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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1 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 100.00 9 Wickets for 52 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 08-Nov-1985 (SR-16 | ER-2.2)
3 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 90.34 10 Wickets for 74 Runs in 4th inns for India vs Pakistan at Delhi on 04-Feb-1999 (SR-16 | ER-2.8)
4 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 89.66 8 Wickets for 141 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-2004 (SR-35 | ER-3.1)
5 No change Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan) flag Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan) 88.28 9 Wickets for 86 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 10-Mar-1979 (SR-32 | ER-1.8)
6 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 86.98 9 Wickets for 83 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Ahmedabad on 12-Nov-1983 (SR-20 | ER-2.7)
7 No change Devendra Bishoo (West Indies) flag Devendra Bishoo (West Indies) 86.66 8 Wickets for 49 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Dubai on 13-Oct-2016 (SR-10 | ER-3.7)
8 No change Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 85.35 9 Wickets for 113 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs England at Johannesburg on 15-Feb-1957 (SR-33 | ER-2.3)
9 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 85.31 8 Wickets for 70 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Nottingham on 02-Jun-2006 (SR-23 | ER-2.3)
11 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 84.04 9 Wickets for 103 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 26-Dec-1913 (SR-26 | ER-2.7)
12 No change Sikander Bakht (Pakistan) flag Sikander Bakht (Pakistan) 83.21 8 Wickets for 69 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Delhi on 04-Dec-1979 (SR-16 | ER-3.3)
13 No change Devon Malcolm (England) flag Devon Malcolm (England) 83.16 9 Wickets for 57 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at London on 18-Aug-1994 (SR-11 | ER-3.5)
14 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 82.76 8 Wickets for 50 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Bengaluru on 04-Mar-2017 (SR-17 | ER-2.2)
15 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 82.66 8 Wickets for 85 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Lahore on 23-Jan-1983 (SR-23 | ER-2.8)
16 No change Angus Fraser (England) flag Angus Fraser (England) 81.94 8 Wickets for 75 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 08-Apr-1994 (SR-21 | ER-2.7)
17 No change Jim Laker (England) flag Jim Laker (England) 81.87 10 Wickets for 53 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 26-Jul-1956 (SR-31 | ER-1.0)
18 No change Subhash Gupte (India) flag Subhash Gupte (India) 81.09 9 Wickets for 102 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Kanpur on 12-Dec-1958 (SR-23 | ER-3.0)
19 No change Jasubhai Patel (India) flag Jasubhai Patel (India) 80.75 9 Wickets for 69 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Kanpur on 19-Dec-1959 (SR-23 | ER-2.0)
20 No change Lance Klusener (South Africa) flag Lance Klusener (South Africa) 79.60 8 Wickets for 64 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs India at Kolkata on 27-Nov-1996 (SR-16 | ER-3.0)
21 No change Angus Fraser (England) flag Angus Fraser (England) 79.51 8 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 05-Feb-1998 (SR-12 | ER-3.3)
22 No change Shamar Joseph (West Indies) flag Shamar Joseph (West Indies) 79.13 7 Wickets for 68 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 25-Jan-2024 (SR-10 | ER-6.1)
23 No change Jim Laker (England) flag Jim Laker (England) 78.31 9 Wickets for 37 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 26-Jul-1956 (SR-11 | ER-2.2)
24 No change Craig McDermott (Australia) flag Craig McDermott (Australia) 77.97 8 Wickets for 141 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 01-Aug-1985 (SR-27 | ER-3.9)
26 No change Ravi Ratnayeke (Sri Lanka) flag Ravi Ratnayeke (Sri Lanka) 77.78 8 Wickets for 83 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Sialkot on 27-Oct-1985 (SR-18 | ER-3.6)
27 No change Bob Massie (Australia) flag Bob Massie (Australia) 77.71 8 Wickets for 53 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 22-Jun-1972 (SR-21 | ER-1.9)
28 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 76.98 9 Wickets for 65 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at London on 27-Aug-1998 (SR-36 | ER-1.2)
29 No change Jason Krejza (Australia) flag Jason Krejza (Australia) 76.77 8 Wickets for 215 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 06-Nov-2008 (SR-32 | ER-5.0)
30 No change Yasir Shah (Pakistan) flag Yasir Shah (Pakistan) 76.71 8 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Dubai on 24-Nov-2018 (SR-9 | ER-3.3)
31 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 76.65 8 Wickets for 64 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs India at Indore on 01-Mar-2023 (SR-18 | ER-2.7)
32 No change Jack Noreiga (West Indies) flag Jack Noreiga (West Indies) 76.34 9 Wickets for 95 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Port of Spain on 06-Mar-1971 (SR-33 | ER-1.9)
34 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 75.09 8 Wickets for 106 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 13-Dec-1985 (SR-29 | ER-2.8)
36 No change Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) flag Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) 74.79 9 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Lahore on 25-Nov-1987 (SR-25 | ER-1.5)
37 No change Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 74.55 8 Wickets for 84 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 18-Mar-2001 (SR-31 | ER-2.0)
38 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 74.11 8 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 06-Aug-2015 (SR-7 | ER-1.6)
