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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249 No change Dion Nash (New Zealand) flag Dion Nash (New Zealand) 54.71 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Mohali on 10-Oct-1999 (SR-11 | ER-2.5)
250 No change George Lohmann (England) flag George Lohmann (England) 54.69 8 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 25-Feb-1887 (SR-14 | ER-1.9)
251 No change Tim Southee (New Zealand) flag Tim Southee (New Zealand) 54.69 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 16-May-2013 (SR-19 | ER-2.6)
252 No change Norman Cowans (England) flag Norman Cowans (England) 54.67 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1982 (SR-26 | ER-3.0)
253 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 54.49 7 Wickets for 42 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Lucknow on 23-Oct-1952 (SR-24 | ER-1.5)
254 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 54.45 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)
255 No change Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) flag Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) 54.43 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 19-Aug-1971 (SR-18 | ER-2.1)
256 No change Vernon Philander (South Africa) flag Vernon Philander (South Africa) 54.42 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)
257 No change Simon Jones (England) flag Simon Jones (England) 54.41 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 11-Aug-2005 (SR-17 | ER-3.1)
259 No change George Lohmann (England) flag George Lohmann (England) 54.39 8 Wickets for 7 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 13-Feb-1896 (SR-6 | ER-0.9)
261 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 54.29 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 12-Aug-1954 (SR-30 | ER-1.5)
262 No change Rodney Hogg (Australia) flag Rodney Hogg (Australia) 54.29 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 30-Mar-1984 (SR-33 | ER-2.4)
264 No change Intikhab Alam (Pakistan) flag Intikhab Alam (Pakistan) 54.22 7 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 07-Feb-1973 (SR-24 | ER-1.9)
265 No change Michael Holding (West Indies) flag Michael Holding (West Indies) 54.22 6 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 09-Nov-1984 (SR-9 | ER-2.3)
267 No change Darren Gough (England) flag Darren Gough (England) 54.18 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 01-Jan-1995 (SR-18 | ER-2.7)
269 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 54.12 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs India at Bengaluru on 04-Mar-2017 (SR-24 | ER-2.8)
270 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 54.11 6 Wickets for 41 Runs in 4th inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 04-Mar-2017 (SR-13 | ER-3.2)
271 No change Fred Trueman (England) flag Fred Trueman (England) 54.10 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Birmingham on 04-Jul-1963 (SR-12 | ER-3.0)
273 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 53.95 7 Wickets for 168 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Napier on 11-Dec-2009 (SR-45 | ER-3.2)
274 No change Tom Kendall (Australia) flag Tom Kendall (Australia) 53.95 7 Wickets for 55 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 15-Mar-1877 (SR-19 | ER-2.5)
275 No change George Bissett (South Africa) flag George Bissett (South Africa) 53.94 7 Wickets for 29 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Durban on 04-Feb-1928 (SR-16 | ER-1.5)
276 No change Graham McKenzie (Australia) flag Graham McKenzie (Australia) 53.89 7 Wickets for 153 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 23-Jul-1964 (SR-51 | ER-2.6)
277 No change Peter Lever (England) flag Peter Lever (England) 53.86 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 08-Feb-1975 (SR-15 | ER-2.6)
278 No change Wes Hall (West Indies) flag Wes Hall (West Indies) 53.86 7 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Kingston on 17-Feb-1960 (SR-27 | ER-2.2)
279 No change Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) flag Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 53.72 6 Wickets for 51 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 10-Dec-1998 (SR-19 | ER-2.7)
280 No change Dion Nash (New Zealand) flag Dion Nash (New Zealand) 53.71 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 16-Jun-1994 (SR-25 | ER-3.0)
281 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 53.66 6 Wickets for 176 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-51 | ER-3.5)
282 No change Billy Barnes (England) flag Billy Barnes (England) 53.64 6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 28-Jan-1887 (SR-31 | ER-0.9)
283 No change Javagal Srinath (India) flag Javagal Srinath (India) 53.62 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 16-Nov-2001 (SR-30 | ER-2.5)
284 No change Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan) flag Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan) 53.62 6 Wickets for 32 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 12-Aug-1982 (SR-19 | ER-1.7)
286 No change Neil Hawke (Australia) flag Neil Hawke (Australia) 53.57 7 Wickets for 105 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 07-Jan-1966 (SR-38 | ER-2.3)
287 No change Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 53.52 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 06-Oct-2004 (SR-30 | ER-2.6)
288 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 53.41 6 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 15-Feb-1980 (SR-22 | ER-2.6)
291 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 53.35 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 24-Nov-1988 (SR-20 | ER-2.4)
