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.  For the last update date and full update schedule, refer to FAQs.
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601 Down 1 Michael Hussey (Australia) flag Michael Hussey (Australia) 52.20 121 Runs in 263 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at London on 20-Aug-2009 (SR-46%)
602 Down 1 Allan Lamb (England) flag Allan Lamb (England) 52.19 113 Runs in 212 Balls in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at London on 16-Jun-1988 (SR-53%)
603 Down 1 Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 52.14 151 Runs in 165 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 03-Apr-2012 (SR-92%)
604 Down 1 Neil McKenzie (South Africa) flag Neil McKenzie (South Africa) 52.08 155* Runs in 339 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Chennai on 26-Mar-2008 (SR-46%)
605 Down 1 Neil Harvey (Australia) flag Neil Harvey (Australia) 52.08 204 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 11-Jun-1955 (SR-na)
606 Down 1 Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 52.06 149 Runs in 186 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 12-Dec-1975 (SR-80%)
607 Down 1 Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 52.05 142 Runs in 207 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2019 (SR-69%)
608 Down 1 Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 52.05 141 Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Colombo on 03-Oct-2002 (SR-87%)
609 Down 1 Ridley Jacobs (West Indies) flag Ridley Jacobs (West Indies) 52.02 78 Runs in 92 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Centurion on 15-Jan-1999 (SR-85%)
610 Down 1 Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 52.02 120* Runs in 189 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 02-Mar-1984 (SR-63%)
611 Down 1 Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 51.98 143* Runs in 288 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Port of Spain on 16-Apr-1993 (SR-50%)
612 Down 1 Travis Head (Australia) flag Travis Head (Australia) 51.97 163 Runs in 166 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 04-Jan-2026 (SR-98%)
613 Down 2 Jacob Oram (New Zealand) flag Jacob Oram (New Zealand) 51.96 126* Runs in 178 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 18-Nov-2004 (SR-71%)
614 Down 2 Mike Gatting (England) flag Mike Gatting (England) 51.94 150* Runs in 302 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Pakistan at London on 06-Aug-1987 (SR-50%)
615 Down 2 Umar Akmal (Pakistan) flag Umar Akmal (Pakistan) 51.93 79* Runs in 68 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 26-Aug-2010 (SR-116%)
616 Down 2 George Headley (West Indies) flag George Headley (West Indies) 51.92 169* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 22-Jul-1933 (SR-na)
617 Down 2 Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 51.91 380 Runs in 437 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Zimbabwe at Perth on 09-Oct-2003 (SR-87%)
618 Down 2 Litton Das (Bangladesh) flag Litton Das (Bangladesh) 51.91 102 Runs in 114 Balls in 3rd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 09-Jan-2022 (SR-89%)
619 Down 2 Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) flag Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) 51.89 127 Runs in 205 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 14-Jul-2017 (SR-62%)
620 Down 2 Phil Mead (England) flag Phil Mead (England) 51.86 182* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at London on 13-Aug-1921 (SR-na)
621 Down 2 Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) 51.85 151 Runs in 266 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at Sharjah on 01-Nov-2015 (SR-57%)
622 Down 2 Rishabh Pant (India) flag Rishabh Pant (India) 51.84 159* Runs in 189 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2019 (SR-84%)
623 Down 2 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 51.82 140 Runs in 178 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 05-Nov-2015 (SR-79%)
624 Down 2 Usman Khawaja (Australia) flag Usman Khawaja (Australia) 51.82 195* Runs in 368 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 04-Jan-2023 (SR-53%)
625 Down 2 Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 51.81 153 Runs in 116 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi on 01-Dec-2022 (SR-132%)
626 Down 2 Alex Carey (Australia) flag Alex Carey (Australia) 51.81 98* Runs in 123 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 08-Mar-2024 (SR-80%)
627 Down 2 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 51.80 153* Runs in 224 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 24-Feb-2023 (SR-68%)
628 Down 2 Bob Simpson (Australia) flag Bob Simpson (Australia) 51.76 225 Runs in 427 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 28-Jan-1966 (SR-53%)
629 Down 2 Ian Chappell (Australia) flag Ian Chappell (Australia) 51.76 192 Runs in 367 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 28-Aug-1975 (SR-52%)
630 Down 2 Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan) flag Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan) 51.74 135 Runs in 254 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2003 (SR-53%)
631 Down 2 Jamie Smith (England) flag Jamie Smith (England) 51.70 88 Runs in 99 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-89%)
632 Down 2 Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) 51.64 197 Runs in 316 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 26-Nov-2014 (SR-62%)
633 Down 2 Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) 51.63 223 Runs in 373 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Lahore on 29-Nov-2005 (SR-60%)
