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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253 No change Frederick Spofforth (Australia) flag Frederick Spofforth (Australia) 52.83 7 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 28-Aug-1882 (SR-21 | ER-1.9)
254 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 52.80 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 26-Nov-1992 (SR-44 | ER-1.2)
255 No change Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) flag Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) 52.80 7 Wickets for 84 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 12-Aug-1912 (SR-23 | ER-3.1)
256 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 52.79 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2019 (SR-20 | ER-2.5)
257 No change Javagal Srinath (India) flag Javagal Srinath (India) 52.76 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 16-Nov-2001 (SR-30 | ER-2.5)
258 No change Hugh Trumble (Australia) flag Hugh Trumble (Australia) 52.68 7 Wickets for 28 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 05-Mar-1904 (SR-5 | ER-4.5)
259 No change Jeff Thomson (Australia) flag Jeff Thomson (Australia) 52.66 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 17-Mar-1978 (SR-13 | ER-5.9)
260 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 52.60 6 Wickets for 86 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Birmingham on 25-May-2006 (SR-25 | ER-3.4)
261 No change Rodney Hogg (Australia) flag Rodney Hogg (Australia) 52.54 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 30-Mar-1984 (SR-33 | ER-2.4)
262 No change John Emburey (England) flag John Emburey (England) 52.54 7 Wickets for 78 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 10-Jan-1987 (SR-39 | ER-1.7)
265 No change Matt Henry (New Zealand) flag Matt Henry (New Zealand) 52.43 7 Wickets for 67 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Christchurch on 08-Mar-2024 (SR-20 | ER-2.9)
266 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 52.42 7 Wickets for 94 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Colombo on 03-Oct-2002 (SR-21 | ER-3.8)
267 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 52.42 6 Wickets for 54 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs England at Leeds on 21-Aug-2003 (SR-17 | ER-3.2)
269 No change Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 52.38 7 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Durban on 20-Jan-1950 (SR-10 | ER-2.0)
271 No change Tim Southee (New Zealand) flag Tim Southee (New Zealand) 52.38 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 02-Jun-2021 (SR-25 | ER-1.7)
272 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 52.37 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 14-Jul-1983 (SR-24 | ER-2.2)
273 No change Tanvir Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Tanvir Ahmed (Pakistan) 52.36 6 Wickets for 120 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Abu Dhabi on 20-Nov-2010 (SR-28 | ER-4.3)
274 No change Jason Holder (West Indies) flag Jason Holder (West Indies) 52.35 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Southampton on 08-Jul-2020 (SR-20 | ER-2.1)
275 No change John Snow (England) flag John Snow (England) 52.31 6 Wickets for 60 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Georgetown on 28-Mar-1968 (SR-15 | ER-3.9)
276 No change Ebadot Hossain (Bangladesh) flag Ebadot Hossain (Bangladesh) 52.30 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 3rd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on 01-Jan-2022 (SR-21 | ER-2.2)
277 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 52.28 7 Wickets for 56 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Pakistan at Chennai on 15-Jan-1980 (SR-20 | ER-2.4)
278 No change Matthew Hoggard (England) flag Matthew Hoggard (England) 52.22 7 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 13-Mar-2002 (SR-18 | ER-3.0)
280 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 52.17 6 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 15-Feb-1980 (SR-22 | ER-2.6)
281 No change Bernard Bosanquet (England) flag Bernard Bosanquet (England) 52.08 6 Wickets for 51 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 26-Feb-1904 (SR-15 | ER-3.4)
282 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 52.06 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 24-Nov-1988 (SR-20 | ER-2.4)
284 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 52.01 7 Wickets for 83 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at North Sound on 21-Jul-2016 (SR-21 | ER-3.3)
285 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 52.00 6 Wickets for 33 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 02-Aug-2001 (SR-18 | ER-1.8)
286 No change Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 51.96 6 Wickets for 96 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 14-Feb-2013 (SR-42 | ER-2.3)
287 No change Simon Harmer (South Africa) flag Simon Harmer (South Africa) 51.95 6 Wickets for 37 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs India at Guwahati on 22-Nov-2025 (SR-23 | ER-1.6)
288 No change Bruce Yardley (Australia) flag Bruce Yardley (Australia) 51.94 7 Wickets for 98 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 02-Jan-1982 (SR-27 | ER-3.1)
289 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 51.91 6 Wickets for 176 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-51 | ER-3.5)
290 No change Mohammed Shami (India) flag Mohammed Shami (India) 51.91 6 Wickets for 56 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2018 (SR-24 | ER-2.3)
291 No change Harold Larwood (England) flag Harold Larwood (England) 51.86 6 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 30-Nov-1928 (SR-15 | ER-2.2)
