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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521 No change Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) flag Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) 48.32 5 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Darwin on 01-Jul-2004 (SR-22 | ER-1.7)
529 No change Geoff Dymock (Australia) flag Geoff Dymock (Australia) 48.09 6 Wickets for 34 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 14-Dec-1979 (SR-17 | ER-2.0)
537 No change Alan Davidson (Australia) flag Alan Davidson (Australia) 47.81 6 Wickets for 75 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1962 (SR-31 | ER-2.4)
542 No change Paul Harris (South Africa) flag Paul Harris (South Africa) 47.78 6 Wickets for 127 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town on 19-Mar-2009 (SR-42 | ER-3.0)
544 No change Pervez Sajjad (Pakistan) flag Pervez Sajjad (Pakistan) 47.75 7 Wickets for 74 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 30-Oct-1969 (SR-34 | ER-1.9)
549 No change Noman Ali (Pakistan) flag Noman Ali (Pakistan) 47.72 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at Rawalpindi on 24-Oct-2024 (SR-18 | ER-2.3)
551 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 47.70 6 Wickets for 127 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Kanpur on 22-Oct-1999 (SR-55 | ER-2.3)
553 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 47.67 6 Wickets for 111 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 06-Aug-2015 (SR-27 | ER-4.1)
556 No change Phil Tufnell (England) flag Phil Tufnell (England) 47.59 6 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 08-Aug-1991 (SR-15 | ER-1.7)
557 No change Colin Blythe (England) flag Colin Blythe (England) 47.58 7 Wickets for 40 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Leeds on 29-Jul-1907 (SR-19 | ER-1.8)
560 No change Gary Gilmour (Australia) flag Gary Gilmour (Australia) 47.49 6 Wickets for 85 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 14-Aug-1975 (SR-31 | ER-2.7)
561 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 47.49 6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Adelaide on 06-Dec-2024 (SR-14 | ER-3.4)
565 No change Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 47.47 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 08-Jul-2022 (SR-16 | ER-3.7)
568 No change Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 47.42 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 16-Dec-2010 (SR-18 | ER-2.2)
569 No change Garry Sobers (West Indies) flag Garry Sobers (West Indies) 47.40 6 Wickets for 73 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 06-Dec-1968 (SR-45 | ER-1.6)
574 No change Dilip Doshi (India) flag Dilip Doshi (India) 47.30 6 Wickets for 102 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Manchester on 24-Jun-1982 (SR-47 | ER-2.2)
589 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 47.04 6 Wickets for 74 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 26-Mar-2012 (SR-19 | ER-3.9)
592 No change Nick Cook (England) flag Nick Cook (England) 47.00 6 Wickets for 65 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Karachi on 02-Mar-1984 (SR-30 | ER-2.2)
607 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 46.49 5 Wickets for 138 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Hobart on 22-Nov-2001 (SR-43 | ER-3.8)
613 No change Nasim-ul-Ghani (Pakistan) flag Nasim-ul-Ghani (Pakistan) 46.45 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 26-Mar-1958 (SR-30 | ER-2.2)
614 No change Ravindra Jadeja (India) flag Ravindra Jadeja (India) 46.45 6 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 04-Mar-2017 (SR-22 | ER-2.9)
617 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 46.43 6 Wickets for 97 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 26-Mar-2012 (SR-38 | ER-2.6)
638 No change Sulieman Benn (West Indies) flag Sulieman Benn (West Indies) 46.08 6 Wickets for 81 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Bridgetown on 26-Jun-2010 (SR-47 | ER-1.7)
651 No change Alan Davidson (Australia) flag Alan Davidson (Australia) 45.82 6 Wickets for 87 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Brisbane on 09-Dec-1960 (SR-33 | ER-2.7)
657 No change RP Singh (India) flag RP Singh (India) 45.72 5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 19-Jul-2007 (SR-20 | ER-3.6)
658 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 45.69 5 Wickets for 95 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Hobart on 14-Dec-2012 (SR-25 | ER-4.5)
662 No change Hedley Verity (England) flag Hedley Verity (England) 45.62 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 23-Feb-1933 (SR-23 | ER-1.7)
668 No change Bobby Peel (England) flag Bobby Peel (England) 45.49 6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at London on 10-Aug-1896 (SR-10 | ER-2.3)
674 No change Ajaz Patel (New Zealand) flag Ajaz Patel (New Zealand) 45.33 6 Wickets for 90 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 18-Sep-2024 (SR-30 | ER-3.0)
679 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 45.24 6 Wickets for 81 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Colombo on 13-Aug-2016 (SR-38 | ER-2.1)
685 No change Alf Valentine (West Indies) flag Alf Valentine (West Indies) 45.11 6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 12-Aug-1950 (SR-27 | ER-1.5)
689 No change Monty Panesar (England) flag Monty Panesar (England) 45.04 6 Wickets for 62 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 25-Jan-2012 (SR-38 | ER-1.6)
