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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101 Down 1 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 47.32 126 Runs in 104 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Colombo on 22-Sep-2002 (SR-121%)
102 Down 1 Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 47.13 105* Runs in 129 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Centurion on 05-Oct-2009 (SR-81%)
103 Down 1 Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 47.08 120* Runs in 133 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Feb-2007 (SR-90%)
104 Down 1 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 47.04 137 Runs in 126 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Bangladesh at Melbourne on 19-Mar-2015 (SR-109%)
105 Down 1 Andrew Strauss (England) flag Andrew Strauss (England) 46.96 158 Runs in 145 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Bengaluru on 27-Feb-2011 (SR-109%)
106 Down 1 Neil Johnson (Zimbabwe) flag Neil Johnson (Zimbabwe) 46.79 132* Runs in 144 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Australia at London on 09-Jun-1999 (SR-92%)
107 Down 1 Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 46.76 130 Runs in 110 Balls in 2nd inns for Africa XI vs Asia XI at Bengaluru on 06-Jun-2007 (SR-118%)
108 Down 1 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 46.72 77 Runs in 25 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Wellington on 20-Feb-2015 (SR-308%)
109 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 46.71 186* Runs in 150 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on 08-Nov-1999 (SR-124%)
110 Down 1 Devon Conway (New Zealand) flag Devon Conway (New Zealand) 46.71 138 Runs in 100 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Indore on 24-Jan-2023 (SR-138%)
111 Down 1 Damien Martyn (Australia) flag Damien Martyn (Australia) 46.61 88* Runs in 84 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Johannesburg on 23-Mar-2003 (SR-105%)
112 Down 1 Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 46.54 134* Runs in 124 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Kolkata on 25-Nov-2005 (SR-108%)
113 Down 1 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 46.50 183 Runs in 148 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Mirpur on 18-Mar-2012 (SR-124%)
114 Down 1 Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 46.41 181* Runs in 166 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 20-Feb-2007 (SR-109%)
115 Down 1 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 46.24 125* Runs in 74 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 11-Mar-2009 (SR-169%)
116 Down 1 Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 46.23 136* Runs in 132 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Centurion on 02-Oct-2009 (SR-103%)
117 Down 1 Shikhar Dhawan (India) flag Shikhar Dhawan (India) 46.23 137 Runs in 146 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Melbourne on 22-Feb-2015 (SR-94%)
118 Down 1 James Taylor (England) flag James Taylor (England) 46.12 98* Runs in 90 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-109%)
119 Down 1 Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) flag Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) 46.10 114 Runs in 106 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at London on 18-Jun-2017 (SR-108%)
120 Down 1 Sourav Ganguly (India) flag Sourav Ganguly (India) 45.92 117 Runs in 130 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Nairobi on 15-Oct-2000 (SR-90%)
121 Down 1 David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 45.84 179 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 26-Jan-2017 (SR-140%)
122 Down 1 Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 45.76 131* Runs in 124 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Pallekele on 08-Mar-2011 (SR-106%)
123 Down 1 David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 45.73 156 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 09-Dec-2016 (SR-122%)
124 Down 1 Gautam Gambhir (India) flag Gautam Gambhir (India) 45.71 97 Runs in 122 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai on 02-Apr-2011 (SR-80%)
125 Down 1 Yusuf Pathan (India) flag Yusuf Pathan (India) 45.62 105 Runs in 70 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Centurion on 23-Jan-2011 (SR-150%)
126 Down 1 Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 45.51 162 Runs in 97 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at St George's on 27-Feb-2019 (SR-167%)
127 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 45.50 124* Runs in 92 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah on 13-Nov-1998 (SR-135%)
128 Down 1 Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 45.44 105 Runs in 93 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 26-Mar-2015 (SR-113%)
129 Down 1 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 45.37 145* Runs in 136 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Kimberley on 22-Jan-2013 (SR-107%)
130 Down 1 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 45.36 153* Runs in 130 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Dec-1979 (SR-118%)
131 Down 1 Lahiru Thirimanne (Sri Lanka) flag Lahiru Thirimanne (Sri Lanka) 45.35 139* Runs in 143 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Wellington on 01-Mar-2015 (SR-97%)
132 Down 1 Josh Inglis (Australia) flag Josh Inglis (Australia) 45.29 120* Runs in 86 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Lahore on 22-Feb-2025 (SR-140%)
133 Down 1 John Davison (Canada) flag John Davison (Canada) 45.28 111 Runs in 76 Balls in 1st inns for Canada vs West Indies at Centurion on 23-Feb-2003 (SR-146%)
134 Down 1 Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) 45.27 66 Runs in 47 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kolkata on 13-Mar-1996 (SR-140%)
