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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1 No change Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan) flag Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan) 100.00 177 Runs | 8 Wickets | Ct/St for Pakistan vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 01-Apr-1977
2 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 99.77 114 Runs | 13 Wickets | Ct/St for England vs India at Mumbai on 15-Feb-1980
3 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 96.89 54 Runs | 15 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 08-Nov-1985
4 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 93.89 199 Runs | 7 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for England vs Australia at Leeds on 16-Jul-1981
5 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 93.66 130 Runs | 8 Wickets | Ct/St for India vs England at London on 10-Jun-1982
6 No change Alan Davidson (Australia) flag Alan Davidson (Australia) 92.96 124 Runs | 11 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Australia vs West Indies at Brisbane on 09-Dec-1960
7 No change Carl Hooper (West Indies) flag Carl Hooper (West Indies) 91.33 148 Runs | 7 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for West Indies vs India at Nagpur on 01-Dec-1994
8 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 90.89 286 Runs | Wickets | 3 Ct/St for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2019
9 No change Ben Stokes (England) flag Ben Stokes (England) 89.44 79 Runs | 8 Wickets | Ct/St for England vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2014
10 No change Polly Umrigar (India) flag Polly Umrigar (India) 89.39 228 Runs | 5 Wickets | Ct/St for India vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 04-Apr-1962
11 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 88.26 198 Runs | 7 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for South Africa vs West Indies at Cape Town on 02-Jan-1999
12 No change Andrew Flintoff (England) flag Andrew Flintoff (England) 88.08 141 Runs | 7 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 04-Aug-2005
13 No change Harold Larwood (England) flag Harold Larwood (England) 87.52 107 Runs | 8 Wickets | 4 Ct/St for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 30-Nov-1928
14 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 87.47 163 Runs | 5 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 26-Aug-2009
15 No change Garry Sobers (West Indies) flag Garry Sobers (West Indies) 87.35 247 Runs | 6 Wickets | Ct/St for West Indies vs England at Georgetown on 28-Mar-1968
16 No change Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) flag Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) 87.33 75 Runs | 11 Wickets | Ct/St for Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 05-Sep-2019
17 No change Allan Steel (England) flag Allan Steel (England) 87.29 156 Runs | 6 Wickets | Ct/St for England vs Australia at Sydney on 17-Feb-1883
18 No change Vinoo Mankad (India) flag Vinoo Mankad (India) 87.28 256 Runs | 5 Wickets | Ct/St for India vs England at London on 19-Jun-1952
19 No change Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) flag Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) 87.23 172 Runs | 5 Wickets | Ct/St for Pakistan vs England at London on 24-Aug-1967
20 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 87.08 175 Runs | 6 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 19-Jan-1990
21 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 86.86 133 Runs | 8 Wickets | 3 Ct/St for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 24-Feb-1978
22 No change Wilfred Rhodes (England) flag Wilfred Rhodes (England) 86.24 11 Runs | 15 Wickets | 3 Ct/St for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1904
23 No change Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 85.46 45 Runs | 13 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 24-Dec-1952
24 No change Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) flag Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) 85.22 201 Runs | 8 Wickets | Ct/St for South Africa vs England at Johannesburg on 01-Jan-1910
25 No change Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 85.21 104 Runs | 6 Wickets | Ct/St for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 08-Nov-2001
26 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 85.17 95 Runs | 8 Wickets | Ct/St for New Zealand vs England at London on 14-Jul-1983
27 No change Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 84.75 125 Runs | 7 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for New Zealand vs England at Hamilton on 14-Dec-2024
28 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 84.33 50 Runs | 11 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for Pakistan vs West Indies at St John's on 25-May-2000
29 No change George Giffen (Australia) flag George Giffen (Australia) 83.37 202 Runs | 8 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for Australia vs England at Sydney on 14-Dec-1894
30 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 83.32 248 Runs | 1 Wickets | 4 Ct/St for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 24-Feb-2023
31 No change Billy Bates (England) flag Billy Bates (England) 83.29 55 Runs | 14 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 19-Jan-1883
32 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 83.22 Runs | 17 Wickets | Ct/St for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 26-Dec-1913
