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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701 Down 2 Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 50.67 113 Runs in 158 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 05-Jan-2022 (SR-72%)
702 Down 2 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 50.66 319 Runs in 482 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 04-Feb-2014 (SR-66%)
703 Down 2 David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 50.65 98* Runs in 141 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 04-Jan-1980 (SR-70%)
704 Down 2 Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 50.62 118 Runs in 102 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 13-Aug-1981 (SR-116%)
705 Down 2 Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 50.60 100 Runs in 72 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 10-Apr-2003 (SR-139%)
706 Down 2 Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 50.58 213 Runs in 349 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Abu Dhabi on 30-Oct-2014 (SR-61%)
707 Down 2 Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand) flag Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand) 50.58 171 Runs in 217 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Dunedin on 06-Mar-2013 (SR-79%)
708 Down 2 Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 50.56 123 Runs in 195 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 19-Jan-1990 (SR-63%)
709 Down 2 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 50.54 161 Runs in 231 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Chennai on 13-Feb-2021 (SR-70%)
710 Down 2 Sandeep Patil (India) flag Sandeep Patil (India) 50.52 129* Runs in 196 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Manchester on 24-Jun-1982 (SR-66%)
711 Down 2 Graeme Wood (Australia) flag Graeme Wood (Australia) 50.46 126 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Georgetown on 31-Mar-1978 (SR-na)
712 Down 2 Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 50.43 146* Runs in 334 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 01-Aug-1985 (SR-44%)
713 Down 2 Ian Bell (England) flag Ian Bell (England) 50.41 87 Runs in 163 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-53%)
714 Down 2 Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 50.40 148 Runs in 218 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 25-Jul-1996 (SR-68%)
715 Down 2 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 50.38 100* Runs in 154 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 07-Dec-2006 (SR-65%)
716 Down 2 Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 50.36 189 Runs in 342 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2011 (SR-55%)
717 Down 2 Richie Richardson (West Indies) flag Richie Richardson (West Indies) 50.35 182 Runs in 260 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 23-Mar-1991 (SR-70%)
718 Down 2 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 50.32 118 Runs in 164 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Hamilton on 18-Mar-2009 (SR-72%)
719 Down 2 Wavell Hinds (West Indies) flag Wavell Hinds (West Indies) 50.31 165 Runs in 236 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 18-May-2000 (SR-70%)
720 Down 2 Conrad Hunte (West Indies) flag Conrad Hunte (West Indies) 50.30 182 Runs in 485 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 06-Jun-1963 (SR-38%)
721 Down 2 Neil Harvey (Australia) flag Neil Harvey (Australia) 50.28 205 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Melbourne on 06-Feb-1953 (SR-na)
722 Down 2 Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 50.27 144 Runs in 154 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 16-Aug-2001 (SR-94%)
723 Down 2 Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 50.26 130 Runs in 120 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 26-May-2005 (SR-108%)
724 Down 2 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 50.25 109* Runs in 111 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs India at Delhi on 25-Nov-1987 (SR-98%)
725 Down 2 Doug Walters (Australia) flag Doug Walters (Australia) 50.25 242 Runs in 412 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 14-Feb-1969 (SR-59%)
726 Down 2 Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 50.22 161* Runs in 290 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 10-Dec-1983 (SR-56%)
727 Down 2 Dennis Amiss (England) flag Dennis Amiss (England) 50.22 188 Runs in 303 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at London on 20-Jun-1974 (SR-62%)
728 Down 2 Herbert Sutcliffe (England) flag Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 50.21 127 Runs in 390 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1925 (SR-33%)
729 Down 2 Sanjay Manjrekar (India) flag Sanjay Manjrekar (India) 50.19 113* Runs in 243 Balls in 4th inns for India vs Pakistan at Karachi on 15-Nov-1989 (SR-47%)
730 Down 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) flag Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) 50.16 118 Runs in 164 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 31-Jul-2025 (SR-72%)
731 Down 2 Zak Crawley (England) flag Zak Crawley (England) 50.16 267 Runs in 393 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Southampton on 21-Aug-2020 (SR-68%)
732 Down 2 Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka) 50.15 115 Runs in 176 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 15-Sep-1995 (SR-65%)
733 Down 2 Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 50.13 178 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 06-Apr-1973 (SR-na)
734 Down 2 Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 50.12 187 Runs in 313 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 29-Nov-1946 (SR-60%)