135 Down 1 Travis Head (Australia) flag Travis Head (Australia) 45.23 109 Runs in 67 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Dharamsala on 28-Oct-2023 (SR-163%)
136 Down 1 David Miller (South Africa) flag David Miller (South Africa) 45.14 138* Runs in 92 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Hamilton on 15-Feb-2015 (SR-150%)
137 Down 1 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 44.89 209 Runs in 158 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 02-Nov-2013 (SR-132%)
138 Down 1 David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 44.82 166 Runs in 147 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 20-Jun-2019 (SR-113%)
139 Down 1 Marlon Samuels (West Indies) flag Marlon Samuels (West Indies) 44.81 110* Runs in 95 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 07-Nov-2015 (SR-116%)
140 Down 1 Aaron Finch (Australia) flag Aaron Finch (Australia) 44.78 135 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 14-Feb-2015 (SR-105%)
141 Down 1 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 44.77 116* Runs in 119 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Colombo on 25-Sep-2002 (SR-97%)
142 Down 1 Jason Roy (England) flag Jason Roy (England) 44.72 180 Runs in 151 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 14-Jan-2018 (SR-119%)
143 Down 1 Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 44.61 116* Runs in 114 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 18-Apr-1986 (SR-102%)
144 Down 1 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 44.46 117* Runs in 86 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Wellington on 01-Mar-2015 (SR-136%)
145 Down 1 Robin Smith (England) flag Robin Smith (England) 44.40 167* Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 21-May-1993 (SR-102%)
146 Down 1 Quinton de Kock (South Africa) flag Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 44.35 78* Runs in 57 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 18-Mar-2015 (SR-137%)
147 Down 1 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 44.28 149 Runs in 99 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Jamshedpur on 07-Dec-1983 (SR-151%)
148 Down 1 Quinton de Kock (South Africa) flag Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 43.93 138* Runs in 96 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Bloemfontein on 03-Feb-2016 (SR-144%)
149 Down 1 Shikhar Dhawan (India) flag Shikhar Dhawan (India) 43.85 132* Runs in 90 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 20-Aug-2017 (SR-147%)
150 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 43.80 137 Runs in 137 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Delhi on 02-Mar-1996 (SR-100%)
151 Down 1 Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 43.77 146 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Nairobi on 30-Aug-2002 (SR-114%)
152 Down 1 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 43.74 82 Runs in 44 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Faisalabad on 09-Mar-1996 (SR-186%)
153 Down 1 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 43.63 129* Runs in 96 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Centurion on 16-Feb-2018 (SR-134%)
154 Down 1 David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 43.62 158 Runs in 118 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Brisbane on 15-Jan-1983 (SR-134%)
155 Down 1 Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 43.60 141 Runs in 134 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Centurion on 27-Sep-2009 (SR-105%)
156 Down 1 Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) 43.60 131* Runs in 121 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Hyderabad on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-108%)
157 Down 1 Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) flag Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) 43.57 139 Runs in 106 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Chennai on 15-Dec-2019 (SR-131%)
158 Down 1 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 43.57 134* Runs in 114 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lahore on 05-Nov-1997 (SR-118%)
159 Down 1 Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka) flag Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka) 43.55 174* Runs in 159 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kingston on 02-Jul-2013 (SR-109%)
160 Down 1 Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) flag Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) 43.49 129* Runs in 143 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Australia at Mumbai on 07-Nov-2023 (SR-90%)
161 Down 1 Scott Styris (New Zealand) flag Scott Styris (New Zealand) 43.48 111* Runs in 157 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at St George's on 12-Apr-2007 (SR-71%)
162 Down 1 George Bailey (Australia) flag George Bailey (Australia) 43.42 156 Runs in 114 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 30-Oct-2013 (SR-137%)
163 Down 1 Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 43.37 86 Runs in 76 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 23-Feb-1990 (SR-113%)
164 Down 1 Sourav Ganguly (India) flag Sourav Ganguly (India) 43.36 117* Runs in 109 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Colombo on 22-Sep-2002 (SR-107%)
165 Down 1 Jason Roy (England) flag Jason Roy (England) 43.35 85 Runs in 65 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 11-Jul-2019 (SR-131%)
166 Down 1 Faf du Plessis (South Africa) flag Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 43.31 126 Runs in 109 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Harare on 02-Sep-2014 (SR-116%)
167 Down 1 Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) flag Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) 43.25 210* Runs in 156 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 20-Jul-2018 (SR-135%)
168 Down 1 Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 43.21 89* Runs in 58 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Bridgetown on 17-Apr-2007 (SR-153%)
