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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801 No change Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) flag Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) 42.05 7 Wickets for 66 Runs in 4th inns for Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 02-Jan-2025 (SR-24 | ER-2.4)
802 No change Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) 42.03 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Kandy on 03-Apr-2006 (SR-14 | ER-2.3)
803 No change Nuwan Pradeep (Sri Lanka) flag Nuwan Pradeep (Sri Lanka) 42.02 6 Wickets for 132 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Galle on 26-Jul-2017 (SR-31 | ER-4.3)
804 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 42.02 5 Wickets for 74 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at London on 10-Jul-2025 (SR-32 | ER-2.7)
805 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 42.01 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch on 12-Mar-1987 (SR-13 | ER-4.0)
806 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 42.01 5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 14-Jun-2000 (SR-19 | ER-2.9)
807 No change Kemar Roach (West Indies) flag Kemar Roach (West Indies) 42.00 5 Wickets for 47 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Centurion on 28-Feb-2023 (SR-12 | ER-4.7)
808 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 42.00 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Chester-le-Street on 09-Aug-2013 (SR-19 | ER-2.7)
809 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 41.99 6 Wickets for 81 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Colombo on 13-Aug-2016 (SR-38 | ER-2.1)
810 No change Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) flag Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) 41.98 6 Wickets for 37 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 27-Feb-1925 (SR-26 | ER-1.4)
811 No change Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 41.98 6 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Auckland on 22-Mar-2013 (SR-25 | ER-2.7)
812 No change Danny Morrison (New Zealand) flag Danny Morrison (New Zealand) 41.98 6 Wickets for 69 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch on 03-Feb-1995 (SR-26 | ER-2.6)
813 No change Peter Siddle (Australia) flag Peter Siddle (Australia) 41.97 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 07-Aug-2009 (SR-11 | ER-2.3)
814 No change Kyle Abbott (South Africa) flag Kyle Abbott (South Africa) 41.95 5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Delhi on 03-Dec-2015 (SR-29 | ER-1.7)
815 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 41.95 5 Wickets for 154 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Dec-2003 (SR-52 | ER-3.6)
816 No change Chris Martin (New Zealand) flag Chris Martin (New Zealand) 41.95 5 Wickets for 152 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 18-Nov-2004 (SR-47 | ER-3.9)
817 No change Amar Singh (India) flag Amar Singh (India) 41.94 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at London on 27-Jun-1936 (SR-25 | ER-1.4)
818 No change Stan Nichols (England) flag Stan Nichols (England) 41.93 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Nottingham on 15-Jun-1935 (SR-23 | ER-1.5)
819 No change Freddie Brown (England) flag Freddie Brown (England) 41.93 5 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 23-Feb-1951 (SR-29 | ER-2.0)
820 No change Allan Donald (South Africa) flag Allan Donald (South Africa) 41.90 7 Wickets for 84 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Gqeberha on 26-Dec-1992 (SR-24 | ER-3.0)
821 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 41.89 6 Wickets for 34 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 02-Jan-1998 (SR-21 | ER-1.6)
822 No change Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 41.86 5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Feb-1998 (SR-14 | ER-3.6)
823 No change Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 41.85 5 Wickets for 79 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jun-2004 (SR-28 | ER-3.4)
824 No change Frank Foster (England) flag Frank Foster (England) 41.83 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Jan-1912 (SR-31 | ER-1.4)
825 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 41.82 6 Wickets for 55 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs England at Mumbai on 08-Dec-2016 (SR-21 | ER-2.7)
826 No change Kenny Benjamin (West Indies) flag Kenny Benjamin (West Indies) 41.81 5 Wickets for 65 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs India at Mohali on 10-Dec-1994 (SR-20 | ER-3.8)
827 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 41.77 6 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dunedin on 09-Feb-1985 (SR-24 | ER-2.1)
828 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 41.76 6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 03-Jul-1997 (SR-30 | ER-1.6)
829 No change Shahadat Hossain (Bangladesh) flag Shahadat Hossain (Bangladesh) 41.75 5 Wickets for 98 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs England at London on 27-May-2010 (SR-34 | ER-3.5)
830 No change Manny Martindale (West Indies) flag Manny Martindale (West Indies) 41.74 5 Wickets for 73 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 22-Jul-1933 (SR-28 | ER-3.1)
831 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 41.73 6 Wickets for 80 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Nottingham on 07-Aug-1986 (SR-32 | ER-2.5)
832 No change Denis Atkinson (West Indies) flag Denis Atkinson (West Indies) 41.71 7 Wickets for 53 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Auckland on 09-Mar-1956 (SR-34 | ER-1.3)
833 No change Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) 41.69 7 Wickets for 56 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 08-Dec-1995 (SR-30 | ER-1.6)
