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.
CRR Change Name Points Stats
159 No change Jack Hobbs (England) flag Jack Hobbs (England) 63.35 187 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 11-Mar-1910 (SR-na)
160 No change Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 63.32 184 Runs in 264 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Bengaluru on 24-Mar-2005 (SR-70%)
161 No change Nathan Astle (New Zealand) flag Nathan Astle (New Zealand) 63.29 125 Runs in 150 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 19-Apr-1996 (SR-83%)
162 No change Patsy Hendren (England) flag Patsy Hendren (England) 63.26 205* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 01-Feb-1930 (SR-na)
163 No change Graeme Hick (England) flag Graeme Hick (England) 63.20 178 Runs in 319 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 19-Feb-1993 (SR-56%)
164 No change John Lyons (Australia) flag John Lyons (Australia) 63.16 134 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 29-Jan-1892 (SR-na)
165 No change Azhar Ali (Pakistan) flag Azhar Ali (Pakistan) 63.15 302* Runs in 469 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Dubai on 13-Oct-2016 (SR-64%)
167 No change Bryan Young (New Zealand) flag Bryan Young (New Zealand) 63.05 267* Runs in 422 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Dunedin on 07-Mar-1997 (SR-63%)
169 No change Andrew Flintoff (England) flag Andrew Flintoff (England) 62.99 142 Runs in 146 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at London on 31-Jul-2003 (SR-97%)
172 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 62.97 259* Runs in 398 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Brisbane on 09-Nov-2012 (SR-65%)
173 No change Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) flag Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) 62.96 127* Runs in 124 Balls in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs England at London on 06-Sep-2024 (SR-102%)
176 No change Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 62.81 138 Runs in 104 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Hamilton on 27-Mar-2010 (SR-133%)
177 No change Azhar Ali (Pakistan) flag Azhar Ali (Pakistan) 62.78 205* Runs in 364 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2016 (SR-56%)
178 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 62.72 317 Runs in 322 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Multan on 07-Oct-2024 (SR-98%)
180 No change Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 62.63 134 Runs in 198 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 08-Jul-1976 (SR-68%)
181 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 62.63 180 Runs in 315 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 26-Mar-2012 (SR-57%)
183 No change Clyde Walcott (West Indies) flag Clyde Walcott (West Indies) 62.40 220 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 06-Feb-1954 (SR-na)
184 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 62.38 98 Runs in 103 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Jan-1976 (SR-95%)
186 No change Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) flag Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) 62.28 203* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 02-Apr-1965 (SR-na)
188 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 62.25 211 Runs in 319 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 04-Sep-2019 (SR-66%)
190 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 62.16 173* Runs in 292 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 22-Jul-1948 (SR-59%)
191 No change Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe) flag Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe) 62.14 166* Runs in 204 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs Pakistan at Bulawayo on 14-Mar-1998 (SR-81%)
193 No change Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) flag Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) 62.09 129* Runs in 236 Balls in 3rd inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 03-Jul-2007 (SR-55%)
194 No change Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 61.99 141 Runs in 191 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Chennai on 28-Jan-1999 (SR-74%)
195 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 61.98 291 Runs in 386 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 12-Aug-1976 (SR-75%)
196 No change Michael Vaughan (England) flag Michael Vaughan (England) 61.92 183 Runs in 278 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-2003 (SR-66%)
197 No change Frank Worrell (West Indies) flag Frank Worrell (West Indies) 61.91 191* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Nottingham on 04-Jul-1957 (SR-na)
199 No change Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 61.85 193 Runs in 253 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at London on 03-Jun-2011 (SR-76%)
201 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 61.74 136 Runs in 227 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at London on 16-Jul-2009 (SR-60%)
203 No change Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 61.71 253* Runs in 473 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Nagpur on 06-Feb-2010 (SR-53%)
204 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 61.71 151 Runs in 176 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 09-Nov-2011 (SR-86%)
205 No change Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 61.70 271 Runs in 465 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 24-Feb-1989 (SR-58%)
206 No change Leonard Hutton (England) flag Leonard Hutton (England) 61.62 156* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 02-Feb-1951 (SR-na)
207 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 61.58 212 Runs in 255 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Ranchi on 19-Oct-2019 (SR-83%)