292 No change Sid Pegler (South Africa) flag Sid Pegler (South Africa) 53.33 7 Wickets for 65 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 10-Jun-1912 (SR-27 | ER-2.1)
293 No change Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) 53.31 6 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2010 (SR-20 | ER-2.1)
294 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 53.30 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2019 (SR-20 | ER-2.5)
295 No change Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) flag Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) 53.29 6 Wickets for 16 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Faisalabad on 24-Oct-1986 (SR-10 | ER-1.7)
296 No change Trevor Bailey (England) flag Trevor Bailey (England) 53.27 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at London on 20-Jun-1957 (SR-18 | ER-2.1)
297 No change Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 53.24 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)
298 No change Stuart MacGill (Australia) flag Stuart MacGill (Australia) 53.14 7 Wickets for 50 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 02-Jan-1999 (SR-17 | ER-2.5)
299 No change Frederick Spofforth (Australia) flag Frederick Spofforth (Australia) 53.14 7 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 28-Aug-1882 (SR-21 | ER-1.9)
300 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 53.11 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)
301 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 53.11 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 26-Nov-1992 (SR-44 | ER-1.2)
302 No change John Snow (England) flag John Snow (England) 53.08 6 Wickets for 60 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Georgetown on 28-Mar-1968 (SR-15 | ER-3.9)
303 No change Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) flag Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) 53.06 8 Wickets for 164 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Lahore on 15-Nov-2000 (SR-56 | ER-2.2)
304 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 53.04 6 Wickets for 86 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Birmingham on 25-May-2006 (SR-25 | ER-3.4)
307 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 53.02 7 Wickets for 103 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 22-Feb-2013 (SR-36 | ER-2.5)
309 No change Ebadot Hossain (Bangladesh) flag Ebadot Hossain (Bangladesh) 53.00 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)
312 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 52.95 6 Wickets for 54 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs England at Leeds on 21-Aug-2003 (SR-17 | ER-3.2)
313 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 52.93 7 Wickets for 94 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 04-Sep-2017 (SR-31 | ER-2.6)
314 No change Tim Southee (New Zealand) flag Tim Southee (New Zealand) 52.91 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 02-Jun-2021 (SR-25 | ER-1.7)
315 No change Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 52.89 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Colombo on 03-Oct-2002 (SR-10 | ER-2.6)
317 No change Willie Watson (New Zealand) flag Willie Watson (New Zealand) 52.75 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Lahore on 18-Oct-1990 (SR-36 | ER-2.2)
318 No change John Emburey (England) flag John Emburey (England) 52.70 7 Wickets for 78 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 10-Jan-1987 (SR-39 | ER-1.7)
319 No change Danny Morrison (New Zealand) flag Danny Morrison (New Zealand) 52.66 7 Wickets for 89 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Wellington on 04-Mar-1993 (SR-23 | ER-3.3)
320 No change Matthew Hoggard (England) flag Matthew Hoggard (England) 52.59 7 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 13-Mar-2002 (SR-18 | ER-3.0)
321 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 52.58 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Brisbane on 14-Dec-2024 (SR-28 | ER-2.7)
322 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 52.52 7 Wickets for 97 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo on 04-Aug-2006 (SR-40 | ER-2.1)
323 No change Bob Willis (England) flag Bob Willis (England) 52.50 7 Wickets for 78 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at London on 16-Jun-1977 (SR-26 | ER-2.6)
324 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 52.48 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 08-Mar-2004 (SR-22 | ER-2.7)
326 No change Bernard Bosanquet (England) flag Bernard Bosanquet (England) 52.39 6 Wickets for 51 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 26-Feb-1904 (SR-15 | ER-3.4)
327 No change Ghulam Ahmed (India) flag Ghulam Ahmed (India) 52.31 7 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Kolkata on 02-Nov-1956 (SR-18 | ER-2.4)
328 No change George Ulyett (England) flag George Ulyett (England) 52.20 7 Wickets for 36 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at London on 21-Jul-1884 (SR-22 | ER-1.4)
329 No change Ray Lindwall (Australia) flag Ray Lindwall (Australia) 52.18 7 Wickets for 63 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 28-Feb-1947 (SR-25 | ER-2.1)
330 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 52.18 6 Wickets for 86 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Durban on 24-Mar-2006 (SR-35 | ER-2.4)
331 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 52.16 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)
332 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 52.16 6 Wickets for 63 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Sydney on 14-Jan-1977 (SR-26 | ER-2.4)