39 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 73.95 7 Wickets for 94 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-2003 (SR-19 | ER-4.3)
40 No change Merv Hughes (Australia) flag Merv Hughes (Australia) 73.40 8 Wickets for 87 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Perth on 02-Dec-1988 (SR-28 | ER-2.4)
41 No change Roston Chase (West Indies) flag Roston Chase (West Indies) 73.15 8 Wickets for 60 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 23-Jan-2019 (SR-16 | ER-2.8)
42 No change Daren Sammy (West Indies) flag Daren Sammy (West Indies) 73.13 7 Wickets for 66 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 07-Jun-2007 (SR-18 | ER-3.1)
43 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 72.67 8 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 26-Dec-1913 (SR-20 | ER-2.1)
44 No change Bob Massie (Australia) flag Bob Massie (Australia) 72.62 8 Wickets for 84 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 22-Jun-1972 (SR-24 | ER-2.6)
45 No change Matthew Hoggard (England) flag Matthew Hoggard (England) 72.57 7 Wickets for 109 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 01-Dec-2006 (SR-36 | ER-2.6)
46 No change Narendra Hirwani (India) flag Narendra Hirwani (India) 72.25 8 Wickets for 75 Runs in 4th inns for India vs West Indies at Chennai on 11-Jan-1988 (SR-12 | ER-4.9)
47 No change Bob Willis (England) flag Bob Willis (England) 72.17 8 Wickets for 43 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Leeds on 16-Jul-1981 (SR-11 | ER-2.8)
48 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 71.71 8 Wickets for 103 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 28-Jun-1984 (SR-21 | ER-3.7)
49 No change Tom Richardson (England) flag Tom Richardson (England) 71.60 8 Wickets for 94 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 26-Feb-1898 (SR-27 | ER-2.6)
50 No change Trevor Bailey (England) flag Trevor Bailey (England) 71.22 7 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 30-Mar-1954 (SR-14 | ER-2.1)
51 No change Dale Steyn (South Africa) flag Dale Steyn (South Africa) 71.12 7 Wickets for 51 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Nagpur on 06-Feb-2010 (SR-14 | ER-3.1)
53 No change Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 70.78 7 Wickets for 120 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2011 (SR-33 | ER-3.2)
54 No change Geoff Lawson (Australia) flag Geoff Lawson (Australia) 70.41 8 Wickets for 112 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Adelaide on 07-Dec-1984 (SR-30 | ER-2.8)
56 No change Matthew Hoggard (England) flag Matthew Hoggard (England) 70.18 7 Wickets for 61 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 13-Jan-2005 (SR-16 | ER-3.3)
58 No change Graham McKenzie (Australia) flag Graham McKenzie (Australia) 70.07 8 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1968 (SR-28 | ER-1.9)
59 No change Gerry Hazlitt (Australia) flag Gerry Hazlitt (Australia) 69.77 7 Wickets for 25 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 19-Aug-1912 (SR-19 | ER-1.2)
60 No change Frank Tyson (England) flag Frank Tyson (England) 69.57 7 Wickets for 27 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1954 (SR-14 | ER-1.6)
61 No change Doug Wright (England) flag Doug Wright (England) 68.64 7 Wickets for 105 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 28-Feb-1947 (SR-33 | ER-2.7)
62 No change John Snow (England) flag John Snow (England) 68.55 7 Wickets for 40 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 09-Jan-1971 (SR-20 | ER-1.7)
63 No change Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) flag Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 68.54 8 Wickets for 45 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 05-Apr-1990 (SR-17 | ER-2.0)
64 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 68.37 8 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 19-Jun-1997 (SR-15 | ER-1.9)
65 No change Ishant Sharma (India) flag Ishant Sharma (India) 67.96 7 Wickets for 74 Runs in 4th inns for India vs England at London on 17-Jul-2014 (SR-20 | ER-3.2)
66 No change Narendra Hirwani (India) flag Narendra Hirwani (India) 67.93 8 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Chennai on 11-Jan-1988 (SR-14 | ER-3.3)
68 No change Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 67.74 8 Wickets for 69 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Durban on 25-Jan-1957 (SR-38 | ER-1.4)
70 No change Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 67.26 7 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Dubai on 17-Jan-2012 (SR-21 | ER-2.2)
71 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 66.98 7 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 14-Oct-2004 (SR-15 | ER-2.7)
72 No change Michael Holding (West Indies) flag Michael Holding (West Indies) 66.96 8 Wickets for 92 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 12-Aug-1976 (SR-25 | ER-2.8)
73 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 66.90 8 Wickets for 60 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Karachi on 23-Dec-1982 (SR-15 | ER-3.0)
74 No change Ajit Agarkar (India) flag Ajit Agarkar (India) 66.85 6 Wickets for 41 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Dec-2003 (SR-16 | ER-2.5)
75 No change Ryan Harris (Australia) flag Ryan Harris (Australia) 66.72 7 Wickets for 117 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Chester-le-Street on 09-Aug-2013 (SR-24 | ER-4.2)
76 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 66.63 7 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-1999 (SR-14 | ER-2.9)
77 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 66.55 7 Wickets for 188 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-2005 (SR-42 | ER-3.8)
