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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201 No change Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 55.03 7 Wickets for 133 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 18-Mar-2001 (SR-33 | ER-3.5)
202 No change Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) flag Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) 55.00 6 Wickets for 29 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 22-Oct-2015 (SR-12 | ER-2.5)
203 No change Billy Bates (England) flag Billy Bates (England) 54.96 7 Wickets for 74 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 19-Jan-1883 (SR-19 | ER-3.4)
204 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 54.90 7 Wickets for 121 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1902 (SR-55 | ER-1.9)
205 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 54.81 7 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 21-Nov-2025 (SR-10 | ER-4.8)
206 No change Paul Strang (Zimbabwe) flag Paul Strang (Zimbabwe) 54.79 8 Wickets for 109 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 12-Sep-2000 (SR-38 | ER-2.1)
207 No change Rahat Ali (Pakistan) flag Rahat Ali (Pakistan) 54.69 6 Wickets for 127 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Centurion on 22-Feb-2013 (SR-27 | ER-4.6)
208 No change George Lohmann (England) flag George Lohmann (England) 54.68 8 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 25-Feb-1887 (SR-14 | ER-1.9)
209 No change George Lohmann (England) flag George Lohmann (England) 54.64 8 Wickets for 7 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 13-Feb-1896 (SR-6 | ER-0.9)
210 No change Bert Vogler (South Africa) flag Bert Vogler (South Africa) 54.63 7 Wickets for 128 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at London on 01-Jul-1907 (SR-41 | ER-2.7)
211 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 54.62 6 Wickets for 17 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 14-Jan-2016 (SR-12 | ER-1.4)
212 No change Vanburn Holder (West Indies) flag Vanburn Holder (West Indies) 54.58 6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs India at Mumbai on 23-Jan-1975 (SR-20 | ER-1.9)
213 No change Matthew Hoggard (England) flag Matthew Hoggard (England) 54.57 6 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Nagpur on 01-Mar-2006 (SR-30 | ER-1.9)
214 No change Ernie Jones (Australia) flag Ernie Jones (Australia) 54.46 7 Wickets for 88 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 15-Jun-1899 (SR-26 | ER-2.9)
215 No change Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 54.33 7 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 05-Dec-2013 (SR-15 | ER-2.3)
216 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 54.32 7 Wickets for 42 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Lucknow on 23-Oct-1952 (SR-24 | ER-1.5)
217 No change Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) flag Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) 54.23 6 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 12-Aug-2004 (SR-26 | ER-2.1)
218 No change Bill Voce (England) flag Bill Voce (England) 54.14 7 Wickets for 70 Runs in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 01-Feb-1930 (SR-32 | ER-1.9)
219 No change Max Walker (Australia) flag Max Walker (Australia) 54.07 8 Wickets for 143 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 08-Feb-1975 (SR-42 | ER-2.5)
220 No change Intikhab Alam (Pakistan) flag Intikhab Alam (Pakistan) 54.06 7 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 07-Feb-1973 (SR-24 | ER-1.9)
221 No change Todd Murphy (Australia) flag Todd Murphy (Australia) 53.99 7 Wickets for 124 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 09-Feb-2023 (SR-40 | ER-2.6)
222 No change Steve O'Keefe (Australia) flag Steve O'Keefe (Australia) 53.97 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Pune on 23-Feb-2017 (SR-13 | ER-2.7)
223 No change Dion Nash (New Zealand) flag Dion Nash (New Zealand) 53.94 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Mohali on 10-Oct-1999 (SR-11 | ER-2.5)
224 No change Tom Emmett (England) flag Tom Emmett (England) 53.93 7 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 02-Jan-1879 (SR-34 | ER-1.7)
225 No change Michael Holding (West Indies) flag Michael Holding (West Indies) 53.86 6 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 09-Nov-1984 (SR-9 | ER-2.3)
226 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 53.86 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 12-Aug-1954 (SR-30 | ER-1.5)
227 No change Ray Price (Zimbabwe) flag Ray Price (Zimbabwe) 53.86 6 Wickets for 121 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Australia at Sydney on 17-Oct-2003 (SR-42 | ER-2.9)
228 No change Steve O'Keefe (Australia) flag Steve O'Keefe (Australia) 53.82 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs India at Pune on 23-Feb-2017 (SR-15 | ER-2.3)
229 No change Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 53.78 6 Wickets for 91 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 06-Jul-2023 (SR-18 | ER-5.1)
230 No change Tim Southee (New Zealand) flag Tim Southee (New Zealand) 53.76 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 16-May-2013 (SR-19 | ER-2.6)