208 No change Bevan Congdon (New Zealand) flag Bevan Congdon (New Zealand) 61.57 176 Runs in 377 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs England at Nottingham on 07-Jun-1973 (SR-47%)
209 No change Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 61.48 204 Runs in 296 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 02-Jan-1981 (SR-69%)
210 No change Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) 61.47 148* Runs in 369 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 26-Mar-2006 (SR-40%)
211 No change Mohammad Azharuddin (India) flag Mohammad Azharuddin (India) 61.45 182 Runs in 197 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Kolkata on 29-Jan-1993 (SR-92%)
212 No change Shubman Gill (India) flag Shubman Gill (India) 61.44 269 Runs in 387 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-70%)
213 No change Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 61.42 153 Runs in 213 Balls in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 10-Apr-1981 (SR-72%)
214 No change Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 61.40 186 Runs in 233 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 23-Nov-2012 (SR-80%)
215 No change Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 61.39 144 Runs in 201 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Mohali on 19-Dec-2008 (SR-72%)
216 No change Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) flag Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) 61.37 186 Runs in 246 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Karachi on 23-Dec-1982 (SR-76%)
217 No change Dennis Amiss (England) flag Dennis Amiss (England) 61.36 203 Runs in 320 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 12-Aug-1976 (SR-63%)
218 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 61.36 123 Runs in 115 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 06-Dec-2024 (SR-107%)
221 No change Jack Brown (England) flag Jack Brown (England) 61.00 140 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Mar-1895 (SR-na)
222 No change Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 60.93 213 Runs in 384 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Auckland on 27-Feb-1987 (SR-55%)
223 No change Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 60.93 154* Runs in 331 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Leeds on 06-Jun-1991 (SR-47%)
224 No change Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 60.85 176 Runs in 218 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 19-Mar-1982 (SR-81%)
226 No change Bruce Mitchell (South Africa) flag Bruce Mitchell (South Africa) 60.79 164* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 29-Jun-1935 (SR-na)
230 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 60.67 151 Runs in 236 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Jan-2008 (SR-64%)
231 No change Bill Ponsford (Australia) flag Bill Ponsford (Australia) 60.62 266 Runs in 422 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 18-Aug-1934 (SR-63%)
232 No change Craig Serjeant (Australia) flag Craig Serjeant (Australia) 60.61 124 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Georgetown on 31-Mar-1978 (SR-na)
233 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 60.53 230 Runs in 257 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide on 22-Nov-2012 (SR-89%)
234 No change Aiden Markram (South Africa) flag Aiden Markram (South Africa) 60.51 136 Runs in 207 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at London on 11-Jun-2025 (SR-66%)
236 No change Cameron Green (Australia) flag Cameron Green (Australia) 60.48 174* Runs in 275 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 29-Feb-2024 (SR-63%)
238 No change Colin Milburn (England) flag Colin Milburn (England) 60.39 126* Runs in 170 Balls in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at London on 16-Jun-1966 (SR-74%)
240 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 60.31 254* Runs in 336 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Pune on 10-Oct-2019 (SR-76%)
242 No change Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) flag Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) 60.30 137 Runs in 207 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Brisbane on 15-Dec-2016 (SR-66%)
244 No change Faf du Plessis (South Africa) flag Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 60.11 110* Runs in 376 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 22-Nov-2012 (SR-29%)
247 No change Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) flag Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) 60.03 274 Runs in 467 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Birmingham on 03-Jun-1971 (SR-59%)
248 No change Dilip Sardesai (India) flag Dilip Sardesai (India) 60.01 200* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for India vs New Zealand at Mumbai on 12-Mar-1965 (SR-na)
249 No change Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 59.98 223 Runs in 425 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 26-Jul-1984 (SR-52%)
250 No change Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 59.91 226 Runs in 480 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Bridgetown on 19-Apr-1991 (SR-47%)
251 No change Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) flag Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) 59.84 256 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 31-Dec-1958 (SR-na)
252 No change Zak Crawley (England) flag Zak Crawley (England) 59.82 189 Runs in 182 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 19-Jul-2023 (SR-104%)
253 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 59.73 190 Runs in 234 Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at London on 06-Jul-2017 (SR-81%)