33 No change Marlon Samuels (West Indies) flag Marlon Samuels (West Indies) 83.13 193 Runs | 3 Wickets | Ct/St for West Indies vs England at Nottingham on 25-May-2012
34 No change Maurice Tate (England) flag Maurice Tate (England) 83.10 58 Runs | 9 Wickets | Ct/St for England vs Australia at Sydney on 27-Feb-1925
35 No change Ajaz Patel (New Zealand) flag Ajaz Patel (New Zealand) 82.91 Runs | 14 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 03-Dec-2021
36 No change Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 82.89 178 Runs | 4 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for New Zealand vs Australia at Wellington on 24-Mar-2000
37 No change Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 82.84 97 Runs | 8 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 26-Feb-2009
38 No change Dion Nash (New Zealand) flag Dion Nash (New Zealand) 82.57 56 Runs | 11 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for New Zealand vs England at London on 16-Jun-1994
39 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 81.95 30 Runs | 16 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Sri Lanka vs England at London on 27-Aug-1998
40 No change Rusi Surti (India) flag Rusi Surti (India) 81.45 116 Runs | 6 Wickets | 3 Ct/St for India vs Australia at Brisbane on 19-Jan-1968
41 No change Hedley Verity (England) flag Hedley Verity (England) 81.28 29 Runs | 15 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for England vs Australia at London on 22-Jun-1934
42 No change Graeme Pollock (South Africa) flag Graeme Pollock (South Africa) 81.22 184 Runs | 1 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for South Africa vs England at Nottingham on 05-Aug-1965
43 No change Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 81.22 33 Runs | 12 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Australia vs South Africa at Centurion on 12-Feb-2014
44 No change Jim Laker (England) flag Jim Laker (England) 81.11 3 Runs | 19 Wickets | Ct/St for England vs Australia at Manchester on 26-Jul-1956
45 No change Bob Massie (Australia) flag Bob Massie (Australia) 81.11 Runs | 16 Wickets | Ct/St for Australia vs England at London on 22-Jun-1972
46 No change Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 81.04 37 Runs | 13 Wickets | Ct/St for New Zealand vs India at Pune on 24-Oct-2024
47 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 81.03 113 Runs | 8 Wickets | Ct/St for Pakistan vs England at Leeds on 26-Aug-1982
48 No change Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 81.02 51 Runs | 9 Wickets | Ct/St for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 30-Mar-2018
49 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 81.01 108 Runs | 8 Wickets | Ct/St for England vs India at Nottingham on 29-Jul-2011
50 No change Tom Hartley (England) flag Tom Hartley (England) 80.99 57 Runs | 9 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for England vs India at Hyderabad on 25-Jan-2024
51 No change Geoff Lawson (Australia) flag Geoff Lawson (Australia) 80.99 51 Runs | 11 Wickets | Ct/St for Australia vs West Indies at Adelaide on 07-Dec-1984
52 No change Michael Holding (West Indies) flag Michael Holding (West Indies) 80.99 32 Runs | 14 Wickets | Ct/St for West Indies vs England at London on 12-Aug-1976
53 No change Eddie Hemmings (England) flag Eddie Hemmings (England) 80.99 124 Runs | 6 Wickets | Ct/St for England vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-1983
54 No change Denis Atkinson (West Indies) flag Denis Atkinson (West Indies) 80.96 239 Runs | 7 Wickets | Ct/St for West Indies vs Australia at Bridgetown on 14-May-1955
55 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 80.84 117 Runs | 11 Wickets | Ct/St for Pakistan vs India at Faisalabad on 03-Jan-1983
56 No change Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 80.74 158 Runs | 4 Wickets | Ct/St for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 19-Mar-2009
57 No change Ted Dexter (England) flag Ted Dexter (England) 80.50 169 Runs | 3 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 30-Nov-1962
58 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 79.87 131 Runs | 9 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 17-Oct-2008
59 No change Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 79.85 103 Runs | 9 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 21-Nov-2013
60 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 79.60 68 Runs | 8 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for England vs West Indies at London on 09-Aug-1984
61 No change Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 79.36 341 Runs | na Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Zimbabwe vs South Africa at Harare on 07-Sep-2001
62 No change Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 79.21 305 Runs | 4 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 03-Jan-2009
63 No change Frank Foster (England) flag Frank Foster (England) 79.10 77 Runs | 7 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for England vs Australia at Sydney on 15-Dec-1911
64 No change Moeen Ali (England) flag Moeen Ali (England) 79.08 49 Runs | 8 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for England vs India at Chennai on 13-Feb-2021
65 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 79.08 79 Runs | 6 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for New Zealand vs Australia at Adelaide on 26-Nov-2004
66 No change Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 78.95 5 Runs | 15 Wickets | Ct/St for India vs Australia at Chennai on 18-Mar-2001
67 No change Jamie Smith (England) flag Jamie Smith (England) 78.93 272 Runs | na Wickets | 4 Ct/St for England vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025