169 Down 1 Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) flag Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) 43.01 135* Runs in 109 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Harare on 05-Aug-2022 (SR-124%)
170 Down 1 Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh) flag Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh) 43.00 169 Runs in 151 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Nelson on 20-Dec-2023 (SR-112%)
171 Down 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) flag Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) 42.97 145 Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 08-Jul-2023 (SR-116%)
172 Down 1 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 42.94 137* Runs in 114 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Nottingham on 12-Jul-2018 (SR-120%)
173 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 42.91 163* Runs in 133 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 08-Mar-2009 (SR-123%)
174 Down 1 Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 42.89 150 Runs in 136 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at East London on 24-Jan-1999 (SR-110%)
175 Down 1 Aiden Markram (South Africa) flag Aiden Markram (South Africa) 42.81 106 Runs in 54 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Delhi on 07-Oct-2023 (SR-196%)
176 Down 1 KL Rahul (India) flag KL Rahul (India) 42.74 97* Runs in 115 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 08-Oct-2023 (SR-84%)
177 Down 1 Imran Nazir (Pakistan) flag Imran Nazir (Pakistan) 42.72 160 Runs in 121 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Kingston on 21-Mar-2007 (SR-132%)
178 Down 1 Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) flag Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) 42.65 180* Runs in 144 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Rawalpindi on 29-Apr-2023 (SR-125%)
179 Down 1 Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 42.64 150 Runs in 124 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Southampton on 28-Aug-2012 (SR-121%)
180 Down 1 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 42.64 219 Runs in 149 Balls in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Indore on 08-Dec-2011 (SR-147%)
181 Down 1 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 42.59 160* Runs in 159 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 07-Feb-2018 (SR-101%)
182 Down 1 Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 42.48 102* Runs in 113 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Nairobi on 15-Oct-2000 (SR-90%)
183 Down 1 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 42.47 118 Runs in 133 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Durban on 11-Feb-2005 (SR-89%)
184 Down 1 MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 42.40 139* Runs in 121 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Mohali on 19-Oct-2013 (SR-115%)
185 Down 1 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 42.39 131 Runs in 84 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Afghanistan at Delhi on 11-Oct-2023 (SR-156%)
186 Down 1 David Miller (South Africa) flag David Miller (South Africa) 42.38 139 Runs in 108 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Hobart on 11-Nov-2018 (SR-129%)
187 Down 1 Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) flag Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 42.38 128* Runs in 120 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Harare on 20-Oct-2011 (SR-107%)
188 Down 1 Yuvraj Singh (India) flag Yuvraj Singh (India) 42.36 138* Runs in 78 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Rajkot on 14-Nov-2008 (SR-177%)
189 Down 1 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 42.32 121 Runs in 119 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs England at Cardiff on 08-Jun-2019 (SR-102%)
190 Down 1 Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 42.28 142* Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Harare on 07-Oct-2001 (SR-111%)
191 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 42.21 140* Runs in 101 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Kenya at Bristol on 23-May-1999 (SR-139%)
192 Down 1 Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) flag Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) 42.19 109 Runs in 67 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Mumbai on 21-Oct-2023 (SR-163%)
193 Down 1 Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 42.13 158 Runs in 143 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at North Sound on 27-Mar-2007 (SR-110%)
194 Down 1 Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) 42.12 128 Runs in 126 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Centurion on 26-Sep-2009 (SR-102%)
195 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 42.07 117* Runs in 120 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Mar-2008 (SR-98%)
196 Down 1 Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 41.93 138* Runs in 109 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Sydney on 25-Nov-1980 (SR-127%)
197 Down 1 Mitchell Marsh (Australia) flag Mitchell Marsh (Australia) 41.88 121 Runs in 108 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 20-Oct-2023 (SR-112%)
198 Down 1 Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) flag Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) 41.87 133 Runs in 118 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Pune on 01-Nov-2023 (SR-113%)
199 Down 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 41.86 106 Runs in 92 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Centurion on 22-Sep-2009 (SR-115%)
200 Down 1 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 41.85 208* Runs in 153 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mohali on 13-Dec-2017 (SR-136%)
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