834 No change Umesh Yadav (India) flag Umesh Yadav (India) 41.69 5 Wickets for 93 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 13-Jan-2012 (SR-20 | ER-5.5)
835 No change Jeff Thomson (Australia) flag Jeff Thomson (Australia) 41.67 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 29-Nov-1974 (SR-23 | ER-2.0)
836 No change Ryan Harris (Australia) flag Ryan Harris (Australia) 41.66 5 Wickets for 72 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 18-Jul-2013 (SR-31 | ER-2.8)
837 No change Heath Streak (Zimbabwe) flag Heath Streak (Zimbabwe) 41.65 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 16-Mar-2000 (SR-20 | ER-1.6)
838 No change Mark Gillespie (New Zealand) flag Mark Gillespie (New Zealand) 41.65 6 Wickets for 113 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Wellington on 23-Mar-2012 (SR-34 | ER-3.4)
839 No change Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) flag Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) 41.64 5 Wickets for 94 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 13-Jun-1930 (SR-36 | ER-3.1)
840 No change J.J. Ferris (Australia/England) flag J.J. Ferris (Australia/England) 41.64 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at London on 16-Jul-1888 (SR-18 | ER-1.7)
841 No change Monty Noble (Australia) flag Monty Noble (Australia) 41.63 7 Wickets for 100 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 26-Feb-1904 (SR-35 | ER-2.4)
842 No change Mohammed Siraj (India) flag Mohammed Siraj (India) 41.63 5 Wickets for 73 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Brisbane on 15-Jan-2021 (SR-23 | ER-3.8)
843 No change Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 41.63 5 Wickets for 57 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Leeds on 24-May-2013 (SR-26 | ER-2.6)
844 No change Courtney Walsh (West Indies) flag Courtney Walsh (West Indies) 41.62 6 Wickets for 74 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at London on 29-Jun-2000 (SR-23 | ER-3.2)
845 No change Dion Nash (New Zealand) flag Dion Nash (New Zealand) 41.62 5 Wickets for 93 Runs in 4th inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 16-Jun-1994 (SR-35 | ER-3.2)
846 No change Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 41.62 5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 24-Oct-1997 (SR-13 | ER-3.4)
847 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 41.61 7 Wickets for 59 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Lucknow on 18-Jan-1994 (SR-24 | ER-2.1)
848 No change Ciss Parkin (England) flag Ciss Parkin (England) 41.61 5 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 14-Jan-1921 (SR-24 | ER-3.0)
849 No change Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) flag Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) 41.60 5 Wickets for 92 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Perth on 03-Nov-2016 (SR-37 | ER-3.0)
850 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 41.60 5 Wickets for 58 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 03-Jul-2015 (SR-25 | ER-2.8)
851 No change Alf Valentine (West Indies) flag Alf Valentine (West Indies) 41.59 5 Wickets for 88 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1951 (SR-48 | ER-2.2)
852 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 41.59 5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 08-Mar-2024 (SR-16 | ER-2.3)
853 No change Shamar Joseph (West Indies) flag Shamar Joseph (West Indies) 41.58 5 Wickets for 94 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 17-Jan-2024 (SR-24 | ER-4.7)
854 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 41.57 5 Wickets for 125 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2004 (SR-47 | ER-3.2)
855 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 41.57 6 Wickets for 133 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo on 03-Apr-2012 (SR-53 | ER-2.5)
856 No change Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies) flag Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies) 41.57 5 Wickets for 90 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 09-Nov-1951 (SR-64 | ER-1.7)
857 No change Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 41.57 5 Wickets for 83 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 30-Mar-2018 (SR-34 | ER-2.9)
858 No change Graeme Swann (England) flag Graeme Swann (England) 41.56 5 Wickets for 91 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 03-Dec-2010 (SR-49 | ER-2.2)
859 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 41.56 5 Wickets for 122 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1977 (SR-41 | ER-3.6)
860 No change Tahir Naqqash (Pakistan) flag Tahir Naqqash (Pakistan) 41.56 5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at Birmingham on 29-Jul-1982 (SR-22 | ER-2.2)
861 No change Sandy Bell (South Africa) flag Sandy Bell (South Africa) 41.55 5 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1931 (SR-31 | ER-2.6)
862 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 41.51 5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 22-Nov-2024 (SR-22 | ER-1.7)
863 No change Brett Lee (Australia) flag Brett Lee (Australia) 41.51 5 Wickets for 69 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Durban on 24-Mar-2006 (SR-24 | ER-3.5)
864 No change Ishant Sharma (India) flag Ishant Sharma (India) 41.50 5 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Wellington on 21-Feb-2020 (SR-27 | ER-3.0)
865 No change Peter Pollock (South Africa) flag Peter Pollock (South Africa) 41.48 5 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Nottingham on 05-Aug-1965 (SR-28 | ER-2.3)
866 No change Dale Steyn (South Africa) flag Dale Steyn (South Africa) 41.47 5 Wickets for 82 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 04-Aug-2006 (SR-16 | ER-6.2)
867 No change James Anderson (England) flag James Anderson (England) 41.47 5 Wickets for 63 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 03-Jan-2010 (SR-25 | ER-3.0)