634 Down 2 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 51.63 145 Runs in 159 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Jun-1980 (SR-91%)
635 Down 2 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 51.57 124 Runs in 146 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 14-Nov-2018 (SR-85%)
636 Down 2 Neil Harvey (Australia) flag Neil Harvey (Australia) 51.57 167 Runs in 325 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1958 (SR-51%)
637 Down 2 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 51.56 165 Runs in 174 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Kolkata on 14-Feb-2010 (SR-95%)
638 Down 2 Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 51.55 201 Runs in 296 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Brisbane on 27-Nov-1981 (SR-68%)
639 Down 2 John Reid (New Zealand) flag John Reid (New Zealand) 51.55 142 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 02-Feb-1962 (SR-na)
640 Down 2 David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 51.51 253 Runs in 286 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Perth on 13-Nov-2015 (SR-88%)
641 Down 2 Shan Masood (Pakistan) flag Shan Masood (Pakistan) 51.50 125 Runs in 233 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 03-Jul-2015 (SR-54%)
642 Down 2 Scott Styris (New Zealand) flag Scott Styris (New Zealand) 51.47 170 Runs in 220 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Auckland on 18-Mar-2004 (SR-77%)
643 Down 2 Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) 51.45 120* Runs in 247 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 22-Oct-1998 (SR-49%)
644 Down 2 Darren Bravo (West Indies) flag Darren Bravo (West Indies) 51.45 136 Runs in 230 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 14-Nov-2011 (SR-59%)
645 Down 2 Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 51.42 111 Runs in 98 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at London on 31-Jul-2025 (SR-113%)
646 Down 2 Wally Hammond (England) flag Wally Hammond (England) 51.41 251 Runs in 605 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 14-Dec-1928 (SR-41%)
647 Down 2 Tom Blundell (New Zealand) flag Tom Blundell (New Zealand) 51.40 138 Runs in 181 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Mount Maunganui on 16-Feb-2023 (SR-76%)
648 Down 2 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 51.40 211* Runs in 468 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 11-Mar-1999 (SR-45%)
649 Down 2 Michael Vaughan (England) flag Michael Vaughan (England) 51.39 166 Runs in 215 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 11-Aug-2005 (SR-77%)
650 Down 2 Andrew Hilditch (Australia) flag Andrew Hilditch (Australia) 51.39 113 Runs in 272 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 22-Dec-1984 (SR-42%)
651 Down 2 Gary Kirsten (South Africa) flag Gary Kirsten (South Africa) 51.37 108* Runs in 159 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1998 (SR-68%)
652 Down 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) flag Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) 51.37 161 Runs in 297 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 22-Nov-2024 (SR-54%)
653 Down 2 Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) flag Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) 51.36 291 Runs in 452 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 26-Feb-2009 (SR-64%)
654 Down 2 Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) flag Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) 51.33 240 Runs in 410 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 22-Aug-1974 (SR-59%)
655 Down 2 Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 51.32 102 Runs in 121 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1975 (SR-84%)
656 Down 2 Rishabh Pant (India) flag Rishabh Pant (India) 51.30 118 Runs in 140 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2025 (SR-84%)
657 Down 2 Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 51.28 123* Runs in 394 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Kolkata on 14-Feb-2010 (SR-31%)
658 Down 2 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 51.26 148 Runs in 156 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Galle on 20-Jul-2000 (SR-95%)
659 Down 2 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 51.25 214 Runs in 363 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 09-Oct-2010 (SR-59%)
660 Down 2 Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 51.25 210 Runs in 275 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Adelaide on 24-Jan-2012 (SR-76%)
661 Down 2 Arthur Morris (Australia) flag Arthur Morris (Australia) 51.21 124* Runs in 171 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 31-Jan-1947 (SR-73%)
662 Down 2 Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 51.21 176 Runs in 247 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 21-Aug-2013 (SR-71%)
663 Down 2 Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) flag Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) 51.20 160* Runs in 408 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 16-Jul-2022 (SR-39%)
664 Down 2 Yuvraj Singh (India) flag Yuvraj Singh (India) 51.18 169 Runs in 203 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 08-Dec-2007 (SR-83%)
665 Down 2 Frank Woolley (England) flag Frank Woolley (England) 51.18 133* Runs in 215 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 23-Feb-1912 (SR-62%)
666 Down 2 Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) flag Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) 51.15 115* Runs in 215 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Cape Town on 03-Jan-2012 (SR-53%)
667 Down 2 Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 51.13 200 Runs in 425 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 29-Apr-1995 (SR-47%)