78 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 66.45 7 Wickets for 48 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 15-Feb-1980 (SR-22 | ER-1.8)
80 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 66.42 8 Wickets for 24 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Perth on 16-Dec-2004 (SR-12 | ER-1.5)
81 No change Len Braund (England) flag Len Braund (England) 66.32 8 Wickets for 81 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 05-Mar-1904 (SR-22 | ER-2.8)
82 No change Colin Croft (West Indies) flag Colin Croft (West Indies) 66.31 8 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Port of Spain on 04-Mar-1977 (SR-14 | ER-1.6)
83 No change Arthur Mailey (Australia) flag Arthur Mailey (Australia) 66.10 9 Wickets for 121 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 11-Feb-1921 (SR-31 | ER-2.6)
85 No change Frank Laver (Australia) flag Frank Laver (Australia) 65.50 8 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 26-Jul-1909 (SR-14 | ER-1.7)
86 No change Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 65.03 7 Wickets for 87 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1998 (SR-35 | ER-2.1)
88 No change Tim Southee (New Zealand) flag Tim Southee (New Zealand) 64.90 7 Wickets for 64 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Bengaluru on 31-Aug-2012 (SR-21 | ER-2.7)
90 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 64.64 6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-2000 (SR-10 | ER-3.9)
91 No change Andy Roberts (West Indies) flag Andy Roberts (West Indies) 64.62 7 Wickets for 54 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 12-Dec-1975 (SR-16 | ER-2.9)
94 No change Bill O'Reilly (Australia) flag Bill O'Reilly (Australia) 64.21 7 Wickets for 189 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 06-Jul-1934 (SR-51 | ER-3.2)
95 No change Craig McDermott (Australia) flag Craig McDermott (Australia) 64.20 8 Wickets for 97 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 01-Feb-1991 (SR-19 | ER-3.9)
96 No change Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies) flag Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies) 64.08 7 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Birmingham on 30-May-1957 (SR-27 | ER-1.6)
97 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 64.03 8 Wickets for 34 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Pakistan at London on 15-Jun-1978 (SR-15 | ER-1.7)
98 No change Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) flag Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) 63.98 7 Wickets for 37 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 08-Apr-2005 (SR-16 | ER-1.9)
99 No change Javagal Srinath (India) flag Javagal Srinath (India) 63.89 8 Wickets for 86 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Pakistan at Kolkata on 16-Feb-1999 (SR-20 | ER-3.2)
100 No change Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) flag Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 63.83 7 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 30-Jan-1993 (SR-15 | ER-1.4)
102 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 63.70 8 Wickets for 71 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 25-Nov-1994 (SR-38 | ER-1.4)
104 No change Bernard Bosanquet (England) flag Bernard Bosanquet (England) 63.12 8 Wickets for 107 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 29-May-1905 (SR-25 | ER-3.3)
105 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 63.05 7 Wickets for 220 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 03-Jan-1983 (SR-33 | ER-5.7)
106 No change Jermaine Lawson (West Indies) flag Jermaine Lawson (West Indies) 62.98 7 Wickets for 78 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at St John's on 09-May-2003 (SR-16 | ER-4.1)
107 No change Frederick Spofforth (Australia) flag Frederick Spofforth (Australia) 62.87 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at London on 28-Aug-1882 (SR-16 | ER-2.4)
109 No change Dominic Cork (England) flag Dominic Cork (England) 62.53 7 Wickets for 43 Runs in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at London on 22-Jun-1995 (SR-17 | ER-2.2)
110 No change John Snow (England) flag John Snow (England) 62.44 7 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 08-Feb-1968 (SR-18 | ER-2.3)
111 No change Franklyn Rose (West Indies) flag Franklyn Rose (West Indies) 62.44 7 Wickets for 84 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-1998 (SR-24 | ER-3.0)
112 No change Albert Trott (England/Australia) flag Albert Trott (England/Australia) 62.28 8 Wickets for 43 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 11-Jan-1895 (SR-20 | ER-1.6)
113 No change Percy Hornibrook (Australia) flag Percy Hornibrook (Australia) 62.22 7 Wickets for 92 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 16-Aug-1930 (SR-27 | ER-2.9)
114 No change Tony Greig (England) flag Tony Greig (England) 62.14 8 Wickets for 86 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 30-Mar-1974 (SR-27 | ER-2.4)
116 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 62.08 7 Wickets for 52 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Birmingham on 29-Jul-1982 (SR-22 | ER-2.0)
117 No change Shardul Thakur (India) flag Shardul Thakur (India) 61.94 7 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 03-Jan-2022 (SR-15 | ER-3.6)
118 No change George Lohmann (England) flag George Lohmann (England) 61.90 9 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 02-Mar-1896 (SR-8 | ER-2.3)
119 No change Steve Harmison (England) flag Steve Harmison (England) 61.66 7 Wickets for 12 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 11-Mar-2004 (SR-11 | ER-1.0)
121 No change Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 61.63 7 Wickets for 81 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 24-Dec-1952 (SR-42 | ER-1.6)
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