231 No change Brian Statham (England) flag Brian Statham (England) 53.72 7 Wickets for 39 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at London on 23-Jun-1955 (SR-25 | ER-1.3)
232 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 53.64 7 Wickets for 168 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Napier on 11-Dec-2009 (SR-45 | ER-3.2)
233 No change Norman Cowans (England) flag Norman Cowans (England) 53.44 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1982 (SR-26 | ER-3.0)
234 No change Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 53.41 6 Wickets for 79 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 17-Nov-2011 (SR-29 | ER-2.7)
235 No change Darren Gough (England) flag Darren Gough (England) 53.39 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 01-Jan-1995 (SR-18 | ER-2.7)
236 No change Mark Wood (England) flag Mark Wood (England) 53.39 6 Wickets for 37 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Hobart on 14-Jan-2022 (SR-17 | ER-2.2)
237 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 53.33 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs India at Bengaluru on 04-Mar-2017 (SR-24 | ER-2.8)
238 No change Billy Barnes (England) flag Billy Barnes (England) 53.33 6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 28-Jan-1887 (SR-31 | ER-0.9)
239 No change Ryan Sidebottom (England) flag Ryan Sidebottom (England) 53.28 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 05-Mar-2008 (SR-17 | ER-2.9)
240 No change Peter Lever (England) flag Peter Lever (England) 53.27 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 08-Feb-1975 (SR-15 | ER-2.6)
241 No change Ravindra Jadeja (India) flag Ravindra Jadeja (India) 53.20 6 Wickets for 138 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-2013 (SR-58 | ER-2.4)
242 No change Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan) flag Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan) 53.19 6 Wickets for 32 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 12-Aug-1982 (SR-19 | ER-1.7)
243 No change Hugh Trumble (Australia) flag Hugh Trumble (Australia) 53.12 8 Wickets for 65 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 11-Aug-1902 (SR-23 | ER-2.1)
244 No change Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) flag Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 53.07 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)
245 No change Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 53.07 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs India at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2018 (SR-11 | ER-2.5)
246 No change Dion Nash (New Zealand) flag Dion Nash (New Zealand) 53.00 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 16-Jun-1994 (SR-25 | ER-3.0)
247 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 52.97 7 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 26-Jan-1989 (SR-22 | ER-1.8)
248 No change Mike Whitney (Australia) flag Mike Whitney (Australia) 52.97 7 Wickets for 89 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Adelaide on 03-Feb-1989 (SR-26 | ER-3.0)
249 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 52.93 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 04-Aug-2016 (SR-13 | ER-4.0)
250 No change James Kirtley (England) flag James Kirtley (England) 52.89 6 Wickets for 34 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Nottingham on 14-Aug-2003 (SR-16 | ER-2.1)
251 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 52.88 7 Wickets for 94 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 04-Sep-2017 (SR-31 | ER-2.6)
252 No change Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) flag Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) 52.84 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 19-Aug-1971 (SR-18 | ER-2.1)
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)
263 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 52.49 7 Wickets for 87 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Auckland on 11-Mar-2000 (SR-30 | ER-2.5)
264 No change Nick Cook (England) flag Nick Cook (England) 52.44 5 Wickets for 18 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Pakistan at Karachi on 02-Mar-1984 (SR-17 | ER-1.3)
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)
268 No change Marco Jansen (South Africa) flag Marco Jansen (South Africa) 52.40 6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Guwahati on 22-Nov-2025 (SR-19 | ER-2.5)
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)
270 No change Bruce Reid (Australia) flag Bruce Reid (Australia) 52.38 7 Wickets for 51 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1990 (SR-19 | ER-2.3)
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)
279 No change Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 52.20 6 Wickets for 99 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Centurion on 26-Nov-2008 (SR-28 | ER-3.5)
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)
283 No change Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 52.02 6 Wickets for 104 Runs in 4th inns for New Zealand vs India at Pune on 24-Oct-2024 (SR-29 | ER-3.6)
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)
294 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 51.82 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 28-Sep-2017 (SR-22 | ER-2.0)
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)
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