735 Down 2 Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 50.12 183 Runs in 273 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Cape Town on 03-Jan-2010 (SR-67%)
736 Down 2 Jonathan Trott (England) flag Jonathan Trott (England) 50.11 168* Runs in 345 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2010 (SR-49%)
737 Down 2 Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) flag Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) 50.10 94 Runs in 134 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 18-Aug-1994 (SR-70%)
738 Down 2 Henry Nicholls (New Zealand) flag Henry Nicholls (New Zealand) 50.09 118 Runs in 161 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Wellington on 16-Mar-2017 (SR-73%)
739 Down 2 Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 50.09 84 Runs in 78 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 14-Jul-1983 (SR-108%)
740 Down 2 Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) flag Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) 50.07 88 Runs in 82 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Nottingham on 22-May-2025 (SR-107%)
741 Down 2 Frederick Fane (England) flag Frederick Fane (England) 50.07 143 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 10-Mar-1906 (SR-na)
742 Down 2 Matthew Elliott (Australia) flag Matthew Elliott (Australia) 50.06 199 Runs in 351 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 24-Jul-1997 (SR-57%)
743 Down 2 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 50.02 242* Runs in 438 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Wellington on 03-Jan-2015 (SR-55%)
744 Down 2 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 50.02 84* Runs in 134 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Adelaide on 28-Nov-2008 (SR-63%)
745 Down 2 Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 49.98 184 Runs in 395 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Jun-1980 (SR-47%)
746 Down 2 Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 49.98 190 Runs in 377 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Kolkata on 05-Dec-2012 (SR-50%)
747 Down 2 Shan Masood (Pakistan) flag Shan Masood (Pakistan) 49.98 156 Runs in 319 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Manchester on 05-Aug-2020 (SR-49%)
748 Down 2 Herbert Sutcliffe (England) flag Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 49.96 135 Runs in 462 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1928 (SR-29%)
749 Down 2 Mark Waugh (Australia) flag Mark Waugh (Australia) 49.93 115* Runs in 305 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1998 (SR-38%)
750 Down 2 Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) flag Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) 49.91 117 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 27-Jan-1961 (SR-na)
751 Down 2 Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) flag Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) 49.91 112 Runs in 176 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Dubai on 06-Oct-2017 (SR-64%)
752 Down 2 Travis Head (Australia) flag Travis Head (Australia) 49.91 152 Runs in 148 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 08-Dec-2021 (SR-103%)
753 Down 2 Sherwin Campbell (West Indies) flag Sherwin Campbell (West Indies) 49.90 113 Runs in 327 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 22-Nov-1996 (SR-35%)
754 Down 2 David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 49.88 200* Runs in 279 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 12-Jul-1979 (SR-72%)
755 Down 2 Ian Redpath (Australia) flag Ian Redpath (Australia) 49.87 159* Runs in 310 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Auckland on 22-Mar-1974 (SR-51%)
756 Down 2 Jeremy Coney (New Zealand) flag Jeremy Coney (New Zealand) 49.85 174* Runs in 374 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs England at Wellington on 20-Jan-1984 (SR-47%)
757 Down 2 Keith Stackpole (Australia) flag Keith Stackpole (Australia) 49.84 136 Runs in 335 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 29-Jan-1971 (SR-41%)
758 Down 2 Kieran Powell (West Indies) flag Kieran Powell (West Indies) 49.83 83 Runs in 93 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Rajkot on 04-Oct-2018 (SR-89%)
759 Down 2 Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) flag Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) 49.83 150 Runs in 321 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 30-Nov-2000 (SR-47%)
760 Down 2 Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe) flag Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe) 49.82 148* Runs in 250 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Nottingham on 01-Jun-2000 (SR-59%)
761 Down 2 Keaton Jennings (England) flag Keaton Jennings (England) 49.82 146* Runs in 280 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 06-Nov-2018 (SR-52%)
762 Down 2 Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 49.82 144* Runs in 379 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jun-1938 (SR-38%)
763 Down 2 Derek Randall (England) flag Derek Randall (England) 49.81 164 Runs in 269 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 20-Jan-1984 (SR-61%)
764 Down 2 Quinton de Kock (South Africa) flag Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 49.80 129 Runs in 138 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 11-Jan-2019 (SR-93%)
765 Down 2 Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) 49.79 196 Runs in 331 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 30-Jun-2012 (SR-59%)
766 Down 2 Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 49.77 132 Runs in 183 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 01-Feb-1997 (SR-72%)