868 No change Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 41.46 5 Wickets for 56 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Lahore on 21-Mar-2022 (SR-29 | ER-2.3)
869 No change Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) flag Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) 41.46 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 4th inns for Bangladesh vs England at Mirpur on 28-Oct-2016 (SR-22 | ER-3.6)
870 No change Mohammad Akram (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Akram (Pakistan) 41.46 5 Wickets for 138 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Perth on 26-Nov-1999 (SR-33 | ER-5.1)
871 No change Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka) flag Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka) 41.45 5 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-2011 (SR-20 | ER-3.1)
872 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag Waqar Younis (Pakistan) 41.45 6 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Kandy on 26-Aug-1994 (SR-14 | ER-2.4)
873 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 41.45 6 Wickets for 70 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Adelaide on 27-Nov-2015 (SR-24 | ER-2.9)
874 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 41.44 5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 30-Dec-1911 (SR-28 | ER-1.9)
875 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 41.44 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at London on 16-May-2013 (SR-9 | ER-4.0)
876 No change Sreesanth (India) flag Sreesanth (India) 41.44 5 Wickets for 114 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2011 (SR-35 | ER-3.9)
877 No change Alan Connolly (Australia) flag Alan Connolly (Australia) 41.43 5 Wickets for 47 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 22-Jan-1970 (SR-31 | ER-1.8)
878 No change Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) 41.41 5 Wickets for 77 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Nottingham on 29-Jul-2010 (SR-32 | ER-2.9)
879 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 41.39 5 Wickets for 127 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Bengaluru on 24-Mar-2005 (SR-47 | ER-3.3)
880 No change Hugh Trumble (Australia) flag Hugh Trumble (Australia) 41.37 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 10-Aug-1896 (SR-33 | ER-1.8)
881 No change Dick Motz (New Zealand) flag Dick Motz (New Zealand) 41.37 6 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Wellington on 07-Mar-1969 (SR-24 | ER-2.9)
882 No change Derek Underwood (England) flag Derek Underwood (England) 41.36 6 Wickets for 12 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 25-Feb-1971 (SR-15 | ER-0.8)
883 No change Sikander Bakht (Pakistan) flag Sikander Bakht (Pakistan) 41.36 5 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Mumbai on 16-Dec-1979 (SR-27 | ER-2.5)
884 No change Phil DeFreitas (England) flag Phil DeFreitas (England) 41.36 7 Wickets for 70 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at London on 22-Aug-1991 (SR-22 | ER-2.7)
885 No change Peter Such (England) flag Peter Such (England) 41.35 5 Wickets for 81 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-1999 (SR-30 | ER-3.2)
886 No change Kemar Roach (West Indies) flag Kemar Roach (West Indies) 41.35 5 Wickets for 78 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 02-Dec-2025 (SR-26 | ER-3.5)
887 No change Billy Bates (England) flag Billy Bates (England) 41.35 5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Dec-1884 (SR-19 | ER-1.9)
888 No change Frank Tyson (England) flag Frank Tyson (England) 41.35 6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Nottingham on 09-Jun-1955 (SR-22 | ER-1.3)
889 No change Sohail Khan (Pakistan) flag Sohail Khan (Pakistan) 41.34 5 Wickets for 68 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 11-Aug-2016 (SR-25 | ER-3.3)
890 No change Peter Such (England) flag Peter Such (England) 41.34 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 03-Jun-1993 (SR-34 | ER-2.0)
891 No change Bishan Bedi (India) flag Bishan Bedi (India) 41.34 6 Wickets for 226 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at London on 20-Jun-1974 (SR-64 | ER-3.5)
892 No change Jason Gillespie (Australia) flag Jason Gillespie (Australia) 41.33 5 Wickets for 56 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 26-Oct-2004 (SR-27 | ER-2.5)
893 No change Ishant Sharma (India) flag Ishant Sharma (India) 41.32 5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2018 (SR-16 | ER-3.9)
894 No change Garry Sobers (West Indies) flag Garry Sobers (West Indies) 41.32 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Leeds on 10-Jul-1969 (SR-48 | ER-1.1)
895 No change Jomel Warrican (West Indies) flag Jomel Warrican (West Indies) 41.27 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Multan on 25-Jan-2025 (SR-19 | ER-1.7)
896 No change Jofra Archer (England) flag Jofra Archer (England) 41.26 6 Wickets for 62 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at London on 12-Sep-2019 (SR-23 | ER-2.7)
897 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 41.25 5 Wickets for 69 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 15-May-2008 (SR-27 | ER-3.1)
898 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 41.25 5 Wickets for 89 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Karachi on 28-Sep-1994 (SR-43 | ER-2.5)
899 No change Irfan Pathan (India) flag Irfan Pathan (India) 41.24 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Karachi on 29-Jan-2006 (SR-21 | ER-3.6)
900 No change Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) flag Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) 41.24 5 Wickets for 60 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 25-Feb-2022 (SR-23 | ER-3.2)
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