698 No change Matthew Kuhnemann (Australia) flag Matthew Kuhnemann (Australia) 44.92 5 Wickets for 16 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Indore on 01-Mar-2023 (SR-11 | ER-1.8)
701 No change Marco Jansen (South Africa) flag Marco Jansen (South Africa) 44.89 7 Wickets for 13 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Durban on 27-Nov-2024 (SR-5 | ER-2.1)
709 No change Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 44.75 5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Centurion on 12-Feb-2014 (SR-19 | ER-3.7)
711 No change Monty Panesar (England) flag Monty Panesar (England) 44.74 6 Wickets for 126 Runs in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at Napier on 22-Mar-2008 (SR-46 | ER-2.7)
714 No change Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 44.72 6 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Auckland on 22-Mar-2013 (SR-25 | ER-2.7)
719 No change Bapu Nadkarni (India) flag Bapu Nadkarni (India) 44.65 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs New Zealand at Wellington on 29-Feb-1968 (SR-30 | ER-1.4)
720 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 44.63 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 06-Aug-1992 (SR-22 | ER-3.0)
721 No change Nicky Boje (South Africa) flag Nicky Boje (South Africa) 44.61 5 Wickets for 88 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 04-Aug-2004 (SR-26 | ER-4.0)
726 No change Monty Panesar (England) flag Monty Panesar (England) 44.54 5 Wickets for 92 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-29 | ER-3.8)
728 No change Paul Adams (South Africa) flag Paul Adams (South Africa) 44.51 7 Wickets for 128 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Lahore on 17-Oct-2003 (SR-39 | ER-2.8)
730 No change Johnny Briggs (England) flag Johnny Briggs (England) 44.50 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Mar-1892 (SR-21 | ER-2.3)
733 No change Colin Blythe (England) flag Colin Blythe (England) 44.39 6 Wickets for 68 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 24-Mar-1906 (SR-32 | ER-2.1)
734 No change Gary Troup (New Zealand) flag Gary Troup (New Zealand) 44.39 6 Wickets for 95 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Auckland on 29-Feb-1980 (SR-29 | ER-3.3)
737 No change Frank Foster (England) flag Frank Foster (England) 44.29 5 Wickets for 92 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 15-Dec-1911 (SR-38 | ER-2.9)
742 No change Jack Saunders (Australia) flag Jack Saunders (Australia) 44.23 7 Wickets for 34 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 18-Oct-1902 (SR-9 | ER-3.1)
744 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 44.20 7 Wickets for 119 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 17-Feb-1994 (SR-32 | ER-3.2)
751 No change Alan Davidson (Australia) flag Alan Davidson (Australia) 44.05 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 30-Dec-1960 (SR-29 | ER-1.8)
754 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 44.01 5 Wickets for 152 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Adelaide on 26-Nov-2004 (SR-66 | ER-2.7)
756 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 43.98 6 Wickets for 133 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo on 03-Apr-2012 (SR-53 | ER-2.5)
763 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 43.89 6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Galle on 06-Aug-2014 (SR-30 | ER-1.6)
764 No change Tony Lock (England) flag Tony Lock (England) 43.87 6 Wickets for 20 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 22-Aug-1957 (SR-16 | ER-1.3)
777 No change Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 43.78 6 Wickets for 118 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 08-Jul-2022 (SR-36 | ER-3.3)
780 No change Mohammad Rafique (Bangladesh) flag Mohammad Rafique (Bangladesh) 43.77 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Dhaka on 01-May-2003 (SR-37 | ER-2.1)
781 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 43.77 6 Wickets for 9 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 12-Jul-2025 (SR-8 | ER-1.2)
784 No change Trevor Goddard (South Africa) flag Trevor Goddard (South Africa) 43.76 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 23-Dec-1966 (SR-32 | ER-1.6)
787 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 43.75 5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Durban on 01-Mar-2018 (SR-13 | ER-3.2)
788 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 43.73 5 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Georgetown on 23-Mar-1991 (SR-36 | ER-2.3)
789 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 43.71 5 Wickets for 121 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kanpur on 24-Nov-2009 (SR-40 | ER-3.7)
790 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 43.71 5 Wickets for 135 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Hyderabad on 12-Nov-2010 (SR-60 | ER-2.7)
795 No change Taijul Islam (Bangladesh) flag Taijul Islam (Bangladesh) 43.65 6 Wickets for 135 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 08-Apr-2022 (SR-50 | ER-2.7)
799 No change Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) flag Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) 43.61 7 Wickets for 49 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 27-Feb-1980 (SR-36 | ER-1.2)
801 No change Saleem Jaffar (Pakistan) flag Saleem Jaffar (Pakistan) 43.60 5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 10-Feb-1989 (SR-20 | ER-2.4)