292 No change Corey Collymore (West Indies) flag Corey Collymore (West Indies) 51.86 7 Wickets for 57 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Kingston on 27-Jun-2003 (SR-14 | ER-3.6)
293 No change Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) 51.83 6 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2010 (SR-20 | ER-2.1)
295 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 51.81 7 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Brisbane on 09-Nov-1995 (SR-14 | ER-1.4)
296 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 51.80 8 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Lahore on 22-Mar-1982 (SR-22 | ER-2.0)
297 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 51.78 6 Wickets for 65 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 25-Mar-1994 (SR-26 | ER-2.5)
298 No change Sajid Khan (Pakistan) flag Sajid Khan (Pakistan) 51.74 7 Wickets for 111 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Multan on 15-Oct-2024 (SR-23 | ER-4.2)
299 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 51.71 8 Wickets for 87 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 29-Aug-2001 (SR-26 | ER-2.5)
300 No change Warwick Armstrong (Australia) flag Warwick Armstrong (Australia) 51.70 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 14-Jun-1909 (SR-24 | ER-1.4)
301 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 51.60 6 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2018 (SR-15 | ER-2.2)
302 No change Frank Tyson (England) flag Frank Tyson (England) 51.57 6 Wickets for 85 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 17-Dec-1954 (SR-25 | ER-3.4)
303 No change Willie Watson (New Zealand) flag Willie Watson (New Zealand) 51.57 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Lahore on 18-Oct-1990 (SR-36 | ER-2.2)
304 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 51.49 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Brisbane on 14-Dec-2024 (SR-28 | ER-2.7)
306 No change Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) flag Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) 51.46 6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs India at Centurion on 13-Jan-2018 (SR-12 | ER-3.2)
307 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 51.44 7 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 02-Dec-2003 (SR-27 | ER-1.5)
308 No change Peter Pollock (South Africa) flag Peter Pollock (South Africa) 51.41 6 Wickets for 95 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Brisbane on 06-Dec-1963 (SR-30 | ER-3.2)
309 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 51.39 6 Wickets for 86 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Durban on 24-Mar-2006 (SR-35 | ER-2.4)
310 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 51.33 6 Wickets for 54 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 30-Mar-2018 (SR-23 | ER-2.4)
311 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 51.27 6 Wickets for 57 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1980 (SR-27 | ER-2.1)
312 No change Michael Holding (West Indies) flag Michael Holding (West Indies) 51.26 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Jun-1980 (SR-28 | ER-2.4)
313 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 51.19 6 Wickets for 124 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 08-Sep-2005 (SR-39 | ER-3.2)
314 No change Ken Farnes (England) flag Ken Farnes (England) 51.16 6 Wickets for 96 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Feb-1937 (SR-38 | ER-2.5)
315 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 51.12 7 Wickets for 84 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Galle on 20-Jul-2000 (SR-30 | ER-2.4)
316 No change Keith Boyce (West Indies) flag Keith Boyce (West Indies) 51.06 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at London on 26-Jul-1973 (SR-21 | ER-3.6)
317 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 51.04 5 Wickets for 8 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Ahmedabad on 24-Feb-2021 (SR-8 | ER-1.3)
319 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 50.99 6 Wickets for 150 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Mohali on 08-Mar-2005 (SR-54 | ER-2.8)
320 No change Miguel Cummins (West Indies) flag Miguel Cummins (West Indies) 50.99 6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Gros Islet on 09-Aug-2016 (SR-11 | ER-4.4)
321 No change Alec Bedser (England) flag Alec Bedser (England) 50.95 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 11-Jun-1953 (SR-15 | ER-2.5)
322 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 50.92 6 Wickets for 41 Runs in 4th inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 04-Mar-2017 (SR-13 | ER-3.2)
323 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 50.89 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 12-Aug-2015 (SR-14 | ER-3.4)
325 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 50.84 7 Wickets for 76 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 21-Aug-1997 (SR-18 | ER-3.6)
326 No change Kyle Abbott (South Africa) flag Kyle Abbott (South Africa) 50.83 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Hobart on 12-Nov-2016 (SR-23 | ER-3.3)
327 No change Billy Barnes (England) flag Billy Barnes (England) 50.79 6 Wickets for 31 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1885 (SR-26 | ER-1.2)
328 No change Fred Trueman (England) flag Fred Trueman (England) 50.77 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Birmingham on 04-Jul-1963 (SR-12 | ER-3.0)
329 No change Stuart MacGill (Australia) flag Stuart MacGill (Australia) 50.75 7 Wickets for 50 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 02-Jan-1999 (SR-17 | ER-2.5)
331 No change Graeme Swann (England) flag Graeme Swann (England) 50.73 6 Wickets for 82 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 26-Mar-2012 (SR-30 | ER-2.7)