254 No change Faoud Bacchus (West Indies) flag Faoud Bacchus (West Indies) 59.68 250 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Kanpur on 02-Feb-1979 (SR-na)
255 No change Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 59.68 228 Runs in 240 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2003 (SR-95%)
256 No change Clifford Roach (West Indies) flag Clifford Roach (West Indies) 59.67 209 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Georgetown on 21-Feb-1930 (SR-na)
259 No change Aiden Markram (South Africa) flag Aiden Markram (South Africa) 59.64 106 Runs in 103 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Cape Town on 03-Jan-2024 (SR-103%)
260 No change Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe) flag Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe) 59.55 139 Runs in 143 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Nottingham on 22-May-2025 (SR-97%)
261 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 59.54 142* Runs in 173 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 01-Jul-2022 (SR-82%)
264 No change Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 59.50 218 Runs in 308 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 11-Aug-2016 (SR-71%)
265 No change Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) flag Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) 59.40 187* Runs in 556 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 27-Jul-1967 (SR-34%)
266 No change Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) 59.40 141* Runs in 335 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 15-Dec-2018 (SR-42%)
267 No change Kyle Verreynne (South Africa) flag Kyle Verreynne (South Africa) 59.38 136* Runs in 187 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 25-Feb-2022 (SR-73%)
268 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 59.38 171 Runs in 197 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 28-Nov-2024 (SR-87%)
269 No change Bob Simpson (Australia) flag Bob Simpson (Australia) 59.22 311 Runs in 743 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 23-Jul-1964 (SR-42%)
270 No change Nasser Hussain (England) flag Nasser Hussain (England) 59.18 207 Runs in 337 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 05-Jun-1997 (SR-61%)
272 No change Sunil Gavaskar (India) flag Sunil Gavaskar (India) 59.17 127* Runs in 262 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 03-Jan-1983 (SR-48%)
273 No change Gilbert Jessop (England) flag Gilbert Jessop (England) 59.14 104 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at London on 11-Aug-1902 (SR-na)
275 No change Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 59.13 158 Runs in 187 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at London on 08-Sep-2005 (SR-84%)
276 No change Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 59.11 313 Runs in 568 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Karachi on 21-Feb-2009 (SR-55%)
279 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 59.02 180* Runs in 321 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at London on 12-Aug-2021 (SR-56%)
281 No change Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 58.97 196 Runs in 221 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Perth on 30-Nov-2012 (SR-89%)
283 No change Roston Chase (West Indies) flag Roston Chase (West Indies) 58.95 102* Runs in 191 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at Gros Islet on 09-Feb-2019 (SR-53%)
285 No change Dilip Vengsarkar (India) flag Dilip Vengsarkar (India) 58.87 157 Runs in 264 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 10-Jun-1982 (SR-59%)
287 No change Roy McLean (South Africa) flag Roy McLean (South Africa) 58.84 142 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 23-Jun-1955 (SR-na)
288 No change Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) flag Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) 58.81 217 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Lahore on 26-Mar-1959 (SR-na)
289 No change Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 58.71 156 Runs in 275 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 11-Aug-2005 (SR-57%)
291 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 58.71 177 Runs in 207 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 25-Mar-1998 (SR-86%)
293 No change Sanjay Manjrekar (India) flag Sanjay Manjrekar (India) 58.54 218 Runs in 401 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Lahore on 01-Dec-1989 (SR-54%)
296 No change Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) flag Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) 58.51 204 Runs in 320 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1910 (SR-64%)
301 No change Dave Houghton (Zimbabwe) flag Dave Houghton (Zimbabwe) 58.36 266 Runs in 541 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Bulawayo on 20-Oct-1994 (SR-49%)
302 No change Leonard Hutton (England) flag Leonard Hutton (England) 58.26 205 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 30-Mar-1954 (SR-na)
303 No change Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) flag Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) 58.17 158* Runs in 194 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs India at Chattogram on 17-Dec-2004 (SR-81%)
304 No change Mohammad Azharuddin (India) flag Mohammad Azharuddin (India) 58.15 163* Runs in 229 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs South Africa at Kanpur on 08-Dec-1996 (SR-71%)
307 No change Dean Jones (Australia) flag Dean Jones (Australia) 58.09 184* Runs in 421 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 10-Jan-1987 (SR-44%)
308 No change MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 58.09 224 Runs in 265 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 22-Feb-2013 (SR-85%)
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