668 Down 2 Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 51.12 180 Runs in 353 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Kolkata on 11-Mar-2001 (SR-51%)
669 Down 2 Eddie Paynter (England) flag Eddie Paynter (England) 51.11 216* Runs in 333 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 10-Jun-1938 (SR-65%)
670 Down 2 George Headley (West Indies) flag George Headley (West Indies) 51.11 107 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 24-Jun-1939 (SR-na)
671 Down 2 Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 51.09 114 Runs in 144 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 15-Feb-1980 (SR-79%)
672 Down 2 Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 51.07 114* Runs in 145 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 01-Jul-2022 (SR-79%)
673 Down 2 Victor Trumper (Australia) flag Victor Trumper (Australia) 51.07 135* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 15-Jun-1899 (SR-na)
674 Down 2 Willie Watson (England) flag Willie Watson (England) 51.06 116 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 15-Jan-1954 (SR-na)
675 Down 2 Jonathan Trott (England) flag Jonathan Trott (England) 51.05 135* Runs in 266 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 25-Nov-2010 (SR-51%)
676 Down 2 Cyril Washbrook (England) flag Cyril Washbrook (England) 51.02 112 Runs in 299 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1947 (SR-37%)
677 Down 2 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 51.02 213* Runs in 411 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 18-Dec-2007 (SR-52%)
678 Down 2 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 50.99 120* Runs in 263 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Multan on 30-Dec-1980 (SR-46%)
679 Down 2 Andrew Strauss (England) flag Andrew Strauss (England) 50.96 177 Runs in 343 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs New Zealand at Napier on 22-Mar-2008 (SR-52%)
680 Down 2 David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 50.91 164 Runs in 211 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Perth on 14-Dec-2023 (SR-78%)
681 Down 2 Shikhar Dhawan (India) flag Shikhar Dhawan (India) 50.90 119 Runs in 123 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 12-Aug-2017 (SR-97%)
682 Down 2 Shahriar Nafees (Bangladesh) flag Shahriar Nafees (Bangladesh) 50.88 138 Runs in 189 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Australia at Fatullah on 09-Apr-2006 (SR-73%)
683 Down 2 Keith Arthurton (West Indies) flag Keith Arthurton (West Indies) 50.87 157* Runs in 343 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 27-Nov-1992 (SR-46%)
684 Down 2 Usman Khawaja (Australia) flag Usman Khawaja (Australia) 50.86 180 Runs in 422 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Ahmedabad on 09-Mar-2023 (SR-43%)
685 Down 2 Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 50.85 107 Runs in 165 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs India at Wellington on 03-Apr-2009 (SR-65%)
686 Down 2 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 50.82 201* Runs in 270 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Centurion on 16-Dec-2010 (SR-74%)
687 Down 2 Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) flag Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) 50.82 128 Runs in 241 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at North Sound on 30-May-2008 (SR-53%)
688 Down 2 Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) 50.80 152 Runs in 363 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 26-Dec-2014 (SR-42%)
689 Down 2 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 50.80 119 Runs in 181 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 18-Dec-2013 (SR-66%)
690 Down 2 Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 50.77 114* Runs in 201 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 28-Feb-1986 (SR-57%)
691 Down 2 AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 50.75 106* Runs in 186 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Perth on 17-Dec-2008 (SR-57%)
692 Down 2 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 50.73 240 Runs in 424 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi on 21-Feb-2009 (SR-57%)
693 Down 2 Ted Dexter (England) flag Ted Dexter (England) 50.73 180 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 08-Jun-1961 (SR-na)
694 Down 2 Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 50.71 178 Runs in 294 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 13-Nov-2001 (SR-61%)
695 Down 2 Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) flag Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) 50.70 187 Runs in 256 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Galle on 17-Jun-2025 (SR-73%)
696 Down 2 Mike Denness (England) flag Mike Denness (England) 50.69 188 Runs in 448 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 08-Feb-1975 (SR-42%)
697 Down 2 Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 50.68 151* Runs in 312 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 24-Mar-2000 (SR-48%)
698 Down 2 Grant Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Grant Flower (Zimbabwe) 50.68 201* Runs in 523 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Pakistan at Harare on 31-Jan-1995 (SR-38%)
699 Down 2 Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 50.68 232 Runs in 417 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 16-Aug-1930 (SR-56%)
700 Down 2 Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 50.67 100* Runs in 95 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 11-Mar-1983 (SR-105%)
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