332 No change Richie Benaud (Australia) flag Richie Benaud (Australia) 50.72 6 Wickets for 70 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 27-Jul-1961 (SR-32 | ER-2.2)
333 No change Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan) 50.69 7 Wickets for 114 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Multan on 09-Dec-2022 (SR-19 | ER-5.2)
334 No change George Bissett (South Africa) flag George Bissett (South Africa) 50.62 7 Wickets for 29 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Durban on 04-Feb-1928 (SR-16 | ER-1.5)
335 No change Bruce Taylor (New Zealand) flag Bruce Taylor (New Zealand) 50.58 7 Wickets for 74 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 23-Mar-1972 (SR-18 | ER-3.6)
336 No change Ray Lindwall (Australia) flag Ray Lindwall (Australia) 50.51 6 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 14-Aug-1948 (SR-16 | ER-1.2)
337 No change Tom Kendall (Australia) flag Tom Kendall (Australia) 50.50 7 Wickets for 55 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 15-Mar-1877 (SR-19 | ER-2.5)
339 No change Ben Stokes (England) flag Ben Stokes (England) 50.48 6 Wickets for 99 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2014 (SR-19 | ER-5.2)
340 No change Simon Jones (England) flag Simon Jones (England) 50.44 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 11-Aug-2005 (SR-17 | ER-3.1)
341 No change Mohammed Shami (India) flag Mohammed Shami (India) 50.30 5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 4th inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 24-Jan-2018 (SR-15 | ER-2.2)
342 No change Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka) flag Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka) 50.26 5 Wickets for 101 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Cairns on 09-Jul-2004 (SR-22 | ER-5.4)
343 No change Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) flag Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) 50.24 6 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 30-Dec-1977 (SR-19 | ER-2.8)
344 No change Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) flag Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) 50.24 8 Wickets for 164 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Lahore on 15-Nov-2000 (SR-56 | ER-2.2)
345 No change Vernon Philander (South Africa) flag Vernon Philander (South Africa) 50.23 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs India at Cape Town on 05-Jan-2018 (SR-16 | ER-2.7)
346 No change Maurice Tate (England) flag Maurice Tate (England) 50.22 6 Wickets for 99 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1925 (SR-45 | ER-2.2)
347 No change Neil Hawke (Australia) flag Neil Hawke (Australia) 50.21 7 Wickets for 105 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 07-Jan-1966 (SR-38 | ER-2.3)
348 No change Tom Richardson (England) flag Tom Richardson (England) 50.21 6 Wickets for 104 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Mar-1895 (SR-45 | ER-2.3)
349 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 50.20 7 Wickets for 52 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1992 (SR-20 | ER-2.2)
350 No change Wes Hall (West Indies) flag Wes Hall (West Indies) 50.20 7 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Kingston on 17-Feb-1960 (SR-27 | ER-2.2)
352 No change Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) 50.14 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Feb-1998 (SR-37 | ER-2.1)
353 No change Pramodya Wickramasinghe (Sri Lanka) flag Pramodya Wickramasinghe (Sri Lanka) 50.10 6 Wickets for 103 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lahore on 04-Mar-1999 (SR-29 | ER-3.5)
354 No change Courtney Walsh (West Indies) flag Courtney Walsh (West Indies) 50.09 6 Wickets for 80 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Centurion on 15-Jan-1999 (SR-24 | ER-3.3)
355 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 50.09 6 Wickets for 71 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 08-Nov-1985 (SR-28 | ER-2.5)
356 No change Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 50.06 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Colombo on 03-Oct-2002 (SR-10 | ER-2.6)
357 No change Graham Dilley (England) flag Graham Dilley (England) 50.02 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 12-Feb-1988 (SR-24 | ER-1.6)
358 No change Frank Laver (Australia) flag Frank Laver (Australia) 49.96 7 Wickets for 64 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 29-May-1905 (SR-27 | ER-2.0)
359 No change Courtney Walsh (West Indies) flag Courtney Walsh (West Indies) 49.95 6 Wickets for 79 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Mumbai on 18-Nov-1994 (SR-22 | ER-3.6)
361 No change Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 49.93 5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Birmingham on 29-Jul-2004 (SR-18 | ER-2.2)
362 No change Frank Tyson (England) flag Frank Tyson (England) 49.91 6 Wickets for 40 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 01-Mar-1957 (SR-31 | ER-1.3)
365 No change Vernon Philander (South Africa) flag Vernon Philander (South Africa) 49.90 5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs England at London on 16-Aug-2012 (SR-17 | ER-2.1)
366 No change Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 49.88 6 Wickets for 63 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 18-Mar-2009 (SR-28 | ER-2.3)
368 No change Charlie Griffith (West Indies) flag Charlie Griffith (West Indies) 49.88 6 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Leeds on 25-Jul-1963 (SR-21 | ER-1.7)
370 No change Sid Pegler (South Africa) flag Sid Pegler (South Africa) 49.85 7 Wickets for 65 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 10-Jun-1912 (SR-27 | ER-2.1)
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