68 No change Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) flag Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) 78.90 2 Runs | 12 Wickets | Ct/St for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 20-Jul-2018
69 No change Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 78.90 85 Runs | 7 Wickets | Ct/St for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 07-Nov-1997
70 No change Richie Benaud (Australia) flag Richie Benaud (Australia) 78.90 45 Runs | 11 Wickets | Ct/St for Australia vs India at Kolkata on 02-Nov-1956
71 No change Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan) flag Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan) 78.89 135 Runs | 7 Wickets | Ct/St for Pakistan vs India at Karachi on 29-Jan-2006
72 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 78.88 351 Runs | na Wickets | Ct/St for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 29-Nov-2001
73 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 78.88 35 Runs | 11 Wickets | Ct/St for Sri Lanka vs England at Nottingham on 02-Jun-2006
74 No change Roston Chase (West Indies) flag Roston Chase (West Indies) 78.88 170 Runs | 5 Wickets | Ct/St for West Indies vs Pakistan at Roseau on 10-May-2017
75 No change Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 78.87 100 Runs | 8 Wickets | Ct/St for South Africa vs Pakistan at Durban on 26-Feb-1998
76 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 78.86 87 Runs | 9 Wickets | Ct/St for Pakistan vs England at Birmingham on 29-Jul-1982
77 No change Ravindra Jadeja (India) flag Ravindra Jadeja (India) 78.71 175 Runs | 9 Wickets | Ct/St for India vs Sri Lanka at Mohali on 04-Mar-2022
78 No change Norman Yardley (England) flag Norman Yardley (England) 78.65 114 Runs | 5 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1947
79 No change Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 78.65 50 Runs | 11 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 06-Oct-2004
80 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 78.64 46 Runs | 10 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 29-Feb-2024
81 No change John Lyons (Australia) flag John Lyons (Australia) 78.63 88 Runs | 5 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Australia vs England at London on 21-Jul-1890
82 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 78.07 84 Runs | 11 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for India vs Pakistan at Chennai on 15-Jan-1980
83 No change Eddie Barlow (South Africa) flag Eddie Barlow (South Africa) 78.02 248 Runs | 3 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Jan-1964
84 No change Garry Sobers (West Indies) flag Garry Sobers (West Indies) 78.02 126 Runs | 5 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 14-Feb-1969
85 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 78.00 255 Runs | 1 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for South Africa vs Pakistan at Karachi on 01-Oct-2007
86 No change Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 77.99 351 Runs | na Wickets | 4 Ct/St for Pakistan vs India at Bengaluru on 24-Mar-2005
87 No change Charlie Llewellyn (South Africa) flag Charlie Llewellyn (South Africa) 77.92 123 Runs | 5 Wickets | 2 Ct/St for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 07-Jan-1911
88 No change Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 77.78 22 Runs | 13 Wickets | 3 Ct/St for South Africa vs England at Johannesburg on 15-Feb-1957
89 No change Garry Sobers (West Indies) flag Garry Sobers (West Indies) 77.54 141 Runs | 5 Wickets | 5 Ct/St for West Indies vs England at Port of Spain on 25-Mar-1960
90 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 77.06 6 Runs | 12 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Pakistan vs England at London on 12-Aug-1954
91 No change John Bracewell (New Zealand) flag John Bracewell (New Zealand) 76.99 84 Runs | 8 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 24-Nov-1988
92 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 76.98 78 Runs | 8 Wickets | 1 Ct/St for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 08-Mar-2002
93 No change Keith Boyce (West Indies) flag Keith Boyce (West Indies) 76.79 164 Runs | 1 Wickets | Ct/St for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 23-Jan-1976
94 No change Keith Boyce (West Indies) flag Keith Boyce (West Indies) 76.78 81 Runs | 11 Wickets | Ct/St for West Indies vs England at London on 26-Jul-1973
95 No change Eddie Barlow (South Africa) flag Eddie Barlow (South Africa) 76.78 163 Runs | 3 Wickets | Ct/St for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1964
96 No change Vernon Philander (South Africa) flag Vernon Philander (South Africa) 76.77 96 Runs | 7 Wickets | Ct/St for South Africa vs England at London on 16-Aug-2012
97 No change Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) flag Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) 76.77 174 Runs | 2 Wickets | Ct/St for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 30-Nov-2022
98 No change Ravindra Jadeja (India) flag Ravindra Jadeja (India) 76.76 99 Runs | 7 Wickets | Ct/St for India vs England at London on 07-Sep-2018
99 No change Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 76.74 89 Runs | 10 Wickets | Ct/St for Bangladesh vs Australia at Mirpur on 27-Aug-2017
100 No change Dale Steyn (South Africa) flag Dale Steyn (South Africa) 76.72 76 Runs | 10 Wickets | Ct/St for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2008
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