jan-1963 (SR-na)
122 No change Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 65.86 290 Runs in 374 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Perth on 13-Nov-2015 (SR-78%)
123 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 65.74 302 Runs in 559 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs India at Wellington on 14-Feb-2014 (SR-54%)
124 No change Babar Azam (Pakistan) flag Babar Azam (Pakistan) 65.69 196 Runs in 425 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 12-Mar-2022 (SR-46%)
125 No change Wally Hammond (England) flag Wally Hammond (England) 65.62 336* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Auckland on 31-Mar-1933 (SR-na)
126 No change Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 65.55 175* Runs in 334 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2017 (SR-52%)
128 No change Jack Hobbs (England) flag Jack Hobbs (England) 65.00 123 Runs in 155 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 14-Jan-1921 (SR-79%)
130 No change Saleem Malik (Pakistan) flag Saleem Malik (Pakistan) 64.96 237 Runs in 328 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Rawalpindi on 05-Oct-1994 (SR-72%)
131 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 64.89 217* Runs in 333 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Ahmedabad on 03-Apr-2008 (SR-65%)
132 No change Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) flag Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) 64.81 337 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 17-Jan-1958 (SR-na)
135 No change Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) flag Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) 64.71 137 Runs in 148 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 26-Nov-2014 (SR-93%)
136 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 64.51 169 Runs in 254 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-1997 (SR-67%)
137 No change Leonard Hutton (England) flag Leonard Hutton (England) 64.40 202* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 12-Aug-1950 (SR-na)
138 No change Michael Vaughan (England) flag Michael Vaughan (England) 64.38 177 Runs in 306 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 21-Nov-2002 (SR-58%)
139 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 64.30 299* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide on 29-Jan-1932 (SR-na)
143 No change Billy Murdoch (Australia/England) flag Billy Murdoch (Australia/England) 63.97 153* Runs in 358 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 06-Sep-1880 (SR-43%)
144 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 63.91 145 Runs in 79 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Christchurch on 20-Feb-2016 (SR-184%)
145 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 63.83 208 Runs in 245 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 22-Dec-1984 (SR-85%)
147 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 63.82 232 Runs in 313 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Nottingham on 03-Jun-1976 (SR-74%)
148 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 63.75 195 Runs in 134 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Christchurch on 26-Dec-2014 (SR-146%)
149 No change Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 63.73 136 Runs in 92 Balls in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 10-Jun-2022 (SR-148%)
152 No change Alec Stewart (England) flag Alec Stewart (England) 63.55 164 Runs in 317 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Manchester on 02-Jul-1998 (SR-52%)
153 No change Charles Macartney (Australia) flag Charles Macartney (Australia) 63.54 133* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 26-Jun-1926 (SR-na)
154 No change Stan McCabe (Australia) flag Stan McCabe (Australia) 63.54 187* Runs in 233 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 02-Dec-1932 (SR-80%)
155 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 63.54 244 Runs in 271 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 18-Aug-1934 (SR-90%)
156 No change Michael Vaughan (England) flag Michael Vaughan (England) 63.48 145 Runs in 218 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2002 (SR-67%)
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