817 No change Ian Meckiff (Australia) flag Ian Meckiff (Australia) 43.46 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1958 (SR-20 | ER-1.9)
818 No change Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka) flag Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka) 43.45 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)
819 No change Claude Carter (South Africa) flag Claude Carter (South Africa) 43.44 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Durban on 14-Feb-1914 (SR-28 | ER-1.8)
820 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 43.44 6 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 12-Jan-1990 (SR-30 | ER-2.1)
834 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 43.31 7 Wickets for 48 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Galle on 12-Aug-2015 (SR-18 | ER-2.3)
835 No change Bapu Nadkarni (India) flag Bapu Nadkarni (India) 43.28 6 Wickets for 105 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Mumbai on 01-Jan-1960 (SR-51 | ER-2.1)
840 No change Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) flag Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) 43.25 6 Wickets for 89 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Faisalabad on 08-Dec-1980 (SR-32 | ER-2.8)
845 No change Frank Foster (England) flag Frank Foster (England) 43.19 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Jan-1912 (SR-31 | ER-1.4)
847 No change Marco Jansen (South Africa) flag Marco Jansen (South Africa) 43.12 6 Wickets for 52 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Centurion on 26-Dec-2024 (SR-14 | ER-3.7)
855 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 43.01 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 10-Feb-1994 (SR-16 | ER-2.7)
856 No change Johnny Briggs (England) flag Johnny Briggs (England) 43.00 6 Wickets for 87 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Mar-1892 (SR-28 | ER-3.1)
869 No change Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) 42.91 5 Wickets for 52 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 18-Aug-2010 (SR-23 | ER-2.7)
872 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 42.88 5 Wickets for 49 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at St John's on 25-May-2000 (SR-36 | ER-1.6)
874 No change Bishan Bedi (India) flag Bishan Bedi (India) 42.88 6 Wickets for 71 Runs in 4th inns for India vs England at Bengaluru on 28-Jan-1977 (SR-22 | ER-3.3)
876 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 42.87 7 Wickets for 130 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Wellington on 15-Dec-2006 (SR-36 | ER-3.1)
878 No change Jeff Jones (England) flag Jeff Jones (England) 42.85 6 Wickets for 118 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 28-Jan-1966 (SR-39 | ER-3.1)
881 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 42.84 6 Wickets for 91 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Faisalabad on 24-Oct-1986 (SR-25 | ER-3.6)
888 No change Derek Underwood (England) flag Derek Underwood (England) 42.81 6 Wickets for 66 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 07-Jul-1977 (SR-32 | ER-2.1)
895 No change Phil Tufnell (England) flag Phil Tufnell (England) 42.73 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 04-Jan-1991 (SR-44 | ER-1.6)
902 No change Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 42.65 6 Wickets for 51 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Kingston on 20-Aug-2021 (SR-18 | ER-2.9)
905 No change Junaid Khan (Pakistan) flag Junaid Khan (Pakistan) 42.61 5 Wickets for 73 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 30-Jun-2012 (SR-34 | ER-2.6)
916 No change Alf Valentine (West Indies) flag Alf Valentine (West Indies) 42.51 5 Wickets for 88 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1951 (SR-48 | ER-2.2)
936 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 42.35 5 Wickets for 69 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 15-May-2008 (SR-27 | ER-3.1)
940 No change Taijul Islam (Bangladesh) flag Taijul Islam (Bangladesh) 42.32 8 Wickets for 39 Runs in 3rd inns for Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe at Mirpur on 25-Oct-2014 (SR-12 | ER-2.4)
945 No change Azeem Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Azeem Hafeez (Pakistan) 42.26 5 Wickets for 167 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 09-Dec-1983 (SR-46 | ER-4.4)
954 No change Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) flag Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) 42.19 6 Wickets for 108 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 11-Apr-2005 (SR-40 | ER-2.7)
964 No change Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 42.12 5 Wickets for 57 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Leeds on 24-May-2013 (SR-26 | ER-2.6)
980 No change Irfan Pathan (India) flag Irfan Pathan (India) 41.99 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Karachi on 29-Jan-2006 (SR-21 | ER-3.6)
990 No change Asif Afridi (Pakistan) flag Asif Afridi (Pakistan) 41.89 6 Wickets for 79 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi on 20-Oct-2025 (SR-35 | ER-2.3)
992 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 41.88 5 Wickets for 79 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-2011 (SR-37 | ER-2.6)
1000 No change Pedro Collins (West Indies) flag Pedro Collins (West Indies) 41.81 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 21-Jun-2002 (SR-31 | ER-2.5)
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