333 No change Harold Larwood (England) flag Harold Larwood (England) 52.16 6 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 30-Nov-1928 (SR-15 | ER-2.2)
334 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 52.14 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 14-Jul-1983 (SR-24 | ER-2.2)
335 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 52.12 5 Wickets for 8 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Ahmedabad on 24-Feb-2021 (SR-8 | ER-1.3)
336 No change Steve Harmison (England) flag Steve Harmison (England) 52.12 6 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Manchester on 27-Jul-2006 (SR-13 | ER-1.5)
337 No change Mohammed Shami (India) flag Mohammed Shami (India) 52.08 6 Wickets for 56 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2018 (SR-24 | ER-2.3)
338 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 52.07 6 Wickets for 150 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Mohali on 08-Mar-2005 (SR-54 | ER-2.8)
339 No change Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) flag Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) 52.03 7 Wickets for 112 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Centurion on 22-Jan-2016 (SR-25 | ER-3.9)
340 No change Dattu Phadkar (India) flag Dattu Phadkar (India) 52.02 7 Wickets for 159 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Chennai on 27-Jan-1949 (SR-39 | ER-3.5)
341 No change Warwick Armstrong (Australia) flag Warwick Armstrong (Australia) 52.00 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 14-Jun-1909 (SR-24 | ER-1.4)
343 No change Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka) flag Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka) 51.96 5 Wickets for 101 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Cairns on 09-Jul-2004 (SR-22 | ER-5.4)
344 No change Michael Kasprowicz (Australia) flag Michael Kasprowicz (Australia) 51.94 7 Wickets for 39 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Darwin on 01-Jul-2004 (SR-15 | ER-2.2)
345 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 51.91 6 Wickets for 54 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 30-Mar-2018 (SR-23 | ER-2.4)
346 No change Tom Richardson (England) flag Tom Richardson (England) 51.88 6 Wickets for 104 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Mar-1895 (SR-45 | ER-2.3)
347 No change Frank Tyson (England) flag Frank Tyson (England) 51.87 6 Wickets for 85 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 17-Dec-1954 (SR-25 | ER-3.4)
348 No change Alec Bedser (England) flag Alec Bedser (England) 51.85 7 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 11-Jun-1953 (SR-33 | ER-1.4)
352 No change Peter Pollock (South Africa) flag Peter Pollock (South Africa) 51.71 6 Wickets for 95 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Brisbane on 06-Dec-1963 (SR-30 | ER-3.2)
353 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 51.66 6 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2018 (SR-15 | ER-2.2)
354 No change Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) flag Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) 51.66 7 Wickets for 157 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Mumbai on 13-Dec-1966 (SR-52 | ER-2.6)
355 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 51.62 6 Wickets for 57 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1980 (SR-27 | ER-2.1)
356 No change Maurice Tate (England) flag Maurice Tate (England) 51.62 6 Wickets for 99 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1925 (SR-45 | ER-2.2)
358 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 51.53 7 Wickets for 66 Runs in 4th inns for India vs South Africa at Nagpur on 25-Nov-2015 (SR-25 | ER-2.3)
360 No change Monty Noble (Australia) flag Monty Noble (Australia) 51.46 7 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1902 (SR-7 | ER-2.2)
361 No change Jason Holder (West Indies) flag Jason Holder (West Indies) 51.42 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Southampton on 08-Jul-2020 (SR-20 | ER-2.1)
362 No change Keith Boyce (West Indies) flag Keith Boyce (West Indies) 51.36 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at London on 26-Jul-1973 (SR-21 | ER-3.6)
363 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 51.35 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 12-Aug-2015 (SR-14 | ER-3.4)
364 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 51.35 6 Wickets for 65 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 29-Feb-2024 (SR-27 | ER-2.4)
367 No change Kyle Abbott (South Africa) flag Kyle Abbott (South Africa) 51.31 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Hobart on 12-Nov-2016 (SR-23 | ER-3.3)
368 No change Graeme Swann (England) flag Graeme Swann (England) 51.30 6 Wickets for 82 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 26-Mar-2012 (SR-30 | ER-2.7)
370 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 51.24 6 Wickets for 124 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 08-Sep-2005 (SR-39 | ER-3.2)
371 No change Bruce Taylor (New Zealand) flag Bruce Taylor (New Zealand) 51.24 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)
372 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 51.20 6 Wickets for 125 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Chennai on 14-Oct-2004 (SR-43 | ER-2.9)
374 No change Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) flag Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) 51.14 6 Wickets for 100 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 31-Mar-2006 (SR-18 | ER-5.5)
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