767 Down 2 Geoff Boycott (England) flag Geoff Boycott (England) 49.77 99* Runs in 285 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-1979 (SR-35%)
768 Down 2 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 49.77 116 Runs in 191 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1999 (SR-61%)
769 Down 2 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 49.76 155 Runs in 221 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 14-Oct-2004 (SR-70%)
770 Down 2 Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 49.75 257 Runs in 458 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-56%)
771 Down 2 Jackie McGlew (South Africa) flag Jackie McGlew (South Africa) 49.73 255* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Wellington on 06-Mar-1953 (SR-na)
772 Down 2 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 49.72 193 Runs in 330 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Leeds on 22-Aug-2002 (SR-58%)
773 Down 2 Lance Klusener (South Africa) flag Lance Klusener (South Africa) 49.71 174 Runs in 221 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Gqeberha on 09-Dec-1999 (SR-79%)
774 Down 2 Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 49.71 123 Runs in 162 Balls in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at London on 19-Jun-1980 (SR-76%)
775 Down 2 Abbas Ali Baig (India) flag Abbas Ali Baig (India) 49.70 112 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for India vs England at Manchester on 23-Jul-1959 (SR-na)
776 Down 2 Saeed Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ahmed (Pakistan) 49.69 166 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Lahore on 21-Nov-1959 (SR-na)
777 Down 2 Bill Edrich (England) flag Bill Edrich (England) 49.66 219 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Durban on 03-Mar-1939 (SR-na)
778 Down 2 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 49.65 235 Runs in 340 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Mumbai on 08-Dec-2016 (SR-69%)
779 Down 2 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 49.65 156 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Faisalabad on 21-Jan-2006 (SR-122%)
780 Down 2 Graham Thorpe (England) flag Graham Thorpe (England) 49.64 119* Runs in 217 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 01-Apr-2004 (SR-55%)
781 Down 2 Sourav Ganguly (India) flag Sourav Ganguly (India) 49.63 239 Runs in 361 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 08-Dec-2007 (SR-66%)
782 Down 2 Shubman Gill (India) flag Shubman Gill (India) 49.61 161 Runs in 162 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-99%)
783 Down 2 Jeremy Coney (New Zealand) flag Jeremy Coney (New Zealand) 49.61 111* Runs in 243 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dunedin on 09-Feb-1985 (SR-46%)
784 Down 2 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 49.59 166 Runs in 250 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Perth on 13-Nov-2015 (SR-66%)
785 Down 2 Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) flag Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) 49.58 93 Runs in 92 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 30-Nov-2018 (SR-101%)
786 Down 2 Bam Bam Weekes (West Indies) flag Bam Bam Weekes (West Indies) 49.56 137 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Aug-1939 (SR-na)
787 Down 2 Hanumant Singh (India) flag Hanumant Singh (India) 49.56 94 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 02-Oct-1964 (SR-na)
788 Down 2 Litton Das (Bangladesh) flag Litton Das (Bangladesh) 49.56 141 Runs in 246 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Mirpur on 23-May-2022 (SR-57%)
789 Down 2 Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 49.55 109 Runs in 171 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-64%)
790 Down 2 Wilfred Rhodes (England) flag Wilfred Rhodes (England) 49.54 179 Runs in 405 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Feb-1912 (SR-44%)
791 Down 2 Rod Marsh (Australia) flag Rod Marsh (Australia) 49.53 91 Runs in 111 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 08-Jun-1972 (SR-82%)
792 Down 2 Victor Trumper (Australia) flag Victor Trumper (Australia) 49.50 214* Runs in 247 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide on 07-Jan-1911 (SR-87%)
793 Down 2 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 49.50 115* Runs in 170 Balls in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at London on 02-Jun-2022 (SR-68%)
794 Down 2 Gundappa Viswanath (India) flag Gundappa Viswanath (India) 49.50 222 Runs in 374 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Chennai on 13-Jan-1982 (SR-59%)
795 Down 2 Graham Yallop (Australia) flag Graham Yallop (Australia) 49.50 121 Runs in 212 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 10-Feb-1979 (SR-57%)
796 Down 2 Travis Head (Australia) flag Travis Head (Australia) 49.49 152 Runs in 160 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Brisbane on 14-Dec-2024 (SR-95%)
797 Down 2 David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 49.46 215 Runs in 314 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 15-Aug-1985 (SR-68%)
798 Down 2 Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 49.46 179 Runs in 206 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 24-Aug-1995 (SR-87%)
799 Down 2 Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 49.44 135 Runs in 195 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Birmingham on 30-Jul-2008 (SR-69%)
800 Down 2 Andrew Symonds (Australia) flag Andrew Symonds (Australia) 49.42 162* Runs in 226 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 02-Jan-2008 (SR-72%)
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